work in progress

[juilian75]

need suggestions for foreground plants

and emersed back ground plants

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Cyperus helferi

[juilian75]

Cyperus helferi

yup. thanks but no. keep them coming....

If there are no more options maybe i'll drop by my dad's place to pick them up.

[brianclaw]

HC lawn mixed with Japanese hairgrass for the foreground. Emersed background... Look for pond plants. Usually can be found at those nurseries along Thomson road.

Side track - What are the dimensions for that tank and where'd you get the light stand from?

[ahkarboy]

glossostigma?

[Fei Miao]

I presumed this is a 5 feet tank,
Here's my take on emersed plants section only,
background-don't know the proper name but I'm thinking a papayrus-like marsh plants you see along the ponds in Botanical pond and sold at farm-mart, this will give a nice height and greens.
mid-some emersed echinodrus sp(nice flowers), java ferns on raised wooded areas

[justin_diong]

I can foresee a nice tank show out.

[bossteck]

Hi, what are your tank dimensions?
The water seemed really filled to the brim, nice, but no suitable for people like me with itchy hands.
Hope you find your ideal foreground plant soon!

[wks]

For emersed background plant, I suggest Cyperus alternifolius.
Foreground plant, I suggest Lobelia cardinalis 'Small Form' and Cryptocoryne parva.
Midground plant, I suggest Bolbitis heudelotii and Microsorium pteropus'Narrow Leaf'.

[aquarius]

Wow.... May i know where did you get your lights "holder" from? Did you DIY it or you bought it off the rack? I'm thinking of doing a "holder" like the one you have.

[juilian75]

the emersed growing plants are finally growing out of the water after 2 weeks.

[Nevada]

Nice tank julian, very interesting ... maybe a little bit of red coloured plant like crypt wendtii red will make it more interesting? just my 2 cents

[Corleone]

Dude. Think it actually looks pretty good without any foreground plants, gives ait a very wild fern tank look..Oh..care to share where you got you stand from?

[aquarius]

You can get the stand from Eco-culture. Went there recently and saw them using it. Don't know the price though.

[troyz]

Nice tank Julian ...i like the wild look

[juilian75]

Not too bad for a first try I think.

Still looking for plants that would shoot out of the water nicely.

been trying with different plants but pulled most out due to the undesired effect it created.

Oh well, like I said WorK in progress.
Life's a journey, not a destination.

[Fei Miao]

Looks good, you can consider Ludwiga repens and bacopa sp, they have nice flower, especially bacopas other stems plants which grows well above water is a what teo's called in chinese "red apple" the plants is pinkish in colour.