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With Corkscrew Vals removed

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Back of Rock Valley planted with Corkscrew Vals

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Rest of Tank replanted

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A close-up of the Corkscrew laid out for replanting

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The school of Espei fry in the open space during replant

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A closeup of Rock Valley, the only part I kinda like

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With all of that, the Egeria Najas, Rotala Rotundifolia, and the last (sorry tetratech) Wisteria are gone.

I also repositioned to spray bar so it is horizontal just below the surface on the left tank side. I think the current created by this arrangement is strong enough, so I also removed the last power head that I had in the tank.

In addition, I stopped adding Excel, let’s see how quickly the algae can return.

Ingo

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LF,
Wow you've been busy. I hope the wife took you out for a nice dinner after that.

I definitely like the Corkscrews behind rock valley. I think you need to decide if your going to keep that focal point or do something more random with groupings and pieces of hardscape. I'm sure you'll get some good ideas from all those Amano pics. Right now your tank looks like two tanks:



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I hope the wife took you out for a nice dinner after that

Right, sure .

How excited do you think she was after I disappeared for 6 hours into the basement ?

Very very good observation tetratech, it surely looks like two tanks. My vision went only so far as I knew what to put behind the Rock Valley. The rest was more like “where do I put all the plants now?” Honestly, I like the Rock Valley much better. I guess I will look around for loads of tall grassy plants.

Ingo

Just now I looked at the tank and on the right hand side is an Espei fry meeting. Unfortunately the pictures didn’t come out well (I will show one of only 5), but there were at least 30 “older” fry hanging out in formation, COOL.

Here are the 5:

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Good Heavens I haven't been here in ages, but am just in time for the new pictures!

Wow LF everything looks to be growing really well, I get what Tetratech said about two tanks, hmmmm. I never really understood why you didn't put rock valley in the middle but I guess that would look a little staged and too garden like rather then river like.

am very sleepy but just wanted to say it looks brillant

GFG
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ps where is bensaf? I want to start my 5 gallon and need to pick his brains.


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I like the rock and grass and really enjoy the third pic you posted it's truly my favorite Now at least you know where the fry are hidingmaybe that lends a clue as to where the adults are going This is exactly why I refuse to try and aquascape, I can't organize a room, much less plants in a tank

And I don't suppose your wife was happy for you to disappear for 6 hrsso did you take her out for dinner to make up for it? That might help heidi

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GFG,

Thanks for the encouragement.

In general, using the middle of a tank as a focal point is not a good idea. The old Chinese (I think) found out that harmony for the human eye is created by a “golden rule” of division which takes any length, divides it by 2.6 (roughly) and then puts the focus on the 1 mark either from the left or right. So, as an example, a tank of 72 inches length, divided by 2.6 gives you about 27.7 inches. You should put the focus about 27.7 inches either from the left or right.

Heidi,

No, I didn’t take her out to dinner. Instead she spent the afternoon and evening with her friend and I took care of the kids. That is worth 10 dinners . And the fry is always hiding all over the tank, too many for one spot only.

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Weekly Log Update – Week 7

A few things have happened since last week, in particular the algae has been defeated and a replant concluded in two distinct layouts, let’s call them Left Tank and Right Tank (thanks to tetratech who identified the split).

I treated the tank for one week with Flourish Excel, 2 x 50ml and 5x 20ml, with the result that pretty much all algae has gone. The only noticeable negative side effect was that the Egeria Najas didn’t like the Excel and melted away. A small price to pay .

The replant didn’t conclude in an optimal tank, but I think it gives me a better idea of where to go from here. Maybe I will leave it like this for a while so the plants can settle, but on the other hand I am already itching to move on. Darn addiction.

Since about 3 weeks I have the following fertilizer and water change routine:

Sat – 50% water change
Sat – 2tsp Baking Soda
Sat – 0.5tsp Seachem Equilibrium
Sat, Mon, Wed – 1tsp KNO3 and 0.25tsp K2SO4
Mon, Wed – 0.125tsp KH2PO4
Sun, Tue, Thu – 0.5tsp Plantex (+ Iron)

I would say that I inject about 4 to 5 bps of CO2.

Here is a series of tank development pictures.

Week 1 (one week after setup), plants starting to grow in

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Week 3, tank is becoming a jungle, in particular the right hand side (Water Sprite)

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Week 5, most of the weeds (Water Sprite and Wisteria) have been removed, first smaller replant took place

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Week 7, today, after major replant

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Ingo it is definately looking nice and 2 tanks in 1? heck who can beat that

Glad you gave the wife a night off to go and spend with her buddies without the twins and you're right that is worth 10 dinners at least so is quite fair

Again the tank is looking good...

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most of the weeds (Water Sprite and Wisteria) have been removed
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Please refrain from calling Wisteria a weed. Mine is very smart and I've trained it to crawl. It's taking up a consirable amount of real estate in my tank and I'm proud to display it in my avatar

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Funny, they only become weeds when you get tired of pruning them...

It's not their fault they like your tank so much!

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Heidi,

Thanks for letting me know that you like the tank. It is not really want I want in the long run, but at least it gives me more ideas of what might look good. Maybe I should get another 125G and make one like the left of this tank and the other like the right *hides from the wife*.

tetratech,

I knew I could pull your strings when I wrote this. But you know that it served only in a temporary role in my tank, namely helping me to get established. BTW, I wonder how established I am after replanting anything larger than 3 inches.

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All,

Last night I did a rough headcount on the number of fry. Just counting the larger ones, I guess they are between 3 and 7 weeks old, I came up with over 50. I guess I am stocked .

