sub.42
Fish Crazy
Better image I hope.
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Then And Now.
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willtang3000
Fish Herder
woooow great tank 
sub.42
Fish Crazy
Thankyou!,
The background is still way too messy, I am waiting until everything puts down some good roots before I start trimming stuff. I never thought that a decent substrate and a heater cable would kick all this growth off. Its mind-boggling
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The background is still way too messy, I am waiting until everything puts down some good roots before I start trimming stuff. I never thought that a decent substrate and a heater cable would kick all this growth off. Its mind-boggling
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smif79
New Member
hiya mate, whay is that you've got growing on your bogwood?
sub.42
Fish Crazy
It's Riccia.
Held down 'al-la' Jimboo style, with hair nets. Will only do well that far down in the tank if you have relatively high light.
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Held down 'al-la' Jimboo style, with hair nets. Will only do well that far down in the tank if you have relatively high light.
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IovaykInD
Fish Herder
I really like how the tank looks like a jungle. Tanks that are too pruned IMO look like they'd be good for contests, but having a jungle in your house is even better. Good job, keep it up 
sub.42
Fish Crazy
I really like how the tank looks like a jungle. Tanks that are too pruned IMO look like they'd be good for contests, but having a jungle in your house is even better. Good job, keep it up
There's a rule in my house. No major disruption to the eating area! That means no pruning or major out of tank mess, unless the Mrs has gone to football with the little people. That means this morning I can prune/move the right hand side of the tank about a bit. It has a huge gap from the bit of bogwood that is now in my soon to be revealed planted 10 gallon.
I do like it to look less clinical than some. But then again I'm probrably just saying that cos I'm jealous! I'm learning, and taking cues from other tanks. Just need a little more time to get to grips with it I think. I nearly chucked it all out a few months ago! I'm going to 'fill-in' the right hand side at the back at some point today, I'll repost another image then. My Sony Camera Phone takes a better picture than my camera at the moment, after sombody dropped the camera on the floor!
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fishfishfish
Fish Herder
if you want to do i what i did to straighten out long wavey plants just use ur fingers and lightly comb through them
rixy
Fish Herder
lovely looking tank.i really admire all your patience to look after the plants.
sub.42
Fish Crazy
Hi,
Thank you all for your comments, I have just been out to buy a new Co2 reactor. I hope it will help. I have just got to find out how to make it a little quieter! Its whirring away!
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Thank you all for your comments, I have just been out to buy a new Co2 reactor. I hope it will help. I have just got to find out how to make it a little quieter! Its whirring away!
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simonbrown403
Fish Herder
Looking good mate, whats the specs on your tank light etc.
I fancy a riccia carpets, under high light they have a lovely green colour and look the bizz when they pearl.
Any plans for a carpeting plant at the front.
I fancy a riccia carpets, under high light they have a lovely green colour and look the bizz when they pearl.
Any plans for a carpeting plant at the front.
FishOwner
Fish Fanatic
Beautiful tank!! 
It looks lovely just the way it is!!
I do miss having a planted tank and yours is just making things worse
It looks lovely just the way it is!!I do miss having a planted tank and yours is just making things worse
sub.42
Fish Crazy
Well,
I have just fitted the new Co2 reactor. It's an Aquamedic Reactor M. Its very noisy. I'm about to order another lighting unit from Aqua essentials, and at that time, I'm going to build a new hood assembly to hold it all. Its a Juwel Rio 180, and it has 96Watts of lighting, so thats around 2WPG, not enough to get Riccia really going, or the Glosso that I bought today either!
Yes, I do want to get a 'carpet' going in the front, but I need to get on top of the lighting first. I think that I will need around 2.5 WPG before it really takes off. It's hard work getting all the bits and pieces together without 'er indoors' complaining that the bathroom hasn't been finished yet!
It's magic watching all the bubbles whizzing round the reactor, I just wish that Aquamedic made it quieter! Its noisier than my PC!
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simonbrown403
Fish Herder
B) i know what you mean, i,m after some new plants, but at last, its a no no!!!, the joys of being under the thumb
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