Sandy & Grassy Scape

[marle]

Lovely tank Marle

Thanks bro..

Nice carpet! 👍😃

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Thank you!

Nice!!! Remember to trim those HC. I got lazy previously and my carpet started to die at the bottom section and had to decom the full carpet.

Sure! Advice noted and will do necessities!

Awesome! Nicely done

Thanks man!

Very nice clean scape.

Just one more last thing the tank really needs to complete the look... glass lily pipes!

Haha Ya! thats in my shopping list.. I actually bought the Up Aqua Led thanks to your recommendation in your thread.

Your tank is beautiful. Looks calm, peaceful, like a telly tubby land.

LOL. now that you mentioned it...

[marle]

From sandy & grassy, it becomes now lushy.

Can you share the specifications of your current set up? I am very interested to do a similar set up in future.

Wow. Very nice. Mind telling us the maintenance details. Would like to know how u maintain such lush HC

This is also my first mini success in HC.. the previous time i failed miserably. Most of the HC here are bought emmersed from East Ocean..

Lights: 2 x Up Aqua LED
Temperature: 29 Degrees Using Fan (Very tempted to get chiller, they say plants grown at 23-25 degrees will look amazing)
Filtration: Ehiem Ecco Pro
Fertilizer: ADA Step 1, ADA Special Lights, Seachem Potassium (All daily dose)
Substrate: ADA Amazonia Powder

[marle]

Dear all, some updates to my tank..

Theres the appearance of BBA and GBA. I am intending to remove the BBA but keep the GBA. Also, the right side of the tank require filling in of HC and HG which might take another month.

Tank is grown at 29 Degrees and i am pleasantly surprised that HC can in fact grow dense in such temperatures. My HM is suffering as i can see the browning of its leaves and stems. It might also be because my light is too strong? I will be reducing the lights to 1 LED stick instead to see if theres any difference in the growth of HM.

Pictures taken a night so some of the plants and fishes are sleeping.. There is some shrimps in the tank, 5 crs in fact but could be hiding because of a nasty puffer fish which is tasked to clear out the snails population.

Hope you enjoy and happy aquascaping..

[boonware]

Very nice scape!

[rc311]

Nice but why do I see something not very right? Oh ya, the green pipe! Lol

[Urban Aquaria]

Looks great!

My HM is suffering as i can see the browning of its leaves and stems. It might also be because my light is too strong? I will be reducing the lights to 1 LED stick instead to see if theres any difference in the growth of HM.

I noticed for the HM in my own tanks, i have to periodically uproot them, trim away the old bottoms and replant the new healthy tops (i do that on a monthly basis, since they grow so fast to the water surface i have to chop them in half every week)... otherwise if only the tops are chopped off regularly but the same old stems and leaves at the bottom are still kept rooted for more than 2+ months, they'll start to become ratty-looking and melt away even with ideal conditions. So i guess its a plant where the stems and leaves grow fast, but they also don't last very long, hence needs to be regularly uprooted, topped and re-planted to keep it looking fresh.

[milk_vanilla]

From my observation, maximum trims that i managed to bring them in perfect healthy condition is 3-4 times, after that they start deteriorating.

Like UA said, we still need to uproot, topped and re-planted.

But some folks are lazy to do this, because it may change the overall layout or feel bored and prefer re-scape instead

[LideBoi]

Super like your tank simple and grown layout.

[fireblade]

nice carpet of HC!! makes me wanna try HC again... but my tank temp is 30 -32 degrees...

[limyw]

do you cover the tank to stop the "jumpers"?

[boonware]

My HC is also growing at around 28 to 30 degrees without fan and chiller.

[furyprix]

My HC is also growing at around 28 to 30 degrees without fan and chiller.

Me too but bro, no CO2?! your carpet is gorgeous! *jealous*

[marle]

Very nice scape!

Thanks boon ware..

Nice but why do I see something not very right? Oh ya, the green pipe! Lol

Haha.. yes, should have removed it when taking photo but got abit lazy.. quite abit of algae on the inlets and outlets too

Looks great!



I noticed for the HM in my own tanks, i have to periodically uproot them, trim away the old bottoms and replant the new healthy tops (i do that on a monthly basis, since they grow so fast to the water surface i have to chop them in half every week)... otherwise if only the tops are chopped off regularly but the same old stems and leaves at the bottom are still kept rooted for more than 2+ months, they'll start to become ratty-looking and melt away even with ideal conditions. So i guess its a plant where the stems and leaves grow fast, but they also don't last very long, hence needs to be regularly uprooted, topped and re-planted to keep it looking fresh.

Thanks UA. Yeah, these HM aren't easy to keep. I have seen really beautiful and healthy HM from top to bottom at their 2ft display tank in Fishy Business. My guess is because their place is of a lower temperature and thus the beautiful plants! Really beautiful HM growth. Their moss also power.

From my observation, maximum trims that i managed to bring them in perfect healthy condition is 3-4 times, after that they start deteriorating.

Like UA said, we still need to uproot, topped and re-planted.

But some folks are lazy to do this, because it may change the overall layout or feel bored and prefer re-scape instead

I am also tempted to remove all the HM completely to change the choice of plant.. any recommendation?

Super like your tank simple and grown layout.

Thanks LideBoi, looking forward to your tank.

nice carpet of HC!! makes me wanna try HC again... but my tank temp is 30 -32 degrees...

Add a fan bro, will help things.. just top up water more often.

do you cover the tank to stop the "jumpers"?

Nope.. Regrettably i have my fair share of losses..

My HC is also growing at around 28 to 30 degrees without fan and chiller.

Yes its possible! Maybe the growth is not as pretty compared to a 23 degree tank..

Me too but bro, no CO2?! your carpet is gorgeous! *jealous*

Thanks fury prix.. C02 is present, only turn on during photoperiod.. Hope to see your aquascape too..

[Urban Aquaria]

I am also tempted to remove all the HM completely to change the choice of plant.. any recommendation?

Can try Blyxa Japonica... wouldn't grow too tall (the 10-15cm height nicely fits your low-profile tank) and no need to trim so often, plus it'll naturally grow into a nice dense bush on its own without needing to constantly shape it.

[marle]

should i decomm this tank and start new scape..? hmm...

[aquanick]

Have you achieved what you wanted with this tank?
The tank looks superb!

[fstyle28]

Aquatic Nirvana

[Vernonplim]

should i decomm this tank and start new scape..? hmm...

No no no no no.... It's a beautiful tank


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