My 4ft one year after ADA 2006

**zenscape** · 3rd Apr 2007, 16:17

Hi Folks, it has been quite sometime since i last posted the picture of my 4ft. Time flies and it has been a year since i took picture of the tank for the ADA2006 submission. My 4ft has become a jungle!

I hope i still have the drive to reinvent it.

Now:-

A year ago....

Glad that critters are still in full strength

**Corleone** · 3rd Apr 2007, 16:51

Whole the growth is massive...time to take a day's leave and take out your scissors and snip snip snip..

**ranmasatome** · 3rd Apr 2007, 21:51

Maurice.. glad to see the tank still around!!! neat!! time to get it ready for submission again..

**barmby** · 3rd Apr 2007, 23:23

hi! No worries. it is still very nice and lush

**StanChung** · 4th Apr 2007, 01:44

Start trimming for success! you have 1 month+ to get it super duper!

+ The flame moss gives an added interest.
- The depth is a bit lost and crowded.

Some of the plants like the little narrow leaf jf in the middle needs more time to mature.

**zenscape** · 4th Apr 2007, 12:22

Thanks Jus, Stan, Barmby for the encouraging comment.

Yes, Jus it is still around. The tank has 70% moss/java in it and I merely trim the background fast growing plants every 2 weeks. For moss, i just "push" them down if it is getting too thick. Thereafter, WC and 30 mins every weekend and it is done.

The schedule is like low-maintenance tank but in fact it is a high Fert & light setting.. My tank is neither here nor there. Haha. I guess i am like folks here after 4-5 years into this hobby- slowly going into the "dark side".

Ok, low maintenance hardly WC and trimming and i will aim at that one day.

Points taken Stan, java is abit difficult to maintain after they are overgrown. Again I push them down because trimming will make them ugly. I kind of like the middle java, got a small bunch from Hii.. it is needle leave!