Just finished setting up a 10g for breeding Crystal Red Shrimp, been cycling for 3 weeks, will be ready for the shrimp in mid JulyAttackFish;1928288; said:
I plan to set-up a 10G planted this summer with a few guppies/neons and a cory or two.
Juwel Rio 125 (about 29G) no monsters here!
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Just some photos of the tank, the L. Aromatica is growing pretty nicely, I think I am going to move things around and plant it to fill that left hand corner completly. and maybe move the anubias which are behind it to the front and see how it looks.
Also the Blyxa is looking great, the Skipy moss took a huge trim the other day when I sent out to 4 board members now needs to grow back again, still plenty there though. The Lilly is shooting new leaves on a daily basis at the moment.
Over the past 2 weeks I have been running 6x24w T5 on this tank just to see how it reacts to high levels of light, I have increased the CO2 slightly and also the ferts to cope with the extra light. So far I am seeing great results, specially from the L. Aromatica and the Glosso is growing ever more compact afer the trim I gave it a couple of weeks ago.
Some photos:
Critics and comments always welcomed, thanks for looking
Also the Blyxa is looking great, the Skipy moss took a huge trim the other day when I sent out to 4 board members now needs to grow back again, still plenty there though. The Lilly is shooting new leaves on a daily basis at the moment.
Over the past 2 weeks I have been running 6x24w T5 on this tank just to see how it reacts to high levels of light, I have increased the CO2 slightly and also the ferts to cope with the extra light. So far I am seeing great results, specially from the L. Aromatica and the Glosso is growing ever more compact afer the trim I gave it a couple of weeks ago.
Some photos:
Critics and comments always welcomed, thanks for looking
Just a quick update, my glosso was way too thick so it started rotting away at the gravel and this morning half of it uprooted, so was time for a major change and replating the glosso.
Moved a few plants about and also the rocks and wood, was a shame as I was starting to like the way the tank was going but oh well gave me the day to do something in the shade its way too hot outdoors at the moment.
First turned it into a Paludarium:
All the plants and hardscape:
After replating it all:
Left Side:
Right Side:
Photos not very clear as I just filled it up, I have since also replanted the glosso, what a nightmare of a job! Took forever to sort it out and to replant it. Can't wait until it fills in again, was a nice learning experience anyway, now I know I have to keep on top of it all the time with the trimming and never let it get too thick.
Now I have to wait a couple of months before it looks decent again :|
Thanks for looking and as always comments are welcome
Moved a few plants about and also the rocks and wood, was a shame as I was starting to like the way the tank was going but oh well gave me the day to do something in the shade its way too hot outdoors at the moment.
First turned it into a Paludarium:
All the plants and hardscape:
After replating it all:
Left Side:
Right Side:
Photos not very clear as I just filled it up, I have since also replanted the glosso, what a nightmare of a job! Took forever to sort it out and to replant it. Can't wait until it fills in again, was a nice learning experience anyway, now I know I have to keep on top of it all the time with the trimming and never let it get too thick.
Now I have to wait a couple of months before it looks decent again :|
Thanks for looking and as always comments are welcome
Hey guys/gals, just another quick update a week after the rescape. Haven't really done much apart from chopping up the moss wall and sending the mosses to a few users and you can see the glosso planted now. Still trying to get some donnoi to create an effect betwen the carpet and the stem plants, going to the LFS this afternoon so will see what they have in stock.
Here some photos taken this morning:
Comments and critics always welcomed thanks for looking
Here some photos taken this morning:
Comments and critics always welcomed
thanks for lookingI don't have many critiques it is a very nice tank. The only thing that would give the tank a nice touch would be creating a slant of the plants going away from the glass into the tank instead of just the even wall of plants. I think that the hardscaping is pretty nice, more twigs would really add to it.
Planted the 5 pots Pogostemon Helferi that I got yesterday afternoon after a visit to the LFS, here a couple of photos how it looks now:
Before:
After:
From above:
Just have to wait and see how it grows, planted it pretty compact, lets see how it does. First time I am trying this plant.
Also purchased for Apistogrammas, they were too shy yesterday to face the camera, will see if today they come out for some photos.
Before:
After:
From above:
Just have to wait and see how it grows, planted it pretty compact, lets see how it does. First time I am trying this plant.
Also purchased for Apistogrammas, they were too shy yesterday to face the camera, will see if today they come out for some photos.
Managed to get a few shots of the Apistogramma cacatuoides today, they still a little shy but came out of hiding to eat. So I quickly grabbed the camera and took some shots. Not the best but this will have to do for now, I assume the first is a female and the second is male, I have two of each.
Thanks for looking
Thanks for looking
Was cleaning the tank and decided to take some photos of the Moss wall, its made of Weeping moss if you missed earlier posts
Problem with a moss wall is keeping the top of it tidy and clean, after a prune it becomes cluttered with bits of the plants you just prunned, mine as taken life at the top, its growing glosso, HC and some riccia lol here a photo:
Water was still a little cloudy, thanks for looking
Problem with a moss wall is keeping the top of it tidy and clean, after a prune it becomes cluttered with bits of the plants you just prunned, mine as taken life at the top, its growing glosso, HC and some riccia lol here a photo:
Water was still a little cloudy, thanks for looking
Couple more, was just messing about with the camera, trying a few things since its playing up and took these:
Looks pretty cool when the neon is on, and you can see all the pearling in the tank.
Looks pretty cool when the neon is on, and you can see all the pearling in the tank.
