180L Tank - Page 4 - Aquascaping

Tex Gal · 06-16-2008, 08:47 PM

HUGE difference! Beautiful color. Did you adjust color?

galettojm · 06-17-2008, 06:53 AM

Thank you tex gal !

No, I didn't adjust the color. The photo is just as it was taken.

What I don´t remember is if the camera was in the same mode.

Bye !

Juan

galettojm · 07-08-2008, 02:08 PM

Update after some changes:

I removed almost all Sagitaria subulata and I moved back the Rotala macrandra.

The water was a little cloudy because of the movements.

I still want to do more changes. Recommendations are going to be well received.

Bye !

inareverie85 · 07-08-2008, 04:51 PM

Wow I can't wait until the cloudiness clears up so we can see those reds better. They look so brilliant!

galettojm · 07-08-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inareverie85

Wow I can't wait until the cloudiness clears up so we can see those reds better. They look so brilliant!

Thank you !

Yes, I love red plants. I have real red plants like Cabomba furcata, Ammannia gracilisa and Rotala macrandra.

I made a mess because the Sagitaria subulata had long white roots.

Bye !

petros · 07-10-2008, 03:26 AM

Very nice work you have done with the plants but the fish setup is not so wright
Cardinals live in total diferent conditions than guppy

Tex Gal · 07-10-2008, 08:42 AM

Love your color! You have achieved what many long for with those intense reds!

What's your lighting?

Do you think you still might have a few too many grassy looking plants. What about downoi? How about something with a round leaf, like lobelia cardinalis, anubias. I'm talking mid and foreground here. You have a lot of interest in leaf shape and size in the background but as you come forward it's not there. Just an idea.

galettojm · 07-10-2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petros

Very nice work you have done with the plants but the fish setup is not so wright
Cardinals live in total diferent conditions than guppy

Yes, you are absolutely right.

My tank has these parameters:

PH 6,5
KH 1
Temp 27 C

These are the inhabitants:

1 Crossocheilus siamensis
6 Epalzeorhynchus sp. or Garra taeniata
23 Paracheirodon axelrodi
10 Hemigrammus erythrozonus
5 Trigonostigma heteromorpha
2 Male poecilia reticulata

I think the only ones how out of place are the guppies.

Bye !

Juan

galettojm · 07-10-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tex Gal

Love your color! You have achieved what many long for with those intense reds!

What's your lighting?

Do you think you still might have a few too many grassy looking plants. What about downoi? How about something with a round leaf, like lobelia cardinalis, anubias. I'm talking mid and foreground here. You have a lot of interest in leaf shape and size in the background but as you come forward it's not there. Just an idea.

Thank you for your recommendations !

I have four 30 watts fluorescent tube. Two Grolux, one Aquastar 10000K and one 840.

Bye,

Juan

Tex Gal · 07-12-2008, 05:56 AM

I wonder if that 840 is what helps your reds to be seen so well. Have loved the look of those 9325K light or any in the 8000K-9000K range.

Be sure to post another px since the water was so cloudy last time. Can't wait to see a clear shot again!