Reply With QuoteVery nice layout of driftwood, looks very natural indeed. It's not just one piece right? Maybe 3 placed together?
Hi,
This is my first post to the forum.
I've stopped doing planted tank for a few years already. Recently, my auntie wanted one and I am doing 1 for her (4 ft).
Ended up I found high on the planted tank drug again and decide to do 2 2ft tank from my leftover equipment last time.
This is 1 of the tank. It is finally starting to grow.
A bit hard to capture the fish as they do not pose for me...
Comments and critiques please...
Very nice layout of driftwood, looks very natural indeed. It's not just one piece right? Maybe 3 placed together?
I guess it has not yet started to fill inBut it looks really good from here. I don't know about the intense red plant though ( Ludwigia Repens? ), it might not look good there.
Hi wong. You are correct, there are 2 wood there. The gap is in the middle green plant.
Squee, thanks for the comment. The plant is rotala macranda. So far, my other tanks, this plant will go skinnier for some reasons. I still do not know how to grow it nice and fatten upThis plant might be the first to go for this aquascape.
nice tank
I like this style very much, please keep update for us
Welcome to AQ, looks like you're of to a good start. I think this tank will turns out nicley, do let us posted
Nice! Looks like you are quite expert at planted tanks. Keep us posted on the progress. Cheers!
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Nice, love to see the finish product. The red plant alittle bit out though maybe some anubia nana there woild be nice but thats my personal view.
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.
I am far from being an expert. That's why the wood is full of algae. However, it is quite nice and ppl have been asking me not to elimate it.
However, I don't think i know how to control it (to grow it or to elimate it). Only can let nature takes its course.
The red plant is indeed out right now. I am still looking at how it will grow. Usually, it will thin out (rotala macranda). Will do minor rescape after a few trimming. Now, I am just letting the tank grow.
Originally Posted by cjloong
I am far from being an expert. That's why the wood is full of algae. However, it is quite nice and ppl have been asking me not to elimate it.
However, I don't think i know how to control it (to grow it or to elimate it). Only can let nature takes its course.
The red plant is indeed out right now. I am still looking at how it will grow. Usually, it will thin out (rotala macranda). Will do minor rescape after a few trimming. Now, I am just letting the tank grow.
perhaps what you need is a few siamese algae eater to nibble those away?
Thanks JeromeZ for the tip. I do have some yamato who would munch on these enough to shorten it.
SAE will be an option if I want to kill the algae, I guess. Only thing is it grows big and will become a nuisance in this small tank.
BTW. The algae eating crew in this tank includes: otto X 4, 8 X yamato, 3 zebra snail and some cherry and bee shrimp. There are also some snails (trumpet and others) here and there.
How about keeping it... Anybody knows how to keep it alive?
Anyone keeps algae(intentionally) before in this forum?
Hmmm, you can actually keep the snails in your tank without damage to your plants?!cool!
Don't think the snails will cause damage. Had them for 3 weeks already, no damages visible.
maybe when their numbers start to multiply exponentially the damage they cause will too.. then it will be visible..
anyway.. great tank... very seldom see people use stem plants together with wood so well..
Not an expert, I like the arrangement and esp the driftwood. However the red plant in the middle seems out-of-place.
Loved the aqua-scaping. This is making me go hunt for badly butchered tree trumps in Mumbai. What i didn't like is the silly red plant in the middle; it sort of ruins the landscaping.
But carry on and let us know.
We have goreous moss and alage in india and I'm going to hunt for them in Gujarat next month.
I have a 30 inch (length) by 24 inch (height) by 18 inch (width) tank and I'be not touched it for two years now for eco-resons.
But am on a major aqua-scpaing adventure and would love advice.
Meanwhile, I admire my peers
Ashok
Hi,
This is my first post to the forum.
I've stopped doing planted tank for a few years already. Recently, my auntie wanted one and I am doing 1 for her (4 ft).
Ended up I found high on the planted tank drug again and decide to do 2 2ft tank from my leftover equipment last time.
This is 1 of the tank. It is finally starting to grow.
A bit hard to capture the fish as they do not pose for me...
Comments and critiques please...
a very good start. its gonna be a very interesting tank with good background ...
Don't be afraid of my duck!
just a nitty fussy point on the aesthetics (otherwise it's a great tank in the Amano style).. the long wood on the left extends out too far... if it could end to 'hang' just above the Marsilea, the scape would be a bit more well balanced. As it is, I find it's overly 'stretched' on the left side, even though the right-off-centre is just about right.
Just want to commend on the good thought of using plants to fill up the gap between the 2 driftwood.Good job!
Do keep us posted on the progress.
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