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Hey guys...long time no see. Well, incase you don't remember, I had the 29 gallon planted tank. Sry to have dissapeared so suddenly but I got pretty busy. Well, over the summer I had to go to PA for about 3 weeks, and no one to take care of my plants, just got someone to come over to feed the fish, cause no one knows what to do w/ the plants and stuff. Well, when I got back, it was like a horror flick. Couldn't even see the back of the tank there was so much algae. So, I rounded up the fish and threw them in a ten gallon I had set up, which I know crowded them, but it had to be better than that mess. BTW it was 1 angel, 5 harlies, and 3 ottos. Well, I started to try to clean the tank, but it was just too much, and with my upcoming school schedule, I decided to just rip it all out, and start over w/out live plants.

I know....bold move...but it was just getting to be too much, and its a good thing I did, cause w/ my school schedule, and it being senior year, I wouldn't have had enough time. AP physics, and AP Calc take up quite some time, along with art, just not my thing.

Well, anyways, I had some fake plants, so I just kinda threw them in there. When they first moved in, I had 5 harlies, 3 ottos, and the one angel. Well, one of the ottos didn't do so well with the moving. and then about a month later my angel passed away as well. It was quite unexpected as parameters were good, and he looked fine before. By that time I had gotten him a buddy, so I was then back down to 1 angel, and 5 harlies, and 2 ottos.

Just last night I went out and got 5 more harlies and so now my count is 1 angel, 10 harlies, and 2 ottos.
Full Tank, bubbles are now gone, I dont know what I was thinking
Angel

Actually, I don't think it looks that bad. Looks a whole lot better than my tank looked the first few -years- I had fish.

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Cake or death?

It looks great! The Ottos are probably the only ones upset to see the algae overgrowth go. Good choice of schooling fish with the Harlequins. They have a great color. I can imagine your black substrate really sets off the pink coloration.

"Talk is cheap. Action can be almost as affordable"

Now don't forget to suppliment the otos if the tank isn't producing the algea it used to.

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I'm the classic newb. I went out and bought the smallest tank and a fish at the same time. Now I'm kicking myself wondering how could I have been so stupid. But I'm hooked.

thanks for the replies...i just kinda threw the plants in and still need to scape it...im hoping to get some rocks or dw soon...any ideas?