Just got the water in it.
There will be plants, but only emergent plants attached to the snag wood at the top.
High flow, 2x a week water changes(right next to the bathroom, takes me 2-3 min to do 50% water change), Rena XP3 filter, 17mm lily pipes, Hydor in line heater.
*I do not want planted tank in the lower section where these fish hide.
I wanted a brighter sediment also to provide good viewing of the fish.
They can hide in this set up but can still be seen, but the plants, non CO2 and other aesthetics are not compromised. In this aquarium, the fish are far more emphasized than the plants and are the focus.
Being 046 zebras, what do you expect?
I've not seen any non CO2 planted ADA tanks more than some dinky little shrimp tank perhaps.Virtually all had ADA AS in some part of them also.
Regards,
Tom Barr

There will be plants, but only emergent plants attached to the snag wood at the top.
High flow, 2x a week water changes(right next to the bathroom, takes me 2-3 min to do 50% water change), Rena XP3 filter, 17mm lily pipes, Hydor in line heater.
*I do not want planted tank in the lower section where these fish hide.
I wanted a brighter sediment also to provide good viewing of the fish.
They can hide in this set up but can still be seen, but the plants, non CO2 and other aesthetics are not compromised. In this aquarium, the fish are far more emphasized than the plants and are the focus.
Being 046 zebras, what do you expect?
I've not seen any non CO2 planted ADA tanks more than some dinky little shrimp tank perhaps.Virtually all had ADA AS in some part of them also.
Regards,
Tom Barr