NEW project -

**ZackZhou** · 15th Jul 2011, 14:49

Update on the tank:
Have pushed out all the rocks by abit after comfirming the scape. (they do look nice on the 1st photo, but had to imagine hc grown and the rocks had to be elevated abit to see.)

Dry started hc, will updated again.

**Shadow** · 15th Jul 2011, 14:50

Originally Posted by ZackZhou

Hi shadow, when you mix 2 foreground plants would that give you a headache? Because I have tried hc and glosso and it gave me he'll of trouble, had to trim everyday to prevent glosso's new shoot from covering the hc. Hahaha. I'm too lazy to do that.

Unfortunately yes, it will be. It probably even worst than glosso. UG will just go under the HC and suddenly pop up in the middle of HC lawn

. It is just like when you combine HC and hairgrass

but that part of the fun in Aquascaping

**ZackZhou** · 15th Jul 2011, 15:18

Originally Posted by Shadow

Unfortunately yes, it will be. It probably even worst than glosso. UG will just go under the HC and suddenly pop up in the middle of HC lawn

. It is just like when you combine HC and hairgrass

but that part of the fun in Aquascaping

Don't want to make me imagine my 1st scape. Tennules as background plants. -.- everyday like catching some thieves, pop out here and there! Hahahaha. My fun part is to see and do less work. Hahaha

**zonkkie** · 16th Jul 2011, 14:43

Looking good bro! Believe HC can do the job of holding the soil once established. My HC roots were around 3inches.

**eviltrain** · 16th Jul 2011, 17:34

Bring up the front of your tank to let the to soil stablize, and also easier for hc or what ever plants for foreground to have deeper roots.

**Fishy Business** · 18th Jul 2011, 01:45

Actually, there should not be worries on the submerge and emerged form types of plants, i will just plant straight into it. Haha. Just to share my 3 cent of what i do.
It will grow eventually, depending on 2 things. Light & Substrate. Thats all. Hope it helps.

**eviltrain** · 18th Jul 2011, 09:28

Originally Posted by ZackZhou

Alan, you know that's more than 2 types of glosso, I've been trying to find the mini glosso in the lfs, but I did not see any except in the display tank of seaview(opposite the counter) I do not risk ordering when only to arrive as the normal bigger leaves glosso. Haha

Note that it's not whether its submerge form or emerged form leave sizes, as fiends out here may tell me that the leaves will be bigger when it's sold in it's emerged form. Nope, the leaves are of different sizes, thus I believe that it's 2 different kinds.

if you need, i have a handful for you

. plant them sparsely and they will fill up in no time. especially yours is a short tank. mine is the short type.

those at the top right corner.

**Panther** · 18th Jul 2011, 10:51

Nice layout bro!! Glad to hear you choose HC as well coz I'm trying to grow it but haven't any success so far

Do share your growing of the HC and look forward to see how you intend to add the plants and scape later.

**ZackZhou** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:22

Originally Posted by eviltrain

Bring up the front of your tank to let the to soil stablize, and also easier for hc or what ever plants for foreground to have deeper roots.

I lift it up already.. Heehee

**ZackZhou** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:22

Originally Posted by Fishy Business

Actually, there should not be worries on the submerge and emerged form types of plants, i will just plant straight into it. Haha. Just to share my 3 cent of what i do.
It will grow eventually, depending on 2 things. Light & Substrate. Thats all. Hope it helps.

Thanks Roger, I choose dsm, because never try before. Hahaha

**RonWill** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:33

Originally Posted by eviltrain

if you need, i have a handful for you

. plant them sparsely and they will fill up in no time. especially yours is a short tank. mine is the short type

Alan, will these short glossos do ok in non-CO²'ed setups?

**eviltrain** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:42

Originally Posted by RonWill

Alan, will these short glossos do ok in non-CO²'ed setups?

if there's CO2, they will grow better. but from what i see, it is not as CO2 starve like HC.

**ZackZhou** · 14th Dec 2011, 02:44

sorry to lift up an old thread, but i would like to share the condition of the tank now.
Abandoned HC as its a failure for me to do DSM, for the 1st month all is growing well, soon i was not taking good care of it(not topping up water regularly), then i turned brown and sort of melted away. In the end decided to try glosso and the end result is this.

**GuppyLover** · 14th Dec 2011, 03:08

Very nice set up!

**tiongleong** · 14th Dec 2011, 09:11

Really nice..

**marimo** · 14th Dec 2011, 10:42

so HC still fail after dsm? thinking of using HC , but seems its really v difficult

the glosso are crepping well and the leaf looks big thou
do you have CO2 insertion?

**ZackZhou** · 14th Dec 2011, 11:48

Originally Posted by marimo

so HC still fail after dsm? thinking of using HC , but seems its really v difficult

the glosso are crepping well and the leaf looks big thou
do you have CO2 insertion?

Yea. HC failed. Glosso's leave I believe it's that big, I have co2 and fan. Hahaha

**GuppyLover** · 19th Jan 2012, 23:15

May I know how you get your tetras to school? I couldn't get mine to school.

**felix_fx2** · 20th Jan 2012, 22:14

Originally Posted by ZackZhou

Yea. HC failed. Glosso's leave I believe it's that big, I have co2 and fan. Hahaha

glosso really react to how much strength the light it's getting, have not gotten as tiny and packed as i did in a certain tank.
if you need example i can send you pictures. my glosso only came from 1 source, a single packet bought from seaview.