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thats my tank

right now on the right side, the tall plant is hornwort, i dont know what to do with it, i just want to keep a small piece of it incase of nitrate, or should i throw it away because its draining the nutrients??

i think i need a different plant or 2 to make my tank more interesting, i thought about taking out the hairgrass on the left side (between amazon sword and crypt) and plant a red tiger lotus?

the amazon sword, i now regret putting it there, i feel its more appropriate if it was swapped with the red crypt in the center?? but now the root system is gigantic, how can i move it??

the glosso carpet in front of the sword is still growing, but does it look too plain or will it look too plain even when fully grown?

let me know what i need to do, thanks

Last edited by greenfootball at 14-Jun-2005 01:17

How about an Anubia plant?. You'll have to attach it to some driftwood with some fishing line.

By the way, You've got a very beautiful tank.


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are there any anubias plant thats red?? if i do get anubias, what kind should i get? and where should i attach it? near the end of the wood? or the top?

i say red tiger lotus is because i am low on colored plants, and need something with big fat leaves and unique texture

Last edited by greenfootball at 14-Jun-2005 15:30

I would basically leave the tank alone and make a few additions.

I would add some tall backing plants (all same species) to fill in the gaps use a different texture there. As well as a few of the same plant front LH end.

There are many anubias, nanna could be the better one to use as the larger varieties are extemly slow growers and could look out of place any way.

I personally dont think you need any more colours in the tank.

If the back is not painted I suggest painting it black.

The tank certainly has good posibilities just let it develop slowly.

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yeah the back is not painted, but it has a black background, its hard to move my tank, so i dont see it possible to paint it anytime soon.

so... add more vals to cover the entire back side, and fill the space between the middle crypt and the sword with .. more crypt?? is that what you mean??

greenfootball

I have sent you an E/m with a drawing of my ideas.

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why not get rid of that sword and get a red ruban sword and place it just a little to the right of the old sword then pack the area between the hair grass and the glosso with cryptatone parva (yes i know its my answer to everything but its an awsome plant!!!)


I second the notion of getting more vals

Edit:I would get rid of that central crypt
Edit 2: i would also move the algae balls under the drift wood
Edit 3: I would get more hornwort aswell

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wow thanks... "what is this?" those are 2 onion plant bulbs. and the brown stuff in the front near the moss balls are some apon bulbs, just trying to discover the mystery apons......

did you write NOT vals??? if not vals, what options do i have?? i currently have 4 very small corkscrew vals growing too, but they are too small you cant really see them. the big ones are jungle vals.

the hornwort on the driftwood i actually just threw it away, but near the base where the hornwort used to be is a baby plant of java fern, should i plant anubias anyway?? which grows faster? java or anubias nana?

so you dont think anything should go between the middle crypt and the sword (besides the backing plant)??

yeah thats a good advice to get rid of the amazon sword and get a colored sword plant. i was thinking about those marbled swords, not sure if thats what you mentioned...

i just threw away the hornwort, i cannot keep up with its growth, and it always end up floating after i stick them in the holes in my drift wood...

would moss balls be ok without lights if i stick them under the wood???


ps. anybody in vegas area interested in free amazon sword?

I think that Moss Balls need light. Without light they get brown.



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In answer to the other thread ...

I agree with illustrae a Tiger Lotus would swamp the tank and certainly ruin the Glosso patch.

How about a narrow leaved sword something like a Narrow Leaf Rubin will give a splash of color.

Something with small or fine leaves behind the driftwood in a thick group. Rotala Indica or rotundifolia would be good. Keep it lower then the Vals so you still have the effect of the Vals poking out.

Also agree, I'm not much of a fan of Marimo Balls either, I think they're the planted equivilant of a sunken treasure chest, just my personal opinion though I'd prefer something like Anubias Nana at the base of the driftwood.

A bit rock in front of the narrow leafed sword (if you get one) but behind the crypt would work too.

You've got a great start.I wouldn't change too much. Once that Glosso and Hairgrass fill in there will be a quantam leap in how the tanks look.
The only thing I see is that there needs to be something between the Vals and the foreground so soften the change of levels. I would keep all the stem plants behind the driftwood. The left hand side kept open like it is now with the glosso filling in.Something like a narrow leaf sword in that corner area with a rock and maybe some Anubias in front of the sword and then the glosso foreground in front of that again.

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so replace the amazon sword? or add the rubin sword??