Just going to bump this thread back the dead, its about 5-6 weeks since i posted last, just 2 pics to show this time round, the first picture is taken about 3 weeks ago, the second picture is taken tonight after i have removed the Pogostemon stellata and the Cardamine lyrata (both at the back left side in the first pic) in their place i have planted Rotala rotundifolia and Didiplis diandra, both of these are relatively fast growers so should fill in pretty quick, i feel whilst the tank looks good as in first pic i posted tonight i want to try and add some colour to the tank and hopefully i can achieve that with the additions i have made tonight.
Other changes i have made over the last few weeks include removing the Bacopa australis from the front of the large pieces of driftwood and adding the narrow leaf fern instead, i think it looks better, i gave the moss a serious haircut, the HC is now easily an inch thick and will require a haircut pretty soon, i also added some Pogostemon helferi to the front of the upright pieces of wood, behind the large pieces of driftwood i have some Cyperus helferi growing, but this has to be up their with the slowest growing plants in the world because you cannot even see it yet although it is planted over a month at this stage.
Anyway thats all for now i will post some more pics as the rotala and diandra grow out some more and hopefully show some colour for me.
This is the pic taken tonight, there is a lot of debris floating around the tank as i just uprooted some plants and then unwisely decided now is a good time for a shot
Other changes i have made over the last few weeks include removing the Bacopa australis from the front of the large pieces of driftwood and adding the narrow leaf fern instead, i think it looks better, i gave the moss a serious haircut, the HC is now easily an inch thick and will require a haircut pretty soon, i also added some Pogostemon helferi to the front of the upright pieces of wood, behind the large pieces of driftwood i have some Cyperus helferi growing, but this has to be up their with the slowest growing plants in the world because you cannot even see it yet although it is planted over a month at this stage.
Anyway thats all for now i will post some more pics as the rotala and diandra grow out some more and hopefully show some colour for me.
This is the pic taken tonight, there is a lot of debris floating around the tank as i just uprooted some plants and then unwisely decided now is a good time for a shot
Im very jelous of your HC, looks very lush and green. When you say give it a 'haircut' how short do you cut it back to? I see Justin Law keeps his very low, with not much growing over itself? Do you let it form quite a thick carpet? say 1/2 to 1 inch deep? Like is done with glosso?
i will just give it a trim like a haircut to about half its current height, it will grow back again so there is no problem, you just need light to reach the lower sections or they will begin to die off and then you would have to replant the whole lot, by trimming it now and again you can prolong the day when you will need to replant the whole lot.
