Marko's 10 gallon betta sorority -- UPDATE: 1/8/13

@marko@ · 08-14-2012, 04:41 PM

now that i have a growing spawn of black orchid CTs being jarred and sold off, i decided it would be a good idea to make a sorority tank to house 8 or 9 nice looking females that i want to keep for myself. its going to be a mid-tech tank, and im doing a dry start. after 1 month in dry start, here is how it looks:
fts

h. 'tiger'

f. 'mini'

m. pteporus 'threadleaf' (this is not needleleaf, the leaves of threadleaf are even thinner)

h. glomeratus

r. 'green'

FriendsNotFood · 08-14-2012, 06:06 PM

Gorgeous. Where did you get those lovely reddish rocks and what kind are they?

**SpecGrrl** · 08-14-2012, 07:22 PM

*jelly*

**SpecGrrl** · 08-14-2012, 07:23 PM

Your hard scape is super!

CryptKeeper54 · 08-14-2012, 07:37 PM

Cool scape. DSM seems the way to go when attatching mosses. Can you do that with all mosses? just lay them on an object and let them attatch while emersed? Generally, how long does it take?

@marko@ · 08-14-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FriendsNotFood

Gorgeous. Where did you get those lovely reddish rocks and what kind are they?

petrified wood. from my LFS.
but all petrified wood ive seen is more or less the same. i love the way it looks in a scape.

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Originally Posted by SpecGrrl

*jelly*

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Originally Posted by SpecGrrl

Your hard scape is super!

thank you.
IMO, everybody should spend as much time as needed to get their hardscape as good as possible, since that is the backbone of your tank. without a solid hardscape its hard to orient yourself in the tank.

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Originally Posted by CryptKeeper54

Cool scape. DSM seems the way to go when attatching mosses. Can you do that with all mosses? just lay them on an object and let them attatch while emersed? Generally, how long does it take?

thanks.
i agree.
so far i havent heard of a moss that wont grow emersed, so they should all attach.
you can just lay them down, but i minced them. some people even put them in a blender (google "moss graffiti"). when you have more disconnected segments, you have more growth points, and that is where the moss will be attaching.
since attaching was the goal here, i minced pretty finely (most sections of rhizome were 1/8" or so long). but when planting emersed and just looking for growth, ill just lay the fronds down onto the substrate. thats what i did with my terrarium (here is a link if youd like: http://plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73569 page 8 has a pic of the moss at its best)
the time it takes depends on the moss. i dont think it should take any longer than 3 weeks. once you see significant emersed growth, its safe to assume its attached.

CryptKeeper54 · 08-15-2012, 05:46 PM

Awesome. Thanks for the info. Good stuff. I wanted to try it with mini pellia on driftwood and rocks. And maybe other moss and go for the amano scape look.

Nice terrarium. I wanted to make one for a Jackson chameleon (popular here in Hawaii) but my warden (wife) said no

**Complexity** · 08-15-2012, 06:09 PM

Simply beautiful! I love the rock work. When I first saw it, the large rock on the right reminded me of a magical castle. I'm looking forward to watching the plants grow out.

starrlamia · 08-15-2012, 06:30 PM

Awesome! I love sororities, wish I wasn't in Canada so I could get some girls from you.

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Jegli09 · 08-15-2012, 06:40 PM

Great looking tank so far!

@marko@ · 08-15-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CryptKeeper54

Awesome. Thanks for the info. Good stuff. I wanted to try it with mini pellia on driftwood and rocks. And maybe other moss and go for the amano scape look.

Nice terrarium. I wanted to make one for a Jackson chameleon (popular here in Hawaii) but my warden (wife) said no

no problem
thats life.

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Originally Posted by Complexity

Simply beautiful! I love the rock work. When I first saw it, the large rock on the right reminded me of a magical castle. I'm looking forward to watching the plants grow out.

thank you.
the large "rock" on the right is actually manzi. also from my lfs. its got SO much texture, i fell in love with it. ill post a macro shot later today and show you guys.

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Originally Posted by starrlamia

Awesome! I love sororities, wish I wasn't in Canada so I could get some girls from you.

Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

thanks.
yeah i dont know anything about trans shipping, sorry.

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Originally Posted by Jegli09

Great looking tank so far!

thank you.

starrlamia · 08-15-2012, 08:12 PM

all i know is it is way too pricey!

HybridHerp · 08-15-2012, 10:06 PM

Nice, I'm keeping my eye on this tank for sure.

vannyvanny · 08-15-2012, 10:56 PM

Can't wait to see the finished product. ^.^

@marko@ · 08-28-2012, 03:20 AM

flooded. will post pics tomorrow.

08-14-2012, 04:41 PM	#1
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,423	Marko's 10 gallon betta sorority -- UPDATE: 1/8/13 now that i have a growing spawn of black orchid CTs being jarred and sold off, i decided it would be a good idea to make a sorority tank to house 8 or 9 nice looking females that i want to keep for myself. its going to be a mid-tech tank, and im doing a dry start. after 1 month in dry start, here is how it looks: fts h. 'tiger' f. 'mini' m. pteporus 'threadleaf' (this is not needleleaf, the leaves of threadleaf are even thinner) h. glomeratus r. 'green' __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67 Last edited by @marko@; 01-09-2013 at 01:41 AM.. Reason: title

08-14-2012, 07:37 PM	#5
CryptKeeper54 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 340	Cool scape. DSM seems the way to go when attatching mosses. Can you do that with all mosses? just lay them on an object and let them attatch while emersed? Generally, how long does it take? __________________ 12 Gallon Long, 12G Rimless Club, 44G Pentagon *Nikon Pimp #062* RETIRED: ADA Mini M, Schuber Wright Mini 66, Fluval Spec, Fluval Spec V, EheimAquastyle 6g, Fluval Edge 6g

08-15-2012, 05:46 PM	#7
CryptKeeper54 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 340	Awesome. Thanks for the info. Good stuff. I wanted to try it with mini pellia on driftwood and rocks. And maybe other moss and go for the amano scape look. Nice terrarium. I wanted to make one for a Jackson chameleon (popular here in Hawaii) but my warden (wife) said no __________________ 12 Gallon Long, 12G Rimless Club, 44G Pentagon *Nikon Pimp #062* RETIRED: ADA Mini M, Schuber Wright Mini 66, Fluval Spec, Fluval Spec V, EheimAquastyle 6g, Fluval Edge 6g

08-15-2012, 06:09 PM	#8
Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	Simply beautiful! I love the rock work. When I first saw it, the large rock on the right reminded me of a magical castle. I'm looking forward to watching the plants grow out. __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

08-15-2012, 10:06 PM	#13
HybridHerp Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: New York Posts: 1,888	Nice, I'm keeping my eye on this tank for sure. __________________ My 75 gallon hi-tech idkwattocallit Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2086394 My 10 gallon low tech Tank (Post Sandy): http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...82#post2086382 My 5.5 gallon nano College Dorm Tank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...94#post2114094

08-14-2012, 06:06 PM	#2
FriendsNotFood Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: West Hollywood, CA Posts: 991	Gorgeous. Where did you get those lovely reddish rocks and what kind are they?

08-14-2012, 07:22 PM	#3
SpecGrrl Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,571	jelly

08-14-2012, 07:23 PM	#4
SpecGrrl Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,571	Your hard scape is super!

08-15-2012, 06:30 PM	#9
starrlamia Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 378	Awesome! I love sororities, wish I wasn't in Canada so I could get some girls from you. Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

08-15-2012, 06:40 PM	#10
Jegli09 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 167	Great looking tank so far!

08-15-2012, 08:12 PM	#12
starrlamia Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 378	all i know is it is way too pricey!

08-15-2012, 10:56 PM	#14
vannyvanny Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 20	Can't wait to see the finished product. ^.^ __________________ Currently owning: 10 Gallon - 2 Honey Gouramis, 4 Peppered Cories, 1 Guppy 5.5 Gallon - 1 (fat) Dwarf Puffer 1 Gallon - Breeding Ramshorn Snails

08-28-2012, 03:20 AM	#15
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,423	flooded. will post pics tomorrow. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

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