First Attempt On A Planted Tank

[puppyjess123]

Ok. Superglue the roots (brown bits) or just a leaf or stem?

 

[Truck]

Superglue the rhizome (the long crown at the bottom where the stems and roots grow out of).

 

[puppyjess123]

Ok so heres my awful scaping. Advice very welcome

Cheers .

 

[Truck]

Good positioning, it'll look good when it fills out, If possible I would nip to P@H and get 3 pots of cryptocoryne wilisii and fill in the gaps inbetween the crypts to form a bit of a carpet.

 

[puppyjess123]

Ok thanks, any comments welcome

-Lucy

 

[puppyjess123]

Been dosing ferts daily and i see lots of new little leaves coming from the amazon swords

-Lucy

 

[AinsyC]

saw that you said that for the wood in P@H are £30, have you ever been to maidenhead aquatics? can get some really nice dried out bogwood, for about £5 per KG, i thought this was a good deal, then i saw how good your bit looked! great tank!

 

[puppyjess123]

not a maidenhaid near me unfortunately The wood only took an hour, so its pretty good. Also i have an unstoppable supply next door

 

[AinsyC]

nice! wish i had a reliable source!

 

[puppyjess123]

Changed my stocking around a bit, not much happening.

 

[puppyjess123]

So guys had a re-arrange, need your opinion: better or worse? Be truthful. If any one wants to help with with my scape i'd be very greatful, any tips loved please

Done this a few days ago but didn't get round to putting pics up here, P.S How do i upload a video??

Cheers,

-Lucy

 

[puppyjess123]

Don't be shy

 

[puppyjess123]

Hey, please comment I want to improve. Also last night i was wondering people who have really heavily planted tanks, how do they do gravel vacs? or dont they?

 

[Truck]

I think it looks nice, it just needs a few more plants to fill in the gaps

I don't really do gravel vacs, in most planted tanks, the flow is so good that the detritus and poo doesn't have time to settle on the bottom and it goes straight into the filter. If you have some heavy waste producers then I would do the occasional gravel vac, although saying that I haven't done one for years.

 

[puppyjess123]

Aww thanks

And oh i see, i dont think i have any big waste producers. My dad says no more plants, just let these grow out So i guess he wins... well i could try my charm Truck you are like the only one who posts on my topics

-Lucy