what is "heavily planted"?
- Thread starter Ozma
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One of the "rules of thumb" used is to look at the tank from the top - if you cannot see any substrate it is very heavily planted. Depending on who is talking, "heavily planted" runs from 70-80% coverage up to fully covered.
Aljen posted here at AC in Aug 2001:
"A 'heavily planted tank' is a tank that is more densely planted than a moderately planted tank but contains less vegetation than an excessively planted tank.
"When a visitor asks, 'How come your plants aren't growing?' you have a sparsely planted tank.
"When someone says, 'Your plants look nice' you have a moderately planted tank.
"When you hear, 'How did you get your plants to grow like that?' you have a heavily planted tank.
"But, if someone asks, 'Hey, do you have any fish in there?' you have an excessively planted tank."
-I had to download it. Where's Aljen? Thanks!!
"A 'heavily planted tank' is a tank that is more densely planted than a moderately planted tank but contains less vegetation than an excessively planted tank.
"When a visitor asks, 'How come your plants aren't growing?' you have a sparsely planted tank.
"When someone says, 'Your plants look nice' you have a moderately planted tank.
"When you hear, 'How did you get your plants to grow like that?' you have a heavily planted tank.
"But, if someone asks, 'Hey, do you have any fish in there?' you have an excessively planted tank."
-I had to download it. Where's Aljen? Thanks!!
I like that... Thanks.
But folk ask if there are any fish in my catfish tanks all the time, and they are mostly only only moderately planted.
But then the fun part is showing them where the cats hang out, and their shock at the size of the unseen fish.
But folk ask if there are any fish in my catfish tanks all the time, and they are mostly only only moderately planted.
But then the fun part is showing them where the cats hang out, and their shock at the size of the unseen fish.
