My 3 Gallon - Page 2 - Nano Aquariums

daryn · 07-29-2008, 09:54 AM

Well heres the way the rocks are now, never mind the plants they will get changed when ive got an idea what to replace them with.

daryn · 10-12-2008, 06:02 AM

Well ive added some more plants and adding more moss soon to, what do you think so far, the white stones are getting covered with moss and some more slate will be added too.

daryn · 10-14-2008, 02:45 PM

Well i got round to doing some more of my scape, so what do you all think.

cs_gardener · 10-14-2008, 04:05 PM

The slate looks a little awkward right now, at least the 2 pieces that you mostly see the narrow edge of toward the left. I don't know if you really need them as the moss covered rocks were looking quite good on their own.

Have you thought about getting plants with smaller leaves? A nice stand of Rotala rotundifolia or Rotala green would provide plenty of cover for your betta but would be more in proportion with the size of your tank. Some other good plants are Hemianthus micranthemoides, Ludwigia arcuata (leaves are a bit longer but very narrow), and I think Anubias nana petite would provide some nice contrast without getting too big.

daryn · 10-14-2008, 05:04 PM

Thanks for the advice. Ive got a small bunch of rotala rotundifolia at the back between the two red plants, im hoping it will grow over the moss so you see the pink tops sticking up, i was also wanting to change the red plants to something like giant rotala and keep it trimmed to size but dont know if this will work and i know its tall but dont know the leave size, i wasnt sure of the slate myself but thought once the plants start to grow over it it might tone it down and help make it blend in, im wanting it bright and full looking, like one of the dutch style scapes.

volkracing99 · 10-18-2008, 03:43 PM

Hi darynm,

what kind of light you using?

daryn · 10-18-2008, 05:39 PM

The lights are three Arcadia arcpod 9W PC, giving 27W of T5PC, they are decent but i feel it could be a bit brighter in the tank so want to buy the starter unit to power 2 36W PC bulbs but you cant get any reflectors for this type of bulb for a decent price in the UK and am unsure how to DIY one. The Glosso is going a bit leggy so think it could really do with the better lighting. Ive also just mixed my first batch of DIY TPN+ so the plants are getting better ferts compared to before.

daryn · 11-03-2008, 09:17 AM

Well ive added some plants with smaller leaves in the background, the local shop had a poor selection of unhealthy plants but i got some anyway just to see what it looked like with leaves of a better size for the tank, the DIY all in one fertiliser is working great, and there is loads more pearling off the plants with much faster growth, im not happy with the background plants and think i need to mail-order some and replant, what do you all think, all advice appreciated.

daryn · 11-04-2008, 10:47 AM

Thought i better put some shape in the background plants

daryn · 11-24-2008, 04:14 AM

Well the background plants are still a mess and im struggling with them but at least the glosso and moss are both growing and pearling like mad, overall the scapes not very good but im not changing it till i can get all the background plants healthy, they are showing signes of calcium or boron deficiency but ive heard poor co2 distribution or levels could cause the same things, the leaves on the background plants are much larger now compared to what ive seen before and there is supposed to be alot of pink in them as well but they have been getting larger, paler, out of shape and some leaves seem to be melting.