A sunken forest tank without anacharis.

[oldraider]

My sunken forest tank had this really nice anacharis arch and forest setup I created using those long anacharis plants. I'd been softening the tank water with RO, and unfortunately, it didn't agree with my anacharis - it started melting. At its peak, it was over 3 feet long. What little was left, I've now removed. I've added more ferns to fill in the gaps and replaced the anacharis with some salvinia. Here's a before and after pic. Haven't been able to get more anacharis or salvinia from my LFS lately. I do have some salvinia on back order, hoping it comes in so I can add it to this tank.

[kingrise]

Looks nice. I was wondering, is your tank normally this dimly lit or did the flash from your camera make it seem that way?

[SeaBidder]

Anacharis does indeed melt. I've found that out the hard way. You can still get it on Ebay if you're having trouble finding it locally.

[oldraider]

Looks nice. I was wondering, is your tank normally this dimly lit or did the flash from your camera make it seem that way?

I use T-8 plant lights, which aren't as bright, and the flash from my camera might also be a factor. Since I have tetras in the tank, I keep the lights a bit lower to avoid stressing them out.