planted tanks

Here's a pic of a 29 tank I recently switched substrate in.......
I've posted this tank in so many other threads here, folks just may be getting tired of it by now...lol....sorry, but I am just so thrilled with how it's turned out....if I can have a tank like this.....ANYONE can...and maybe it will help encourage anyone else who would like to give something like this a try.

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general information
29gallons
65Watts compact flourescent lighting fixture
penguin 170 bio-wheel
echo-complete substrate for planted tanks
daily dose of flourish "Excel"
100 micron poly fiber pad in filter

stock
1-pair german blue rams
2-half dollar sized angels
5-prestella tetra
2-otocinclus

plants
java fern
water sprite
wysteria
aponogetons
small amazon swords
red lilies
some type of ludwigia (I think)
a few cryptocyrene

I'm waiting for the plants to fill out after I did a major trim on them after an ongoing algae issue. They seem to be doing VERY well since the switch from regular gravel mixed with flourite..to the echo. Not a glimps of anymore algae so far, but it's only been a week since the change. The plants and fish are looking FANTASTIC !! The change has obviously been a hit with all involved...lol..
 
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EMG, I went straight out and bought that substrate you have. I LOVE it. Now I'm just planning on how to change what I have out with this stuff. I think I may leave some in with the black stuff.

Also, after further research I think the first wentii that bought is a Bronze Wentii. I think this b/c I just bought a Red Wentii and they are totally different and the first one didn't have a label. I also picked up an Anubias Nana. Should look nice.
 
reiverix said:
Now in my high light CO2 injected tank...some of the older plants have leaves 10 inches or so.
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Is your sag a dwarf or regular?
 
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Dwarf. There's a large one in my profile picture just to the right of center in front of the lobelia, beside the zucchini :) To the left of it you can see the smaller runners.
 
My deep-substrate 29 has "dwarf" sag from the substrate to the top, plus the branched bloom spike curled around at the surface. Some dwarf! As with certain Crypts, lights, ferts, carbon, etc. seem to matter a lot to this plant. But I confess that I have not done Sag in many years - being infested with Val seemed quite enough. I wanted at least one tank without Val...
 
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