Ingo

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I knew I could pull your strings when I wrote this.
I guess you have my number on that one.

BTW, I wonder how established I am after replanting anything larger than 3 inches.
Sorry missed that one, what do you mean?

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tetratech,

With established I meant the plant mass. I know the water and the filter should be established now, but loads of plants have to reestablish the root system.

On another note, I went to the LFS to look for plants that could be used in my “left” tank. Nothing, nada…
All they had were tiny sprouts that would take months to grow to a feasible size. I will have to keep on looking as I also couldn’t find anything reasonable online.
While I was there I “inspected” the pearl gouramies. It was just a get-to-know kind of thing, trying to sex them, seeing how aggressive they are to each other, etc.

Here are some new pictures, beginning with another plant identification question. I posted this plant before but it was rather shaded at that time. Now it is in the open (the tall one way in the corner). I got it as a 3 inch long stem mixed into the large plant order I received when setting up the tank 7 weeks ago.

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A Ramshorn munching on algae (I hope) on the Glosso

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An Oto resting on my dwarf sag, BTW I was able to count all 6 that I should still have, I haven’t been able to do that in quite some time

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Tank from the right

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And last but not least tank from the left

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Nice pics LF, especially the one of the ramshorn. I found those snails to be incrediblly destructive, although in your 125 I wouldn't worry. I had them in my 12g and moved them out to my sons palidium tank along with the bristlenose.

I really like what you did with the corkcrews behind the rocks. I think you need more red in the corners and slope down with green toward the rocks.

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Quick Question:

Does anyone know anything about the plant Isoetes Lacustris, aka Octopus plant, aka Quillwort?

[link=Here is a drawing of it]http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/lindman/519.jpg" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]

I saw 3 of them at my LFS yesterday and I might go out tonight to buy them.

Thanks,

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LF, That looks like an onion plant. I've seen those at Aquarium Adventure.

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tetratech,

Onion Plants are of the genus Crinum, this must be something different, I guess?

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Ok,

I bought the Isoetes Lacustris, they had 3 plants left. It is the tall round grassy plant in front of the Red Rubin Sword. Also, there has to be an Espei Fry in the picture

What do you think?

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Well,

I also bought another plant and forgot its name as soon as I arrived at home. It is a crypt, but for the live of it I cannot remember what the second part was. All I remember is that it started with S (I think). It’s longest leaf is about 10 inches long and it was sold to me as a plug and I put it in the tank as one piece. The leave structure is thin and long and green. It looks a lot like it could be Cryptocoryne Albida. And one can second this? The reason why I am not sure about this is that Albida should be only up to 10cm tall, this one is much larger.

This plant also had a second surprise for me, as can be seen in This Thread]:|.

Here it is, the thin leaved plant in the center of the picture

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LF,
Enjoy your new plants, can't help you with the IDs that's a job for Bensaf. LF some of your plant questions might be better answered at APC.

BTW - I just got back from one of my LFS and I bought another bolivian ram and as stupid as this sounds 4 more cardinals. This is a different LFS than the other one I bought the first 10 from. I almost bought a croaking gourami, but I did't like the way it looked.



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I just finished all 20 pages of this thread. I love your tank! It definitely makes my wee 25 gal. look like I just threw a bunch of plants in and planted them where they landed! Way back on page 4 or 5 Tetratech mentioned his tank was clear in the morning and hazy in the evening, this happened in my 2 gal. what I was able to find out was it was a bacterial bloom, the bacteria 'hide' at night and come out by day, forming a haze by evening. My source recommended less light and a mild anti-bac, I used mela-fix at half dose and this seemed to take care of it. Anyway, I didn't see any other advice and thought I'd throw it out there. I'm new (first year) to fish-keeping, and very new to this forum so I'm poking around and getting all kinds of big dreams for future tanks. I can identify with having three kids, a hubby and my herd dog all feeling abandoned when I go into fish mode. Anyway great thread, love the pics, I will definitely be checking back.



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tetratech,

Doesn’t sound stupid to me, you want to build up your group and one setback should not change your goals. On the other hand, I did the same to my ever dwindling group of Neons, just kept on buying new ones. Now I have enough, I must have bought about 25 over time and I have 2 left – no more. I will have to read up on the croaking gourami, sounds interesting.

luvmykrib,

Wow, now that is impressive. Reading all these pages is quite a challenge. Thank you for your comments about the tank and thread. Don’t worry about your tank being just a random plant storage facility ([link=My 20G]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/63901.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] is the same), just hang around at FP and don’t be shy asking questions and in no time you will be a happy plant keeper . I like your Mammals in your profile and I certainly agree on the kids.

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Ok,

I haven't posted to my thread in more than 24 hours and begin to get the feelings of withdrawal . Well, I have something to ask you guys:

I ordered a few more plants and I wonder if you have something to tell me about them (except the obvious).

They are:

Aponogeton Crispus
Cryptocoryne Lucens
Ech. Uruguayensis

Supposedly they will arrive on Saturday. If the plants are of any decent size then a major major major replant will have to be done. Plants will have to be moved throughout my 3 tanks, swapping things all around. For example, I would like to add some of the Star Grass to the big one from the 20, some of the Tenellus from the 29 to the big one, Bacopa to the 29, Ludwigia to the 20, and so forth.

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Apon crispus is a beautiful plant, I've seen them quite large. I see you're going for more rooted, bigger plants. Any reason for the change, or you just liked the way they look?

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Yup NowherMan6,

There are reasons.

