is this a 'heavily planted tank'?

[ouchia]

i'm trying to figure out my co2 situation, and i've been asked over and over if my tank is "heavily planted". i usually say "kind of", not really knowing... any opinions? thanks...

 

[Phantom Thief]

Well, definitely heavily planted compared to mine!

TOTM nomination!!!

P.T.

 

[clutterydrawer]

TOTM nomination!!!

Absolutely! That is an amazing tank.

 

[ger87410]

Noone has answered your question yet... I would say, assuming everything in the tank that's green is not fake, that you have a fairly heavily planted tank. Just think to yourself, "can I put anymore plants in here without it becoming crowded". If the answer is "yes, but only a few", then you have a fairly heavily planted tank. If the answer is "nope, there just ain't enough room", then you definitely have a heavily planted tank. I'm not even too sure how they rate planting levels. I don't even know about the wattage stuff. I just throw stuff in the tank and pray that it grows.

 

[Stryker]

That looks aboute right. I've seen tanks thick with plants wall to wall and thats too much..... yours looks great!

When the time comes to trim those plants just remember your completing the nitrate export.

 

[ouchia]

completing the nitrate export? please explain... thanks for the compliments, i'm trying to get this thing in shape. i still need to add some things to it, and there are some plants in the back you can't see yet because they need to grow in. can anyone recommend a short, thin grass that can carpet that can survive in the shadowy areas of gravel? thanks...

 

[ger87410]

U gotta get rid of the nitrates somehow. This is a fairly good way to do that. Never done me wrong yet.

 

[kent]

it's fairly well-planted..it's just right.

 

[Daveo]

Yah its heavaly planted but it is just perfect.


Daveo

 

[Nisha]

Beautifully heavily planted!

 

[Blade]

It's been said but that truly is a beautiful tank. Very much in the Natural Aquarium spirit

 

[Stryker]

As ger87410 said, plants use *some* nitrates among other things as food. Thus those nitrates are locked up in your plants. When you trim the plants your removing those nitrates. So they look great and are functional

 

[Tednol]

god man.
how long did it take you to find that wood?
is it real or fake.
i have been looking for something like that for ages.

 

[luxum]

I would consider that moderately planted. Generally, heavily planted tanks don't show much or any visible substrate.

 

[ouchia]

thanks for the opinions, that's pretty much what i assumed... that doesn't solve my co2 problems, b/c their root could have been that my tank was 'heavily planted', but that doesn't seem to be the issue... thanks anyways, and the wood is real, i got lucky on it, drove around to almost every fish store in los angeles to find it! i tied on the java moss myself, real easy...