saintly's 60cm optiwhite - Page 5 - Aquascaping

Bunbuku · 06-27-2009, 02:49 PM

Very lovely. I noticed you trimmed horizontally across the stems. I was wondering if is the first steps to eventually achieve a "mound" effect on either side of the centerpiece?

Leonard · 06-27-2009, 06:48 PM

Great Photos and a very nice and clean scape. You have done a good work here

pminister · 06-27-2009, 09:21 PM

looks great

saintly · 06-28-2009, 07:21 AM

thanks everyone

bunbuku, i've trimmed the stems straight to allow them to thicken up a little, maybe next trim or one after i will create shape. if I'm honest, i'm still unsure which stems will dominate, so as the "picture" becomes clear I'll trim tentatively.

saintly · 07-03-2009, 11:24 AM

trying a new background colour for the final images...a little too soon.

Veloth · 07-03-2009, 12:13 PM

The new color set everything off beautifully.

dafishydude · 07-04-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by saintly

hydrophyte, i think in the right corner, i'll let it all grow together and then trim to same height, and then let tenellus grow at will. rather than control it....much easier.

this coming weekend see's trimming of stems. previously I'd trimmed some of them. Alternanthera reineckii, eustralis stellata and r rotundifolia were the first to hit the surface, so they were trimmed one week ago and are now growing back.

a few images....the tank @ almost 3 weeks old!

from 2 weeks old...

How'd you get your Baby Tears so bunchy and tight? It looks fabulous. No matter what i do it always grows loosly and sporatically

. Thanks and gorgeous tank.

saintly · 07-06-2009, 06:04 AM

thanks you dafishydude.

well, i'm not really sure how it grows so compact. i do have 150w of MH lighting over a 60L...maybe this helps?.....

here's my latest image experimenting with light control....

excuse the lilley pipe top right corner

fishlover · 07-06-2009, 06:20 AM

Wonderful. Just Amazing

saintly · 07-06-2009, 06:41 AM

Thanks fishlover

here's one last image, the tanks 4 weeks old, so the HC not quite covered, almost