1) Bensaf says so (he really did tell me to go for less stem plants, for maintenance purposes).
2) Ever since I broke up my tank into 2 last weekend (see major replant entries about 1 or 2 pages back) I began to like the right hand side much better. There, I have more stringy type plants and the new ones would fall more into that schemata (I hope)
3) Wow, the shortest list ever written by me, I have only 2 reasons.

Why, do you think that it is a bad idea?

As a piece of info for all readers: Aponogeton Crispus is supposedly one of the few (if not the only one) of the Apon family that does not require a dormant period in the aquarium.

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LF,

The Ech. Uruguayensis where would you position that. It almost looks like a big swordplant?

Also LF, you've grown alot of Rotala Rotundala(Indicia) what do you think is the lowest amount of light it will grown in. You know I throw some cuttings in my 12 gallon and it only has about 1.1 wpg cf.



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tetratech,

yes, Uruguayensis is a big sword that I plan to put on the left side of the tank (somewhere), I will have to see how all the new plants look like once they arrive. I will get 3 of the other two plants each. All my Ludwigia and Bacopa will be removed (sniff), I think. That will leave me with very few stems.

Rotala grew very well for me in my 29G at 40W, so about 1.3wpg. If all goes well this weekend though it will be bye bye for it, as it got stringy and thin. The Bacopa will move in its place (I have 65W on the tank now), although the whole tank will change in its plant positioning.

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Rotala grew very well for me in my 29G at 40W, so about 1.3wpg

That's good to hear, but why is it stringy and thin. Did you not want to bother replanting tops or did you do that and it still didn't grow well. What other conditions was it growing in. (Excel, ferts, etc.)

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tetratech,

I never took out existing stems, all I did was to add new cuttings to increase the size of the group (that is the main reason for the stringy part). They develop a bigger (not giant) root system and I didn’t like the idea of having a big mess in the water column.

Ferts etc.: Any condition was fine. Initially I only had Flourish Excel, Iron, and Flourish and I never dosed on a schedule. Then I added Flourish Potassium, and later Flourish Nitrate. In the end (now) I add only Flourish Excel and my dry elements from the 125G setup (less dosage) and only once every 2 weeks (too infrequent, I know, but I have been busy with this tank).

Ingo

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O.K. Thanks!

I think your on a good path by going with the look of your right tank.

There really isn't a right or wrong, it's what's gonna make you happy when you pull up that chair and look at your tank. You have alot of space to fill up so your job is definitely more difficult than mine. I think when you setup that rock valley that was more "Amano-like", but the rest is more "Dutch" I think you have to go one way or other other.

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Just goes to show you what a real challange it is to aquascape and get a unifying flow or theme in a tank as large and long as a 125. When i was looking through your log for bensaf's remarks re: trimming plants I noticed i was thinking to myself that if (when ) I someday get a tank that large I'm just going to fill it with huge pieces of branchy driftwood - maybe a sword or two - and have it as a large SA cichlid tank. Seems MUCH easier to hardscape than to aquascape with plants. If you had a big ol' piece of DW in there, or more extensive rock work it probably would make things much easier.

I give you all the credit in the world for trying, LF.

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Thanks NowherMan6,

Driftwood was my original plan, but I cannot get my hands on any decent sized piece for the life of it. And believe me, I tried hard.

I have a few more of the same rocks at home and I am considering to add some of them this weekend. The problem there is the limited height of the rocks, none is as tall as the Rock Valley group.

Thanks again,

Ingo

And tetratech, Amano-style - Dutch-style, I call mine the Ingo-style .

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The Crispus is a good choice. Definitely a background plant and a space filler. Lightning fast grower, expect a new leaf to hit the surface every couple of days. In good conditions it has a beautiful shade of green and a nice soft texture. Had one in the old tank, but it didn't fit into the new set up unfortunately.

The Uruguaysenis is a real nice sword, one of my favourites, still have one. Not a tank buster by any means, but quite variable depending on conditions. I actually like to use it as a mid ground plant as I like the way the narrow upright leaves show off other plants to good effect. You'll have to see what size you get when it arrives.

Lucens is a real nice crypt. Get's a lot taller then the normal Willisii so it's not a foreground plant. Plant it tight, 3 plants at least together, don't spread it out too much. It's a slow grower (it'll take a few weeks before it does anything) but give it time and plant as above and it will turn into a beautiful thick bunch in a few months.

Going back a bit, nobody answered your plant id questions. The stem plant is strange. Looks a little like Bacopa but at the same time doesn't. Definitely nor Caroliania, maybe Monnieri . But there&'s a voice in the back of my head screaming Rotala Macrandra "Green" variety , but I'm trying to ignore the voices screaming in my head.

The Crypt is Retrospiralis.

As to the aquascape. Well of course you like the right side better , it's more natural, and uncluttered then the other side. It's quieter. Not mad keen on Corkscrew Val. It's too "gimmicky" looking. Something really thin leaved like Val. Nana or Natans, Cyperus Helfiri . Tall crypts like Balansae or Spiralis would be about the same width as the Corscrew but much more aged and natural looking.

As for the left side well I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's damn near impossible to 'scape a tank with plants only. There needs to be an anchor to build the scape around, driftwood or rocks. The left side has no anchor . You don't need the perfect piece of wood, a few crappy branchy pieces can be built up. A big percentage of the wood should be hidden anyway. You can try something with smaller rocks , moss them up , anubias in the gaps etc, you just need something "solid" looking. Failing that bigger plants like Swords/Nymphaea can be used and the stems built around them . Lastly a previous suggestion bigger, wider more striking stem plants in a thick group would help - Limnophilia Aromatica, Ludwigia Cuba , Ammania Gracillis etc.


