New pics as promised. 1 week after planting. you can see that I've already drastically changed the aquascape partly due to researching that certain plants needed better light or space, partly due to advice given about spacing of the plants, and partly due to not liking the way it was.
You'll have to forgive me if I call the plants by incorrect names, but these are the IDs that I have been given so far or have found on plantgeek/Tropica websites.
Full Tank today
You can see that I've moved what I think was Cypryus Helferi to the middle back, as I think it will do better there and also it looks good against the background with the spray bar blowing it about. Notice how the parts that reach the surface are going red under the brighter lights. Good or bad I don't know but it looks nice.
Left of tank
Here you can see that I've spaced out the Elodia Densa, Bacopa Carolina, Blyxia Japonica, Giant Hygro, Ludwigia Aquarta and Moneywort. I've managed to thread the moneywort and Ludwigia Aquarta in between the 2 pieces of wood. I also removed the Cutleaf Watermilfoil or Myacca Fluviatilis (whichever it is. lol to the right hand side of the tank to create some room here for the spacing, and also because it is not growing as fast as the others and was becoming even more hidden than last week when I put it there. Also the Elodia is now beginning to block out the view of the filter and heater.
You can just see the shape of 1 of the glolight tetras hiding at the bottom of the Elodia Densa and at the top of the tank you can see 1 black molly but if you look closely you can see the Zebra Danio Male chasing a female (blurs I know)
Right hand side.
Here you can see that it now looks a little bit bare. This is where the Cypryus Helferi was. I've moved the Carolina Farnwort to surround the UV sterilizer as it is a fast grower so I am told and hopefully it will block out the view of the UV. Only problem is that the UV isn't attached to a spray bar and the flow GENTLY moves the Carolia to the left.lol (I say gently because unlike the 3plus filter the powerhead on the UV is very small and doesn't put anywhere near the amount of water as the Fluval filter. After all it isn't in there as a filter, and needs the water to stay in there a little longer) The Boss Balloon Molly is refusing to acknowledge me here and has her nose in the air.
The CO2 is at the back here and 1 problem I've found is that 1 of my Danios keeps managing to get trapped behin the ladder, I don't know how because the gap is tiny but still. I am having to keep an eye on this.
The 'Central Plain'
This is my favourite shot. I've spaced the baby tears, Ludwigia Repens and Rotala Macrandra (I think this ID is wrong but will do for the purpose of describing it until I find out for sure) and they seem to be loving the extra light to their bottom leaves, as you can see from their colour. I've also created a wall to the right of the 'tree' with the Watermilfoil/Myacca which I quite like (Sorry Voo, the Indian Fern went because it was looking a little sickly due to me putting it in the wrong place and other plants starving it of light plus the black mollies seemd to decide it was their new favourite food and ravaged it) You can also see now the Cypryus Helferi in all its glory. The other thing I like is now that I've moved the dense planting from behind the bogwood cave, you can now see through it.
The Mystery Plant
I've called this plant Marble queen radican (Echinodorus cordifolius 'Tropica Marble Queen')? or Anubias barteri v. nana but I don't really think it is either. I can't find anything on the web with these shaped leaves that are red down the middle. I think it needs more light because it is starting to get holes in it and I haven't seen any snails. so unless the mollies have started on this one as well. I think it's one of those that are just hard to grow.
All in all I like the way it looks now apart from the right hand side, which I'm hopefully gonna get something else that grow quick (probably cuttings from the Elodia if it keeps growing at this rate) to fill out this side a little and complete the UVs disguise.
Will report back next week, with new piccys if there are any major changes.
Bye for now
Andy
nice to see if with plenty of plants in it.
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