My First Planted Tank

[Axyadbad]

Here are few progressive pics of my first tank, I decided to go for the natural look and try a planted tank.

Thanks for looking, any i.d. of plants or comments would be great!

Cheers,

Axy!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Looks good, the Macrandra is forming a nice arch there at the back. Looks like you have Glosso, Lilaeopsis, Pogostemon Erectus, dunno what moss it is and some Moss balls.

Great little tanks these ARC60's Just re done mine.

 

[Axyadbad]

Cheers for the i.d's, I was looking through the plant index but I wasn't a 100% sure. Still not happy with it so any suggestions would be great!

Cheers,

Axy!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Just let it grow in mate, keep trimming the tops off and replanting those stems and it will fill out nicely.

 

[Axyadbad]

Cheers Steveo, your tanks look great!

I've got roots coming off the Macrandra and Pogostemon Erectus, do I just cut the tops off (including the root) and plant them?

Cheers,
Axy!

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Yeah just cut them as close as possible to some leaf nodes and once planted the top you cut off will form roots and the bottom will grow 2 new tops.

 

[Axyadbad]

Tidied up the tank by removing rocks to make some more room for plants and swimming also added a little division for the carpeting plants, here are some photos...

Also thanks for the advice steveo its worked perfectly, amazing how plants work!

 

[Questions?]

looks amazing

 

[Ps3Steveo]

That Pogostemon is doing amazing in there, so is the Rotala, good job.

 

[Zikofski]

very nice tank what fish do you have in there?