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looks good so far!
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Well, it's a start at least - give it a few weeks to start to fill in and hopefully it'll look pretty good.
Things I learned today:
1. 10 bunches of ludwigia is practically enough to fill a 15 gallon tank all on it's own. The clump in the back left corner is only two bunches, the other eight didn't get used.
2. I really, really, really, really hate rockwool. Between the 12 pots of HC and the 8 of hairgrass, that was 20 pots I had to remove the plants them and then try to pick out as much of the rockwool as possible while still leaving the roots as intact as possible.
3. The reason no one sells duckweed specifically is because they include it anyway, caught up in every other plant that they do sell. Ended up with a ton of the stuff, as well as some frogbit.
4. I shoulda ordered more HC. 12 pots came up a bit shy, I could have used another 4-5 easily.
Things I learned today:
1. 10 bunches of ludwigia is practically enough to fill a 15 gallon tank all on it's own. The clump in the back left corner is only two bunches, the other eight didn't get used.
2. I really, really, really, really hate rockwool. Between the 12 pots of HC and the 8 of hairgrass, that was 20 pots I had to remove the plants them and then try to pick out as much of the rockwool as possible while still leaving the roots as intact as possible.
3. The reason no one sells duckweed specifically is because they include it anyway, caught up in every other plant that they do sell. Ended up with a ton of the stuff, as well as some frogbit.
4. I shoulda ordered more HC. 12 pots came up a bit shy, I could have used another 4-5 easily.
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Duckweed is evil I tells ya! Keep up on thinning it...or else 8O
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I will. But it'll be a handy nutrient sucker for these first few weeks... the ADA aquasoil really leaches a tremendous amount in the beginning. After that I'll probably try to pull it all out.
Things seem to be settling in okay. Even saw a bit of pearling yesterday.
Things seem to be settling in okay. Even saw a bit of pearling yesterday.
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I have a new camera and tripod coming in this week, one that will hopefully let me take some decent pictures again. Expect updated shots by the end of the week.
Three weeks in and I have zero algae.
The HC is really filling in, I don't think it will take all that many more weeks before I have a full carpet of the stuff.
Three weeks in and I have zero algae.
The HC is really filling in, I don't think it will take all that many more weeks before I have a full carpet of the stuff.
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Do you use the RO water for the tanks?
My FW tanks all have (gasp) plastic plants
Little does my wife know... :twisted:
My FW tanks all have (gasp) plastic plants
Little does my wife know... :twisted:
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Straight from the tap, actually. I even get to use a python water changer hooked up from the sink to the tank directly so I can do a 50% water change in under 5 minutes
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Schweet!!!
BTW - like the tank....
BTW - like the tank....
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As you can see from the photos, I've pulled most of the floaters. Left a few for now, but not many.
Also as you can see the HC is spreading quite well. In three weeks it's made a lot of progress towards carpeting the tank, and at this rate shouldn't take more than another few weeks to complete that. Funny enough, this is considered a "slow growing" plant :lol:
Also as you can see the HC is spreading quite well. In three weeks it's made a lot of progress towards carpeting the tank, and at this rate shouldn't take more than another few weeks to complete that. Funny enough, this is considered a "slow growing" plant :lol:
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I like how its shaping up!
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Thanks. Not sure I'm thrilled with the ludwigia (the tall stuff on the left), though. Might end up replacing it with something else, but I haven't figured out what yet.
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I like Alternanthera Reineckii for height and some color, sorry don't know of a common name.
If the red idea doesn't appeal, how about some corkscrew Vallisneria for texture?
If the red idea doesn't appeal, how about some corkscrew Vallisneria for texture?
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Vals were actually my first thought when I was thinking about how to set up the tank. Only thing is the tank is only 12" tall, and only 9" above the soil in that corner. Be a little short for a val, I think?
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The corkscrew is considered a "dwarf" variety, it doesn't seem to grow as quickly or tall as the others. I have kept it, and trimmed when needed. In fact, the shorter it is, the more it curls IME. Trimming to look natural is pretty easy, you just don't lop off all the tops the same length.
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Hmm. Thanks - that gives me some real food for thought.
My only other idea at this point is replacing the ludwigia with HC's first cousin, Hemianthus micranthemoides. I'm just not sure how tall it can be enouraged to grow
Or I could always just pull the ludwigia and let the blyxa already there take over that entire side of the tank.
My only other idea at this point is replacing the ludwigia with HC's first cousin, Hemianthus micranthemoides. I'm just not sure how tall it can be enouraged to grow
Or I could always just pull the ludwigia and let the blyxa already there take over that entire side of the tank.
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No, I like the tiered effect the background height gives. You could of course leave some of the wegi, add some valli and hemi (which I like, but it is slow and low growing IME-but could fair better in your supertank) in that order left to right. I'd stop just beyond the end of your driftwood.
Not a lot, just a few. That maybe a little too busy for the effect you wanted, but I was thinking of different textures for your fish to spawn/hide in.
Not a lot, just a few. That maybe a little too busy for the effect you wanted, but I was thinking of different textures for your fish to spawn/hide in.
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Yeah, I'd rather keep the number of plant species to a minimum, for simplicity's sake. I hear you on the tiered effect, though - I don't want to lose the height in that corner much, myself.
Sorry to hear that hemianthus m. stays pretty low. I was hoping for at least 6-7" height on them Without that, they wouldn't work well.
It might be that the vals are the best choice, then, especially that their grass blade look fits in with everything else nicely.
Sorry to hear that hemianthus m. stays pretty low. I was hoping for at least 6-7" height on them
Without that, they wouldn't work well.It might be that the vals are the best choice, then, especially that their grass blade look fits in with everything else nicely.
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