It is funny how the time slooooooows when you are waiting for something, I think there has to be a dirrect correlation there, the more you're pumped and eager for something the slower you get to that thing 🤔 Whole week I was waiting for this day, ok maybe a bit more for Saturday as I'm going to buy some plants but Friday was good enough. As soon as I wrapped my work, I closed my business laptop and've put on sneakers, coat, hat and went out to buy some rocks, sticks and soil just so I could play around with the tank setup and think through exactly how I'm going to set it up.
I went to a shoping center a bit further which took me some time(city traffic 💔), but on the other hand there was a very helpfull seller at the shop. He advised me and talked me into selecting active soil instead of going with sand, gravel or some other more standard/natural solutions, as he explained these type of soils tend to lower pH and soften water hardness, which is beneficial for tanks holding shrimps. On top of that I've also bought some stones and two wooden branches.
After coming home I've immediately put the soil in the tank and started paying around with the rocks and wood, this took couple hours after which I was pretty satisfied with the end result. I thought that the scape was pretty dynamic, and I've also wanted to make sure that the scape's curvature will suit the spot where I wanted to place the tank.
