CmLaracy's 75P ADA

[@marko@]

i like the idea of both.
i think you could try HC in front of glosso, covering an area of 1-3" from the glass and glosso the rest of the foreground. that way you have even more slope. plus if one doesnt work out, the other one can spread in quickly to take its place. just put in some kind of divider so the glosso doesnt conquer the HC with root runners.

[CmLaracy]

I can't do a divider, but if they merge it'll kinda look nice and natural. I'll think about it.

To do Glosso I'm going to have to feed my rummies like 3 times a day lol.

[@marko@]

it will. but it will take a bunch of trimming to keep the glosso from completely overgrowing the HC. or maybe when it grows too much you could skip a feeding and your tetras will take care of it, lol.

amano actually mixes glosso often; but usually with hairgrass.

[nate_mcnasty]

what about UG ?

[rountreesj]

he hey...so you took my advice after all and decided to replant...if you need/want some rotundifolia and colorata just hit me up...I'm tearing down the 55, so if your interrested, i'll send you some dirt cheap... its gotta go soon...

[nate_mcnasty]

you need some needle leaf? or clover or some aniba tell me

[CmLaracy]

Thanks everyone. nate, as far as plants, I'm all good, thanks though!

[CmLaracy]

well I just ordered all the plants, spent more than I would have liked

I went for the Glosso/HC combo per everyone's requests. I'm going to have the Glosso up by the rocks, and the HC closer to the front panel of glass. I want to have the Glosso actually "crawl" up onto the rocks, and to have the HC create a nice smooth and flat meeting with the glass. Should look cool.

[rountreesj]

when the glosso starts to grow, it will grow vertical for a little while...once you see the runners, cut the vertical shoots off completely, then the glosso will grow along the gravel. also...what kind of rocks...I need a pic...

[CL]

I cant wait to see pt. 3 of this tank

[CmLaracy]

Originally Posted by rountreesj

when the glosso starts to grow, it will grow vertical for a little while...once you see the runners, cut the vertical shoots off completely, then the glosso will grow along the gravel. also...what kind of rocks...I need a pic...

Same rocks as the second scape. Yamaya stones.

Originally Posted by clwatkins10

I cant wait to see pt. 3 of this tank

I can't wait either... this time I did it right with the plants. I ordered all of them at the same time, and I ordered a lot of them so I can have something sucking up all the nutrients even in the beginning.

[rountreesj]

Wow! I just read over the past 5 pages and people were off on tangents in every direction...

So you got new plants...and kept the same driftwood, rocks, soil, etc?

I was thinking ...you changed the substrate type from last time didn't you...that could change your chemistry right?

I've said it once, and I'll say it again...the lower you nutrients INITIALLY, the less algae...after the plants get started, then add ferts...I've seen too many tanks explode in algae just because they get trigger happy with the ferts.

I hope your next try is better...

[CmLaracy]

Originally Posted by rountreesj

I've said it once, and I'll say it again...the lower you nutrients INITIALLY, the less algae...after the plants get started, then add ferts...I've seen too many tanks explode in algae just because they get trigger happy with the ferts.

I hope your next try is better...

I couldn't agree with this more. You put it perfectly. This is what I had planned for this time around. Very lean and clean in the beginning, just like the first scape.

[fishman9809]

hey Cm, what do you do with your AS? do you reuse by drying it to start over or do you buy new?

[CmLaracy]

Originally Posted by fishman9809

hey Cm, what do you do with your AS? do you reuse by drying it to start over or do you buy new?

I was given new AS 1 from Jeff because the AS II I had was defective, it broke down if it was moved or disturbed at all. I still have a little bit of it left in a container in my back yard. I may use it for immersed setups in the future. I may be getting more HC and Glosso than I need from the order I just placed, I'm not sure, but if I do, I'll use what little intact AS II I left left to grow the stuff immersed.