this is my first real planted tank ever , after much much waiting , i have setup my tank , took me around 2-3 days as i went around to get all the plants .
here the first day setup ... with 2 dw ...
one tied with flame moss , the other still bare not sure what to tie on . please ignore the floating hornworts and the charcoal piece in the middle . >.<
i know i have alot to learn and improve on , so i hope you all can help / teach me what kind of liquid ferts would be good for
the plants
any comments or advise appreciated !
specs :
55 litre tank
plants : Cyperus helferi , sagataria subulata , hairgrass , us fissiden tied on dw . 2 other plants which im not sure of names . and 3 marimo moss balls floating ( to be added soon )
Co2 @ 2bps
lighting : 24 watt x 4 ( 8 hours a day )
Ferts : to be added soon ... not sure what to add ? any advise ?
Last edited by freshfish; 8th Jan 2009 at 23:21. Reason: added pic
after 2nd day , i felt i needed more plants so went to get more and plant , removed a piece of DW ( left ) as i felt its quite squeezy so it looks like this now .
the dw is tied with us fissidens, i want to see how it grows out
front
left
right
i apologize for the lousy pics as im a noobie at using digi cams -_-"
Last edited by freshfish; 8th Jan 2009 at 17:16.
did a rescape today 9th Jan 2008 :
shifted the sagataria all to right
trimmed the glosso and made them alot shorter and spread out
added back the larger dw but this time behind it , tied with spiky moss
added some moss balls ( for some dark green )
shifted some cyferus helferi to the left side of the dw .
i think it looks a bit better now ... now dosing liquid ferts , i just crossing my fingers and hope it turns out nice . sorry for the ***** net there ... forgot to remove when taking pic
>.<
Last edited by freshfish; 9th Jan 2009 at 23:44.
You should spread out the HG instead planting in chunks.
i have already seperated them , how far should i spread them out ?Originally Posted by dcwk
bro maybe you can combine the 2 DW to make it into one big piece.
another point is that the tank is too green, maybe add some red plants, maybe some red ludwigia / rotalas or even a red tiger lotus on the right midground
ok wind ! thanks for the advise !bro maybe you can combine the 2 DW to make it into one big piece.
another point is that the tank is too green, maybe add some red plants, maybe some red ludwigia / rotalas or even a red tiger lotus on the right midground
meaning put the both dw together ?
yeap!
as i feel that the lone DW in the tank doesn't feel in place. it's too small and the shape looks like "left 4 dead'' logo
jokes aside, i think it would be nice to join all of them together to form a bigger and strong hardscape with your tank
ok ! will try it tomorrow , thanks for the advise
I first put all the plants in groups, so this very mixed and confusing ....
then worked the 2 trunks, as if to form a so ...
I think some of the plants chosen are not ideal for the aquarium
sorry my english
i'm sorry what do you mean ...
the more i look the uglier it gets
i want to tear it down now and redo everything ... sigh
Maybe you can do the following:
1. Put back the second driftwood.
2. reorganize the plants, those cyperus helferi and place them closer to the DW.
3. If you are putting glosso and HG as foreground. Alternate the planting. Your HG are too much in a bunch. 3-4 strands per bunch will be enough. For glosso, cut them in a pair of leaflets each. And plant them leaving just the leaf showing. You need glosso let me know.
Planting more during cycling is ok. But afterwhich, you would need space for plants to grow.
Was the ark built in a day?the more i look the uglier it gets
i want to tear it down now and redo everything ... sigh
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Ya,bro. Don't be discouraged. First of all, it's newly planted. It'll need sometime to look more natural. Give it a few months, see what you think by then. Still not happy, then only try a little of rearranging. That's what I'm doing now. Patience....the more i look the uglier it gets
i want to tear it down now and redo everything ... sigh
thanks ghim , im actually using back my used filter , so now rearranged i think it looks better nowMaybe you can do the following:
1. Put back the second driftwood.
2. reorganize the plants, those cyperus helferi and place them closer to the DW.
3. If you are putting glosso and HG as foreground. Alternate the planting. Your HG are too much in a bunch. 3-4 strands per bunch will be enough. For glosso, cut them in a pair of leaflets each. And plant them leaving just the leaf showing. You need glosso let me know.
Planting more during cycling is ok. But afterwhich, you would need space for plants to grow.
can someone please advise how to trim the Cyperus helferi ? base or mid ?
Bro,
I used to trim my C Helferi from the mid or near the tips (a haircut) but the cuttings will turn brown and made this simply beautiful plant ugly
Now, I cut the leaves from the base. You can see new leaves growing.
However, it's very difficult to trace the leaf you're cutting to the base, if like me, you have 10 stalks of it and your tank is 2 feet in depth
Warning: All posts are based on personal experience with no creditable validation whatsoever...
Ya,bro. Don't be discouraged. First of all, it's newly planted. It'll need sometime to look more natural. Give it a few months, see what you think by then. Still not happy, then only try a little of rearranging. That's what I'm doing now. Patience....
got it ... now i can see some shoots growing , i also trimmed the hg ...
hope everything will look nice in few months
hi, do u use a canister filter or an internal filter?
cos i'm currently going low tech with using an internal filter.. i think it's kinda strong.
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