60P Iwagumi - First Try

Option · 12-21-2012, 09:20 PM

Love the tank. I've never seen blyxa that ginormous! But don't get me wrong, it looks great!!

Conrad283 · 12-21-2012, 09:33 PM

Looks great

Phusis_Eidos · 12-23-2012, 03:26 AM

Love the tank! I am so excited to kick off my 60P. I am totally going with the Finnex Ray 2! What size lily pipes do you have on there?

Neatfish · 12-23-2012, 04:33 AM

Very nice.

**styxx** · 12-26-2012, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

I will be trimming the blyxa before then, probably Sunday =D I'm going to try and avoid pulling the whole bush as it's messy and takes a month to fill back in.

Well I have to admit that after seeing how huge it can grow, I'm now tempted to get some myself, lol.

@marko@ · 12-26-2012, 05:26 PM

blyxa is an interesting plant. personally i was never a big fan of it, i found it bland. then i saw it in person (it just appeared in my tank one day), and it looks much nicer than i thought. id say go for it.

**TexasCichlid** · 01-09-2013, 03:53 PM

Pulled the left bush and pulled it into separate stems. Replanted 7 stems, sold ~100. Trimmed right bush and sold 40ish stems from it. Right bush probably has ~100 stems left. Will pull and trim that bush completely next week. Stauro is getting more light now and is happier.

Considering changing the tank up a little. Keeping the stauro carpet but am wanting to try out some color. Maybe move the blyxa to the center and put some sort of orange or red stems off to each corner. Would keep the blyxa shorter in that spot.

Part of me also wants to replace the hardscape with driftwood and put in some mosses/jungle it a bit. Choices.

edit -- response to above, they are 17mm lily pipes.

**styxx** · 01-15-2013, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

Pulled the left bush and pulled it into separate stems. Replanted 7 stems, sold ~100. Trimmed right bush and sold 40ish stems from it. Right bush probably has ~100 stems left. Will pull and trim that bush completely next week. Stauro is getting more light now and is happier.

Considering changing the tank up a little. Keeping the stauro carpet but am wanting to try out some color. Maybe move the blyxa to the center and put some sort of orange or red stems off to each corner. Would keep the blyxa shorter in that spot.

Part of me also wants to replace the hardscape with driftwood and put in some mosses/jungle it a bit. Choices.

edit -- response to above, they are 17mm lily pipes.

Although my Iwugami is slowing taking shape, and the rest of my Needle Leaf Java is finally coming in this week, I'm already struggling with exactly the same problem as you - namely, wanting to add some driftwood and mosses and create that jungle vibe. It's hard to resist, isn't it!? lol.

**TexasCichlid** · 02-04-2013, 01:31 AM

Update. Trimmed both blyxa bushes down to nothing. Last time I let them get that big. Topped and spread out Stauro. Put a stem of ludwigia red in to see how I like it in there, just growing it out at the moment while I figure out how/if I will include it. Downgraded my Finnex Ray II to a Finnex Fugeray. Don't need my plants growing as fast as they have been.

**styxx** · 02-05-2013, 04:00 AM

Beautiful TexasCichlid! I'm guessing that the downgrade in lighting was because it wasn't dimmable or was the lowest settings just too high for your needs? I keep telling people that LEDs are the way to go, but they don't believe me! lol. That Stauro is going to look sick when it fills in and I'm so jealous (I can't get it to grow worth a damn - it just melts on me), SMH.

**TexasCichlid** · 02-05-2013, 04:04 AM

I was tired of trimming, to be honest. I was growing 200 to 300 stems of blyxa every three months. My first child will be here in a month and a half so trying to get the plants to grow a little slower. Fugeray still pearls my staurogyne so far so good.

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**styxx** · 02-05-2013, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

I was tired of trimming, to be honest. I was growing 200 to 300 stems of blyxa every three months. My first child will be here in a month and a half so trying to get the plants to grow a little slower. Fugeray still pearls my staurogyne so far so good.

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Oh wow, congrats! Yes, you definitely want to keep maintenance at a minimum then, lol.

