My new cube tank!

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:01

Just started this 2 weeks ago. No CO2 at the moment but may consider that later depending on advises I get here.

Equipment: ADA cube tank, Eheim 2211, Dymax 1ft PL, Mr. Aqua Tornado fan.

Substrate: Gex. Planned to use ADA but no stock at my favourite LFS.

Hardscape: ADA wood x 3, small pebbles.

Please feel free to give any advise. Thanks in advance.

**Shadow** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:07

what is your plant behind? the one look like grass. Is it C. Helfery? if so that plant will grow very-very tall, around 60cm

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:10

Thats what I am trying to find out too

cause the LFS can't tell me the name as well

Would be great if the pros here can ID all the plants for me. I was told those are Glosso in the foreground. The sides are normal hairgrass. The red ones are Tiger Lilies?

**Shadow** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:40

you got that right, the green center one with curly leaves is downoi, the broad leaves one is some echinodorus but do not know which echi, I believe it will also grow tall

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**Kristen** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:50

Swords (the coffeeshop term for Echinodorus) can grow dense and their leaves spread out A LOT.

**torque6** · 1st Jul 2008, 21:56

A little too sparingly planted for me, but the layout looks really good. You're planning high or low tech?

Great clarity on the ada tank and details in your photo shot. Can share what camera are you using?

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 22:02

Originally Posted by Shadow

you got that right, the green center one with curly leaves is downoi, the broad leaves one is some echinodorus but do not know which echi, I believe it will also grow tall

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You are right about that too

I had to trim off a couple of leaves because it was casting shadows on the Tiger Lily.

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 22:05

Originally Posted by torque6

A little too sparingly planted for me, but the layout looks really good. You're planning high or low tech?

Great clarity on the ada tank and details in your photo shot. Can share what camera are you using?

Too sparingly

I had a hard time finding space for the new plants which I just added in (Mini Nanas, Tiger Lily and Downoi). Any advise?

Its just a noob Canon IxusI

Thats why I started a thread on camera asking for recommendation.

**torque6** · 1st Jul 2008, 22:12

hehehe, i had a 30cm by 30cm drawn up to plant my stem plants sometime in august. I estimated i need at least 60 pots of rotalas etc. Even the aunty at y618 called me crazy

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Try to balance slow growth + fast growers within the tank. The echidoris will do just fine.

I was looking at canon ixus 80 during the pc show but $429 was way over budget for me. Have to love the image stability.

**Panut** · 1st Jul 2008, 22:15

Originally Posted by torque6

hehehe, i had a 30cm by 30cm drawn up to plant my stem plants sometime in august. I estimated i need at least 60 pots of rotalas etc. Even the aunty at y618 called me crazy

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Try to balance slow growth + fast growers within the tank. The echidoris will do just fine.

I was looking at canon ixus 80 during the pc show but $429 was way over budget for me. Have to love the image stability.

err.. one pot had 1 stem inside?

**blue33** · 1st Jul 2008, 22:21

Your glosso looks like not planted properly!

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 23:53

Originally Posted by torque6

hehehe, i had a 30cm by 30cm drawn up to plant my stem plants sometime in august. I estimated i need at least 60 pots of rotalas etc. Even the aunty at y618 called me crazy

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Try to balance slow growth + fast growers within the tank. The echidoris will do just fine.

I was looking at canon ixus 80 during the pc show but $429 was way over budget for me. Have to love the image stability.

Thats crazy

I most likely getting FZ18. Many good reviews on it

**Jaws** · 1st Jul 2008, 23:55

Originally Posted by blue33

Your glosso looks like not planted properly!

Ya... thats what I thought so too. Had a really hard time planting it. Can someone teach me the correct way? I still have one tau hway tub full of Glosso waiting for me to plant.

**blue33** · 1st Jul 2008, 23:58

Originally Posted by Jaws

Ya... thats what I thought so too. Had a really hard time planting it. Can someone teach me the correct way? I still have one tau hway tub full of Glosso waiting for me to plant.

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**Jaws** · 2nd Jul 2008, 07:35

Thanks bro!

**naturalmystic** · 2nd Jul 2008, 08:08

Hi Jaws,

Your Tiger Lily or Nymphaea Lotus Red will grow huge leaves pretty soon.
Mine are having 10x8cm leaves after 2 weeks, up from 3x1cm

For a 1-footer, that's covering a third of your tank.
I assume it is a 1-footer based on your Dymax length.
Still, it is a beautiful plant.
I'm hoping the leaves on my Red Tiger Lotus will ultimately provide shade to my Cryptocorenes and Nana Petites.

**Jaws** · 2nd Jul 2008, 08:36

Originally Posted by naturalmystic

Hi Jaws,

Your Tiger Lily or Nymphaea Lotus Red will grow huge leaves pretty soon.
Mine are having 10x8cm leaves after 2 weeks, up from 3x1cm

For a 1-footer, that's covering a third of your tank.
I assume it is a 1-footer based on your Dymax length.
Still, it is a beautiful plant.
I'm hoping the leaves on my Red Tiger Lotus will ultimately provide shade to my Cryptocorenes and Nana Petites.

I was told it wouldn't grow that big since mine is a cube low tech tank