Mattias' 10g planted

BOOM. Solution. http://www.aquatraders.com/20-inch-4x18W-T5-Aquarium-Light-Fixture-p/52302.htm

Also, im going to switch up the aquascape to look like this... A center island with mangroves around it in the sand. That way ill have room for coral placement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH9rTQR2YAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Mine works just fine for my softie tank. ;D

 

Awesome ill add snails and hermits->then a fish->then get the light and add corals.

 

That is an awesome tank. I really like that tank. Makes me want to do that to my 14 gallon lol.

 

Yeah! I like how the mangoves are in the sand around the rockwork. Ill do that once i get back home,

 

Alright. Im sorry if this disappoints anyone but i think this is for the better.

I took down the tank today. I will not be doing the mangrove sanctuary. Heres why:

1. Its another tank to take care of. Ive already got my 29g reef. Plus, this is like 3 gallons. Itd be extremely difficult
to keep it stable.

2. Im leaving for over a month this summer, leaving a pico tank in the hands of a non-hobbiest would be a disaster.

So, im not selling the tank or anything. I will be doing a freshwater planted. It will be alot more stable and easy to take care of. For those interested, ill be running the aquaclear 20, 28 watts of 6,500k PC, and the same heater.

Ill low-medium light plants, i plan to plant very densly with open areas and a centerpiece driftwood.

Stocking:
7 neon tetras
3 knuli loaches
Some red cherry shrimp

The build will start in a few weeks.

Yep....

 

Sorry bro. Wait the tank is 3 g? The Tetras are going to need more swimming room than that, 10 g is optimal

 

No, its a 10g tank, but when it was half way filled and had rock in it, it had about 3g. Itll have 10g for the freshy.

 

Oh ok cool.

 

Something like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fK0CB5xYM&feature=youtube_gdata_player