Here is my 7 gallon low-tech tank.  Plants are rotala indica, red ludwigia, contortion val, compact hygro, marsilea minuta, downoi, dwarf sag, guppy grass & fava moss.  Inhabitants are 20+ yellow shrimp.  Don't mind the computer screen in the background :)

This is my 10 gallon cherry shrimp & spixi snail tank.  This tank is in the basement, so its just for breeding purposes, not for looks.  It just has some guppy grass, riccia, & java moss.

And this is another tank in the basement, my 5.5 gallon that is currently housing 6 endlers.  It just has guppy grass & java moss. 

I've also got a 45 gallon that is waiting on the funds to be drilled, and then it will be a saltwater tank.  And a 29 gallon that is waiting on the funds to buy a pair of dwarf orange crays, and then the endlers will move to that tank.  This hobby is a little expensive

Lookin good!!!  

Where did you get the driftwood Morgan? Did you treat it before you put it in the tank or did you plop it right in?

I love that little Bow tank.  The more and more I see planted tanks the more I think I am going to go in that direction when I get back into the hobby.  The startup costs are probably similar to reef (Lights and CO2 system), but the plants and fish are much cheaper. 

Even at 5 or 10 bucks a fish, that is like 1/4 of most saltwater fish. 

AnnArborBuck said :

I love that little Bow tank.  The more and more I see planted tanks the more I think I am going to go in that direction when I get back into the hobby.  The startup costs are probably similar to reef (Lights and CO2 system), but the plants and fish are much cheaper. 

Even at 5 or 10 bucks a fish, that is like 1/4 of most saltwater fish. 

Especially the way you go through them Doug! 

I got the driftwood from Trilby's actually, and for a long time I had it laying flat, with an anubias tucked into the hole in it.  I was messing around with it one day and got it to stand like this, and I really like it.  I didn't soak it or anything. 

This tank is actually an all-in-one tank, and I haven't had to upgrade anything.  It came with a 14 watt stock light, and I've just chosen my plants carefully.  I don't dose c02, and I very rarely have to do anything other than top-offs when the water gets too low.  I would definitely recommend this tank to anyone looking for a nice, small planted tank.  I don't think Mini-Bow makes them anymore though, so I'm not sure if you will be able to find one.  I think I paid about $60-$70 for it at Petco, in December of 2006.

GORGEOUS!  I really, really like how you have that 7gal planted.

Thanks :)  I'm not quite sure if I like the compact hygro yet or not, I may have to move it around a little bit.  I took out the downoi and blyxa today becaue they weren't doing too hot, and I added some green hygro, marsilea quadrifolia, glosso and some more dwarf sag.  I'll post an updated pic soon. 

i must say i am not into planted tanks but yours did catch my eye and made me think if i want one

Have you had the Glosso long enough to tell how well it is doing? Been wanting to try it myself after my failure with Hemianthus micranthemoides.