Ramos' ADA Mini-M - Page 4 - Nano Aquariums

rrrrramos · 10-16-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex Gal

Glad you made it back home. Come to the DFWAPC club meeting next Sunday. Your UG is fantastic! So lush and thick.

PM me with what time and where. I am just starting my job down here and they are working me to the bone but me and my buddy might be able to attend if the time is right.

Anyways, here is a new pic of the tank, took it a couple weeks ago, pardon the quality its from my phone, I'm still waiting on my family to send down a bunch of stuff I forgot (like the camera battery charger!)

There isn't much new growth but the UG is doing its thing, you can't really see but it is growing, and growing much thicker leaves than before, and much greener as well. Oh and I'm getting emmersed Hydrocoytle growth! I wasn't sure how they would fare being grown emmersed but so far it looks like they like it!
One thing that is getting to me a little is the big open space in back. Part of me wants a big old rock back there, when I got the rocks for this tank I thought that one on the right side would be big enough but it now appears I was wrong! I may have to go for some stem plant back there, I was going to do a bush of HM, but I'm not really too keen on that anymore.

armedbiggiet · 10-21-2009, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bunbuku

When I had UG I found that they grew thick and had small root structures, so after a couple months they managed to work themselves out of the substrate. I had to replant the darn things twice and it still happened the second time. I decided that was too much work for me.

sir, you need to trim them down like hair.

When? before they got too thick and separated from the sub. More you trim more strong the roots are.

armedbiggiet · 10-21-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rrrrramos

PM me with what time and where. I am just starting my job down here and they are working me to the bone but me and my buddy might be able to attend if the time is right.

Anyways, here is a new pic of the tank, took it a couple weeks ago, pardon the quality its from my phone, I'm still waiting on my family to send down a bunch of stuff I forgot (like the camera battery charger!)

There isn't much new growth but the UG is doing its thing, you can't really see but it is growing, and growing much thicker leaves than before, and much greener as well. Oh and I'm getting emmersed Hydrocoytle growth! I wasn't sure how they would fare being grown emmersed but so far it looks like they like it!
One thing that is getting to me a little is the big open space in back. Part of me wants a big old rock back there, when I got the rocks for this tank I thought that one on the right side would be big enough but it now appears I was wrong! I may have to go for some stem plant back there, I was going to do a bush of HM, but I'm not really too keen on that anymore.

Hydrocoytle grow emmersed easily and they are all over my back yeard in MD.

How about some hair grass(tall one) for the back to the big open space?

rrrrramos · 10-22-2009, 04:52 PM

I'd been throwing around what to put back there, I'm not really all for the carpet and HG background. I'm almost positive I'm going to end up with Rotala wallichii back there in the open space in the middle. I'm still thinking about what would go well on the sides of either rock there. I've got the HM growing emmersed right now but I don't think I'm going to end up using it :/

BTdub, sweet pathway you got there!

jinsei888 · 10-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Maybe a clump of b. japonica in the back space? Seen it done in one of Aqua Forest's scapes here in SF, CA. Looks great!

rrrrramos · 10-23-2009, 01:34 AM

I've done Blyxa in other tanks sort of to that extent. I'm kind of bored with it at this point haha. I'd like to try something new and somewhat more challenging.

rrrrramos · 10-28-2009, 11:07 PM

Some pics from the last few days. Got the stand from Target, was worried about the light overhanging but after having it on here for a bit I'm not really worried too much. I like it better on this, gotta drill some holes for the tubing and will probably fill it in sometime soon, or at least I'm considering it..

rrrrramos · 11-05-2009, 08:55 PM

Filled. Please ignore the Java Fern, if you can. Just making sure it stays alive before I put it in my Mini S. Nine hour light cycle. Not dosing yet, prob will start in a week or so. I'm liking it so far though!

rrrrramos · 11-07-2009, 09:40 PM

Alright, some more pics, better quality this time. I did find one plant in here that I was quite unhappy to see but I can't say I didn't expect. Utricularia sp. gibba. Ugh bladderwort! Removed what I could see, and will probably have to continue to do so. At least it's easy to remove at this stage.

3/4 Shot

A Happy Family

Rotala wallichii

Full side shot

An attempt to show the UG and HV together..

And finally, a FTS

The background is just on there for the shots, but I have to admit I like how it looks there. I'm being torn between keeping it because it looks nice and taking it down because I like the look of ADA tanks where you can see behind them.

rrrrramos · 11-15-2009, 02:50 AM

Couple more updates, UG is filling in nicely, just have the one spot you can see in the first picture left to fill in, I'm assuming that won't take too long. I trimmed the Rotala and replanted in a few spots.

First, showing how much the UG has filled:

Just an FTS, not as good quality since I didn't pull out the tripod

Close-up on the UG

And finally a shot of how the Hydrocoytle and UG look close up with each other

I hope you guys like this. I'll be getting some CRS or CBS when I allocate my funds and find out where all my money will be. Hopefully within the week! Water params are ideal!