My First Planted

[LondonDragon]

Thanks Radar

How did you do the wall, if you dont mind me asking.

The moss wall was done using some wire mesh which I got off ebay and tied the moss using cotton thread.

Another week, another update
Its been a week since the pressurised CO2 as been running, I have noticed the plants pearl more often than they did before and its also the first week with complete EI.
I am noticing some problems though, looks like I am getting some tiny hairy algea on some of the plants and also some of the older leaves are getting holes when before they didn't, any ideas? Funny thing is the algea on the Anubias has cleared almost completely. The HC and the glosso are also not doing very well, they getting algea on them and the HC is looking dark green.

Here is the tank today:

Top view of the glosso:

Riccia on branch:

Another close up (have quiet a few trumpets of all of suden):

Thanks for looking, critics and comments always welcomed

 

[Liam]

Its beautiful, you sure have planted tank talent,
Very well done.

 

[LondonDragon]

Its beautiful, you sure have planted tank talent,
Very well done.

Thanks Liam, its been a slow journey, the 6+ months that I had to stop didn't help, but its now back on track once again

 

[LondonDragon]

Another week another update Not a lot as changed since last week, have been dosing Easycarbo (5ml perday) since I received my order on Tuesday, also have setup a new diffusor, wasn't very happy with the glass diffusor.
I am now using the Hydor diffusor, its working very well, and I am much happier with it. Pump only comes on when my CO2 comes on and goes off at the same time as CO2.
I have noticed less algae in the tank over the last week, but since dosing easycarbo I have noticed my water is not clear like it was before, its slightly cloudy, something to do with Easycarbo and the EI ferts?

Here is the tank last week:

Here is the tank today:

The HC is recovering but its still not great, glosso is mixing with it:

The glosso is doing much better now and its filling in great:

One of the two corrys:

My two Rainbows:

I am currently happy with the right hand side of the tank, and now just working on the left, the weeping moss wall is coming along great too, I quite like the effect.

Thanks for looking and feel free to critic and comment as always

 

[LondonDragon]

A quick update on how the tank is developing, the algea has now completely gone, there is only a small amount on the oldest leaves of the anubias but I guess thats expected.
The algea on the rotala and blyxa has disapeared, the glosso is now doing pretty well and I have cut almost all the old leaves that had some algea on it and its look very healthy now its been slow for the glosso but its getting there, maybe when it starts getting cramped I will uproot it and replant it. Will then at that time get rid of the HC which is not looking any better, seems to be stuck in time, some light green leaves and lots of dark green leaves.
Gave the tank a really good trim this weekend, couple of photos to show how its looking today:

Here is it last week (post for comparrison):

Here how it looks today

As always feel free to coment and critic

 

[LondonDragon]

Another quick update, just letting things grow in, needs a bit of a trim at the moment might do that later one when I do the water change. The glosso is really taking off now, might need to replant it soon. My Red Cherries are out more often now, they seem to love the moss wall, thats were I spot them all the time.

Here last week:

Here is today:

The Glosso looking really healthy:

And a few more photos of the plants and one of the Rainbows:

Has always comments and critics welcomed thanks for looking

 

[Thomas 2507]

what's that plant far right at the front? and what's that plant that has sort of brown and cream leavefs next to the one i just asked about at the front?

would it be possible to do a diagram or something like with numbers onthe photo and say what plant each number is?

your tank is amazing.

 

[LondonDragon]

Plants in the tank

Original Photo:

Diagram:

1. Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan'' (Mayaca) ?? not sure about this one
2. Bacopa monnieri
3. Anubias barteri var. nana
4. Limnophila sessiliflora
5. Hemianthus callitrichoides ''Cuba''
6. Ludwigia repens 'Rubin'
7. Blyxa Japonica
8. Vesicularia ferriei (Weeping Moss)
9. Glossostigma elatinoides
10. Cryptocoryne undulata
11. Taxiphyllum sp. (Spiky Moss)
12. Nymphaea lotus (Green version)


These two cannot be seen on photo:
13. Cryptocoryne parva (growing in the middle of the Ludwigia repens)
14. Riccia sp. 'Dwarf' (growing at the top back floating for a test)

 

[Thomas 2507]

that's great - thanks for that.

 

[LondonDragon]

Hi guys,

Just a quick update, just took some photos earlier this evening, not a lot as changed the plants have grown quite a bit, just letting things fill in, received the materials today to building the new moss wall, got more of the stuff than what I really needed, going to create a moss wall for my new shrimp breeder tank also, and should have enough left for a couple more tanks LOL
Things are looking great, this week added the "Limnophila aromatica", a few stems melted away but whats left is looking pretty good, I have increased the CO2 a little also to help it along, I am going to use some of the plants from this tank for the new 60l, like the anubias and some of the crypts. Since I moved the crypts about a few months ago, now I have small crypts growing everywhere, guess they are coming from the roots that were left in the gravel.
The tree branch that is in the tank is temporary, was thinking of using it in the shrimp tank so its just there to sink.

Now to some photos, tank last week:

Tank today:

One of my two corries on the glosso:

The Limnophila aromatica on the left hand side of the branch:

Close-up of the tank:

Comments and critics always welcomed thanks for looking

 

[iSnail]

Stunning tank!! Your plants looks so healthy. I'm so jealous. I like the new addition (Limnophila). Love the corries too

 

[RadaR]

Nice one mate.
Can't say I'm fond on the branch though....

 

[LondonDragon]

Stunning tank!! Your plants looks so healthy. I'm so jealous. I like the new addition (Limnophila). Love the corries too

Many thanks, corries are great, just not sure which species they are any longer!!

Nice one mate.
Can't say I'm fond on the branch though....

Thanks, if you read the text I stated that the branch is there temporary to be used in my shrimp tank which I am going to setup soon

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Stunning tank!! Your plants looks so healthy. I'm so jealous. I like the new addition (Limnophila). Love the corries too

Many thanks, corries are great, just not sure which species they are any longer!!

Nice one mate.
Can't say I'm fond on the branch though....

Thanks, if you read the text I stated that the branch is there temporary to be used in my shrimp tank which I am going to setup soon

Loooks absolutley






































AMAZING, I cant believe thats your first planted tank...Im so jealous I want something like this .... Version one looks nice but version 2 looks more like a jungle which is awesome

 

[LondonDragon]

Loooks absolutley AMAZING, I cant believe thats your first planted tank...Im so jealous I want something like this .... Version one looks nice but version 2 looks more like a jungle which is awesome

Many thanks I am just trying things and plants has I am going along, with the help of great foruns and advice from great people you meet here online, we all can get there Need to work on the moss wall now and also the left hand side of the tank, soon enough it should be the way I want it.