first serious attempt at an aquascape

ajlee613 · 09-12-2012, 07:10 AM

Hey guys, i have been in the aquarium hobby for a few years now, but my focus has always been on fish in the past. i just recently got into growing plants and such.

setup
Tank: 29 gallon
Lighting: 2x24watt t5 HO
Dosing: Seachem Flourish Comprehensive Supplement
Seachem Equilibrium
Aquavitro N synthesis
Pressurized co2 around 2bps
Gravel: 1/4 flourite 3/4 2-5mm aquarium gravel

Please critic the aquascape and advice is welcome on what plants i should put in and where i should place current plants considering the set up i have. please keep in mind this is day 1 and other than the water sprite and cabomba, none of the plants have really grown much since i had those two the longest.

also please excuse how cloudy it looks, after replanting some stuff a lot of white stuff came out of my gravel, i suspect it is probably the equilibrium that had settled there since not all of it gets diluted.

Indian fern · 09-12-2012, 07:17 AM

I love water sprite! <3

ajlee613 · 09-12-2012, 07:20 AM

lol thanks, that amount u see there is actually only about 20-30% of what i had 2 days ago but it was just so massive that i had to trim a whole bunch then just decided to pull a bunch out so i dont kno what to do with it now... maybe i should give it to my LFS maybe i might even get some store credits!

AirstoND · 09-13-2012, 02:29 AM

Ive never been a fan of cabomba since it sheds "leaves"

Give it time and stick with the leafy water sprite, grass, and what appears to be ludwigia

As I mentioned in a another post, u might want to try using a plastic syringe to inject Flourish into substrate, to induce root growth at base more so than other regions on stems,

Black or white background?

09-12-2012, 07:10 AM	#1
ajlee613 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 15	first serious attempt at an aquascape Hey guys, i have been in the aquarium hobby for a few years now, but my focus has always been on fish in the past. i just recently got into growing plants and such. setup Tank: 29 gallon Lighting: 2x24watt t5 HO Dosing: Seachem Flourish Comprehensive Supplement Seachem Equilibrium Aquavitro N synthesis Pressurized co2 around 2bps Gravel: 1/4 flourite 3/4 2-5mm aquarium gravel Please critic the aquascape and advice is welcome on what plants i should put in and where i should place current plants considering the set up i have. please keep in mind this is day 1 and other than the water sprite and cabomba, none of the plants have really grown much since i had those two the longest. also please excuse how cloudy it looks, after replanting some stuff a lot of white stuff came out of my gravel, i suspect it is probably the equilibrium that had settled there since not all of it gets diluted. Last edited by ajlee613; 09-12-2012 at 07:12 AM.. Reason: more information

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09-12-2012, 07:17 AM	#2
Indian fern Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Philippines, Manila Posts: 459	I love water sprite! <3

09-12-2012, 07:20 AM	#3
ajlee613 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 15	lol thanks, that amount u see there is actually only about 20-30% of what i had 2 days ago but it was just so massive that i had to trim a whole bunch then just decided to pull a bunch out so i dont kno what to do with it now... maybe i should give it to my LFS maybe i might even get some store credits!

09-13-2012, 02:29 AM	#4
AirstoND Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 1,189	Ive never been a fan of cabomba since it sheds "leaves" Give it time and stick with the leafy water sprite, grass, and what appears to be ludwigia As I mentioned in a another post, u might want to try using a plastic syringe to inject Flourish into substrate, to induce root growth at base more so than other regions on stems, Black or white background?