Se Asian Biotope

[coldcazzie]

Update:

many baby java ferns:

lots more moss on the top piece of wood:

shrimp enjoy the moss a lot!

especially now there's more of it!

with newly mossed up branches and baby java fern plantlets:

 

[coldcazzie]

Just bought a pot of petchii and 2 pots of helferi, not sure where I'll put the latter though, will have a proper look in a bit

 

[JenCliBee]

Wow caz.... didn't realise you were so talented .... looking absolutely brilliant.... cant believe i missed the progress this has made... teach me to pop into this section more often .

 

[coldcazzie]

Heh, thanks Jake long time no see, how you doing?

 

[JenCliBee]

Heh, thanks Jake long time no see, how you doing?

Good hun thanks, missing the planted side of the hobby so thought i would dip my toes in once again and get my nano back out lol.

 

[coldcazzie]

Yeah I've seen, it's a great start! family well etc? Back not messing you about too much I hope?

 

[JenCliBee]

Yeah I've seen, it's a great start! family well etc? Back not messing you about too much I hope?

Thanks hun ..... family is great ta but then again they always are lol... back is always giving me jip especially after yesterday's collecting and setting up tanks (very very sore today ), still having physio and still having acupuncture but nothing seems to work ..... other than that everything is hunky dory lol.

 

[coldcazzie]

Just bought a pot of petchii and 2 pots of helferi, not sure where I'll put the latter though, will have a proper look in a bit

Had an apisto-related emergency so no looking at these. If I get chance I'll sort it tonight, but with 2 days of revision booked tomorrow and Weds if I don't get chance they'll be staying in their pots until Thursday. Shrimp are already cleaning them

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Looking very good Caz, where's the updated FTS please lol???

 

[coldcazzie]

Looking very good Caz, where's the updated FTS please lol???

Hopefully in about 2 hours, if all goes to plan

 

[Ps3Steveo]

 

[coldcazzie]

OK, be as quick as I can...:

Crypt beckettii "petchii", 1 pot = 9 plants, added around the wood in places where I thought I could see too much sand:

Pogostemon helferi, 2 pots = 14 plants, 12 in front of the crypts, 2 in my Rio 180 cuz I couldn't fit them in here!

Right hand side, from the top (sorry it's blurry, I couldn't actually see the camera screen!):

Left side, from the top:

P. helferi close up:

A less close up close up:

FTS, from an angle:

FTS, straight on:

Hope you like

ps: sorry about the blurry

 

[Ps3Steveo]

I like it, you better update your pic in totm lol, really can see this growing into an awesome scape.

 

[JenCliBee]

Nice caz, this should look amazing once filled in abit... a little sceptical the helferi will do well but i guess time will tell lol

 

[coldcazzie]

I like it, you better update your pic in totm lol, really can see this growing into an awesome scape.

Thanks I will do, but with a none blurry fts

I can't wait for it to grow in. Really looking forward to it in 6 months time, and a year's time etc. It still looks very young.

Had to clean a touch of diatoms off the front glass, but I've been pleasantly surprised at how little algae there's been, considering the low plant mass, and how quickly I added the stock. Will have to do a water change soon, perhaps Thursday, and glue those ferns on.

I have 2 further stocking options. I will be adding another shrimp species, either green shrimp or tiger shrimp (don't think I can do both unfortunately), as yet undecided which... and I was wondering about possibly adding another 3 or 6 harlequins. Anyone got thoughts on that?

Nice caz, this should look amazing once filled in abit... a little sceptical the helferi will do well but i guess time will tell lol

We'll see, it's right in the flow. I'm expecting some legginess, definitely. I'm flexible. If it doesn't do well I will move it to the 180