4x2x2 Glosso Tank

[phuakokhong]

Hi, I am new in planted tank, this is my first try on a Glosso Tank.

Tank size: 4x2x2
Plants: Glosso, Java Ferns
Fauna: 20 neon tetra, 20 hasbora, 5 baby Angel Fish, 2 SAE
Substrate: ADA Amazon Aquasoil
Lighting: 2 sets of 3x54W (11 hours)
Water Change: half tank every 2 weeks
CO2: 3 bubbles per second

Please feel free to comment.

[feide]

Nice! Lovely lawn
New to planted tank? You could have fooled a lot of people..
Looks like one of Amano's glosso tank with discus

[Cross]

Great setup! Nice creeping There's this single long plant in the middle foreground? What's your fert regime

Cheers

[phuakokhong]

Nice! Lovely lawn
New to planted tank? You could have fooled a lot of people..
Looks like one of Amano's glosso tank with discus

Really I am new! first try on planted only in sept 2009. fumbling around and managed to get some result.

[phuakokhong]

Great setup! Nice creeping There's this single long plant in the middle foreground? What's your fert regime

Cheers

Didn't use any liquid fertilizer. I suppose the ADA amazon soil is very rich. The glosso need a small trim every 2 weeks, if not a major trim is required every 4weeks, which is somehow a real headache!

The centre about 6 inch tall plant is just one of the odd glosso! I just leave it there for no purpose.

[blue33]

No fertilizer? ... soon you will know what will happen at later stage...

[phuakokhong]

No fertilizer? ... soon you will know what will happen at later stage...

A portion of it (the very first area which i started with glosso) actually showing slow growth with smaller leaves after i trim it lately as compare to other portion. Is this what is happening without any liquid fertilizer?

[WiNd08]

most likely your glosso will start to turn yellow after sometime when the soil becomes infertile ..

but liquid fert itself might be a threat to your tank as it might cause algae bloom cos you don't have stemmed plants which can absorb the excess nutrients directly off from the water

[blue33]

btw glosso is a nutrient sucker, if you look at the speed it can grow, the space it conquer and when they grow massive... .....

most likely your glosso will start to turn yellow after sometime when the soil becomes infertile ..

but liquid fert itself might be a threat to your tank as it might cause algae bloom cos you don't have stemmed plants which can absorb the excess nutrients directly off from the water

[Shadow]

but liquid fert itself might be a threat to your tank as it might cause algae bloom cos you don't have stemmed plants which can absorb the excess nutrients directly off from the water

Unless you are dossing ammonia, liquid fert does not cause algae bloom.

[Shadow]

Didn't use any liquid fertilizer. I suppose the ADA amazon soil is very rich. The glosso need a small trim every 2 weeks, if not a major trim is required every 4weeks, which is somehow a real headache!

It rich, especially if you are using Amazonia 1 but it does not last forever. The nutrient will be depleted at roughly around 6 to 12 months depending on you plants.

[phuakokhong]

Thanks for the information, at the moment the glosso still very green and healthy. Its growing like wild fire. Could be thinking of replacing it eventually by maybe dwarf hairgrass.

[blue33]

Each plant need its own special care, even dwarf hairgrass has its own problem. Hairgrass structure is thin and long, they need very fine CO2 or dissolve CO2 to grow them well, when they grow well, they collect lots of dirts at the same time due to its compact grow, you need to vacumm the dirt. When there's too much dirt, they start to rot below and algae will take the opportunity to attack.

[juke]

You got a very nice planted there, hope to have one soon.

[Cloud-Strife]

I can see the glosso already overlaping each other. Time for a trim before the whole piece of lawn floats up

[An2timun]

before the whole piece of lawn floats up

Huh? ..really ah! mine is also overlapping, must trim already, anyone ever experience this floating?

[troyz]

wow bro, nice creeping glosso lawn you have there
guess it must be backbreaking to plant glosso on a 422 tank...
how many hours you took to plant them

[Cloud-Strife]

I've experienced the floating several times. Eventually I give up planting glosso as the maintenance is too tedious. But no doubt glosso lawn is extremely attractive.

There are several ways in trimming the glosso. One of the way is the checker box concept. You may look in the internet for more info on that.

[phuakokhong]

wow bro, nice creeping glosso lawn you have there
guess it must be backbreaking to plant glosso on a 422 tank...
how many hours you took to plant them

thanks for the compliment. really it takes countless hours....... but its all worth it when you see it grows....

[phuakokhong]

I can see the glosso already overlaping each other. Time for a trim before the whole piece of lawn floats up

My glosso never floats up. Yes, it's about time to trim, in fact every 2 weeks need a good hair cut. If not a major hair cut needed in 3-4 weeks.