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Welcome back Boss ,

Hope you had a good time.

To sum up my response to your entry:

You are right, and you are right, and, hm, you are right

I am not too wild about the Corkscrew Vals either, but you have to work with what you got. I was seriously trying to get some Cyperus Helferi, but to no avail. It would be my first choice. I might use the Aponogeton Crispus in its place, will have to see how that looks though.

Driftwood is always a big problem here, all pieces are small and if you find a long one it is also very thick (not to say ugly). I have maybe one piece at home that I could plug in there, but I think it would look lost in this big of a tank. I will try to add more of my rocks, I played with them last night (arranging some to a group) but it didn’t look all that good. An additional concern with placing wood/rock on the left hand side (more than the 2 that I have already) was that it would create a second focal point. This morning though it dawned on me that a 6 foot long tank should be able to handle more than one main area. Do you (all of the guys) agree?

Bensaf, I’m glad that you like my new plant pickings, most of them are based on your advice anyways .

I am with you when you assumed that it is Monnieri, I don’t think it would be a Macandra ‘Green’ as the leaves are so much smaller (than the red Macandra next to it) and it seems to grow side branches everywhere, like a bush.

About the Retrospiralis: maybe – I have seen them in Amano’s first book, but there he doesn’t mention plant names. No matter what, it looks very nice . It currently is too shaded in my tank, but all this will change on Saturday anyways (I hope).

Thanks,

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As for the left side well I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's damn near impossible to 'scape a tank with plants only. There needs to be an anchor to build the scape around, driftwood or rocks. The left side has no anchor .
Well they do that with the "Dutch" style but as I said the plants need to be in tighter groups and then if you want the variety you pave some "streets" from mid to front. But yes, a piece of rock here and there will do wonders. Same think with Matty's tank. [link=http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/52902.html?200511161838 ]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/52902.html?200511161838 [/link]
He needs hardscape desperately.

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Gang,

I am currently in another low again,

The closer I get to Saturday’s replanting the more unsure I get of how I would do that. I have too many ideas in my head but I am afraid that I will end up with just another mixed-up tank again (would be the 3rd time around).

But there is no turning back because a) the plants are coming, b) the tank needs something done, and c) I don’t want to .

I guess I am just trying to prepare myself for the fact that at the end of Saturday I am not going to have an Amano tank (go figure ).

Tetratech,

What do you think about the “not-one-but-multiple” focus idea?

Ingo

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I don’t want to

That's the spirit!

I really feel like the left side would benefit from a big honkin' piece of driftwood, something like this]http://cgi.ebay.com/DRIFTWOOD-CRAFTS-GARDENING-AQUARIUM-TERRARIUM-BIRDS_W0QQitemZ7725677319QQcategoryZ66790QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/link] or [link=this

It can be overwhelming, but ya gotta do it until you get it right. Or maybe you don't, and just do it so that there's always a little something left to be done, that way you won't get bored. Either way, be creative. You've already got the plant health part of it down pat, that's the hard part - now you just need to find a way to make them look as nice as possible.

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LF, Does this goal statement still hold true for you?

The focus of this tank is neither to win an aquascaping contest nor to win a fish contest. I would like to create an environment where I can play with lots of plants and enjoy the various fish that it will house as I believe this concept will give me the most pleasure for the buck.

If not, take out your plants, take out rock valley get yourself a big piece of driftwood. Get your kids and wife out of the room. Now close your eyes and drop it in. Pause for "big splash" Now have fun rescaping around the driftwood. It's that simple. I really think you will be amazed at how it comes together.

Nowher, yes he does need a big piece of driftwood, but if he simply puts dw on the left and leaves rock valley on the right it will look to contrived.

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Thanks NowherMan6 for the encouraging words.

I am a major chicken when it comes to buying driftwood that I cannot see in person. To give you an example:

The first link you provide looks like a great piece. But it was fished out of the ocean? How did it get there? How long was it truly submersed (in other words, is it underwater ready)? What is the bug and fungus situation on it?

The second link could be nice too. But the owner doesn’t even mention (or I didn’t see it) the usage as an aquarium piece. Also, it looks like it had been rotting for a while, so will it fall apart soon? And again, what is the bug and fungus situation on it and how long was it truly submersed?

As I said, chicken .


Tetratech – You know how hard it is to find this “large” piece of driftwood here in our area.

“I would like to create an environment where I can play with lots of plants and enjoy the various fish that it will house as I believe this concept will give me the most pleasure for the buck.”

Well, you got me there . First off, the Espei had their own plan as to how “various” my fish will be. And all this fuss about left side, right side, plants in, over, and out again – that is my way of playing . As much as it seems that I get very frustrated sometimes as much I enjoy pulling myself out of these phases (with the help of you guys, thanks for that).

Thanks again,

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LF,

I was in aquarium adventure last week. They had tons of driftwood. I think you need a big piece to lay down that will take up a considerable amount of real estate then you could plant in groups all along the back sides. You could also compliment the dw with the rocks you already have.

There's got to be an aquatics store closer to you that would have large pieces of dw.

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but if he simply puts dw on the left and leaves rock valley on the right it will look to contrived.

::looks at own aquarium with rocks on left, DW on right::

What's wrong with contrived?

But seriously, any aquascaped aquarium looks contrived to a certain extent. That's the whole point of aquascaping!What's the opposite of contrived anyway? Is it "natural?" Surely dutch style aquascapes look contrived, with their neat bushels of plants here and there...

