1st Planted Attempt

DGalt

DGalt

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So I finally got my plants and got the tank all set up. Here are some pictures before I make some comments:
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Crazy Apple Snails
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So yea, there it is.
I like the look the big crypt back in the right. I'm hoping the Alternanthera reineckii in the middle does well. If it does I'm planning on taking out the rotala indica next to it and just spreading it out over the back.

My biggest concern is the dwarf clover. I really had no idea what I was doing when I was planting the stuff. It came in two little plastic pot things. I tried to pull them apart as best as possible without hurting the plants, but I don't know how successful I was. Hopefully it'll fill in the foreground. Should I trim it all down to the same height? I don't want it to get too tall (which some of it already seems to be).

Guess it's just a waiting game now to see what happens.

Couple other things:
When i filled up the tank, the water was really murky. I think it's getting better (hoping the filter will clear it all out). I'm assuming this was just from the plants. I soaked them over night, but I guess they were still dirty.

The other thing is that there are little floating leaves - especially from the rotala - in the tank. Do I need to remove these, and if so what's the best way? I don't have a net but I could probably build one from a hanger and some mosquito netting (both of which I have).

thanks :grinyes:
 
Looks great!

Remove any leaves that you can. Any type of net will work.
 
Very nice start, and I like the betta, too. :)
 
About the alternanthera reineckii.
The majority of the images I see of it show it with much broader leaves than the plant in my tank. like this:
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is this something that comes with time (just the natural growth of the plant) or do i need to do something. i read that propagation is done by cutting / lateral shoots...but I'm not too sure what this means. Cut where?
 
You have althernanthera in its emersed form, over time it will lose its leaves and go into submerged form which is like the image above.
When they say cutting lateral shoots they mean just cutting the new stems that come out along the main stem.

Make sure to keep that anubia rhizome exposed.

Other than that the tank looks nice
 
Bk828 said:
You have althernanthera in its emersed form, over time it will lose its leaves and go into submerged form which is like the image above.
When they say cutting lateral shoots they mean just cutting the new stems that come out along the main stem.

Make sure to keep that anubia rhizome exposed.

Other than that the tank looks nice
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Huh, that's interesting. How long does that usually take? As for trimming...what about trimming the height of the plant? It's already taller than my tank (some of the plant is floating horizontally at the top of the tank)?

The anubias rhizome is exposed (at least I think it is). It came with roots already sticking out so I buried them and left the rest of the plant resting on the top of the gravel.
 
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