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no pics sorry. but it was grown in an emersed setup with little light, a few inches of water with no filter, ferts or co2 so i guess it should be pretty easy. mine was floating :thumbup:

i am growing this in an emersed setup, which i also got mine local. i have grown mine in a submerged setup before a while back and it grew very fast. i might try it again actually.

IMO you need more light. i had the same problem a while back. now i have a halide i have no such problems :D

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' thats very good flow around the tank mate. and i see what you mean about the co2. thats the nuts. i might be temped to get an atomizer next tank :thumbup:

i have not actually trimmed it yet :shh: i might use it in my next tank though. if i do, i would just cut it to the substrate. i have trimmed some bad bits off and they are still ok.

cheers jase :thumbup: i trim the crypts every week :crazy: i take about 10-15 of the biggest leaves or the ones with hole in ect. the ones at the back are at the top of the tank now as they have not been trimmed. i have noticed just lately they have started producing new plantlets :D and yes...

Re: sams 12x8x10 opti nano so. i have changed this today and half planted it. i only half planted because i changed my mind on the background plants at the last minute :lol: heres some of the planting. first i added the centre-piece plant. crypt bullosa crypt bullosa is a beauty. i cant...

just another quick update while i had the camera out. not alot happened really :lol:

Re: sams 12x8x10 opti nano there is some frosted backing on the tank. which you can buy from wilko. along with an a4 piece of paper, which fits a treat :thumbup: thanks guys. i have decided this will not be the final layout though :lol: i am going to try and find some nicer wood and change...

i have recently acquired a nice little opti-white nano :wink: it is to replace my old chipped clearseal one which is holding shrimp. It will be a shrimp only nano, although i may add a few celestial danios, as i saw some at the LFS and they are beautys :D the style i have chosen is nature...

mine tend to sit on it to clean it, so there shouldnt be much chance of shimp pate :D

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' looks good to me mate. maybe its just you not liking freshly planted scapes :wink:

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. looking good :thumbup: if this was mine i would have the foreground and midground mainly consisting of crypts. check plantedbox or TGM for the names. on planted box it tells you what kind of size they grow too. it also depends on how much...

oh damn! it really is. was it growing 100% submerged?

it isnt starwort is it? http://www.aquatic-solutions.co.uk/water_star_worts.htm i am also increasingly interested in native plants. went down the local river and found a moss i have never seen before. looked very much like a fissidens. might collect a bit to try :D also got some brooklime in...

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' ahh cool. i have looked on google for ages. only information i found is that it can grow up 40cm :eh: good to know it grows small. is it smaller than the wendetii i have? ill look foward to seeing it grown in yours anyhow. and petchii. too many crypts, so...

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' is that bullosa in the nano? i have some in my emersed setup. i was thinking of using it in my next setup, but have no idea how it grows. do you? did you ever find out what the little crypt was in the nano was too? it was a beauty. i have crpyts on the mind...

i made a spraybar for my emersed setup which came out very neat. i heated a pin and pushed it straight through the pipe which made a neat hole. it didnt push the tube in when you push which i thought it might. only problem is that spraybars are very hard to clean

thanks dude :thumbup:

thanks thomas :D i would have liked more foreground too. the crypts soon took over, which i didnt expect thanks mark :D like you say we need more time to get things how we really want them. each tank we do we learn more than we expected. i feel confident with growing plants now, so i am...

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l updated 24th April looking good chilled :D the reds add a nice contrast

looks great garuf :thumbup: do you have any plans of putting a big fern in the middle of the wood? i think bolbitus would look sweet in there.

looking great andy :thumbup: the fissidens has grown very well

this is the same halide that i have. i am pretty sure there are no positive and negative as i tried it both ways and it worked the same :D

thanks :D i am hoping the new shoots will grow and keep the shape thanks very much mark. i really like the look of the HM under this light :D no regrets! thanks dudes :thumbup:

so this has got a little overgrown :? due to neglection. although today i had some time off so gave it a good trim. not had any ferts this week and i can tell. the lileopsis soon gathers algae. although i had the HM growing emersed :D post trim emersed HM cuttings after trim i did...

congratulations darrel. you really know you stuff

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' bolbitis looks great when its been in a tank for a while. it has that layered look. i spoke to luiz a while back about his. if you can remember that awesome tank? he said he allways cuts all the leaves off when planting. i have it in mine actually. it grew...

forgot to mention this has cling film over all the time, so humidity is pretty high i did have a think what i could keep in there actually :D

all the time! i am allways thinking of the next tank. and theres allways different things i want to try in the same layout. foreground is the worst. (seems you had the same trouble the other day) i want sand but then i want to try with HC, hairgrass ect. then im woundering what it would have...

cheers steve :D you sure can have some :thumbup: i was just going to post on the 'for sale' forum as i have loads of the stuff. ill post it for free mate. just give me a pm with you address

since taking apart the comp pico i thought i would take the oppertunity to use the tank, as i can get away with it being small :shh: i have used japan string moss which it turning emersed again. and Hydrocotile leucocephalis which i have lots of growing emersed in various places around the...

