Aquila Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Well this is what my 220L looks like after 3 months from being set up. At first I planted lots of different plants because i wasn't sure which would make it with my lighting conditions and gravel. I also wasn't sure which would grow taller or quicker so i just spread them about. Now I've taken out those that were not thriving and also rearranged those that were. I've also added a temporary dark background because I still can't decide whether to go for solid matte black, rocks, mangrove roots, etc...and I got more driftwood! Please give me some suggestions for any rearrangements/additions and so on. I realize the left corner is a little empty but i'm waiting for the star grass and other plant (forgot the name, but its suppose to grow like a weed) to grow in. The light is not as bright on that side because of the power unit in the light. I have been dosing some flourish excel and flourish but do plan to get a DIY Co2 bottle sometime in the near future. I haven't added any fert balls/tabs yet because i don't want to disturb them while i still move the plants around and make the water cloudy. Fish: glass cats, neons, longfin black skirt tetras, longfin leopard danios, male guppies, SAE, burmese border loach, 2 bristlenoses (1 albino, 1 normal), 1 F kribensis, and some corries. Sept 16 - 5 days after setting up the tank Sept 27 Oct 3 - still without any background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Oct 3 - temporary background Oct 23 Dec 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 The october 3 pic is awesome with the glass cats in there :bounce: :bounce: , some nice growth on the plants as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 agreed, i never liked glass cats, but in ur Aquarium they look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 If the big plant is what I think it is (E. cordifolius) it will grow taller untill all you see is stalks. It might pay to repace it with one of the medium sized Echinodorus sp. or E. uraguayensis if you can get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks N1CK and AquaVitamins They are still in there and they hand feed voraciously...hehe. If the big plant is what I think it is (E. cordifolius) it will grow taller untill all you see is stalks. It might pay to repace it with one of the medium sized Echinodorus sp. or E. uraguayensis if you can get one. Thanks for the suggestion Alan, its look as though that is the way its headed. I will try to hunt down a different species with a similar look but the bet stores are pretty useless when I asl them about plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I grow a few but they probably will not be ready until late summer or autumn. Echinodorus red special, barthii, ozelot, uraguayensis should be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Ooooh. Cool, I will look out for those when they are ready! I probably don't have enough light for the red, but would love to try the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 tank looks great Jen. my red swords have started popping out lots of red submersed leaves. very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Jen? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 gah. i thought you were jenniferH! :oops: its been a tiring few days. I apologise, M :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 ohh be careful, getting your woman mixed up is never good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 too late haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Poor P44 needs a holiday...good thing one is coming up very soon! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 is it? Good grief! Has the Grinch stolen all the gifts in Whooville again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 pretty much, haha. but your tank is really nice! needs some catfish though :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 pretty much, haha. but your tank is really nice! needs some catfish though :lol: well apart from the glass catfish 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdarnixx Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 well apart from the glass catfish 8) lol whats wrong with glass catfish? i always liked them as they where so peaceful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Hehe no worries phoenix. Yeah glass catfish are awesome! They never show their personalities in the store because they are scared! Mine like to hunt in the filter current and I like how they can they can turn on a dime! They are also brave enough to hand feed...and one got so excited once when getting fed blood worms that he jumped straight out of the tank. Luckily I was standing 2 feet away I do have 2 bristlenoses in there...does that count as catfish? I do want a whiptail in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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