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galettojm
Hello everyone !

I present my 180 liter planted tank. Suggestions will be appreciated.





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Juan
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galettojm
Thanks !

Yes, I was also thiniking in moving the Blyxa japonica a little back.

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Juan
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rjfurbank
Wow! I just scrolled back to the first post and you have made amazing progress w/ this tank.

It looks great. I love the groupings of stems in the back--looks like it's almost time for a trim. Will be interested to see how that works out and if it changes much.

The front is looks a bit unruly but I like how you have it sloping down from the sides towards the center.

-Roy
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rjfurbank said:
Wow! I just scrolled back to the first post and you have made amazing progress w/ this tank.

It looks great. I love the groupings of stems in the back--looks like it's almost time for a trim. Will be interested to see how that works out and if it changes much.

The front is looks a bit unruly but I like how you have it sloping down from the sides towards the center.

-Roy
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Thank you Roy

Some new photos:


SAE:


Flower of Echinodorus Schueteri:


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Today I tried different backgrounds:

Brown:


Black:


Blue:


Without background:


More photos:




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New photo:
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Tex Gal
So lush and thick! You might try to trim the foreground so the plants are away from the glass. Some take a flat blade and cut downwards about 1/2" from the front glass and pull the plants out. It has a nice effect.
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What a great trip along the history of your tank I just get...

It's impresive the good evolution of your tank, a year and a half and the plants keep goin'...

Nice job, keep it tha way...

oh, i almost forget, i like more whitout background...

Regards
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Tex Gal said:
So lush and thick! You might try to trim the foreground so the plants are away from the glass. Some take a flat blade and cut downwards about 1/2" from the front glass and pull the plants out. It has a nice effect.
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Thank you for the advise.
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gdevil said:
What a great trip along the history of your tank I just get...

It's impresive the good evolution of your tank, a year and a half and the plants keep goin'...

Nice job, keep it tha way...

oh, i almost forget, i like more whitout background...

Regards
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Thank you. :D
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Loving this tank!

I prefer the black background, it makes the fish "pop" more.

keep up the great work!
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hedson_25
Wow wow! the ovilution of the tank is amazing!!!
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Mikeracing77 said:
Loving this tank!

I prefer the black background, it makes the fish "pop" more.

keep up the great work!
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Thank you.

I are right, the black background helps "pop" the fish on the photographs. But I think the white and blue ones look more "natural".

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hedson_25 said:
Wow wow! the ovilution of the tank is amazing!!!
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Thank you.

I made some little changes:



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I have used this fertilization program for the last three weeks:

Every weekly water change:
MgSO4 6 cc
CaCO3 20 cc
K2SO4 1,75 cc

Monday / Wednesday / Friday
KNO3 6 cc
KH2PO4 1,5 cc

Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday
Fertibom (micro liquid fertilizer) 5 cc

Total PPM applied per week:
Fe 0,0857
K 29,7673
Mg 4,8634
Mn 0,0429
Mo 0,0321
Zn 0,0214
Cu 0,0027
B 0,0080
S 1,2857
Co 0,0003
I 0,0005
PO4 7,1794
NO3 29,4384

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Today I made a huge prune.

Before:



Some Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia":


Trims:


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New photos

New photos after trimming:



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Lookin' Sweeet!
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cs_gardener
Your plants are beautiful and healthy. The foreground is a little overwhelming though and it would be nice to see a well developed mid-ground to give it a greater sense of depth.
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Travis.808 said:
Lookin' Sweeet!
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cs_gardener said:
Your plants are beautiful and healthy. The foreground is a little overwhelming though and it would be nice to see a well developed mid-ground to give it a greater sense of depth.
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Yes, you are probably right. I will make some changes in my next aquascaping.

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