Cuban Delight

[Ps3Steveo]

Thanks Liz, long time no see, nice to see you floating around the planted section again.

 

[mishmash]

Love this tank every time I look at it !!! What is this plant called...


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[font="monospace][font="arial][size="3"]Where did you get it from and did you get a deal for all 12 pieces of it ? Very nice. PS I have not forgotten about the Java, just not got tank set up yet, but if you don't have any left no probs.[/font][/size][/font]

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Well I'm growing a load out in a propagator so wont be long mate, the plant is Hemianthus Callitrichoides or HC for short, I bought 18 pots originally but used 10 in the scape, growing some in the propagator too if you need some in the near future.

 

[Ny82]

You know, I can't decide between this and your eden tank they are both stunning. I would love a tank like this. It's very inspirational. Good job

 

[lljdma06]

Thanks Liz, long time no see, nice to see you floating around the planted section again.

Yeah, it's nice to visit with my planted peeps once in a while. I still have my old ADA dinosaur too. It's doing ok, taking a backseat to the marine systems at the moment, but I can say it's pretty algae free, especially for the lack of attention that I give it.

L

 

[mishmash]

Yeah it appeared due to me not making my mind up with the Excel dosing and doing water changes with the lights on lol.

Yeah I could do Ian but I would have to face certain death from the missus lol, I'm starting up some big propagators soon so hopefully will be making some money for my hobby so we'll see.

Let me know if you might be after a bargain potted Aponogeton Crispus Red anytime as I have runners and they're going in there too.

Do what my mother used to do when she came home from a shopping spree..... LIE about the cost.... hehe

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Well a small update, after over dosing excel to kill the BBA I killed half my Microsorum, half my Aponogeton Crispus Red, most of my Fissidens Fontanus and half my Crypts. Tonight I had a go at getting rid of most of the dead leaves and dying leaves, purigen was doing an amazing job as I had so much with brown spots. Anyway, I moved my Crispus which has shot runners so I now have 3x6" long Crispus's. Under better light now too so once they're tall enough will put them back in the rear left corner. I moved some of the taller Crypts from around the stones which when planted were tiny and swapped them with a couple of the shorter Crypts from the front left, this way it all grows taller towards the back and left. My Fissidens has fought back and is now growing nicely back up the branches. Now I need to wait for everything I cut back to catch up and by that time hopefully my laptop will be fixed and I can upload all the pic's I've been taking, been on my iPhone for about a month now . I have about 1000 or so shrimp in there now too, they seem to go like rabbits recently so I'll be selling a load of them, they have kept their courvreally well so doesn't look like they've interbred much. I had a pair of lampeyes left after the jumpers all left the building, which then spawned and as farvas I can see I now have 5 lol. All the Chilli Rasbora ate doing great and getting frisky now and showing their true colours. I'm gonna move out the lampeyes and put more rasbora in soon and get some more CRS I think. Pic's soon as I can, promise .

 

[ian]

Pics Steve!!

you have an iphone, get the photoshop app and get some pics.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Ok ok!!! Lol I'll download it now, problem is all pics are on camera so will be shoddy iPhone pics tomorrow once lights are back on at 15:00. They will be shoddy as I have the 3GS, not really a phone more used as an iPod touch.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Oh and P.S. I had to do all that maintenance one handed as I shut my finger in a car door two days ago, it's broken, has bits falling off lol and is black and blue, literally!!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

The iPhone app won't work on mine as it requires an update lol so still no pics. Next week I've decided to get some different wood as I've been starring at this tank for a while and realised the only non natural looking part is the wood. This is because all the tops were cut off with a saw and I'd like some that looks more twisted too, so hopefully I can get some from one of my lfs's, (there's like 6 or 7 near me). Also I should have pulled my finger out and fixed my laptop by then too so pictures as well.


Don't give up hope people, I know journals get quiet when the pics aren't up but it won't be long.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Couple of pic's before I get in there next week and rip the wood out and make a few changes, you can see how thick the Crypts are now, how low the Microsorum is now its been hacked half to death and there is a pic of the Aponogeton Crispus red coming back to life.


The tree isn't staying lol, its there till I get the new wood to tie its moss too.


Courtesy of Ian.

Anubias Bonsai by ps3steveo, on Flickr



Set up by ps3steveo, on Flickr


Aponogeton Crispus Red on its way back up .

Crispus Red by ps3steveo, on Flickr



CD Jungle by ps3steveo, on Flickr


Carpet looking nice and lush still after getting a ton of BBA in it.

CD HC by ps3steveo, on Flickr


Love this pic.

Fissidens And Shrimp by ps3steveo, on Flickr


Some of my pest snails.

Fissidens by ps3steveo, on Flickr


Its not staying lol.

CD Tree by ps3steveo, on Flickr

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Found some nice new wood for this now so next week will be having a shift around, just looking for some Hygrophila Compact now to add a different shade near the rocks.

 

[mike455555]

i love the little tree. and the whole tank looks great well done whats the wierd shaped moss on the stick?

 

[ian]

that Fissidens pic is great mate!