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Troy McClure · 04-08-2007, 08:21 AM

Thanks everyone.

carb850 - There's no center brace.
ed - I would love to do a foreground but there just isn't enough substrate there to do it. This tank was never intended to be heavily planted, but I will be planting heavily behind the wood and amongst the rock where there is enough substrate to do so. My only option would be moss or riccia mats. But again, that's if I decide to make the tank completely planted, and for now my plans are just for the mounded area.

I have some nice narrow leaf java ferns that will be super-glued to the wood. I will be using moss on the branches, though it will be sparce because of all the moss I have, the species I have the least of is the only one that attaches itself. MatPat is going to supply me with some Hygros - angustifolia and 'sunset.' Those will go in the back right and center. davis.1841 has some E. tennellus that will be planted amongst the rocks. That's about as far as I can go without adding more substrate to the front and resetting the hardscape. Everything will be treated with potassium permanganate to prevent ANY snails or eggs getting into this tank.

04-08-2007, 08:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Troy McClure Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Baltimore Posts: 913 iTrader Ratings: 11 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 40715	Re: Critique on 50gal Oceanic Thanks everyone. carb850 - There's no center brace. ed - I would love to do a foreground but there just isn't enough substrate there to do it. This tank was never intended to be heavily planted, but I will be planting heavily behind the wood and amongst the rock where there is enough substrate to do so. My only option would be moss or riccia mats. But again, that's if I decide to make the tank completely planted, and for now my plans are just for the mounded area. I have some nice narrow leaf java ferns that will be super-glued to the wood. I will be using moss on the branches, though it will be sparce because of all the moss I have, the species I have the least of is the only one that attaches itself. MatPat is going to supply me with some Hygros - angustifolia and 'sunset.' Those will go in the back right and center. davis.1841 has some E. tennellus that will be planted amongst the rocks. That's about as far as I can go without adding more substrate to the front and resetting the hardscape. Everything will be treated with potassium permanganate to prevent ANY snails or eggs getting into this tank.