Nick_T
New Member
I would like some advice on my newly planted 180L tank. I've had the tank for a number of years but I have only ever tried to plant a few plants at a time before and never had much luck with them.
I got a collection of plants from www.java-plants.com delivered on Saturday and had a go at planting them. Below is a photo of my attempt at planting them.
I planted most of the plants in bunches using lead weights. I've had problems before with my fish digging up plants and eating them but this time they seem to be pretty well behaved (apart from what I believe to be the Red Ludwigia which may not be weighted down properly and in the way of the fish).
I know the sand is not the best substrate for planting, but can it still be successful?
The look I am after is of a well designed well planted tank. I'm hoping to get the plants to fill most of the tank and will probably add some moss onto the bog wood and maybe try and add another piece of bogwood towards the back of the tank.
Please tell me what you think, do I need to reduce the number of types of plant? Are they in the right place? In the past I have had plants which seem to grow out of control and just become ugly
I hope to be a little more successful this time with taking cuttings from the plants and re-planting them. Any advice?
I have recently replaced my bulbs with two new Arcadia 30w bulbs, an 'Original Tropical Lamp' - http
/www.arcadia-uk.com/troplamp.htm and a 'Freshwater Lamp' - http/www.arcadia-uk.com/fwatlamp.htm.
Both the lamps have a reflector on them which reflect all of the light into the tank (they say they increase the light by 100%). They are on for 9 hours a day (11am - 10pm).
Do I need to add plant food to the tank now? Or will I only need this if the plants don't grow?
Many thanks for any advise in advance
I got a collection of plants from www.java-plants.com delivered on Saturday and had a go at planting them. Below is a photo of my attempt at planting them.
I planted most of the plants in bunches using lead weights. I've had problems before with my fish digging up plants and eating them but this time they seem to be pretty well behaved (apart from what I believe to be the Red Ludwigia which may not be weighted down properly and in the way of the fish).
I know the sand is not the best substrate for planting, but can it still be successful?
The look I am after is of a well designed well planted tank. I'm hoping to get the plants to fill most of the tank and will probably add some moss onto the bog wood and maybe try and add another piece of bogwood towards the back of the tank.
Please tell me what you think, do I need to reduce the number of types of plant? Are they in the right place? In the past I have had plants which seem to grow out of control and just become ugly
I hope to be a little more successful this time with taking cuttings from the plants and re-planting them. Any advice?I have recently replaced my bulbs with two new Arcadia 30w bulbs, an 'Original Tropical Lamp' - http
/www.arcadia-uk.com/troplamp.htm and a 'Freshwater Lamp' - http/www.arcadia-uk.com/fwatlamp.htm.Both the lamps have a reflector on them which reflect all of the light into the tank (they say they increase the light by 100%). They are on for 9 hours a day (11am - 10pm).
Do I need to add plant food to the tank now? Or will I only need this if the plants don't grow?
Many thanks for any advise in advance
Much appreciated!
I think I will have to plant everything as deep as I can in the sand to stop this, but I swear my fish have eaten some of it as well (it had some buds on it)
