I also went on a month long eurotrip to visit some friends and travel. I met some penpals, met up with some friends from Plattsburgh, and some old friends I made a while back in my first trip to England. It was super exciting... HOWEVER.... because I could not find a babysitter for my plants, there was significant damage to the plants. Very sad for me... I had to toss out half of the plants and try to recoup what was left. I ended up being able to restore about 5 anubias plants (both nano and bateri), some java moss, and a bit of microsword.
I had to take down the wooden light frame I made earlier in the year because it was difficult to transport without having to take it apart, so I decided to fashion up another frame using some pieces of k'nex. Playing with the k'nex brought alot of good childhood memories... I do not have a picture of the tank from the front, but here is a photo of what I call "ghetto engineering."
I am back from attending my classes and am making a move back out to New York so I cannot take my tank with me. Instead, I have given my sister my plants and my hardscape, and put it in her 10 gallon goldfish tank. Happy goldfish likes to hide and swim around in the plants :). My tank will be put in storage for a while and hopefully I can take it out with me to New York once I settle in out there. Goodbye temporarily my beautiful 7.5 gallon Bowfront!!! I will miss you dearly.
