I moved July2025 and rescaped. My original plans for the tank are pretty different compared to how it ended up now (unsure how to post multiple images, will do in comments or check my past posts). (Equipment and tank stats at the bottom)

My creeping jenny field on the left died mysteriously after I trimmed and replanted them. So that area I’ve let the Monte Carlo and Hydrocotyle Tripartita run a bit wild.

The central “rock face” got slowly covered by Monte Carlo, and after an aggressive trimming of that, I discovered it wasn’t even attached and was almost entirely free floating. So that rock eventually got buried.

The high slope I once had in the back has slowly fallen.

And I’ve added (and lost) many different varieties of plants. Mostly just experimenting and trying things out!

Despite all these slow and sometimes unfortunate changes, I still love looking at it and tending to it.

At some point this year I plan to rescape, with a more focused design and more intentional planning of plants.

Tank Stats Filter: Oase Biomaster 250, set to like 40% flow Light: Chihiros WRGB II (cannot check light level at the moment, I believe it is 70R 60G 45B) Tank: ADA 60p, 60x36x30cm Substrate: Pea gravel bags for height, UNS Contrasoil on top of a mix of old UNS Contrasoil & Eco Complete (lava rock gravel) Water: TDS 120ish after water change. No clue on pH, GH, or KH. CO2: yes. Lime green drop checker.

Plants Carpet: Monte Carlo with Hydrocotyle Tripartita in the front left.

Left: Some Bacopa Carolinia Green, Creeping Jenny, and Java Moss on the rock

Right: Ludwigia Diamond and some other smaller Ludwigia in front, then various Crypt & Anubias. Nothing special. There’s also a buce hiding in there somewhere.

Top: “Red” Root Floaters (I have lost hope of them getting red, and I am still a bit too intimidated by messing up fertilizer to try to limit my nitrates)

Center: Cardamine Lyrata bush, some more Bacopa Carolinia green, one or two surviving stems of Rotala Macandra, some sort of grassy thing (no clue), some Mermaid Weed barely hanging on, and a whole mess of Rotala Indica.