10 Gallon Aquascaping Help?

[xXLeafeonXx]

I want my 10 gallon to look like this any idea how?
 
 
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Aquascape Makassar Go Green My Bedroom - YouTube
 

 

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

The last tank in the video. http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcDYyJwa5w

 

[frapadoodle]

Lots and lots of practice.
Start with a piece of wood you like and some moss. Practice making a tree until you get what you like, then go from there.

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

Whats the carpet plant?

 

[frapadoodle]

Looks like dwarf hair grass on the left and glosso on the right.
But you could always use a different moss as a carpet.

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

I want to use a really fast growing carpet what could use?

 

[frapadoodle]

Growth will depend upon light, ferts, CO2, and how much you are starting with.
Give them enough light and some ferts, I use Seachem Flourish, and most plants grow quite well. Adding CO2 helps boost growth, but if not going high-tech, or using mosses, thwy aren't absolutely nessecary.
Dwarf/pygmy chain sword is a good fast grower that works as a carpet.

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

I have about 4.5 watts per gallon I also have Diy Co2. 
How long should it take for this tank to grow?
Also when I'm planting the carpet plant should I be planting stem by stem or plant the plant with the small pot?

 

[frapadoodle]

If it's in a pot, remove it from the pot. Remove anything, rockwool, gel, et cetera from around the roots and pop em in.
4.5 watts a gallon? Wow on a 10gal., mine are only 2 on my 10 and 55. But I don't have any high needs plants.
Have not gone the CO2 route. Just don't forget the ferts and it should grow fairly quickly.

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

I'm having a problem with hair algae. I also have this weird type of algae growing on the glass of the tank.

 

[frapadoodle]

Lights, nutrients, CO2. When one of these gets out of whack algae gets going.
Which type of hair algae? Different types need different methods for eradication.
A description of both or pictures would help.

 

[xXLeafeonXx]

First algae is normal hair algae. The other algae growing on the glass is whitish and stringy? I'm going to add plants a dwarf puffer and a clean up crew of 2 amano shrimp and nerite snails.

 

[frapadoodle]

Not aware of any algae that is white and stringy.
While a clean up crew is fine it is better to treat the cauase than the symptoms.