smk's rescape 4 ft planted setup

[smk]

Hi

Rescape my 4ft before i went for my holiday in march ...

result when i return in may ..

mk

[Shadow]

very nice , whos taking care of your tank during your absent? My tank is always end up a mess if I'm not arround

[Sunfire]

I suppose the people that stay with him or something. Or perhaps he got someone to maintain for him?

I personally think taking care of planted tanks is easy. Just fertilize the right amounts and do occasional water changes.

(off-topic) Also it is good to have a 2 month holiday. How I wish I can do that.

[smk]

haha .. thanks .. i pre-mix fertilizer in bottles and ask my dad to do daily dose .. water change every week by my sis.

well i do prepare for the worse when i back ... but they turn out to be better .... my wife said the plants grow better when i'm not around to disturb the water every now and then ... haha

i when on long trek in eastern nepal (beijing-tibet-nepal) ...... ..but on no pay leave ....


mk

[Desmond]

wow. amazing. the plants look lush and green! waiting for my crypts to grow in my rescaped tank. been too busy to look through the forum till today.

offtrack: my friends went for backpacking trip too. india, nepal, tibet, china, hong kong.

[nexus17]

Wow! Nice.

Love the feel.

How's your fertilising regime like?

[ballsmyberries]

nice tank......

don't mind me asking, what's the name for that very nice sharp leaf with a buf at the end plant called?

very nice...

[smk]

Hi ..

thanks ..

nexus17

i premix JBL-ferropol (recommended dose) + Seachem Flourish nitrogen (0.5mL) + Seachem Flourish Phosphorus (0.5mL) + Hydroponics Magnesium Sulphate (1 teaspoon) with 2 Litres of water - 2 Lt of premix fertiliser to be use daily for 7 days.

ballsmyberries

if you are referring to May pic, they are the flower buds of Eriocaulon.


mk

[percy]

hi!

mind to share where you get the Eriocaulon sp.?
i think it's a nice addition to my tank?
is it a demanding plant?

thanks!

[smk]

hi!

mind to share where you get the Eriocaulon sp.?
i think it's a nice addition to my tank?
is it a demanding plant?

thanks!

i got most of mine from user 'xtrekker'. Eriocaulon sp.南美寬葉大穀精., Eriocaulaceae sp 南美細葉大穀精 and a few other types ... just got a mini Eriocaulon 'broadleaf' from him .....

pm me if you like to get his contact number.


Info i get from web, this plant is very demanding. Lighting intensity and CO2 levels should be high. pH (~6.0) .


Im using ADA soil and 4 x 54W T5 HO for 4ft setup.

mk

[dinomax]

nice! whats the center plant and center rite? the long thin one.

[smk]

nice! whats the center plant and center rite? the long thin one.

Hi dinomax,

If you are referring to the march pic,they r Eriocaulaceae sp 南美細葉大穀精.


mk

[morta_skuld]

hi smk how does the eriocaulon doing? i have that plant growing emersed and its quite fast but i havent cultivated it inside the tank. it always die.

[smk]

Hi morta_skuld,
They are doing fine, just uproot them for propagation.

When they get too big, the lower portion starts to rot.


mk

[morta_skuld]

oh i see your eriocaulon is different to mine anyway it looks like it rots over time just like you said. the head is blocking the light to the roots. just like the toninas.

[smk]

hi, I have about 4 types of eriocaulon in my 4ft, the rest seem ok except for narrow leaf.

as you mentioned, the roots will rot if head block the light.

have fun !!

mk