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Old 04-22-2006, 01:01 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Hi agn,

More plants is a must for maintaining a balanced tank and so the key to control of algal growth. I'm not usre if it is possible to attach HC to stone or any other object other than the substrate but I'm sure that it is not a good idea to keep any plant in that pot with wool. You have to clean the plant from that wool and replant them quickly. What you can do with the stone is trying to grow some moss and/or attaching anubias on it.

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Old 04-22-2006, 01:40 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Thanks yildirim.

I bought the plant yesterday I am just thinking a way to put it on the central rock.

Do you think I should remove the central rock ? It has beautiful color!

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İMO it is very large, bare and artificial to be a center piece. Perhaps you should try other ways of placing it or breaking it into two or three parts and make a heap from that and place some moss and anubias within. But by the way I have to add a few commants:
1. That difformis is a very good startup plant, I always appreciate that.
2. Those both swords will get giant and the one in the back will be a big pain in the tank by the time.
3. Lotus will also be a problem if not dealt properly and will form large floating leaves.
4. Both sword and lotus may have a shading effect in the future and plant your other plants accordingly, you would not want hc and grass to be shaded.
5. I usualy plant those kind of shading plants into very back sides and corners of the tank.
6. Consider also puting a driftwood in contrast with those stones.

Sorry for the posting the same message twice. It seems that I pressed twice to the submit button.

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Old 04-22-2006, 04:29 AM   #14 (permalink)
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YILDIRIM:

Thanks for your reply.

I will try to rearrange a bit.
Sorry for my ignorance what IMO means?

When I saw the central rock I thought that it would give a nice "center-piece", I will wait a bit more to see the effect.
You are about the swords and the lotus I will move them to the corners!

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IMO means ın my opinion. There is a very useful thread here showing the abbreviations. It is very helpful, take a look at it.
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Please check the lastest changes!

What do you think? Maybe it will need more rocks and wood?

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This is the lastest update of my aquarium.
What do you think, is it bad?
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wow i love it, except what is up with the driftwood. what is sticking out of the tank, i would find a way to get rid of that because it makes the wood liik silly and not like a fallen tree like the rest of the wood does.
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I agree... Your tank is starting to look nice. However, I think it is time to top and replant that emersed driftwood growth
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It's getting much better now. The stone you seemed to like very much is not visible anymore. Emmersed part of the driftwood is not looking good at the picture and also may cause some shading below. You got a nice growth there. You may also consider attaching some anubias or m.pteropus to the bare parts of the driftwood.

Keep up with the good work.
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