Bigstick's 29 gallon
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I like your tank in this picture the most. It has a more natural look to it. Your most recent picture looks a little too manicured to me
I suppose the only real difference is that the most recent picture is after a trim...although there are some plants that don't seem to be there anymore.
I suppose the only real difference is that the most recent picture is after a trim...although there are some plants that don't seem to be there anymore.
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Yeah it grew in some more, the rotala in the right corner filled in a bit. Thanks for the comment
Awesome tank! Very nice colors, very nice layout. I'd really love to see the stem plants at the back grow taller and cover up the equipment to give it a more lush, natural look. Regarding to your Eriocaulon cinereum, mine does the same thing, but after a while, the flower stalks just rot away but at the same time, tons of smaller plants shoot out from the bottom. When that happens, I just uproot the plant (massive root ball by the way) and use a razor blade to separate out the plantlets. Good luck!
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I think I am bring back what looks to be a dead thread, but I love your tank!! I have 2x 28 gallon tanks just sitting around, so I might loosly base one of my tanks on your layout. I noticed that you live in the NoVA/DC/MD area... me too! where do you get your plants, shrimp, fish etc. everything looks so good! I frequent the Centreville Aquarium and any of the Petsmarts. You got talent, Keep it up!
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Well thank you! I always forget about journals, Ill update it soon! You need to check out GWAPA, look at my sig, we have a meeting this weekend in VA! Most of my plants come from there, ppl one this forum. The shrimp I got at Aquarium center
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Time for an update! I had thought about submitting one for the ADA contest, not that I would win, just mainly out of curiosity then anything, but my recent wedding really put a dent in time for tank stuff. I was trying to see if I could get all the plants to look their best all at one time, something that I have never really tried to do before. I almost got there! HC needs to fill in as well as the Pogostemon yatabeanus to the left of the Limnophila aromatica, also needs to fill in a little. Other then that I am fairly pleased with this tank. The Eriocaulon cinereum is seeding like crazy, I love this plant except when it does this. You can see it in the photos. I have had pretty much the same scape for about a year and a half, I think this summer I will redo the tank. Anyhow let me know what you think
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EC seeding
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Ludwigia arcuata
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Rotala sp. Mini
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EC seeding
Ludwigia arcuata
Rotala sp. Mini
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Thank you for the comments! The rotala is cool for sure! Hope you are able to find a source over there.
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Looks slick! I like how the plant combination seems to be slightly different than most other tanks you see, so it looks very unique, especially with the spikiness from the EC, downoi, and rotala mini. If I could change anything, I'd probably think about moving the aromatic to a different tank, replacing it with a smaller leaf'd plant that better matches the rest of the plants in this tank. Plus, that would allow you to trim more to a bush, getting rid of the dark spot immediately above the downoi. Oh, and the photos look great, btw!
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This shot is maybe a month old, still looks the same though
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Very, Very nice
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Thank you all, comments appreciated
the guys at my lfs have this in a show tank. they wont sell it to me i cant find this anywhere
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