phoenix44 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Thanks! In a few weeks, ill tear down the RHS and do something different with it. its formed a canopy which is nice, but i am planning something else for that part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 This tank is awesome! So colourful and that's just the plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 So colourful and that's just the plants! ha ha thanks! but you see the RHS where all the polysperma rosanvig is? the plan is to take all of that out and replant it with Ludwigia glandulosa or tiger lotus, so I have a canopy on the tank, only without the dense root work. Then underneath that canopy there will be a vast amount of empty space (not including the plants on the ground, where there are crypts and a few swords). At the moment all the wood in that corner is hidden and all you can see is a very dense network of plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 you need to get a longer, wider, bigger tank to fit even more plant in there and make an even better masterpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 yeah, yeah :lol: Eventually... I've got all the equipment I need to support a planted 8ft tank. Ill just grab another 2 lighthoods if I get a tank that large in the future. Tank will be wider than it is high, or the same width and height. A larger tank would be so much easier to maintain as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I think its a great idea to create a canopy, especially when you have the discus who do not particularly like the higher lighting. Heres a couple of shots of the canopy forming on the right hand side of my tank. I've got swords of various types under it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Oh! that would be just perfect, if only the tank was larger! This is the end product of my insanity VT Blue Ram Now I just have to sell my excess arcuata that I am farming on the LHS, and then source a couple more plants... and play the waiting game for the plants to grow of-course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Is that the red plant on the right when you look at the screen? If not what is that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Is that the red plant on the right when you look at the screen? If not what is that one? nah. arcuata is the pile of stuff on the left. its the one right at the front just sorta sitting there. the red stuff on the RHS is ludwigia repens. I sent you a little bit of that. it was blood red when i sent it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 It still is then with green tips? Does that sound right or do I need to move it so its right under the T5HO? In my tank thread you can just see it at the left hand side of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 How did you get your Lotus to get like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I actually can't see it in your tank at all. In lower light it will be green, in medium light it will be green on top and red at the bottom, and in high light it will be blood red. having too much of it in a tank is actually painful to look at - that's how intense the colour can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 How did you get your Lotus to get like that? me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 The post is directed to the author of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 The post is directed to the author of the thread. oh. :oops: In that case, I just crop the leaves that make it to the top. I've only had it in the tank for a month and when i got it it had 3-4 leaves. now it has closer to 10 round leaves that have a lovely red spots on them. I saw a couple of pups in the tank too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 So just trimming and letting the plant go it's self. Hope mine dose the same. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I actually can't see it in your tank at all. In lower light it will be green, in medium light it will be green on top and red at the bottom, and in high light it will be blood red. having too much of it in a tank is actually painful to look at - that's how intense the colour can get. Do you need a magnifying glass. Its a browny red looking blotch on the left hand side near the glass. Its partly hidden by the rapidly growing pup from tank busting sword plant you supplied me with. I love that big plant - its great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Looking at the before and after. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 So just trimming and letting the plant go it's self. Hope mine dose the same. Thank you. Yep, I do this too, just trim off any that try to make it to the surface. It will stay reasonably low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 It hurts when the prettiest leaves are the ones that make it to the top. it typically takes 2 days for a leaf to be at the top of the tank, so it's a good thing it's a fast growing plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Looking at the before and after. 8) consensus? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 consensus? :lol:That there are a lot of plants that you pulled out! 8) And oh so happy I will get to see them in person soon... Oh, and I had no idea there was so much wood in that tank! The fish look like they approve. Lovely plants, really impressive growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 There are like 6? pieces of wood in there. This is after all a catfish tank :lol: and with 2 whole panaques in there..... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 2 whole panaques? That's a relief :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Yeah, 2x L002's. nothing big. 12 or 18 spotty bn's 3? (soon to be more ) L66 some other catfish some other plecos 11 brochis splendis that's all ic an remember for now. although im sure there are more. lotsa poop! good thing there is lots of filtration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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