Brujo's 12 Gallon Tank Journal

[Brujo]

I guess a picture journal of my 12 gallon tank is in order

i dont have pics of it empty, but this it it at day 5

this it at day 7, added some plant that looks like HC

this it today may 16th

i think im happy with the look now, now i gotta make sure the plants take

current inhabitant is a wild gambusia that i named Pongo, , i seems to like the new set up

will keep posting here with pics and updates to the plant growth

5/23/10

Changed a few things in the tank, added some wisteria, trimmed the plant on the tree.

 

[Biulu]

Welcome to the planted tank forum! What is the plant that you have attached to the wood? What are your tank specs regarding light, fertilisation and substrate?

 

[Brujo]

thanx

im not sure what the plant is, it grows in between the cement on a side of my house where the water pools, i put a lil tuft in on day 7, the first few days a few leaves died, then the plant started growing, 3 days later when i took it out of the gravel, it had attached it self so some of the pebbles.

Lighting is the stock lamp, 13 watt fluorescent
ferts, im using api leaf zone and flourish excel
and the substrate is gravel

i chose low light, and plants that can draw nutrients from the water to keep the set up low tech

 

[ian]

hello again, why not go for some larger plants at the back?

 

[Brujo]

im considering some larger plants, i have some wisteria in my 3 gallon im thinking putting in there, but im not real fond of the way wisteria looks, any recomendation for a tall low light plant?

 

[ian]

if you want a good stem plant that grows well, i'd go for hygrophila polysperma.

 

[Biulu]

There are several other options: Bacopa monnieri (Moneywort)
Cabomba caroliniana (Cabomba)- this species is the least demanding
Cardamine lyrata (Pennywort)
Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)

Personally I do like the look of Hygroformis diformis (Wisteria), but everybody has their own preferences.

 

[Brujo]

so i transfered some of the wisteria to my tank and moved some of the plants around, my frayed leaf java fern is about to explode with lil babys, so ill use some of those to fill in some of the spots, ill also use some of the cuttings from the wisteria to fill in the spots.

i dont like the way the wisteria looks now, found out it only looks like that cause it was grown emersed, and that it will look much better imo, once the new leaves start comming out (it already started)

 

[lljdma06]

Good start. Yes, sometimes plants take a while to convert from emersed to submerged growth. How is that plant doing that you have growing on the wood? You got it from your yard? If you could get a close-up picture, that would be great.

llj

 

[Brujo]

Good start. Yes, sometimes plants take a while to convert from emersed to submerged growth. How is that plant doing that you have growing on the wood? You got it from your yard? If you could get a close-up picture, that would be great.

llj

i removed the plant from the tree, it was just growing straight up, and the bottom leaves started turning black.

since my java ferns are about to explode with new plants, i think om going to use some of those babies to leaf the tree