Luke* Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Wow Ant that is very very nice! Once you have filled out the front left and those other gaps, and trim the stem plants it will surely be a great entry in an aquascaping contest :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Once you have filled out the front left and those other gaps, and trim the stem plants it will surely be a great entry in an aquascaping contest Personally, I prefer having the stem plants grow right up to the waters surface, I think it looks cool. I took out all the hairgrass last night and re-planted a very small amount of it so it can slowly fill-out the area again (hence the reason for me selling some). Last night whilst doing that I also decided the tennellus and the hairgrass needed to swap sides, my reason for this is that the hairgrass grows too high for where it is and doesn't allow much vision of the lotus, and on the left there needs to be a little more height so the level of plants doesn't just 'drop' from the barclaya to tennellus. This is another thing I love about planted tanks....nothing is ever right with them, which means I can always get my hands wet and fiddle around with things. Thanks for everyones kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 After a very long few months of battling a bacterial bloom, I decided to just pull out all the plants, and completely gravel vac all of the substrate (as that must've been where the bacteria was hiding). This meant I had the opportunity to re-scape the tank, so I took advantage of it. Here's the result, please let me know what you think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Awesome!!! Can you name all of th plants for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 looks good bet you had fun doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Awesome!!! Can you name all of th plants for us? lol, I just knew you would ask that! Looks good, Antwan. My planted tank has turned into pea soup at the moment, can't even see the back of the damn thing! And I am still waiting for Brent at Pupuke to get me a Aponogeton Crispus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 :oops: :oops: Whats wrong with asking that My tank has just got over the pea soup stage... For the third time!!! :evil: I got an aponogeton crispus off ant the other day too.... na na na naaa na Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 :oops: :oops: Whats wrong with asking that Nothing, if you don't ask, you will never know. (dang, now you have me quoting my Father!) My tank has just got over the pea soup stage... For the third time!!! :evil: Oh, great someting to look forward too... I got an aponogeton crispus off ant the other day too.... na na na naaa na phhhhttt to you, too. So, is it big enough to frag yet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Haha yer the pea soup is not my favourite thing..... Especialy when people who dont know anything about fish tanks say " eww that tanks dumb, why is it green, why dont you just put the hose in there and put new water in?" etc. etc.... Um nah not fraggable yet but if it does send out a bubba and you still need one i will be more than happy to send you one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Absolutely awesome tank Antwan. Beautiful plant at the back, is that a kind of crypt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 nah man....what a crap planted tank....Crap crap crap......... 8) nah....im sooo jealous now....Well done antwan!! really awesome looking tank man..... keep it up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thanks everyone! you're all too kind hehe. Ok, here goes names for plants, I probably shouldn't be doing this at this hour and after tonight, but hey, we'll see how I go eh? At the back, from the left, to right: Rotala macrandra, red pine, barclaya, Aponogeton crispus. Front, from left to right: Hairgrass, Echinodorus osiris, Echinodorus tenellus (can't see as there's only a few plants to start a lawn), Hemianthus micranthemoides, Echinodorus amazonicus. Thanks everyone again. Note: All of this will be for sale in a month or two, as I can't take it to uni, so look out for it, I will advertise here first, then trademe. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted November 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Oh, and just a note, Zev, get two Aponogeton's if you can. They send out flowers every now and then. I just shake them and all the seeds fall off, if you're lucky enough they will germinate in the substrate and you'll have another! That's how I had a spare for Rogan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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