Saintlys "the Miracle Mire"

[nosoup4you]

Wow, great tank!

 

[SuperColey1]

Funny we were talking about that yesterday. lol.

Looking good Mark.

AC

 

[SexyFishKeeper]

Sooper dooper!

 

[hellohefalump]

oh! sorry I'm getting people mixed up!

Supercoley I'm sorry about the washing up incident! omg all those bubbles...

 

[saintly]

the new name of this tank...."The Miracle Mire"

pics soon.

 

[saintly]

the plant list was....

and also rotala sp green

i didnt add the hairgrass

 

[lljdma06]

This is a beautiful tank, Saintly. I look forward to seeing it develop.

llj

 

[prankster705]

What's the planned fish list?

 

[saintly]

lljdma06, thanks very much.very kind of you. the development is astounding in just 1 week. ive swopped to EI.

a bit of before and after.....for comparison

day1.....

day 8

day 1

day 8

the fish list prankster?....im not sure just yet, but when i decide it wont be long until i post some images

i reckon this time next week will be first trim for r rotundifolia.

 

[saintly]

last pic for some time. day 9.....

 

[Bufo Bill]

Dude; I am agape and agog. That looks fabulous. Wish I had the funds for this sort of thing. I think I can see the difference made by the opti-white glass even in the photos. Superb anyway. I look forward to the next photo session (your photography and your 'scaping skills are better than mine).

All the best from Bill.

 

[saintly]

thanks bill, very kind of you to say so.

you say expensive, but i found my hard scape materials were quite cheap. its just about searching. i had this tank in my head for 6 months at least, giving me time to get everything i wanted. sure the tank itself may be pricey, but it's only glass. a lesser aquarium don't mean a lesser scape. i cant recommend enough the process of buying as many plants as you can afford from the off. it pays dividends in the long run.

my stems, well at least r rotundifolia should be up for its first trim this weekend. the other stems (rotala sp green m umbrosum, and hm are not at the same speed as the other r rotundifolia. actually the m ubrosum is "crawling" like hc would do. maybe too much light. although because of its placement in the tank its not necessarily a bad thing....low and bushy. the mosses are greening up a treat too

mark

 

[SharonCC]

Well, how did I miss this? That is ONE beautiful tank!!! It shows hard work and creativity...you should be very proud of yourself!!!

 

[saintly]

thanks sharon, its always nice to create miniature living worlds and with each tank a new lesson is learnt.

 

[saintly]

a quick picture and up date,

heres an image 2 weeks in to the tanks life. showing the rotala sp green. the sp green was a slow sarter, but its now starting to grow at a quicker rate.

ive also added some blyxa. in general all plants are doing good, no signs of the dreaded green stuff. dosing EI and 2 mature filters helps i think.

i realy thank you all for your kind words, check back later for more updates.