My plan for a new FW planted aquarium, please critique

[Chuck H.]

And a real quick video...

I took this with my iPod Nano...decent enough, tons of other lights to terrariums in the room however.

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[jpappy789]

Looks great!

I'd suggest getting a solid color background like black or blue.

 

[fermentedhiker]

I might be wrong but it looks like you've planted(buried) the rhizome of the Anubias nana in the substrate. You should treat them like the java fern and attach them to rock work or driftwood with the rhizome exposed. Looking good so far though.

 

[jpappy789]

IME both anubias and java fern can do fine with the rhizome planted, so long as it isn't completely buried.

 

[Chuck H.]

Driftwood concern and a few pics...

Thanks for the replies! My background is black, however I think the tint of the water and the other lights in the room are making it difficult to see in photos.

I noticed yesterday a film of slime or perhaps some type of fungus on the top of the driftwood, should I worry?:

And, just some other pics:

 

[jpappy789]

Pretty typical for new wood. Should go away with time.

 

[Dburgess1231]

the film on the wood will go away. but unbury the anubias. it will do MUCH better tied to something.

 

[RisiganL.]

I had the same problem with my aquarium wood. To make matters worse, it started to get infested with nematodes! Just get like a clean tooth brush and brush it off or leave it alone, it doesn't seem to hurt anything. Mine went away in a week or two.

 

[Chuck H.]

New Video

Another brief video taken this evening:

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Added 2 Keyhole Cichlids, 6 Green Cory's and 1 ABN.

 

[Sindorei]

Bobstropicalplants.com has some great ferts. My plants are doing a lot better than when I was using the whole Flourish line. And his root tabs are amazing. It's not that expensive either.

He also sells a very limited selection of plants and fish.