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sams 60cm 'Pinnatifida Peak' (4.5 weeks)

Re: sams 60cm ?????

so guys heres how it went:

hardscape
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next i added the moss to the wood which is taiwan moss.
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heres the tastey looking HC from plantedbox :D
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i then split and planted the HC. i had plently, a little too much. i also added some bolbitus on the wood
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next i added the e. parvula. this is my fav plant 8) also some lilaeoplsis and tenellus. i cut the tenellus and parvula down at this point so they are not visible at the moment. i will cut the lilaeoplsis down after its rooted.
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i then added the hygrophila.
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i finally added the stems at the back which constists of HM, pogomosten erectus, rotala rotundifolia, shinnersia rivularis.
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here is the tank stright after filling
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today i looked and the water is suprisingly clear :wideyed: i used the mature filter from the last setup but its been sat there a couple of weeks so i thought the bacteria would die. obviously not. i also added some extra filter floss.
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here are the stems at the back. notice i didnt add much HM. i want it to crawl nice and low
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close ups
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i still need to add a few pelia stones to finnish it off :)
 
Re: sams 60cm (planted)

This is looking great sam! :thumbup: I'm looking forward to seeing the plants mature especially the mid and back-ground!
BRILLIANT! :D
 
Re: sams 60cm (planted)

Looks great Sam, reminds me of Tony's (Tonser) tank, with the added HC arround the edges, looking forward to seeing this develop, will look great once that HC fill in, congrats :)

BTW Portuguese glass rocks ;)
 
Re: sams 60cm (planted)

Nice, Sam! Gonna look stunning when it's grows in.
 
Re: sams 60cm (planted)

looks like you've pulled another from the hat :D .
well done yet again Sam ;) .
 
Re: sams 60cm (planted)

Thats looks very good dude! Great photo journal as well, its good seeing at all the stages.
 
Re: sams 60cm 'Pinnatifida Peak' (1 week)

cheers again guys.

tony, yours is part of my inspiration. turns out its more like yours than i planned :lol:

so its one week since planting now. the HC it doing great. its crawling nicely and the hygro is changing into emersed form. it has that nice orange colour on the underside of the leaves :D also it has suprised me that its growing side shoots at every node. i have one of the bottom shoots growing horizontal along the substrate, its also growing incredibly compact. Its nearly time to trim the HC down and maybe some of the hygro.

also the stems are starting to show there faces

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