Too OCD to Plant Tank!

[magpie]

If you post a picture of your setup we can give layout advice.

Some good info above!

 

[Yohanon]

If you post a picture of your setup we can give layout advice.

Some good info above!

 

[skjl47]

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hello; That looks good the way it is to my eye. In fact I like it a lot.

 

[Pomatomus]

I think it looks great! If you want it to look more natural then I think you're on the right track, you just need to give the plants time to grow in a bit. Soon You'll have a natural-looking jungle. Then you'll have an overgrown jungle. Then you'll sell some, replant what you have, and the process repeats!

 

[Yohanon]

I think it looks great! If you want it to look more natural then I think you're on the right track, you just need to give the plants time to grow in a bit. Soon You'll have a natural-looking jungle. Then you'll have an overgrown jungle. Then you'll sell some, replant what you have, and the process repeats!

Many thanks. I'm still looking for a large anubias barteri. I have a spot picked out for it. My staurogyne repens is still in the process of carpeting the substrate. The bio-load consists of 1 serrasalmus irritans, 1 bristlenose pleco, about 2 dozen nerite snails and about 2 dozen glass shrimp. My nitrates are consistently below 5 ppm.

 

[convict360]

Many thanks. I'm still looking for a large anubias barteri. I have a spot picked out for it. My staurogyne repens is still in the process of carpeting the substrate. The bio-load consists of 1 serrasalmus irritans, 1 bristlenose pleco, about 2 dozen nerite snails and about 2 dozen glass shrimp. My nitrates are consistently below 5 ppm.

Well done on the staurogyne carpet, it's something I never achieved; but it's on my list!

 

[Yohanon]

Well done on the staurogyne carpet, it's something I never achieved; but it's on my list!

Well, when I first started, I had a major melt off. Once the tank was fully cycled, though, I have had no problems. The substrate is seachem fluorite.