My humble 2.5 ft planted tank updates

[xter]

the update scape after some suggestions from the previous post....
managed to level up the background plants rather then waiting for them to grow.

all comments are welcome.

[juggler]

I like it! Reminds me of a tropical rainforest.

What's the other tank specs?

[flyx]

y not filled up the rt side with HC too...or that plants u have on the left side

[xter]

I like it! Reminds me of a tropical rainforest.

What's the other tank specs?

is it ok for general specs cos i don't have test kits.

Tank: 2.5ft x 2ft x 2ft
Lightnings: 4 x 36w PL

Fert Regime: Seachem Flourish/Iron/Phorphous (2 ml weekly)
Substrate: Pure ADA without base fert
Co2: 4 bps

Filtration: 1 x Ehiem 2027

Fauna :7 Carnidals, 6 rummy nose tetra, 5 Yamotos, 2 otos, 1 puffer, 3 Cigar fish

Flora: Anubias barteri var. nana, Bolbitis heudelotii, HC, Erect Moss, Java Moss
(Weak in plants naming...)

Anything I missed out???

[xter]

y not filled up the rt side with HC too...or that plants u have on the left side

Waiting for the right side HC to take off...or rather the left to spread to the other side. The HC doesn't seems to like the right side though.

[plumboy21]

Nice tank. I see that U have HC on the foreground? Mine didnt survived when the rest of the plants thrive.

[xter]

Nice tank. I see that U have HC on the foreground? Mine didnt survived when the rest of the plants thrive.

It's HC all over. mine took a while before it really takes off. it about 2.5 inches thick at some areas.

[plumboy21]

Hm, U bought your HC attached to stone or U planted them? Mine came attached to a stone but progressively all came loose and ended up floating on the surface. Give up on HC for the time being.

[xter]

bought it in a pot which i tied to the metal mesh to allow it to spread. i removed the metal mesh portion after it spread and rooted.

i believe yours is not properly rooted cos of the stone. why don't you try subsitute it with the mesh so that the root has direct contact to the substrate?

[plumboy21]

Wow, U are really patient cos HC is so small. Hm, how did u managed to tie them? Furthermore U bought in pots? C328 only come with stones and they are one of the most x plants there. I see that U have quite a high light consider yours is a 2.5 ft tank? Mine 2 ft tank only got 36w x 2.

[xter]

it took almost 8 mths... cos i bought only 1 pot only cos of the price from system and engineering.

hmmmm....i tie it on the mesh using fishing lines.

about the light, i always try to push it to the max so that the plants stay shorter. maybe this had benefit the HC too. . but the nanas suffer, green spots are on them

[xter]

nice layout !!

Thank you f or the comments...

Does anyone know where to buy rocks that are similar to Amano setup?
Thinking of adding them.

[gorilla83]

wow i like the foreground... nice..
what are those?? those plants right in front...

[xter]

thanks... =)

the small leaves creepers are HC.
but i don't know what the other with the curly leaves, any bros can help?

[michael lai]

I think it's downoi if I'm not mistaken.

[gorilla83]

i've got a noob question..
what is HC???

[xter]

HC = Hemianthus callitrichoides

http://www.tropica.com/productcard_1.asp?id=048B =)