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Ok, so here is what I am thinking of. I have a 30 gallon 30x12x18 tank. I have a whisper 30-40 filter and a heater fit for a 35 gallon. I have a 90 watt bulb. I have 1 1/2 inches of gravel on the bottom of the tank (small gravel that is white brown and black). That is all the equipment that I have.
The decor that I was thinking of adding goes as followed: a 12 inch long by 6 inches wide, piece of driftwood as the centerpiece with an Anubias Coffeefolia growing out of the side. In front of the driftwood i was going to plant a red tiger lotus with an Anubias Coffeefolia on both sides. Then I was going to plant an Amazon sword around the filter and one around the heater. Then behind the piece of driftwood I was going to plant 3 Cobomba green. I was going to plant one red melon sword in the front left and one in the front right. Then I was going to plant micro sword along the front of the tank. Any suggestions? Would it be benificial to add an airstone or c02?
Here are the fish that I am going to put in the tank. 5 glolite tetras (fish that get 1.5 inches long), 6 harlequin rasboas (fish that get 1.5 long), 5 cardinal tetras (fish that get 1.25 inches long) and 3 ottos. Then, I was going to add 3 red cherry shrimp after six months of having all the fish in the tank.
I was going to feed them TetraMin tropical flakes every day, freeze dried bloodworms twice a week, and brine shrimp twice a week. I was going to feed the fish a little bit twice a day.
Is there anything that you know I should add to the tank? By the way, the pH is 7.2, and the water is cycled. Any new equipment?
Thanks a million for your time.
PS I have been a successful fish owner and breeder for 11 years, I just have never created a tank like this one.

Ok, so here is what I am thinking of. I have a 30 gallon 30x12x18 tank. I have a whisper 30-40 filter and a heater fit for a 35 gallon. I have a 90 watt bulb. I have 1 1/2 inches of gravel on the bottom of the tank (small gravel that is white brown and black). That is all the equipment that I have.
The decor that I was thinking of adding goes as followed: a 12 inch long by 6 inches wide, two sided dome as the centerpiece with some java moss on the top. In the middle of the dome, I was thinking of planting Anubias nana (live plant that only grows 6 inches tall and wide). Then I was going to plant 3 Alternanthera reineckii (live plant that gets 20 inches tall, good back round plant) behind the dome. Then, around the filter and heater media, I was going to plant one Anubias lanceolata around both. I was going to plant one Anubias lanceolata on a piece of driftwood to the left and right of the centerpiece. That is pretty much what I am going to plant in my aquarium.
Here are the fish that I am going to put in the tank. 6 glolite tetras (fish that get 1.5 inches long), 7 harlequin rasboas (fish that get 1.5 long), 3 yoyo loaches, and 2 ottos. Then, I was going to add 3 amano shrimp after six months of having all the fish in the tank. Are there any good loaches that you know of that get small that I can keep in my tank?
I was going to feed them TetraMin tropical flakes every day, freeze dried bloodworms twice a week, and brine shrimp twice a week. I was going to feed the fish a little bit twice a day.
Is there anything that you know I should add to the tank? By the way, the pH is 7.8, and the water is cycled. Any new equipment?
Thanks a million for your time.
PS I have been a successful fish owner and breeder for 11 years, I just have never created a tank like this one.