Sorry , but the Webcam that is usually on this tank is currently not functioning. I hope to have it back soon!
This little tank is a 7 gallon bowfront, and it sits on my desk here at home. It has a Fluorite substrate and a 14 watt fluorescent light on it. Filtration is a Penguin mini (no biowheel). I set it up on March 20, transferring the substrate and a lot of the plants from the 10 gallon tank that used to be on the desk. It does need to grow out a bit, of course, but so far, I'm happy with the way it looks. The webcam is still on it, but I think the curved glass front of the tank distorts the pictures a bit.
The Details:
Background: Cork tiles siliconed to plastic grid (the kind you get at Home Depot for recessed ceiling lights- rigid, open squares.) The backing is held off the tank back by strips of the ceiling grid covered with black plastic canvas (finer mesh, so the fish can't swim through. I got this stuff at a craft store.) The filter and heater are behind the background piece, so all the tubes, wires, etc are hidden. There is a "window" of the finer, craft mesh in the lower part of the cork background (behind the driftwood) to provide for circulation of the water. The front of the cork tiles are covered with Vesicularia dubyana (Java moss) that I just stapled in place.
The Plants:
Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov' (Windelov Java fern) tied to the left side of the central driftwood piece.
Various cryptocorynes (including some C. wendtii, C. walkeri, and C. becketti, among others I'm not sure of) across the back and sides.
Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf hairgrass) in front of the driftwood.
Acorus pussilus (Japanese fan) Behind and to the right of the driftwood piece.
Rotala rotundifolia (indica) In front of the moss wall, on the center right.
Glossostigma elantinoides across the front.
The Fish, Etc.:
Right now, just two Zebra danios, and some snails.
The Routine:
Weekly 50% water change
Flourish Excel dosed at a bit less than 1 ml/day.
2x weekly doses of Flourish Nitrogen, Flourish Potassium, a liquid iron and trace mineral mix and a solution of muriate of potash. The exact amounts of the above have not been determined as yet- since the tank has just been set up, I'm still working on that. Right now, I've adjusted the amounts that were working in the 10 gallon to take into account the smaller size tank, and will work from there as the plants require.