Messy 3ft

[ranmasatome]

Ok..here they are Chyrl..

This tank just planted so some of the plant hieghts a bit messy.. will trim them when it get longer to get the bushy effect.. waiting for the rotundifolia, macrandra green and HM to grow taller.. on the left..
the right side is just about right i feel..


Heres a close up..


Comments are welcomed.

[valice]

I have a question... Wouldn't the bottom of your rotundifolia, macrandra green and HM become brown when you plant them so close? Due to lighting not reaching the bottom at the back, mine always seem to loss its leaves and die...

[cs_sg]

Thanks, Justin.
I love this tank
Looks so clean and lots healthy plants.
That red plant on the right, is it a Rotala macrandra 'narrow leaf' ?
That shade provided by the driftwood looks really good

[ranmasatome]

Valice.. no such problems.. now using HO T5 with spider reflectors..super bright!!..

Chyrl... that plant is ludwigia arcuata..not rotala.

[gregorsamsa]

hey the tank looks greater than it was extremely compacted. and like the way the reds are placed at the back

what is in the dark spot on the right?

i think you could trim your tenelluss lawn a little, they look squeezed.

[ranmasatome]

thanks JS..
that dark spot is actually just more bolbitis.. dont know why the picture turned out tthat way.. perhaps the upper leaves are shading that area a tad bit.. but its just bolbitis and narrow java there..

err..i have no tellenus in this tank... that forground is a night mare..lol.. its more like ranalisma rostrata mixed with utricularia sp. mixed with L.brasiliensis..hahaha.. gotta make up my mind la i think.. and work on that..

[StanChung]

i like the look now...thin out the front perhaps. brasiliensis is pretty cool. utricularia? i thought it's carnivorous...hmmm wonder what it eats? shrimplets?

[ranmasatome]

dont think it will eat my shrimps...they are too big.
Maybe i'll make it my main foreground plant.. see how..

[ranmasatome]

oh...by the way..i removed my space feeder while taking this photo.. the fishes were in protest and nibbled my hand while i was doing it..

[ranmasatome]

Did more shifting about today...



i know the A.nana barteri coffefolia is a little distracting but give it some time for the marsilea to tone it down a bit..

Also..the mid ground is all MM.. should be a bigger patch but you guys cant see it from the picture.. will eventually be a hump shaped thing tallest from left to right..

here are some fishes..i took they were in the way..lol.



comments welcomed..

[escahmo]

enjoy rescaping man

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Chocolate gouramis! I envy you.

I'd like to see the plant with the pinkish tops at the left hand side bunch up a bit

[nostalgia]

Nice Chocolate Gouramis!!! How's the rescaping?

[ranmasatome]

Thanks Squee... why the envy?? they are everywhere now..and pretty easy to keep.. at least these 4 have been good so far..they school everytime after water change..

I agree on that left top part.. i'm giving it some time then snip snip to get branchy growth..

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Well I've to figure out my fianancies if I ever decide to get them.

Are you sending this in for ADA 2006? Your's is best I've seen so far in Singapore regarding mass use of stemmed plants.

[ranmasatome]

They were only $2 leh...

I think so la.. considering it.. but thinking of phototaking and removing pipes i almost sian already..hahaha.. but i guess i'll consider closer to the date la.. prob. some time in march and see how the tank looks then.. if i do submit it.. i'll tear it down about a week after the photoshoot.. the maintainence is just killing me..hahaha..silly stem plants.

You sending your 2 ft?? i think that tank looks great!!

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I see I see.. well you should! imho anyway

That tank of mine? I just changed to a rainbar output... I think the HC and crypt parva are screwing up the system, I'm letting Glosso take over and see how. Thanks for the compliments though.