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Hmm... kinda hard to put into words. My opinion only yah - I see 3 main concentration of plants. This makes it kinda too structured or orderly. Right side is kinda heavy. I'll leave the finer points to the experts.
Hi all,
am a new member.
just to share a pic of my 3ft set up...now 1 year old, has been running for past year without CO2...just installed only this month.
Please comment on layout and how to imrpove, etc.
I know the left side is a bit ugly. Intended for a nice C. balansae wall behind the wood but it just doesnt grow thick enough! just a few strands...very ugly. How should this be done properly? (I covered it up with lotus instead)
Regarding fertillizing...I use Flourish 3ml 2x weekly...and JBL base fert, but I find some leaves on my plants not so good...are there any other imrpovements I can make on the fert regimen?
And lastly, what are the requirements of Aponogeton madagascariensis? I doubt I can grow it, but with addition of CO2 I think want to push for higher lvl...
Enjoy!
thanks
Hmm... kinda hard to put into words. My opinion only yah - I see 3 main concentration of plants. This makes it kinda too structured or orderly. Right side is kinda heavy. I'll leave the finer points to the experts.
Psst...beware of the armless swordsman!
Steven
what is the name of the plant on the far right?
Firstly, Welcome to AQOriginally Posted by Lam_wn
Hi all,
am a new member.
just to share a pic of my 3ft set up...now 1 year old, has been running for past year without CO2...just installed only this month.
Please comment on layout and how to imrpove, etc.
I know the left side is a bit ugly. Intended for a nice C. balansae wall behind the wood but it just doesnt grow thick enough! just a few strands...very ugly. How should this be done properly? (I covered it up with lotus instead)
Regarding fertillizing...I use Flourish 3ml 2x weekly...and JBL base fert, but I find some leaves on my plants not so good...are there any other imrpovements I can make on the fert regimen?
And lastly, what are the requirements of Aponogeton madagascariensis? I doubt I can grow it, but with addition of CO2 I think want to push for higher lvl...
Enjoy!
thanks
Not a bad gooding tank. Regarding the C. balansae, nice plant but slow growing, either you will have to add in more or one suggestion is move the vals near that area, now it looks just too centered. Doing that would open up the space.
Regarding the leaves on the plants not doing too good, you'll have to provide more info, holes in the leaves? yellowish? so the bros can help, you don't dose traces? IMO with your current fert regime and addition CO2 they should improve with time, I would just wait and see.
Aponogeton madagascariensis- beautiful and demanding plant, never try it. If you are successful it will be beautiful, butwhere you're going to place it?
...I love rubies too ...
Ken
Hi all,
thanks for replies,
firstly, the plant on extreme right is E.osiris (foreground) and E. bleheri
The centre plant is no valisneria, its E. uruguayensis. I did not intend it to be right smack in the middle, not when I planted it...it was 15cm tall then. And I did not expected a diff look to it actually (ie fewer, but larger leaves,... ) I cant shift any of the 5 Echinodorous I have in there anymore, their roots are burried very deep in the JBL base fert...
I have a small E. rubin red hiding between uruguayensis and bleheri, I intended for more colourful and crowded back filled with sword plants, but it is still very short and small, if A. madagascariensis comes cheaply to me thats where it will go..
So I will have to plant more C. balansae to the back soon right?
thanks
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i think 5 large Echinodurus in a 3ft tank? haha...i love echinodorus but they are monsters save for kleiner bar, flame red, narrow red rubin and the smallest one tennelus.
the osiris grows to 2.5ft wide easily. this plant belongs near the middle or at the back. it's umbrella will cover everything and as mentioned it look heavy on right side because of its size. you really have to sacrifice the other 4 echi's their size will be overwhelming. trust me...exception may be the uruguayensis.
i think you can keep the osiris + uruguayensis.
otherwise can't really help you if you don't want to relocate the osiris.
You can if you dare to fail - Stan Chung
! 2.5 ft !? I was told 30cm diameter! and I thought these plants were already at their max size? I had an ozelot 3/4 the height of the bleheri which flowered, and the oriental has flowered too...I guess flowering size does not mean mature size does it?i think 5 large Echinodurus in a 3ft tank? haha...i love echinodorus but they are monsters save for kleiner bar, flame red, narrow red rubin and the smallest one tennelus.
the osiris grows to 2.5ft wide easily. this plant belongs near the middle or at the back. it's umbrella will cover everything and as mentioned it look heavy on right side because of its size. you really have to sacrifice the other 4 echi's their size will be overwhelming. trust me...
i think you can keep the osiris + uruguayensis.
otherwise can't really help you if you don't want to relocate the osiris.
thanks for the advice anyway...going to have to make some change...
thanks
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yes...the tropica webby says the ozelot 25-30cm width and 40cm+height.
i have come across larger ones so maybe you can 'train' this fella to stay small.
the osiris from past encounters will be big as said...
Last edited by StanChung; 2nd Apr 2006 at 02:20.
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