Redoing my 6 gallon

[Lcc86]

This is the neighbouring tank which houses my ADF's. I really struggle with algae on one specific plant, the one on the left of the image. I can't remember the name of the plant but there's another one at the back of the tank which has the same issue but even worse. The leaves are always breaking so they just don't seem to be thriving. I'm hoping that if I can grow some of the plants in the 6g out I'll replant the stems in the place of these.

 

[Abaddon]

I know the plants will grow but that negative space irritates me so much!

Don't talk to me about negative space when one of my tanks currently looks like this lol It got that way in 2 months, so I assure you, if you plant the right (or wrong) stuff, it absolutely WILL grow to the point you won't know what to do with it. I have a cursed water sprite/frogbit combo, plus a pathological reluctance to cut any healthy plants, so now I've landed myself in a bit of a pickle lol. I really think it's time to take some scissors to that tank before it grows legs and walks off on its own XD

 

[Lcc86]

Don't talk to me about negative space when one of my tanks currently looks like this lol It got that way in 2 months, so I assure you, if you plant the right (or wrong) stuff, it absolutely WILL grow to the point you won't know what to do with it. I have a cursed water sprite/frogbit combo, plus a pathological reluctance to cut any healthy plants, so now I've landed myself in a bit of a pickle lol. I really think it's time to take some scissors to that tank before it grows legs and walks off on its own XD

Send some of those plants this way! The sessiflora has definitely grown an inch or so already so I know it's just a matter of time, I am a terribly impatient person in all domains of life, so fishkeeping really does test me!

I've decided to go check out an LFS in north London next Saturday to see if they might have anything plant/invert/fish wise that takes my fancy.

 

[Abaddon]

I'd be more than happy to give you some, but I'm in continental EU so don't know if the shipping etc. is worth it or if they'd even survive But if you want plants that grow so fast you can practically hear them, water sprite/wisteria, hornwort & most floaters will do the job, especially when they hit the water surface - they get that extra hit of CO2 and just go nuts (if you have an artificial setup then that'll also help tremendously). From what I've read, CO2 seems to be the biggest/most common limiting factor in planted tanks, more so than any other nutrient deficiency. I don't use any CO2 supplementation and my water sprite babies that are completely submerged seem to be doing kind of *meh*, but the ones that have put out leaves above the surface are just uncontrollable at this point, and keep producing new plantlets all the time.

 

[Lcc86]

Bought a little pothos online (probably got ripped off compared to the cost of buying the actual plant myself but wanted to see how I got on with a small cutting as I've never tried growing pothos before).

Also ordered a new light for the tank, not much wrong with the one that comes with it but I broke the mount and can't find a replacement. The one I've ordered has more settings, my current one is just on/off, so looking forward to having a play with it when it arrives. Nothing fancy, just a hygger.