Rusty's 30 high tech

[AUvet14]

Started a new thread. Never kept up with the old one.



Plants:
alternanthera reineckii
bacopa monneiri
blyxa japonica
cardamine lyrata
fissidens fontanus
glossostigma elatinoides
hemianthus micranthemoides
heteranthera zosterifolia
hygrophila difformis
limnophila aquatica
mayaca fluviatilis
pogostemon erectus
rotala rotundifolia

Fauna:
harlequin rasboras
amano shrimp
red cherry shrimp
otocinclus
assassin snails

[GMYukonon24s]

That's beautiful!

[AUvet14]

Thanks I'm still waiting for a couple of the plants to fill in. Then it will look more complete

[AUvet14]

Weekly Friday night photo:


Idk why my wisteria is not growing upwards very much. Perhaps it prefers more medium light? It's putting off a bunch of side shoots trying to grow bushier, but it won't grow vertically. If It doesn't begin to grow vertically very much, I may look at trying something else there (back left corner), perhaps Myrio mattagrossense or something similar. Any thoughts? Suggestions?

[thefisherman]

love your tank rusty, impressive growth on some difficult stems (at least for me) to grow.


- thefisherman

[AUvet14]

Originally Posted by thefisherman

love your tank rusty, impressive growth on some difficult stems (at least for me) to grow.


- thefisherman

Thanks. Lots of CO2, plenty of Macros/Micros and plenty of light and circulation. Which stems do you have trouble with?

[thefisherman]

Originally Posted by AUvet14

Thanks. Lots of CO2, plenty of Macros/Micros and plenty of light and circulation. Which stems do you have trouble with?

the Pogostemons for one...Tonina Fluvalitis, Eriocaulon setaceum to name a few others


- thefisherman

[AUvet14]

I've never had too much trouble with the pogostemon. It took it a while to convert from the emersed form as I received it to the submersed form. It tends to grow a good bit slower than some of the other stems. I don't have the other two you mentioned so I don't know much about them.

[Amandas tank]

Wow! Very nice. I like the way you've placed your plants. The Harlequins are fabulous! They compliment the reds and orangey yellows you have in the plants. Great job!

[AUvet14]

Originally Posted by Amandas tank

Wow! Very nice. I like the way you've placed your plants. The Harlequins are fabulous! They compliment the reds and orangey yellows you have in the plants. Great job!

Thanks. It's taken quite a while for me to get it to this point. Now I need to figure out when/where to trim everything so that it all grows out the right length at the same time. Lol. That's probably going to take a lot of trial and error.

[AUvet14]

Thought I'd post the specifics of equipment and such.

Fliter: Fluval 306
CO2: Pressurized CO2, 5lb tank, GLA Atomic V3 regulator, GLA Atomic bubble counter/check valve, GLA Atomic inline diffuser. ~2-3bps, Drop checker lime green-yellowish
Lighting: 2x39W T5HO, IceCap SLR T5 reflectors, Aqua Medic Plant + Geissman Midday bulbs
Substrate: Seachem Fluorite Dark
Ferts: KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM+B, occasionally K2SO4, EI dosing

[Crispino Labayen Ramos]

Well done aquascape with lovely plants.

[AUvet14]

Originally Posted by Crispino Labayen Ramos

Well done aquascape with lovely plants.

Thank you. Can't wait to add the Myrio mattogrossense to it. It will be replacing the wisteria in the back left corner. The wisteria just wasn't growing the way I expected it to. It wants to grow outward, not upward, which makes it useless for the purpose I intended.

[AUvet14]

Updated plant list:
alternanthera reineckii
blyxa japonica
cardamine lyrata
fissidens fontanus
glossostigma elatinoides
hemianthus micranthemoides
heteranthera zosterifolia
hygrophila difformis (will be removed soon)
ludwigia repens x arcuata
limnophila aromatica
limnophila aquatica
mayaca fluviatilis
myriophyllum mattogrossense (coming soon)
myriophyllum sp. 'mini'
pogostemon erectus
rotala macrandra

[hhk12]

looks awesome!!!