Maybe then go with more rock buildup on the other side?


As for the DW, I've bough DW off of ebay many many times. Never gotten a bad piece. In any case, you boil it, bake it, scrub it like mad. Sometimes it leaches, sometimes alittle bit of fungus grows but that's normal. I wouldn't take a piece out of the ocean, but as the nearest bodies of water to me are the Hudson River, the East River and Newark bay I don't really have a choice as to where i get my driftwood

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Hudson River, the East River and Newark
Ooch!

Well I'm talking major rock on one side, major dw on the other. I think you need to blend both in. I think LF and I did say something about your white rocks.



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NowherMan6,

You are in our (tetratech and mine) area as well?

How funny . Are you in NJ or NY?

And have you ever tried to boil and/or bake a 26 inch long, 18 inch deep, and 16 inch high piece of driftwood?

Ingo

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LF,

All the driftwood I ever bought is that dark malaysian stuff. I soaked it for a few days and put it in. I never had a problem.



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I have thought about boiling a really bit chunk of DW before. I just never got around to it. At home we have this giant stainless steal tub. I think it used to be used for housing milk or something.. Any ways it is really big and I thought about filling it with water and lighting a fire under it for a few days. Ok maybe not that long but for a while at least.

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So do I tetratech,

I just got one piece this week and soak it right now for the 20G. Problem is that the ones I can buy in my area are all too small to even make a dent in my 125.

One day I will get a nice piece and then I will drive you all crazy again with "Where do I put it in the tank and what plant goes where", just the usual .

Ingo

EDIT: Wingsdlc - didn't see your post until I had posted this one. I guess the wife would have a problem if I buy a giant pot, put it in the yard, and make a big fire underneath . BTW, there are people that say boiling is actuallyy bad for the wood as its cell structure gets destroyed.

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When you guys talk about boiling DW are you talking about DW you find when your like walking your dog. Cause I found some nice pieces that would probably look nice but I was afraid to use them in my tank. Not sure what types of wood is suitable to put under water long-term.

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tetratech,

All you ever wanted to know about finding driftwood is right [link=Here]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/63086.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link].

Hope this helps,

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LF,

Yeah I understand what you are saying. I really don't know how we got the giant pot but we have it. In fact I don't know where we get most of the stuff that is laying around my parents house come to think of it.......

Personaly I think the boiling thing really depends on the type of wood and how long you boild it for. But that is just me.

Be on the look out I have a bunch of new pictures I am going to post of my 40 gallon. I would really like your guys's in put. Thanks



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And have you ever tried to boil and/or bake a 26 inch long, 18 inch deep, and 16 inch high piece of driftwood?

Point taken...


But still, i think you can make due with any kind of DW you find. I'd be wary of stuff that just fell off a tree, but I've heard of people finding older pieces near a stream or in a woodsy area and using them.

And im in NJ, northeast NJ. The closest really good LFS I know of is Tropaquarium on rt. 35 in eatontown, over an hour away...

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Wingsdlc – I guess sometimes its better not to know where things come from . Hey, I am sure we (at least I am) are pleased to give you our 2 cents, but don’t assume that we know what we are talking about . Just let us know when and where we should look.

NowherMan6 – I am in north NJ too (somewhere there), the closest decent LFS is Absolutely Fish on Rt. 46, about 10 min away.

tetratech – Road Trip, I am coming with you .

Ingo

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LF,

Oh I know we are all full of it. For the record that is. Any ways here is my updated stuff.

Click this.....I know you want to......it is just my thread don't worry....I have been starring at the computer screen for too long....


Edit:to, too, two, 2.....sometime I really hate English!

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46W? That's actually not too far from me, maybe 20 mins depending on tunnel traffic and traffic on rt. 3. I'll have to check it out sometime, I just saw their website and it looks pretty awesome - thanks for the suggestion

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Yo, Nowher are youse ever on LONG GUY-LAND?

If you are check out Aquarium Adventure in Garden City. 11,000 square foot all aquatics. Here's the website.

http://www.aquariumadventure.com/

Little_Fish has been there, but he was kinda in a hurry, something about the wife and kids. I got alot of my stuff there including my tank, driftwood, many fish, etc.

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NowherMan6,

Yeah, go there and check it out. There are a few employees that are good and willing (and have the knowledge) to help you out. Unfortunately, the rest of them have no clue but pretend they do. Here is a conversation snippet that I picked up there earlier in the week between sales guy (SG), owner (O), and a customer (C) with a 10G, standing in front of a tank where the C is getting ONE White Cloud:

O to C: Hey, how about a frog?
C: Don’t they jump out?
O: No, these stay in the water.
O: What else is in the tank?
C: (forgot the exact listing he gave, but basically ONE of each kind, for example one was a tetra)
O: That’s good, what are you getting today?
C: This one and a Bumble Bee?
O: (explains that they need salt then asks SG) Why did you not tell him about that?
SG: I didn’t know.

Then I had to go away, partially because I had to laugh and partially because I got mad that the O thinks one fish of each kind is a good thing.

Otherwise be warned, they are on the expensive side of things. But even with all the ranting, it is my main LFS and in good to very good shape (plants and fish).

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I've been keeeping up with your progress from the start Ingo, just wanted to poke my head in and say that i'm enjoying reading and very impressed by your tank.
I havent said anything before now because I am not an ideas person! Keep up the good work.

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Yo, Nowher are youse ever on LONG GUY-LAND?

