I knew stems won't be easy to reach but luckily didn't go overboard with them so eventually it wasn't too bad. Planted aquarium maintenance should be relaxing, so learn to enjoy it, otherwise soon you'll start skipping maintenance days and issues will start developing.

Dragon stone nano cave aquarium is 4 months old.

Fish, shrimp and plants all looking healthy. Some algae in places but nothing major.

Calceo Bee Shrimp colony is growing.

Step by step creation of a small Wabi Kusa ball using aquarium plant cuttings. Easy to make little green gem that can be the focal point of any room.

CO2 kit set up and a brief breakdown of its parts. I notice a lot of individuals who want to add CO2 to their aquariums but believe that it would be too expensive or overly technical (and I was one of them as well). It is not that complicated and the costs are high if you want high end products, but you can purchase CO2 kits at reasonable prices that will work just fine.

Quick tip on cleaning aquasoil from aquarium sand without siphoning out water and products I'm using weekly to maintain a healthy shrimp colony in this nano aquarium.