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Old 01-16-2008, 06:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi All, This is the layout that I make it at last summer, hope you would like it.
Tank Size 60 x 30 x 30 cm
Plants 1. Rotala sp. ''Green'' 2. Bacopa sp."long leaf form" 3. Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan'' (''Mayaca sellowiana'') 4. Ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata (''Cuba'') 5. Rotala sp. ''Vietnam''
Substrate: Seachem Fluorite
Lighting 4 x Philips 39W T5HO FL,10 hours per day with a break 2 hours in between
Fertilization: ADA step 2, Seachem Iron, CO2 non stop 3 bubbles per second
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Old 01-16-2008, 07:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Gorgeous, Gary!! Very nice hardscape down at the lower left side, and your plants are stunning. I would only suggest using a different type of fish (green killies would be nice) instead of the harlequins. I love the bacopa!!
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Old 01-16-2008, 07:35 PM   #3 (permalink)
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where is the bacopa?
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Immaculate plant health... they almost look plastic. Especially in the second pic. Well done once again.
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thank you for your appreciation and comment.
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how do you do it? How long does something like that take? Wish I could be a pro like that. By the way, when you trim/replant rotala, do you keep the stem or discard it and plant the top shoot? I notice a lot of the leaves towards the lower stem have been melting/dying and so I went ahead and threw the stem away and kept the healthy top. I hope I did the right thing...
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Nice work Gary...
... it requires high skills to keep plants healthy and tank free of algae with almost 3W/liter...
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Very nice. Very profeesional. Wish I could get results like that. Thanks for sharing!!!!
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Love it Gary. Your skills are something for me to look forward to achieving.

Mahalo for Sahring, Ike
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This is fantastic. Incredible tank. Such a healthy plants...

Is possible to give us an info regarding the water chemistry (KH, GH, NO3, PO4, Fe, etc...)

In addition just one question, 39W T5HO is approx. 850mm long and your tank is only 60cm?


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