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Yes, a planted cichlid tank.
I have always wanted a planted tank, the green! But my love for cichlids and there attitudes, i believed the myth for a long time that I couldnt have both, but then I read an article on it, realized it is possible and my mind was made up. It was going to happen.
Tank is a 40 gallon, with an aquaclear 110 HOB filter ( over double the filtering ) lighting was a single 18" T5 aquaglow. Very simple, very basic.
Sand substrate, and lace rock
This my original set up, before switching to lace rock.
My first attempt at
Got some plants off members,
This anubia was awesome, but for some reason it didnt last in my tank, the root system fell apart. I left the one leaf in the tank and it regrew, there is a second leaf growing so I guess it rerooted into the rocks.
I have always wanted a planted tank, the green! But my love for cichlids and there attitudes, i believed the myth for a long time that I couldnt have both, but then I read an article on it, realized it is possible and my mind was made up. It was going to happen.
Tank is a 40 gallon, with an aquaclear 110 HOB filter ( over double the filtering ) lighting was a single 18" T5 aquaglow. Very simple, very basic.
Sand substrate, and lace rock

This my original set up, before switching to lace rock.

My first attempt at

Got some plants off members,

This anubia was awesome, but for some reason it didnt last in my tank, the root system fell apart. I left the one leaf in the tank and it regrew, there is a second leaf growing so I guess it rerooted into the rocks.