Actually my old man lives out there on the island, but when Im out there it's usually to do family stuff, not so much aquarium shopping

But i'll definetely check out that place on 46. Tropaquarium on 35 is VERY pricey with livestock, and they dont have a great deal of plant selection, mostly cichlid and reef stuff. Staff are very friendly and knowledgable though, so that makes up for it. Also, the only plants they sell are anubias barteri and java fern, and they sell HUGE specimens for dirt cheap prices. Java's with twenty something stems, maybe 18-20 inches long each were being sold for 4 dollars. Big mother anubias plants for the same price. I guess they dont know better...

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Gang,

I am too tired to write a book tonight, I worked on tanks for 12 hours today.

Unfortunately, around Noon I found out that the plants for the 125G will arrive on Tuesday ant not today. It was too late to stop the process as the 29G was already changed and that set off a chain reaction and as such I had to mess with the 20G and the big guy as well.

The Bacopa is gone, it is now in the 29G, other plants have been moved (some are trimmed).

Please be so kind and have a look at other tanks and give me THERE a comment on what you think, as you know I value your input highly.

Here is [link=The 29G Link]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/61406_3.html " style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link].
Here is [link=The 20G Link]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Aquascaping/63901_2.html" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link].

And because it was such a nice day , here is a picture of this tank now. What do you think?

Good night,

Ingo

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Hey LF just dropping in - Now that you have no algae complaints I tend to be all out of suggestions. I just think that your colorful plants need to grow in a bit. In a couple months you can have some eyecatching groups of colors.

The only thing I can think of is that I'd like something contrasting behind rock valley to create depth. The two rocks with java moss tend to blend in with the vals behind. That isn't even that major though, because in person I bet it looks great.

I really like the shape of the horizon in your tank. Everything looks really healthy....

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You must be tired! All those changes in one 12 hr stint, it would knock me out for sure, but I really think it has paid off, all the tanks look great. I want to be sure, the plant that is covering the 'ground' in front of the valley is glosso? It is not the one that looks like grass, but has more rounded leaves? Would it need more light than my aquq-glo flourescent bulb in my 25g? I have no idea what the wpg is and I don't use CO2. But I do need a ground cover and I like that one the most so far. Great 'scaping, I'll be checking back often to steal more ideas. Oops, was that in print? ]

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Lindy – you keeping up with this thread and giving me the thumb up is honor enough for me.

NowherMan6 – I inspected a newly opened LFS in my area, called The Fish Tank, in Saddle Brooks on Friday night. They are not ready yet as I believe they still have to learn a few things about stocking Fish and Plants. Plants are few and not in the best shape, fish tanks are mostly bare bottom stuffed to the rim with very young fish. For example, they have 3 tanks with Cories (and that is all they have on the label, no species name, all are just Cories) that no larger than ¾ of an inch.They are cheap though, but that alone is not a reason for me to buy something.

Matty – I hear you when you speak of contrast around Rock Valley. I will have to wait and see what the new plants that I should receive on Tuesday look like. Then, another replant will get on the way.

luvmykrib – You are welcome to “steal” all the ideas you seem feasible for you, mine didn’t come to me out of the blue either . Yes, this is Glosso and I doubt that it would grow nicely in a 25G with only one T8 fluorescent light. If you happen to find it cheap in a store, go ahead and buy a little bit and give it a try, but don’t be disappointed if it doesn’t work out. I remember trying it in my 29G when I had about 1.3wpg in that tank. It grew a little and I took it out again. One problem there was that I didn’t show enough patience, maybe I should have waited longer.

Ingo

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Gang,

It’s funny how things happen. I just mentioned in tetratech’s log how well my Espei school (trying to compete with tetratech’s Cardinals ).

Well, it turns out today is an important day in my Espei fry development. At least 10 have joined the big guys and school together. Oh how wonderful the world can be (until the next disaster strikes ).

I will try to get a shot later, for the time being I am doomed to laundry folding and child care, payback for 12 hours of planting yesterday .

Ingo

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I am doomed to laundry folding and child care, payback for 12 hours of planting yesterday



Pause to catch breath.



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Week 8 Update,

Another, although smaller, replant has happened this weekend, it was supposed to be a big one but the plants I expected from the online provider will not arrive until Tuesday. Their excuse did sound a little shady; something about the Amano Pearl Grass needs still to grow. What? I didn’t know 2 days make such a big difference in this plant’s life.

Anyways, because of this I did not perform a water change, I will do one on Tuesday evening (and then again next Saturday to get back on the regular track).

The small changes performed include the removal of the Bacopa (now in the 29G), the addition of 2 rocks on the left half, and general trimming activities.

The Espei are just great, although the number of fry begins to frighten me. At least 80 are swimming around there, like they have never heard of the fact that they are hard to breed, maybe I should tell them .

Here is a summary of tank development on a biweekly base.

First off week 0, means the day I planted the tank:

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Next week 2, the fast growers (Wisteria and in particular Water Sprite), have taken over:

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Week 4, most of these fast growers have been removed and first attempts of design are starting:

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Week 6, more moves towards the generation of a design are under way, although not too successful (yet):

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Week 8 (today), plants have been moved around a lot since week 6, hopefully for the better:

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Definitely starting to see some nice things.

I would keep all below white line. Everything above out.
That's what I see anyway, you might have something else in your head.




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I 2nd tetratech. I really like the used of flowing lines.

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Thanks tetratech and Wingsdlc for the input, I appreciate it. I think it is a little too early to think about a final layout as new plants are still to come and they are gonna change the scape again anyways. Hang in there with me until we got these and then shoot away.

