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Old 03-30-2008, 03:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
lauraleellbp
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Wow that looks really good! Especially for your 2nd ever tank!!!

It looks like your Anubias over on the far right might have the rhizome (thick green piece all the roots grow off of) buried? If so, it really should be tied to a piece of driftwood or rock, it will die "planted" in the substrate.

Also, some of your swords might be buried too deep (or they might just be behind a "hill" in the substrate- can't tell for sure?) At any rate, the crown of a rosette plant like swordplants needs to be above the substrate. The crown is the spot where all the leaves meet.

The water looks awfully cloudy- did you cycle this tank before adding the fish? Have you checked your ammonia, nitrIte and nitrAte levels?
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