Glenda Steel
Member
I would like some help if I may please? I am planning on rescaping our 46L Fluval Edge (the tall one) and absolutely love this aquascape by Oliver Knott.
I would still consider myself a beginner as I set our first aquarium up 4 years ago and it has been a very steep learning curve. I would like to ask whether the scape pictured would be manageable for someone with 4 years experience as a long term aquascape, in particular the care of the plants. I have had a bad experience with a vallisneria taking over the tank below as I hadn't realised it couldn't be trimmed! I also have never grown a carpet plant before. The planting list is as follows: Eleocharis parvula mini, Hydrocotyle sp. Japan, Juncus repens. Can the Juncus repens be trimmed as you would do with a stem plant? As far as maintenance of our current tank, I religiously do a thorough weekly clean (glass, vacuum the substrate, filter clean, pruning dead leaves etc) plus a 50% water change. Unfortunately I made the mistake of using inert sand/gravel as a substrate and coupled with the design of the Fluval Edge the weekly maintenance takes me over one and a half hours. I am keen to now rescape and follow Mr Knott's stunning design! This photo
is my first attempt at an aquascape and has many things wrong with it (in particular the Vallis took over and ended up as a 'comb over'!) which is why over the 4 years I have gradually changed it to this but it's still not working!
please excuse the terrible photos of mine
I would still consider myself a beginner as I set our first aquarium up 4 years ago and it has been a very steep learning curve. I would like to ask whether the scape pictured would be manageable for someone with 4 years experience as a long term aquascape, in particular the care of the plants. I have had a bad experience with a vallisneria taking over the tank below as I hadn't realised it couldn't be trimmed! I also have never grown a carpet plant before. The planting list is as follows: Eleocharis parvula mini, Hydrocotyle sp. Japan, Juncus repens. Can the Juncus repens be trimmed as you would do with a stem plant? As far as maintenance of our current tank, I religiously do a thorough weekly clean (glass, vacuum the substrate, filter clean, pruning dead leaves etc) plus a 50% water change. Unfortunately I made the mistake of using inert sand/gravel as a substrate and coupled with the design of the Fluval Edge the weekly maintenance takes me over one and a half hours. I am keen to now rescape and follow Mr Knott's stunning design! This photo
is my first attempt at an aquascape and has many things wrong with it (in particular the Vallis took over and ended up as a 'comb over'!) which is why over the 4 years I have gradually changed it to this but it's still not working!
please excuse the terrible photos of mine