**TexasCichlid** · 02-12-2013, 12:51 AM

7 days of growth with the Fugeray. Everything is still growing very nicely despite the lower light. I am pleased! I want to include the ludwigia in my scape but I am unsure how to incorporate it properly. For now, just growing it out.

ophiophagus · 02-12-2013, 03:53 PM

I like this scape nice and clean. I'm going to start one very similar in my 40breeder

Couesfanatic · 02-12-2013, 07:40 PM

Looks nice. Do you have any closer up shots?

12-23-2012, 03:26 AM	#78
Phusis_Eidos Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Jersey USA Posts: 48	Love the tank! I am so excited to kick off my 60P. I am totally going with the Finnex Ray 2! What size lily pipes do you have on there? __________________ ADA 60P Journal "Natures Form"

12-23-2012, 04:33 AM	#79
Neatfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: TX Posts: 879	Very nice. __________________ myfirstplanted29g Picotope3g

12-26-2012, 05:26 PM	#81
@marko@ Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 5,433	blyxa is an interesting plant. personally i was never a big fan of it, i found it bland. then i saw it in person (it just appeared in my tank one day), and it looks much nicer than i thought. id say go for it. __________________ My Tanks: ADA 30C - College 20 Gallon - 5 gallon Betta Barracks - 10 gallon Betta Sorority - Emmersed Tub Eheim Pimp #296 Canon Pimp #67

01-09-2013, 03:53 PM	#82
TexasCichlid Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,271	Pulled the left bush and pulled it into separate stems. Replanted 7 stems, sold ~100. Trimmed right bush and sold 40ish stems from it. Right bush probably has ~100 stems left. Will pull and trim that bush completely next week. Stauro is getting more light now and is happier. Considering changing the tank up a little. Keeping the stauro carpet but am wanting to try out some color. Maybe move the blyxa to the center and put some sort of orange or red stems off to each corner. Would keep the blyxa shorter in that spot. Part of me also wants to replace the hardscape with driftwood and put in some mosses/jungle it a bit. Choices. edit -- response to above, they are 17mm lily pipes. __________________ ADA 60P Iwagumi JBJ 3G Picotope - PFR Factory

02-04-2013, 01:31 AM	#84
TexasCichlid Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,271	Update. Trimmed both blyxa bushes down to nothing. Last time I let them get that big. Topped and spread out Stauro. Put a stem of ludwigia red in to see how I like it in there, just growing it out at the moment while I figure out how/if I will include it. Downgraded my Finnex Ray II to a Finnex Fugeray. Don't need my plants growing as fast as they have been. __________________ ADA 60P Iwagumi JBJ 3G Picotope - PFR Factory

12-21-2012, 09:20 PM	#76
Option Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 774	Love the tank. I've never seen blyxa that ginormous! But don't get me wrong, it looks great!!

12-21-2012, 09:33 PM	#77
Conrad283 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 243	Looks great

02-05-2013, 04:00 AM	#85
styxx Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 1,299	Beautiful TexasCichlid! I'm guessing that the downgrade in lighting was because it wasn't dimmable or was the lowest settings just too high for your needs? I keep telling people that LEDs are the way to go, but they don't believe me! lol. That Stauro is going to look sick when it fills in and I'm so jealous (I can't get it to grow worth a damn - it just melts on me), SMH. __________________ ADA 90P Iwugami (2012) ADA 60P (2007)

02-05-2013, 04:04 AM	#86
TexasCichlid Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,271	60P Iwagumi - First Try I was tired of trimming, to be honest. I was growing 200 to 300 stems of blyxa every three months. My first child will be here in a month and a half so trying to get the plants to grow a little slower. Fugeray still pearls my staurogyne so far so good. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ ADA 60P Iwagumi JBJ 3G Picotope - PFR Factory

02-12-2013, 12:51 AM	#88
TexasCichlid Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,271	7 days of growth with the Fugeray. Everything is still growing very nicely despite the lower light. I am pleased! I want to include the ludwigia in my scape but I am unsure how to incorporate it properly. For now, just growing it out. __________________ ADA 60P Iwagumi JBJ 3G Picotope - PFR Factory

02-12-2013, 03:53 PM	#89
ophiophagus Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hollywood FL Posts: 229	I like this scape nice and clean. I'm going to start one very similar in my 40breeder __________________ 6" cube mini-scape http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=197468

02-12-2013, 07:40 PM	#90
Couesfanatic Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: WA Posts: 1,248	Looks nice. Do you have any closer up shots? __________________ ADA Mini M Journal

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