10g planted tanktank

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:33 pm

Substrate: Aqua Soil- Malaya (normal type)
Flora: HC, Java fern "windelov", Alternanthera reineckii, Blyxa Japonica, Cyperus Helferi, Pogostemon Helferi “Downoi", Anubias nana "Petite", Cryptocoryne Bekettii “petchii", Hemigraphis Traian, Creeping Jenny, Dwarf Hairgrass. ""Flooting plants lots of it!""" (took it out for photography purposes)
Other: Porous Mossy Rocks (Thanks Ghaz!), manzanita wood, african wood
Filtration: AC mini
Fauna: 15 Galaxy, 2 olive nerite snail, rcs and bumble bee shrimps
Food: live brine shrimp, crush tetra min flakes, and live Daphna Moina is coming this week. They don't like the brineshrimp very much! they just want to bite & blow. Oppss... forgot to take the java fern on the left side out before taking pics. it will soon be remove.

PS.
Background for the tank is still in progress!!!

I was planning to put them in the 20g but after seing them hide all the time I think they will do just fine in here. Its been a week now & they seem to be come out often now, how many of you think that I should put them in 20g? suggestions and/or comments is greatly appreciated.

-Brian

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:40 pm

It should be nice when everything fills in. That porous mossy rock will age well and get darker in color in a month or so.

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:43 pm

Good! I like to break the light colored substrate. This rocks will stand-out more then.

-Brian

Post by **krisw** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:47 pm

Nice start. I don't know anyone else with the Malaya aquasoil, so be sure to tell us how everything grows. (I have a 3L bag coming to try myself, so I'll do the same.) A few suggestions: You may want to move the downoi forward a little bit, as once the background plants take off, it'll get shaded and probably melt. A few of the plants you have chosen may turn out to be too big, or too much of a trimming job for a 10G tank. The blyxa comes immediately to mind. I'd say, let it play out, but expect that you may pull out some plants.

Like I said, nice start. Post a picture in a few weeks when the HC takes off.

Bgssamson · Post by **Bgssamson** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:07 pm

The plants are just test plants as I don't know what to expect with AS. It is now showing that my downoi is melting but I have more in other tanks to test & move it forward. The rest of the plants are doing great.

The AS are definitely easy to plant after moving from flourite to ecco. Im loving it! next will be the 20g with flourite.

-Brian

10g planted tanktank

10g planted tanktank

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