…, you might have something else in your head.

Yeah, hot air

I thought I might share some close-ups with you before I go to sleep.

A double blossom on one of my Anubias Nana

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A close-up of some Red Rubin Sword leaves

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Amano Pearl Grass behind and next to the still to be identified red thing

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The Glosso carpet if front of (and between) Rock Valley

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Come to think of it. If I had to suggest a setup to someone with a small tank (maybe a 29G) who has all the tools (lights and CO2), this would be a great tank in itself.

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Last one, Glosso pearling

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*craves the high light setup*

.....oh for there to be glosso....

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Ya know, I've never gotten my anubias to flower. Ive had tem right from the start, and not once have they flowered. i guess anubias hate me and my water. wargh

Lookin good as always, that glosso running up the rock alley is really quite nice, very effective.

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Guys,

Thanks, not much going on here today, I am rather busy at work.

But anyways:

Matty, I am trying the Glosso now in my 20G, I will keep you posted on success. Lighting is 2x20W fluorescent, height 12”.

NowherMan6, what can I say, I just have the magic tank . Espei having fry like rabbits and anubias flowering on regular intervals.

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Hey LF,

In tetras thread I just noticed you said something about Amano... which made me go online and look at some of his stuff. Well, call it inspiration or what have you, but i just got an idea for your tank, looking back at the most recent picture.

I think someone already pointed this out, but the right side of your tank with the rock valley already looks amano-ish... so maybe just apply the same rules to the other side. make the rock valley your high point, and just slope down the other side. Add bigger rocks so that it slopes downhill, and allow the rocks to stand out more. Cover them with more moss and keep the tenellus bushy as it is, and have the back planted with more vals. I guess what I'm getting at, and again maybe this has already been said a few hundred posts ago, is that to unify the whole tank you have to apply the same rules from the one side to the other. As it is there's a completely different set of plants on the left. It seems like it's so much more difficult to make it work witht he "two-tank" look

Anyway, that's how I just had a vision of it in my head. Don't know if I explained it right... And it's not at ALL to say it doesnt look great now... just wanted to share the thought.



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NowherMan6,

I hear you. But that would also mean that I would have to say good-bye to all my tall plants, even the new Aponogeton Crispus and Ech. Uruguayensis, maybe also the Cryptocoryne Lucens would not fit anymore.

I don’t know, maybe I go for tetratech's chaos arrangement, although I don’t really know what that means .

Ingo

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I don’t know, maybe I go for tetratech's chaos arrangement, although I don’t really know what that means
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What?

It's really whatever floats your boat. I happen to like dramatic arrangements, which is simple, but striking and the fish do the rest. Someone referred to it as almost a
"Zen" affect which I don't totally disagree with. I think Bensaf and LF, like more color and variety. Nowher, not sure which way you go, "not that there's anything wrong with that"

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No tetratech,

You once mentioned something about Amano - chaos - no focus point.

What was that again?

Ingo

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Hmmm am deeply Jealous.

I do like Rock Valley, its like a whole little fantasy world.......

still jealous, can't think of anything constructive to say about future plans. Just keep posting pictures, they give me hope as the tank keeps getting better and better, maybe mine will!

GFG

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GFG,

Thanks for your comment. The owner of a tank is most of the time his/her own worst critic , except of course if you have FP buddies like tetratech, Matty, Bensaf, Megil, NowherMan, upikabo, (myself), and so forth . I can tell you than I am not happy yet (although I am not too sad either).

I can’t wait to see the plants that I get today (hopefully). I am sure it will throw off all plans that I had and make me reconsider the whole layout yet again . But I enjoy these “games” and I don’t mind constantly messing with the layout, as long as it doesn’t harm my fish and the plants.

And yes, I promise you that your tank will be more to your likings once you put the effort in to foster the plants and to arrange the aquascape (as you already started in your [link=Own Thread]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Planted%20Aquaria/66485.html?200511220446" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link]).

Thanks again,

Ingo

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You once mentioned something about Amano - chaos - no focus point.

Yes, nature's random disorder

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That's what I was looking for

nature's random disorder

Sounds like something you could call any settled tank, no matter how the plants are (mis)arranged .

Unfortunately I am sure there is an order in any disorder as well.

Ingo

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A double blossom on one of my Anubias Nana

How long did a take you to see your first flower?

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The first one that was grown completely in my tank - about 5 to 6 weeks.

The first one over all - 3 seconds 2 of the 5 Anubias came with flowers already, but they are long gone (within a week). Also, Otos like to nibble at them.

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Nowher, not sure which way you go, "not that there's anything wrong with that"

Say WHAT???????

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"Nowher, not sure which way you go, "not that there's anything wrong with that" "

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[font color="#C00000"]I AM AT PEACE[/font]

At least for the moment ..

But if you think it has something to do with me being happy about the Aquascaping, you are wrong. But keep on reading and you will find out. Events of this evening step by step:

First off, the plants arrived today, but what a disappointment. Unlike usual when ordering from this provider, each specimen was really small. I did not get the Amano Pearl Grass (which was why they said it couldn’t be shipped on Friday, I knew that was wrong) instead I got a check for the pearl grass money and a free tiny Red Mellon Sword (nice).

So I decided I will plant these guys anyways, and what can I say, 4 hours and 4 beers later I was done (including water change). So sorry, I am a little tipsy right now .

