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i keep changeing it, but im still not happy with it.

pic of before i chnged it

pic of after i changed it again

full view of now

left half

right half

PLEASE help! i also want to eventualy get rid of all the plastic plants, so im going slowly, the right half is mostly real, the left is mostly fake the back is all fake, i have 2 light strips on top too, and am slowly un stocking, so i wont completely mess up the bacteria and cause a spike, but my plant search continues i htink i have one clump of micro sword, one melon sword, another kind of sword, and another kind of grassy sword (in the way corner on the right pic)

Step one:
Add a background.

Step two:
Pick two background plants and one forground plant get rid of everything else. What you have right now looks like one of everything and just isnt natural IMO . Keep in mind that you don't want large plants in that small a tank.

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i only have the other plants to fill it up, als othe large plants are just growing up now, so they can go into either my 55 gallon, or my 29, still undecided....so, it realy looks ().... hmm

I think all you have to do is add a black or blue background, as it's quite nice as it is.


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Certainly paint the back of the tank black also some small flatish rocks and a group or three of very small (low) plants scatered along the front as it looks rather bare.

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I think you need to define a focal point in the tank. A spot that the eye is drawn to... a specimen plant or hardscape, like driftwood or rock arrangement.

The focal point is never dead center in your tank. "Dutch" style tanks use the "magic" point as the focal point. It is 2/5s from the side and 2/5s from the back wall. The plants should build toward that point and not hide it.

You may want to do a couple of sketches of what you might like after viewing this site:

http://showcase.aquatic-gardeners.org/2005.cgi?

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THANK YOU so!! much for the link! i have been looking every where for the link and i already have ideas ticking inside my head! if only i could find someone to take these fish i dont want/cant keep !

I agree with some of the others. Your tank certainly doesn't look bad right now, far from it, actually. But I would add some sort of focal point and a few random stones throughout the tank. When it all comes down to it, its just personal preference, any way. Good luck.

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well, last night i ripped out EVERY fake plant, one half of the tank looks great...the other doesnt have anyhting but the rocks i just tossed into a pile very few fish are venturing to the "bald" side, the other half looks crowded, lol, well, next week i am going to be getting some new plants to add, oh ,one MAJOR problem, the exisiting plants that dident grow up in the tank are full of holes! should i turn down the filter, so the tank gets less airation in it?...advice NEEDED BADLY!

"Full of holes..."

I assume that means the leaves have holes in them. The questions then are:
o What plants?
o What fish do you have?
o What are your water parameters including lights and lighting duration?

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fishyhelper288,

Usually holes are a sign of a lack of potassium. DO you use fertilizers in your tank, if so which and how often?

Otherwise, show us a pic of the rock tank, I might just get inspired by it.

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Hi there,
Fishy your tanks looks pretty good.
Im glad you pulled the fake ones, I was
going to suggest that.
First of all, i dont know what you have done since,
but those large swords should go back further.
They seem out of place near the front.
Can you post a pic of what youve done so far?


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lol i already moved the swords to the back before i read this....i have 2 light strips.one goes to a 20 gallon high origionaly, and one to a 29 gallon. i cant afford a compact light strip atm. the light is on sometime 24 hours, sometimes 12, some times 6, it depends if i am home, and what time i get up, or go to bed, sometimes i forget to turn it off, lol.... and withthe holes, i dont think its the fish i have corys, rainbows zebras, ottos, 2 plecos and 2 young cichlids i have only ever seen the ottos sitting on the leaves.

no i dont use ferts, because i dont have acess to them, is there a home made thing i can use?/make

thanks for the help

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Yes you can make "homemade" ferts, but you'll still need to search for the powders to mix it up. There are a number of places online that you can order the dry powders for mixing your own. It's highly reccomended that you only add what the plants actually need rather than blanket dosing the tank which is what happens when you use premixed powders. I use a mix of potassium nitrate and epsom salts in my tanks to make up for deficencies in my particular water supply, each persons is different though .

Dig around in the planted forum (hee hee ) for info about ferts, and make a seperate post there if you cant find what you're looking for .

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fun pun ok i will look, thanks babel