Oooooo, this looks so much better! Such a nice clean look, and i'm sure those plants will love all that extra room. I love that one top down shot of the anubias. 2nd pic from the bottom, very cool 
Thanks ^^ I wish I could get the magic balance of good lighting but no glaring light reflection no the water, going to have to mess with taking more or shots; these were just quickly snapped with the cell cameraOooooo, this looks so much better! Such a nice clean look, and i'm sure those plants will love all that extra room. I love that one top down shot of the anubias. 2nd pic from the bottom, very cool![]()
Thank you ^^ Want to try to add moss or something to hide more of the blue foam but like the plants. Even have one pothos just strapped to the side of the hob (by zip tie) with its roots free floating in the water. Give the fish something more to explore/play/hide in.Looking good!
Well, except for that dwarf lily bulb :icon_sad: i dont have much experience with those, but that seems to be in ROUGH shape. Hopefully it bounces back or someone can give you some better input on it!
Ok, thanks for the info I will test it later ^^A quick test to see if a bulb is dead:
Squeeze it. If it makes a squelching sound and seems hollow inside, then it's more than likely dead.
My Madagascar Lace bulb did the same thing - the leaves fell and it became dormant, but the bulb itself was as hard as ever. I gave it a couple of weeks and am getting new stems now.
You shouldn't worry about it killing your fish. Algae, for the most part, is harmless.Testes bulb, still firm surprisingly but no sighs of sprouting yet.. but still covered in nastyness... Wonder if any shrimp/snail/algae eater would munch that stuff or if it would kill fauna..
I'm just not sure this white film-y fuzz is an algae (it covers whole bulb not just top). It doesn't look like hair algae.. have had my own battle with that in the 55..x.xYou shouldn't worry about it killing your fish. Algae, for the most part, is harmless.
Thank you for the offer! I'd actually bought some black foam yesterday with the intent of making a DIY foam filter.. but its way too air-y (no where near dense) so I'm thinking of switching out the blue for black in the HOB, and thinning it a bit. I'd gotten some riccia on Thursday (came with shrimp.. which i wanted to make the diy sponge filter for.. ended up just ordering some on amazon) I might try slapping it on top of the black foam, if there's still open gaps I'l give you a poke and see if any is still available ^^ I'm just kinda winging it, with the riparium part. I'm only slightly hesitant about using some aquatic plants as emersed grown as the area of the house they're in is not humid, and I don't want to have to remember to mist this __x a week. Riccia on top of foam should be ok since waters flowing over/just under it... wonder if i should sew it on until it grows in a bit?You've got a nice start here! Have you thought of covering the blue foam? I've got some Riccia that needs thinning in my 55 as it's has almost completely blocked the light on one end, if you want some let me know. There are several aquatic plants that will work well growing emersed in this set up.
I got a Red Tiger Lily earlier this year, all the leaves melted and the bulb went dormant for almost two months before it started growing. I was almost ready to toss it out when it finally started growing.
Thank you, it is ^^Looks like a lot of fun!
I was really interested in the aquatic clovers, until i realized the photos i liked were emersed growth, and it looks more like.. glosso than 4leaf clover when grown submerged.Yup, it is some Hydrocotyle tripartita that came loose during a water change and has started growing emersed on top of the riccia.
Where in the tank is your stardust? I've got some in my 55 and it seems like a super slow grower compared to my other nana/petite.