I guess that's mainly because I've been growing the HC emersed (since the beginning of May, so it's been nearly 8 weeks, waiting for the carpet to fill in).
Don't be too saddened. I just wanted to take a break before rescaping the 2.5g nano
I'm in the process of deciding whether to start just a plant grow out tank (more HC!) or to start another immersed setup.
It is quite amazing how sometimes, the simplest of setups (i.e. with just 2 or 3 plant species) can have a more stunning effect than another tank with many species of plants. I was thinking of adding in Dwarf Hairgrass as well, but decided not to.
Edit: I just realized I forgot to add in my lighting specifications (Light is a single 18W 6500K bulb, on for 8 hours a day). I'm wondering if anyone knows if 18W is too little to grow the HC successfully? I was growing it emersed with the same light previously, and it seemed OK, but I'm afraid now that with an extra "layer" of water, the light won't be as penetrating.
The HC was really starting to get thick, so I had to prune a lot of back. I pruned a lot back yesterday, and the above picture was taken after the initial prune.
However, today, I noticed that the HC was still quite thick, so I continued to prune it back some more.
Here's what it looked like after the prune:
HC, everywhere! I also managed to knock over the driftwood.
Haven't posted a picture for awhile, but they will come soon.
I recently pruned a lot of plants, so it will look quite sparse too.
Update for August 3 2010.
I cleaned my glass/ceramic disc diffuser yesterday, since it was starting to get clogged. After an overnight bleach dip with another full day treatment in Prime, I put the diffuser back in. It worked quite well, after the cleaning. In fact, it worked too well
Finally, a picture of what my tank looks like. There's a bit of green algae on the rocks, but nothing that doesn't make it look a little more natural.
The HC carpet still has yet to completely grow back in (I ripped apart the foreground and replanted a lot from the back). A lot of the Blyxa japonica still also has yet to grow back in.
It's just a little more than 2.5 gallons (closer to 3 gallons, I'd say).
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