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hoppycalif · 03-05-2008, 03:46 PM

This is a standard 10 gallon tank with a "perfecto" hood and light on it, so it is covered. I used a bit of plastic wrap to cover the slot for the HOB filter.

A big advantage I found while planting this way is that there is no risk of the tiny plantlets floating up and frustrating me. Some of those are just barely covered with substrate now, something impossible to do in a tank of water.

I picked glosso instead of HC because I will have no CO2 for this tank, just Excel, and I'm not at all sure HC would do well that way. It is just a learning exercise anyway. The open area will be for learning how to prune a dense stand of Rotala to get a good round bush, and maintain it. Just one more thing I need to learn.

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hoppycalif Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,208 iTrader Ratings: 20 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 227345	Re: Starting With Emersed Glosso This is a standard 10 gallon tank with a "perfecto" hood and light on it, so it is covered. I used a bit of plastic wrap to cover the slot for the HOB filter. A big advantage I found while planting this way is that there is no risk of the tiny plantlets floating up and frustrating me. Some of those are just barely covered with substrate now, something impossible to do in a tank of water. I picked glosso instead of HC because I will have no CO2 for this tank, just Excel, and I'm not at all sure HC would do well that way. It is just a learning exercise anyway. The open area will be for learning how to prune a dense stand of Rotala to get a good round bush, and maintain it. Just one more thing I need to learn.