Here is the moment of Zen: while doing the water change, the fish had less and less space to swim and eventually older fry joined up with the adults. Tetratech, you gotta get a large school. I had tears in my eyes, it is sooooooo pretty. You cannot really capture a moment like this on camera, but I tried.

The details of the changes will be following tomorrow, too drunk and too tired right now (had no dinner either).

Here is a shot of lots of fry with adults

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Grrr,

Well, here it is

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Here is the finished tank

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Awwww, what an awesome photo of the Espei family reunion! Love it!

-P

So I guess you're going with the Amano look as NowherMan6 suggested, eih?

-P

Defintiely looking better. I'm still not crazy about the tall plant right next to the corkscrews, but that's me.

Now if I could only get my cardinals to act like your espei. Oh what a thanksgiving it would be.

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You should try to make them change the rules on schooling fish around these parts: minimum 6 for the fishs' health, minimum 30 for stunning visual effect

Happy thanksgiving all, I probably won't get back on here before tomorrow!

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upikabu, tetratech, and NowherMan,

Thanks for the input. Tetratech, I assume you mean the Rotala Macandra, right? It is a sensitive plant that requires loads of light to be beautiful (like mine ) and I am afraid if I move it too often I am going to kill it. In any way, I will refrain from any major change until the new plants have grown to a recognizable size. It will be an interesting period to see all these little plants jump up.

Am I going Amano? I don’t know, I actually think that I don’t have the knowledge and right plants to do that. Maybe I will create a style called “Poor Man’s Amano Tank” whereby poor is the equivalent of inexperienced .

Can anyone tell me more about the Red Melon Sword? This was the freebee they gave me because they didn’t sent the plants on Friday (as I said earlier, they told me that the Amano Pearl Grass has to grow some more, and then it wasn’t shipped anyways).

Yeah, the schooling is lovely. Most of the time they don’t school together yet, I think it is simply a question of speed as the grown-ups race from left to right and back and the little one are still to weak to follow. At least they have gained the confidence to hang with the big guys without worrying of being eaten.

Well, here are some pictures I took during yesterdays replanting.

First, the new plants in a 2G bucket, I hope one can see that they are tiny. In here are 3 Crypt Lucens, 3 Apon Crispus, 1 Ech Uruguayensis, and the freebee Red Melon Sword.

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Here are the Narrow Leaf Ludwigia layed out for replanting

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A shot of the right side of the tank, nothing has changed there.

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Here is a picture of the left tank () where all the changes took place. The Ludwigia was removed and relocated to the right, a little more like a street. In the way back just in front of the Reactor, and invisible in the picture because of its size, is the Ech Uruguayensis. On the right of the filter intake (in the back) are the 3 Apon Crispus lined up (probably too close to each other). In front of them are the Crypt Lucens arranged, behind and between the 2 rocks on the left. The red melon sword is hidden behind the Crypt Albida (or Retrospiralis? ). All the way on the left are the Alternanthera reineckii "roseafolia” lined up, mostly obscured by the second Anubias Barteri that I moved over there. All Pennywort has been removed – This might actually bring the end of the Espei breeding season as almost no brad leaved plants are left.

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Here is a closer shot of the middle section of the left tank. I think this one could make a nice small tank in itself as well. You can see the Anubias double blossom on the right.

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Very nice, I think it's starting to look very pretty. When I first saw the bowl I thought you were starting to prepare for thanksgiving.

BTW - Have you stopped dosing excel, everything looks very clean and clear in the pics.


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tetratech,

No – no turkey in the bucket

Yeah, I have stopped using Excel after only one week of dosing, about 11 days ago. Yesterday I noticed some algae on my plants again, not too a point that bothers me too much (but more than 4 strings). The one that hasn’t come back so far is the BBA, which was the one I was concerned with the most as it seemed to choke plants to death.

Maybe you have noticed that from the pictures, but I rearranged my Reactor and filter intake to be side by side, following your lead (and Megil’s excellent explanation of its benefits) with having the CO2 being sucked intot the filter first. I wonder if I will notice any difference.

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Nothing going on in my log in 2 days, that’s a record .

Well, there isn’t much to report anyways as no new drama has occurred and no good news either.

I would like to get your advice on a little scape change that I would like to perform tomorrow (if anyone even reads this thread until then). I would like to expand the Glosso area to the left and right as indicated by the red lines. The close-ups (left and right areas) show that the plant is already growing there anyways, but it cannot get enough light as it is shaded by the Dwarf Sag / Pygmy Chain Sword mix.

What do you think? Good or bad idea?

Ingo

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Just the right with Glosso

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Ingo,

I am not quite sure which would look better, the tenellus
right now look very nice, but the glosso carpet look s small
an dartificial. I can understand why you would want to expand
the glosso carpet, I personally would only expand it towards
the left side of the tank (when you are facing it left) since
I think the right side tenellus looks very impressive overall
and is partly what made that side of the tank so nicely
balanced.

HTH,
Megil.

EDIt: spell and grammar check >.<

Last edited by Megil Tel'Zeke at 25-Nov-2005 14:24

Thanks Megil,

I haven't even thought about the possibility to extend only one side. That's where my symmetry thinking limits my imagination. But that is a good point.

One of the reasons why I want to extend the area is because the sags / swords are sprouting out all over and based on my experience with my smaller tank I know that in no time I would have a dense, 4 to 5 inches tall, foreground, all the way to the glass. I am not so sure if this would look all that great. Thinning these guys out is a full time job .

I guess I could give your suggestion a try, better to take out less and still have the ability to continue rather than more and later regretting it.

Thanks,

Ingo

Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 25-Nov-2005 14:19

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