My 55g Planted Re-Scape

[jasonG75]

Here is the link to my journal in the photo section. If I knew better I would have posted it in here.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227716


This weekend is the big day. Now that I know a little more, I am rescaping my tank. Saturday (07/31) I bought a massive piece of driftwood for my centerpiece in the tank. It is soaking now and when I get home from work I have to drain the cooler and fill it back up. When I do that I will take a pic of it so you guys can see it. Now to the point.

Current plant stock:
1 Water Sprite
2 Java ferns
1 Anubias var. nana
SEVERAL Vals
All the rest of the plants from the pics have been pulled out.

Plants that I am ordering:
Dwarf baby Tears
Glosso
Red Rotala
Java Moss

Whats coming out of the tank. (in the pics)
Large rocks and driftwood.

Now this is what I need a little help with:
Where to plant my plants so that it is visually appealing. I know I am going to attach my javas to my wood, and so my moss (which I need help-pointers on how to achieve what I am looking for) Same goes for the Anubias var. nana it will also attach somewhere on the driftwood.

So that leaves.. Dwarf baby Tears, Glosso, Red Rotala, Water-Sprite and all my Vals.

I was thinking of placing most of my vals behind my wood as a background, and the glosso around the front of the wood. I was thinking of leaving the sprite where it is except not in the rock, which I have another question about. This sprite has a huge root system, do you think it would be safe planting directly in to the subsrate or do you think it would look ok in a small planter?

I will take a pic of the wood tonight so that you guys can see just how HUGE it is.

 

[JAY973]

Here is the link to my journal in the photo section. If I knew better I would have posted it in here.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227716

You can PM a MOD the thread link and request they move it for you. They were kind enough to do it for me with my 120g.

Can't wait to see what the new scape will look like.

 

[jasonG75]

Can someone point me in the direction of what I need so that I can use paintball cylinders for a Co2 setup.

 

[jasonG75]

As promised a pic of the wood

 

[cobfreak]

cool looking piece of wood.

 

[JAY973]

That wood looks like a pirate ship, Cool!!! I use the RedSea paintball Co2 setup with a 20z bottle refills at Sports Authority, but I think there are cheaper ones out there.

 

[Chrisinator]

Where to plant my plants so that it is visually appealing. I know I am going to attach my javas to my wood, and so my moss (which I need help-pointers on how to achieve what I am looking for) Same goes for the Anubias var. nana it will also attach somewhere on the driftwood.

With Java Fern, I do agree that they look better stuck in between a piece of wood. Make sure the plant isn't all the way inside, but merely sticking out between a crack.

So that leaves.. Dwarf baby Tears, Glosso, Red Rotala, Water-Sprite and all my Vals.

In the end, you're Baby Tears and Glosso might end up mixing up if you plant them near each other, so just watch out. I think water sprite is more of a corner plant rather than a central plant, but anything can work. Red plants should also not be in the dead center, so move it slightly left or right.

I find with vals, you also have to figure out flow because that will determine how the vals will look. Just a thought.

I was thinking of placing most of my vals behind my wood as a background, and the glosso around the front of the wood. I was thinking of leaving the sprite where it is except not in the rock, which I have another question about. This sprite has a huge root system, do you think it would be safe planting directly in to the subsrate or do you think it would look ok in a small planter?

With the water sprite, I would plant it directly into the substrate. You might consider some of the roots just to make a faster growth in the susbtrate.

 

[jasonG75]

That wood looks like a pirate ship, Cool!!! I use the RedSea paintball Co2 setup with a 20z bottle refills at Sports Authority, but I think there are cheaper ones out there.

I wish I knew where..The one I like is this

But I don't think it is for paintballs canisters.

Can someone explain to me the reason for the Solenoid? I want to seriously start considering something OTHER than DIY.

 

[jasonG75]

Whats the disadvantage of using this one

Compared to the one I listed above. Help me understand why I need one and not the other.

 

[JAY973]

Can someone explain to me the reason for the Solenoid? I want to seriously start considering something OTHER than DIY.

The Solenoid allows you the ability to stop the flow of Co2 with either PH Controller, a timer or manually unplugging.

I've never seen the ones you have pic. but to be honest I haven't really been looking either.