The Evolution of my First Planted Tank

I started Simple, with gravel, bog wood and some cheap plants from the Local fish Store...

I made a few changes to some plants and a few months later, my underwter garen was growing well.  Plants in this picture include Rotala indica, Crypt Walkeri lutea, Sagittaria subulata, and Anubias nana.

Here are a few of the inhabitants of the tank:

Another month of Growth:

I decided the Dwarf Sagittaria in my foreground wasn't spreading the way I wanted it to. Instead it was just growing taller.  I replaced the foregound with Crypt Wendtii.
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I also split my Anubias.

I had to move the Crypt Walkeri lutea to the back as it got HUGE.


I placed a Tiger Lotus in its place...

A few months later:



 

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi (German Blue Ram)

Traded out the Germans for some Apistos




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My Planted tank in its Glory Days...

(This tank has been taken down)