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Safado · 08-06-2005, 11:20 PM

I forgot to mention above that I also attempted to 2X overdrive one of the shoplights. I did notice a bit more light from it than the other one. I also balanced the bulbs. One is a Phillips plant and aquarium (Pink), and the other is a GE plant and aquarium (white). Now each shoplight has one of each.

Here is how the tank looks today. Click for a high res version.

I added the moss wall, to cover up the cords in the back, but this is temporary. I will be moving it to the 10g as soon as it fills in.

As you can see I am lacking a foreground. I have one dwarf sag, which I hope will fill out a bit more.

I also have the plant below that I need help with the ID. I think it is one of these, which all came together:
Lilaeopsis novaezelandiae
Nymphaea stellata
Echinodorus quadricostatus
Cryptocoryne becketti
Myriophyllum simulans
Nuphar lutea
I am off to the plants pages to see if I can find out what it is, but if any of you know off hand, please let me know.

This is it on 07/25/2005. It is growing nicely. I planted it a few days before starting this journal. It had one leaf which promply fell off. I thought that it had gone the way of the glosso, which is now mulm.

Here it is today:

Here is a better picture of the plant I asked for help IDing the other day. It is growing really well. I cut a lot of it out today. I like it, but I am a bit annoyed that it breaks off easily, and bunches go floating around the tank every time I mess with it. I can't remember when I got it, but I don't think it came with the initial package. When I was setting up this tank I ordered a bunch of stuff, without doing the proper research. If it said it was easy to grow, I ordered it.

Any ideas on what I can do with the forground? Should I wait until the Dwarf sag and the reddish plant grow more, or should I try glosso, HC, or Riccia, or anything I've not thought of?

08-06-2005, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Safado Still a Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 503	I forgot to mention above that I also attempted to 2X overdrive one of the shoplights. I did notice a bit more light from it than the other one. I also balanced the bulbs. One is a Phillips plant and aquarium (Pink), and the other is a GE plant and aquarium (white). Now each shoplight has one of each. Here is how the tank looks today. Click for a high res version. I added the moss wall, to cover up the cords in the back, but this is temporary. I will be moving it to the 10g as soon as it fills in. As you can see I am lacking a foreground. I have one dwarf sag, which I hope will fill out a bit more. I also have the plant below that I need help with the ID. I think it is one of these, which all came together: Lilaeopsis novaezelandiae Nymphaea stellata Echinodorus quadricostatus Cryptocoryne becketti Myriophyllum simulans Nuphar lutea I am off to the plants pages to see if I can find out what it is, but if any of you know off hand, please let me know. This is it on 07/25/2005. It is growing nicely. I planted it a few days before starting this journal. It had one leaf which promply fell off. I thought that it had gone the way of the glosso, which is now mulm. Here it is today: Here is a better picture of the plant I asked for help IDing the other day. It is growing really well. I cut a lot of it out today. I like it, but I am a bit annoyed that it breaks off easily, and bunches go floating around the tank every time I mess with it. I can't remember when I got it, but I don't think it came with the initial package. When I was setting up this tank I ordered a bunch of stuff, without doing the proper research. If it said it was easy to grow, I ordered it. Any ideas on what I can do with the forground? Should I wait until the Dwarf sag and the reddish plant grow more, or should I try glosso, HC, or Riccia, or anything I've not thought of? __________________ 10g with shrimp 55g First true attempt at a planted tank.