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[Chaoslord]

Originally Posted by habitat

Your tank looks really nice. I purchased those same lights so hopefully mine will look that good in time.

Thank you.
Good luck with your build. It looks like your on the right track so far.

[Chaoslord]

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Felt like updating some pics.
So far the Aflame is averaging 1 leaf a week. Everything else is doing fine.

[hydrophyte]

Really nice!

What are those two plants in the foreground laying down so flat like that?

[Chaoslord]

Originally Posted by hydrophyte

Really nice!

What are those two plants in the foreground laying down so flat like that?

Thank you,
One on the right is Tropica
One on the left is Echinodorus pinwheel

[Hidden Walrus]

Really nice aquarium. My tanks are nowhere near so fancy. Just a few plants rooted on rocks, java moss, clay pots and black gravel and some cuttings sticking out the top.

[Chaoslord]

Originally Posted by Hidden Walrus

Really nice aquarium. My tanks are nowhere near so fancy. Just a few plants rooted on rocks, java moss, clay pots and black gravel and some cuttings sticking out the top.

Thank you.
I'm trying to grow my brizillian penneywort out the top of my tank. I'm having some success.

[Chaoslord]

My regulator quite working about 5 days ago. Found out my pressure gauge isn't working the right way and its causing the solenoid to malfunction.
After researching how to fix it I decided it wasn't worth it and bought a new regulator instead.
I bought the carbondoser co2 electronic regulator. I recieved it today and hooked it up.
So far I like how it works. It does make a clicking sound but when I close my cabinet I can barley tell.Attachment 55048

[Chaoslord]

I moved the Glandulsoa back to center. Put the variegated Wasteria and Macrandra behind the Aflame. I'm hoping the brighter colors will make the Aflame stand out more.Attachment 55124

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[Chaoslord]

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Good news is my St elmos fire decided to start growing.
Bad news is I decided to trim off a couple of the oldest leaves. I cut a leaf and I had my scissors inverted so that was the only leaf that wasn't cut.

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FTS after a trim. I swapped the Aflame and St elmos fire spots.

[Chaoslord]

My driftwood was finally done soaking. So it was time for a major rescape.
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FTS after rescape.

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Red devil echindorous.
You can all ready see new growth.
I also have 2 babies planted in there somewhere.

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Aflame all the leaves are growth from my tank now.

[Chaoslord]

Next chance i get i'm going to pull the drift wood out trim the moss and finish wrapping the rest of the driftwood.
My st elmos fire survied my butchery i have three new leaves now.
Here is some updated pics. Just waiting for it to fill in again.
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[skywhitney]

This thread has been a huge help to me as I am working on trying to figure out how to scape the same tank. Looking forward to future updates!

[Chaoslord]

Originally Posted by skywhitney

This thread has been a huge help to me as I am working on trying to figure out how to scape the same tank. Looking forward to future updates!

Thanks. Im glad you found this thread informative.
If your only going to use plants chose something that gets huge and work around it. My favorite was the red ozelot.

Im still trying to figure out how to scape around my driftwood. So far i only like how my crypt sections growing in.
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[skywhitney]

Originally Posted by Chaoslord

Thanks. Im glad you found this thread informative.
If your only going to use plants chose something that gets huge and work around it. My favorite was the red ozelot.

Im still trying to figure out how to scape around my driftwood. So far i only like how my crypt sections growing in.
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like you I am trying to scape around driftwood so it has made it a bit more challenging. I'm still trying to decide on a good foreground plant though, any suggestions?

[Chaoslord]

Out of all the foreground plants I've grown my favorite is Helanthium Tenellum.
Very easy to take care of, and very little mess when cleaning it up.
I wish i would of researched it more before i bought it. I didn't know their was different types. The one i wanted turns red under highlight. The one i got stays green.

How many DP s do you have in your 56?
I had 1 male and 4 females together for about six months. They were getting along great untill they depleted their food source (snails). I couldn't get enough for them and they started fighting each other. I had to give them away. They are one of my favorite fish.