gotplant's Iwagumi Valley NEW PICS 7/26/12

**sayurasem** · 06-14-2012, 01:36 AM

Wow I'm jelly! My HC hasn't carpeted like yours! I guess soil is the key! No more fluval stratum for me lol.

**mcqueenesq** · 06-14-2012, 02:05 AM

You made this look too easy. Great tank!

gotplants · 06-14-2012, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sayurasem

Wow I'm jelly! My HC hasn't carpeted like yours! I guess soil is the key! No more fluval stratum for me lol.

Lol, thanks. Time could also be a factor because I'm pretty sure I did a longer dry start and had my tank flooded a few weeks longer than you have. Just wait another month and see!

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Originally Posted by mcqueenesq

You made this look too easy. Great tank!

Thanks!

**styxx** · 06-14-2012, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by meowschwitz

Lovin' the HC carpet. It's hard to pull off a flat scape, but you've done it wonderfully.

Yes I'd completely agree. Very nice and I see that you've thinned it out a bit? That really is the only way to keep it growing healthy because it loves to spread out all the time. Excellent job at maintenance - I never had the patience for it after it grew everywhere, lol.

gotplants · 06-14-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by styxx

Yes I'd completely agree. Very nice and I see that you've thinned it out a bit? That really is the only way to keep it growing healthy because it loves to spread out all the time. Excellent job at maintenance - I never had the patience for it after it grew everywhere, lol.

Thanks! Yeah, I did two trimmings so far since filling the tank.

CmLaracy · 06-14-2012, 06:30 PM

nice job with the HC

gotplants · 06-14-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CmLaracy

nice job with the HC

Thanks!

gotplants · 07-07-2012, 03:29 AM

UPDATE 7/6/12

Almost a month since the last update. The tank has now been flooded for about 2 1/2 months. The HC is growing nicely and I finally see some pearling..

I also added more livestock since the last update. There are currently..
15 Cardinal Tetras
8 Fire Red Shrimp
3 Otos
1 Amano Shrimp

Enjoy the pictures!

gotplants · 07-07-2012, 03:32 AM

Here's a pic of my HC carpet. It has gotten pretty thick.

The back side of my tank isn't as thick and lush as the front because for some reason 80% of the backside of the HC melted behind the rocks a couple weeks after flooding. They did however recover very nicely.

Vermino · 07-07-2012, 03:37 AM

i love that vein in that rock..

gotplants · 07-07-2012, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Vermino

i love that vein in that rock..

Haha thanks. I hated it at first and was planning on letting algae cover it. Then after a while, I started to like the look of it more and more.

gotplants · 07-08-2012, 03:59 PM

You guys can also check out a video of my tank from week 4.. I'll be posting an update video by next week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0VCp5hAcIk&feature=plcp

**sayurasem** · 07-08-2012, 07:03 PM

Awesome iwagumi! I probably will make the background black as well.

gotplants · 07-09-2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by sayurasem

Awesome iwagumi! I probably will make the background black as well.

Thanks! Yeah, the black really brings out the colors of the tetras and shrimp.

2in10 · 07-09-2012, 02:51 AM

Gorgeous tank, congrats

06-14-2012, 01:36 AM	#31
sayurasem SCAPEr (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Loma Linda, CA Posts: 2,414	Wow I'm jelly! My HC hasn't carpeted like yours! I guess soil is the key! No more fluval stratum for me lol. __________________ #364 \| Eheim Pimp Club #500 \| 12G Rimless Club \| 12 Gallon Loooooooooong Journal

06-14-2012, 02:05 AM	#32
mcqueenesq Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 294	You made this look too easy. Great tank! __________________ -Sean Mini M \| 60-P \| 45-F 1 \| 45-F 2

06-14-2012, 06:30 PM	#36
CmLaracy Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,808	nice job with the HC __________________ 75P ADA v.5 New! Started 6/13/12 75P ADA v.4 75P ADA v.3 75P ADA v.2 75P ADA v.1

07-07-2012, 03:29 AM	#38
gotplants Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 141	UPDATE 7/6/12 Almost a month since the last update. The tank has now been flooded for about 2 1/2 months. The HC is growing nicely and I finally see some pearling.. I also added more livestock since the last update. There are currently.. 15 Cardinal Tetras 8 Fire Red Shrimp 3 Otos 1 Amano Shrimp Enjoy the pictures! __________________ DIY ADA Style Stand - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/di...ada-stand.html Mr. Aqua 17.4 Gallon Iwagumi Valley- http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...mi-valley.html Last edited by gotplants; 07-07-2012 at 03:30 AM.. Reason: deleted stuff

07-07-2012, 03:32 AM	#39
gotplants Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 141	Here's a pic of my HC carpet. It has gotten pretty thick. The back side of my tank isn't as thick and lush as the front because for some reason 80% of the backside of the HC melted behind the rocks a couple weeks after flooding. They did however recover very nicely. __________________ DIY ADA Style Stand - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/di...ada-stand.html Mr. Aqua 17.4 Gallon Iwagumi Valley- http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...mi-valley.html Last edited by gotplants; 07-07-2012 at 03:35 AM.. Reason: resized image

07-07-2012, 03:37 AM	#40
Vermino Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 263	i love that vein in that rock..

07-08-2012, 03:59 PM	#42
gotplants Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 141	You guys can also check out a video of my tank from week 4.. I'll be posting an update video by next week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0VCp5hAcIk&feature=plcp __________________ DIY ADA Style Stand - http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/di...ada-stand.html Mr. Aqua 17.4 Gallon Iwagumi Valley- http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...mi-valley.html Last edited by gotplants; 07-08-2012 at 04:02 PM.. Reason: d

07-08-2012, 07:03 PM	#43
sayurasem SCAPEr (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Loma Linda, CA Posts: 2,414	Awesome iwagumi! I probably will make the background black as well. __________________ #364 \| Eheim Pimp Club #500 \| 12G Rimless Club \| 12 Gallon Loooooooooong Journal

07-09-2012, 02:51 AM	#45
2in10 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 2,585	Gorgeous tank, congrats __________________ *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part duex* *2in10's 75 Gallon Jungle part 1* 8 Gallon Biocube Canon Pimp Club #041

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