Simplicity, I like it alot. Looks very natural :thumb: Actually I Really like it
Nice job 8)
Thanks. That's what I was going for...plus I didn't want to buy hundreds of pounds of lace rock where I could use a few hundred pounds of rock in my back yard...;p.TheFishGuy said:Simplicity, I like it alot. Looks very natural :thumb: Actually I Really like itNice job 8)
I am thinking of adding more plants and such soon. I just got those today to see how much room they would take up. I definitely am getting more vallisneria and anubias soon though.PsYcHoTiC_MaDmAn said:its a little too arranged for my tastes (rocks are in a straight line and equally spaced)
personally a small pile and bits of rubble would look more natural.
is that plain sand?? if so the plant might struggle. you'll have to dose with ferts, and with all that open space and so few plants algae will thrive.
If the fluorescent is better than nothing, then should I use something else or is the tabs fine?PsYcHoTiC_MaDmAn said:seachem tabs under the roots is better than nothing.
personally I would create 2 piles of rocks, 1 medium, 1 small. (4-5rocks and 2-3 for the other (of a similar size to the 1s now)) and then a few smaller pieces in with the piles and scattered in between.
plant wise, I would go with vallis, (in the rear corners and back, will hide the overflows,) preferably the giant version as I found it grew the quickest. as such it'll repair damage, and you can trim it thereby removing nitrates from the tank. both anubias and java fern are slow growing, so wont help on the algae front
a large sword would look good (not in the centre however, rule of thirds, put it on the 1/3 or 2/3 point of the tank that way it gives the tank a better fell than symmetry would) and given enough nutrients and light should help lower nutrient levels even more.
however it may be worth getting some BN plecs to keep the algae levels down overall.
as for moss balls, if you want them go for it, but they wont help with keeping the algae down, they are relatively slow growing, so wont help in that respect
That's what I was going to do. Lace rock was only going to be used for java ferns, and I was thinking with the pvc to glue small bits to it, but that'd fit my 120g better.Laurel said:Marduk - Your tank looks beautiful. I hate the idea of you cluttering it up with lace rock, which will not match your current rock, or PVC. You spent all that effort aquascaping, and you're already considering throwing some artificial looking plastic or glued-together rock into the tank? Why not get some more(smaller) pieces of that same rock from your back yard and create rubble piles?
I don't want to change much either. Before I do add more smaller rocks (super small ones) I first want to see how it looks with fish and more plants in the tank.TheFishGuy said:I still like it the way it is :lol:
And I've never kept plants.... you guys are beyond me :lol: I would like to do live plants in my 185 eventually....
Sorry I meant Seachem Fluorish Tabs..stupid spell check -_-.alicem said:Be careful planting anubia and java fern in the sand or any substrate. If you bury them too deep, they will rot.
You can tie the anubia and java fern to the rocks using mono filament (fishing line) It is a little bit difficult to work with but the line is barely noticable.
If you tie your plants to smaller rocks, you'll be able to stack them and/or move them around.
Often I just gently wedge the plants in between the rocks. Sometimes they float off, just get in there and place them back where you want them...
I've never heard of the "flourescent tabs" you refer to.
I have used Seachem Flourish Tabs(replaced every 3 months instead of monthly...)
I've also used Seachem Excel liquid.
Be very careful of ferts, tho, as ferts encourage algae and your plants are fairly slow growers.
I don't have any luck with vals, many people do, tho.
I do have luck with water onion (crinum thaianum) It has the same long leaf look as vals do.
I like the height in the tank.
tropica.com can help you identify the name of your plant you are looking for.
Hope this helps. You have the beginnings of a great tank. Have fun with it!
Alicem