my tank(s) update

[lorba]

Planted Tank Folders

3ft @ home

1.5ft Alpha @ Office

1.5ft Bravo @ Office


Shrimp tank Alpha @ office

[Simon]

so r we expected this and yr office tank to be in the competition?

[lorba]

i will put this in... but only to beef up the number of participants..

[hwchoy]

lorba, can you tell me how to get the moss on that wood/rock? Did you tie it yourself or bought it pre-tied? I'm planning to tie moss on rock but not sure how to tie them to get that "hat" effect. Do I tie only the top portion of the wood/rock?

[lorba]

choy, u mean the pieces with java fern or the other one?

With Java fern and Nana
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wrap the fern and nana like dumpling first.. then just spread a single, very thin layer of java moss over it, looks ugly for a wk or soon and then it takes off.

The moss grows somewhat in a same direction which look neat. You can shape it by pressing here and there when its thick enough.

[eggz]

Woah...great looking tank you gots there. What's the foreground? hairgrass? very nice!


eggz

[lorba]

thanks, and yup, HG.. but they look messy. always have to comb them for loose java moss and riccia.. quite fed up..

[Mez]

Nice!

[pipsqueak]

Nice..I like the balansae/c.natans(?) at the back..

[kingpin]

Very nice lorba. The moss and hairgrass are growing nicely.

[FC]

Nice. I like the the way you place the crypts among the hairglass which help to make contrast.

[richy]

Nice moss, Roland!

[lorba]

updated my office tanks, see above.

Really lousy handling the cam, the pics taken looks yucks.

[juggler]

Nice! 2 tanks in the office, how nice!
Can see a reflection of you holdng the camera in one of the pics.

[lorba]

yup.. mi really not good at the cam, look like gotta go study before i get my own one.

[lorba]

Have updated
- shrimp tank A (1 mth old after rescaped) and
- 1.5ft tank A (1 mth after rescaped)

See the first post for links. Will update my home 3ft, 1.5ft B and Shrimp tank B when i have time. Please throw me your spanners.

[Simon]

yr shrimp tank is VERY green [] yr anubias tank is nice

[lorba]

the shrimp tank is very small, making it very difficult to clean and maintain. But the moss did better this time.

updated my 3ft @ home.

[Davidd]

your tanks look very good!

One personal opinion about the 1.5ft(thogh entirely subjective), the bright blue of the cardinals quite distracting and loud for the tank. something more subdued like lampeyes or the mini rasbora would look very nice.

[lorba]

yup, i agree with you. They are from the 100 cardinal tetras i bought months ago, can't bear to give them away.