u/Space3ee

I'm past the new tank syndrome phase but I haven't quite gotten my stem plants in order so I'll be waiting a bit longer to post pics of the whole tank.

If you remember the hard scape, welcome back; I ended up a lot more heavily planted than I initially thought I would. I'll keep ya posted!

Can you spy the pygmy corys? I just added them so they were shoaling. They are much more independent a few days later.

Soooo my orchid started to look leathery in the leaves so I pulled it out of the pot. My friend had potted it for me. Seems like it's a pretty typical orchid mix, mostly bark (see second pic). Not sure what to do at this point. Has it been over watered? Please help. I love this plant.

I just picked this up (Kentia palm) for a hefty price and I'm wondering if I made a fatal mistake. I knew it didn't look great based on its yellowing leaves but I thought that was likely an over watering problem that I could solve but now I'm worried it's infested. Thoughts? Advice? I've beaten spider mites before on a huge pothos. Literally wiped down each leaf and stem almost every day for two weeks. I just brought it home so I don't know how much light it was getting (it was in a greenhouse). It did seem pretty wet when I picked it up so I plan to not water until it drys out. Indoor plant mix with some topsoil.

Harvey attends to all of the important aquarium business.

I started this scape back in 2024. At first it was in a 10 gallon (last picture) and it was just the driftwood. Then we bought a new house and I had to table the scape for other expenses and time. Eventually I moved the wood into a 20 gallon and shifted the scape to the left. It sat like this for over a year. I couldn't find the motivation or the inspiration to finish it. Finally I decided to just start adding aquasiloil and see where the scape takes me (we just lost a 50-100yr old spruce and I was trying to focus on what I can control). I landed on this. I think there are still some final tweaks to make, maybe on the right hand side where the dragon stone is? This part was put together more hastily with a beer 😆

My mom says it looks like a decaying forest but she's never been that into my hobby. What do you guys think?

If you read through all of this, thank you. You are my people.

I started this scape back in 2024. At first it was in a 10 gallon (last picture) and it was just the driftwood. Then we bought a new house and I had to table the scape for other expenses and time. Eventually I moved the wood into a 20 gallon and shifted the scape to the left. It sat like this for over a year. I couldn't find the motivation or the inspiration to finish it. Finally I decided to just start adding aquasiloil and see where the scape takes me (we just lost a 50-100yr old spruce and I was trying to focus on what I can control). I landed on this. I think there are still some final tweaks to make, maybe on the right hand side where the dragon stone is? This part was put together more hastily with a beer 😆

My mom says it looks like a decaying forest but she's never been that into my hobby. What do you guys think?

If you read through all of this, thank you. You are my people.