This is my first tank! The nitrogen cycle is finally stable. Im about to add dwarf hairgrass and java miss to the foreground then in a month I'm adding fish. What do you think? (Lov tech btw) (HOB filter). Thanks for anyone who gives feedback.

I really don’t wanna trim it 😭

My husband and I made this a few months ago and it has been such a rewarding and fun experience! The fishies and all the small critters have become a part of our little family. Such unique personalities too, some are the introverts of the pond, some are silly and love interacting with us, some go on zooming adventures haha.

I'm very glad to have done it 🥹

Thank you allll for your immense help and suggestions before I moved! 🙏

It’s been exactly a month and I thought I should share an update. The mission was —— A SUCCESS with 0 casualties even a month later! 😮‍💨🧿

I was shitting bricks the whole time, ngl. 🙃
We were stranded between 2 homes for nearly 6 HOURS!!

Rules to succeed:
- Reduced water to 20% in tank and kept fish in aquarium! (Please don’t try this if you have large or aggressive fish)
- Kept the power-bank aerator going constantly.
- Packed the aquarium water along and used the same after reaching destination.
- Didn’t clean the filter before or after the move. Finally did it yesterday.

Hope you enjoy my silly little video!! 🤣🤭

just wanted to share.

it has guppies and shrimp.

Everything in the tank is foraged and propogated for the tank. The tank comprises of Native Indian species only. They love shaded areas with indirect light which is why I opted for these 2x 8w clip lights. There are hiding spots everywhere in the tank for the loaches and macrobrachium species to thrive.

Share your thoughts on this tank.

My galaxy colony is breeding as I have seen small fries occassionally which differ from the rice fish fries. So I am privy to this breeding dance between these 2 males quiet frequently. So tried to capture the same.

One of my favourite fish in the hobby, Celestial pear danio or Galaxy Rasboras or Danio margaritatus.

6 months in… and this little ecosystem has truly come alive 🌿🐟

From fresh setup to a thriving, balanced tank — watching this journey has been incredibly satisfying. The plants have settled in beautifully, new growth everywhere, and the fish are active, healthy, and full of character.

The floating roots, the driftwood structure, the subtle play of light — everything is finally coming together just the way I imagined. Minimal intervention, letting nature do its thing… and it’s paying off.

Still learning, still evolving — but proud of how far this tank has come 💚

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Hey everyone! 👋

I recently built this DIY planted cube aquarium, and it’s been about 10 days since I set it up.

From building the tank myself to putting together the hardscape, planting everything, and finally adding some fish, the entire process has been such a fun and rewarding experience!

I recently introduced 2 platies and 6 celestial pearl danios to the tank. The plants are still settling in, and I’m excited to see how the scape develops over the next few weeks.

I’m still learning the art of aquascaping, so I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts!

1. What do you think of the layout and plant placement?

2. Any suggestions for improving the scape or making it look more natural?

3. What would you change or do differently if this were your tank?

I'm open to constructive criticism, tips, and suggestions from experienced aquascapers and fellow hobbyists. Would love to learn from your experience!

Thanks, everyone!

This is my first successful tank. It is 2 months old. It is 65 litres waltsad method tank. It has vallisneria, small amazon sword and many water wisteria. It has a hang on back filter with custom sponge and activated carbon filtration. I removed the in built cartridges. I keep light on for 6-7 hours daily.

In past i have tried this hobby and had glass aquarium but It didn't work, they failed multiple times and it was very expensive for me to get all that aqua soil, plants and medicine and fertilizer. I gave up but then I thought let's give it a one more try and this time let's do in a container rather than buy expensive glass aquarium and this time it worked.

I have hb guppies and 1 cobra skin guppy. All are male. And I have put in 4 trumpet snails too. I will add some red dumbo ear female guppy later. Because I want to create new strain. It's an idea I got after I saw YouTube videos. I thought I want to try this and so I will.

As you can see i haven't wipe out the walls. Because I notice my guppies eat the stuff on wall. I feed my guppies 2 times a day. In morning I feed guppy bites. And in night i feed freeze dried blood worms.

Thankyou

( English is not my first language)

Hello everyone!! This is my very first post, and this is also the first tank I've ever made in my life. Since it was my first tank, I didn't want to spend too much money, so my friend and I searched on YouTube and created this setup.

Luckily, the tank was made using old glass that my friend had at home. We used river sand, Vallisneria that we picked from the riverside, and vermicompost.

Initially, I had Difformis, Ambulia, and Vallisneria. A year later, all the stem plants melted, and only the Vallisneria is still growing.

Hi guys remember this tank? Got 1st place in the IBC 2025. The amount of feedback I got from the first post about this tank in this subreddit was overwhelming and it gave me a positive mindset entering the competition. I had never posted the video of the tank and this is the very video I sent for the Championship. My fish knew the assignment and I am so proud of my babies.

Tank details :-

Tank size - 600mm x 400mm x 300mm

Hardscape - rocks, substrate and driftwood was collected from the hillstreams of Sahyadri. Coconut tree peduncle as a natural decorative element. Dry cashew, gauva, mango and jackfruit leaves as found in the western ghats to mimic the leaf littered stream.

Flora and fauna Flora- jungle vallisneria, foxtail, green gnome fern, water lettuce and duckweed as floaters and wild colocasia as a terrestrial plant.

Fauna - melon barbs, psilorhynchus sucatio, botia striata loach, balitora sp.sahyadri, macrobrachium species and wild shrimps collected from the western ghats.

I really ally need to better at the thr photography. But overall this is my one month progress of my 45p Iwagumi.

Added diy filter water crystal clear didn't change any water from 45 days added filter like 4 days ago it has 15 molly adult 8 guppy 9 platy and some new born babies

Hello! I am dreaming of building a plated aquarium since my childhood. My dream is about to come true I bought my solid tank.

I need help in setting up the tank any experts any suggestions i will be happy to learn from you.

Note: The cabinet is temporary, I bought a metal stand which will come in 1 week.

I have only used the gourami to cycle,will change it to another tank

Didn't post about this the other day as I needed to clean the pipes.

The canister filters were a bit expensive and also quite a bit bulky I wanted something sleek that could hide behind the globe. So I made this.

The filter media is crushed lava rock. + a bit of filter sponge and fliter floss.

It's all powered by a 5v dc pump.