15 days of growth. My 29g ..updated!

[Gomer]

First, please excuse the really bad new pics. They were taken with a really old and crappy digital camera...hey, it was all I could borrow! ;)
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Here is my tank 15 days ago. This was immediately after a 3 day blackout and LOTS of trimming:
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/images/Tank.jpg




here is the tank now:
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank4.jpg

a handfull of different pictures (ie closeups etc of the tank now.

http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank2.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank3.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank5.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank6.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank7.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank8.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank9.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank10.jpg
http://www.dslextreme.com/users/louieg/tank071403/tank11.jpg

[NJ Devils Fan]

Excellent pictures. I especially like the one of the plants pearling.

[djlen]

Excellent looking tank Gomer.
How many watts do you have over it? The Glosso has really responded.
Len

[Starry]

Awesome pics! I hope my glosso grows like that, if my order ever arrives from Ottawa Aquatics.

Can I make a suggestion? The red plant in the back (alternanthera?) would look very striking with a light green feathery plant behind it, like Cabomba, Limnophila, Myriophyllum, maybe Mayaca or Rotala rotundifolia. Vals might look good too if you want to experiment. Maybe it shows up more in person. The corner looks really dark on the pics.

Very nice so far! My favourite part is the wood with the grassy stuff in front of it. What is it? Echinodorus? Sagittaria?

[Deliverme314]

BEAUTIFUL! Whats your equipment setup? You know lighting/co2/filtration and substrate and as well fertilization

[NJ Devils Fan]

Yea, I have the same question, whats that gassy looking stuff on the bottem?

[Gomer]

Thanks :)

The plant in the far right actually shows up much more than in that picture. it really isn't that dark..you just can capture it with the camera I was using.

Here is all the info you guys want:

OK, plant names:

in the back row from left to right:
Rotala Rotundifolia (Rotala Indica), Ludwigia repens, Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis), Amazon sword, Ludwigia glandulosa (perennis).

In front of the Repens is a rosette sword.

On the "rock" is Anubias Nana

the "grassy stuff" on the right site is Riccia Fluitans

The small round leaf stuff is Glossostigma Elatinoides (Glosso)

The solo grass on the far right is broad leaf sag (should grow much taller). The rest of the grass is dwarf sag (it grows taller under high light)

The tank is lit up with the 2x55watt kit from www.ahsupply.com

The substrate is about 25-30lbs of med sized gravel mixed with 20 lbs out Caribsea Ecco complete (sp?)

I inject CO2 with an airstone (very fine bubbles) with a DIY 2L setup. I have MUCH less surface aggitation with the filstar XP2 than my crapy HOB. I am getting very good ppm levels of CO2 without a forced reactor.

As for ferts, I mix my own with Raw KH2PO4, NO3, K2SO4, and PLantex CSM (with boron added)

[Robert H]

Gomer, it looks fantastic! It is great seeing how it filled in. Wonderful pictures.

[NJ Devils Fan]

Originally posted by Gomer
First, please excuse the really bad new pics. They were taken with a really old and crappy digital camera...hey, it was all I could borrow! ;)

What kind of camera is it because the pictures were very good and clear?

[Matak]

The first pic looks quite nice. The 2nd looks almost Amano like! What a difference two weeks can make. :cool:

[nvision]

i have found it difficult to manage wisteria as it grows large and explodes into odd shapes, but they are looking great in your aquascape--very clean and organized. good stuff.

[Gomer]

The camera that I used to get some good pics was an Olympus 5050. The poorer camera was an old sony 2mega pixal camera. I think it has a 70 in the name.


As for wisteria, you can keep it looking need if you cut off all those runners that come out of the lower sets of leaves. Don't cut the lower leaves!...just the runners that start right on top of the leaves. This will leave wisteria to grow as a single salk....Looks the best this way IMO.

[superjohnny]

I think a red tiger lotus just behind the grass would nicely balance the left side. Beautiful tank though. I really like that piece of wood.