Juwel Rio 125 (about 29G) no monsters here!

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Just another quick update since the water was so clear today! Was checking the camera after cleaning it and took some more photos. The plants I couldn't remember the names last time were as follows:

Added over the last two weeks:
Staurogyne sp.
Nesaea Pedicellata
Rotala Rotundifolia
Limnophila Heterophylia
Eleocharis Acicularis

Removed last week:
Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan'' (Mayaca)

Think I will stop adding plants now and move on to the 54l that is cycling, this one just needs to grow now and be enjoyed. I am almost happy with this one, not sure what I will do when it gets to a point that there isn't more I can do with it. Don't really want to re-scape it either, might just try to maintain it the way it is and just move the plants around as they grow.

Full tank shot:
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Top of the tank:
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Bottom half:
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Spiky Moss growing very well and algae free:
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Glosso, also algae free:
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One of my lovely corries:
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One of my Rainbows:
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Also I have noticed over the last week that the plants are all pearling like never before, might have been due to the increase on CO2 when I introduced the L. Aromatica.

Comments and critics always welcomed :)
 
wow thats is so cool. i wanna start a planted tank like that, but i have a little 5 gal one and im haveing problems lol
 
USMCtanker;1883597; said:
wow thats is so cool. i wanna start a planted tank like that, but i have a little 5 gal one and im haveing problems lol
Just takes a bit of work, if you have the right light, CO2 and flow around the tank, then all you need is ferts and pacience ;)
 
Just another quick update, plant wise nothing as changed just moved a couple of things around and gave most of them a good trim. What I have added this week was a couple of rocks and a piece of redmoor wood.
I like the colour of these rocks thats the reason I went for them so will see what you guys tink about it, not 100% sure on position yet but I didn't want to move too many things to get them in for the time being.
Also this week gave the glosso a good trim, its not looking its best after that but I hope it will just fill back in again, trying that first before tanking the step of replanting it all.

Here is the tank last week:
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Here is the tank today:
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Small rock under the moss:
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Close up of smaller rock:
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Top of the larger rock:
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Large rock:
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Comments and critics always welcome :)
 
Hi guys just a quick update, things are looking up, things are growing faster and faster in the tank and I see so much pearling now even the mosses are pearling lol, this week added some Monosolenium Tenerum (Pellia) and Fissidens splachnobryoides (which later found out is non-aquatic so will see how this does, the amano shrimp seem to love it).
Decided to trim the glosso again this week, trimmed it just over a week ago to test and it grew back pretty quick and stong so this week gave it another proper trim see how it reacts this time, hopefully by next week it will be looking lush again.
Also decided to try one more stone on the right side of the Blyxa, really like this mini landscape rock :)

Tank last week:
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Here is the tank today:
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Spiky moss in the center:
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Close up of the glosso, in the middle the two new additions:
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Another close up of the glosso:
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The hairgrass is growing nicely for the first time in my tank:
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Separated and replanted the Staurogyne sp.:
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New addition to the tank, was too fast and this is the best shot I could get, will try another soon:
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My rainbow:
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Comments and critics always welcome, thanks for looking :)
 
Wow, great tank, the boesemanis look great too. How many corys do you have.
 
:drool:
I plan to set-up a 10G planted this summer with a few guppies/neons and a cory or two.
 
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