good idea. i had a dead fish and i could hardly see it because it was covered im shrimp so i left it too them lol. maybe its just your crazy shrimp :lol:

that looks like the stuff. cheers :thumbup: glad to hear it grows ok in the aquarium. i put some inmy shrimp tank and some in my emersed tank to see how they do

thanks mark. the music is great. how many are you in? must have been awesome

another great vid :thumbup: oh, whats the music to 'walk in the park'

this will look great :thumbup: never heard of mixing the moss with buttermilk :eh: where did you hear about that? im interested in how it grow

got any pics mark? im interested in what i could use from the uk :D it is a similar size to water cress actually. the stems are very tough and the leaves are thick

i went for a walk today and picked up a stem which was growing in a pool in the field over the road. it was growing half immersed and half emmersed. its quite a cool looking plant :D can anyone ID it?

Re: Steve's 40cm Low light scape - Planning. thats looking ace steve :thumbup: i think crypts suit manzi wood well for some reason

thanks very much for the great comments judges :thumbup: i am really pleased to come runner-up as like many others say james is immaculate the top 5 are all very good, but i like stu's especially. also a big thanks to steve and all the other folk for the great competition :D i am afraid to...

i would like this to be done in the next few weeks TBH. too many ideas :crazy: i will be using it in my next scape and the crypts too. i love crypts now

good thinking james. do you think the trimmed ones will die off though? or grow algae

too right. its amazing stuff. im looking foward to these vids of this new 120cm in a few months :thumbup: thought you'd have it planted by now :eh: :lol:

Re: My First Planted Tank "Never Ending Journal" Juwel Rio 1 i have allways wanted to have a tank with just threadfins but i have not seen any about. they look great :thumbup:

this is the first tank i am happy with. saying that there is things i would change if i did the same layout again :lol: you bet :D i have a few ideas i would like to try which i have not seen on here before the crypts are normal wendetii green although under this light they and more of a...

that looks a nice plant. there is a plant in a small natural pond in the cow field over the road. its looks very much like emersed rotala rotundifolia. it has red patches on it, and is growing half emersed and half imersed. ill have to grab some and grow it like you have :D

thanks again guys :D its 100 days old today! this tank has been a break through in growing plants. i just made a little video of the progress but cant upload unless i do it to youtube.

thanks mark :thumbup: there its lots of dark patches on the photo. like the bottom of the lileoplsis. its not really like that. do you know how to stop that? i have been playing and i think the white background doesnt help. also the preview screen is totally different from when i upload it...

thanks very much guys :D another update. not much has changed really, the HM is getting pretty big but it needs to grow a little more before i can shape it. i am going to have HM on the right too as i havent got hold of any other stems yet and the HM has already filled the gap, so ill just let...

will they be out today? :D

i would love to get into making and editing videos like you are, bet you can wait till the summer :D i just need to win the lottery then ill have plently of money and time :lol:

great video. love the music too

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' i was like that when rescaping mine, dont you love it when you find a new one :lol: thanks very much mate :D im glad i could inspire you some. i have been inspired by your tanks for the last few years

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' it would be such a shame to loose the rocks mate :( i would be very tempted to go for this style http://adana.hk/ephotoimg/M05.jpg simple but very effective. but you wont get your fix of stems :lol:

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape man! that wood is stuff you dream about, and the rock base is first class :thumbup: if i had they money i would love to get some hardscape like this. can wait to see it planted. i was just thinking about this today :thumbup:

Re: Steve's Opti-white Nano (Now with water!) that looks great steve :thumbup: look foward to seeing it filled in

Re: My venture into my new 760 ltr aquariam. i would also consider halides. IMO t5s and t8s dont penetrate deep tanks very well.

how much do you do? i allways do 50% plus on mine a week. white spot is caused by stress, normally from ammonia. it may have been building up over time. if it does not go then do bigger water changes or more often. it will be annoying doing it on such a big tank but it will get rid permanently...

must be something with the ferts, what you dosing mate?

plently of waterchanges will treat this better then anything and keep it away :thumbup:

Re: ADA vs Oliver Knott i think the best option at the moment is Columbo Flora-Base from plantedbox.com it will be the next substrate i will try and for that price you cant go wrong

my main one is in my bedroom. its nice to see it in the morning (at weekends) even if the halide is a bit bright to wake up to :lol: view from my bed

Re: Sakura Sencha - Neil W's Nano (updated 02/03/10) that looks really good mate. the wood changes the whole feel of the scape. i like it more now :thumbup:

Re: Jase's 28l Long have a look on plantedbox for the echindorus. i was meaning for emersed. they all do ok in the average room humidity as far as i know. i have radicans in an emersed tank and the new leaves are a deep purple colour. i love them :D and i have made the mistake of not cutting...

Re: Jase's 28l Long this will turn out a beauty jase. :D have you thought about an echindorus in the back corner? theres some nice ones out there i would cut the acicularis down more. i normally do it to the substrate as it will die off now, so the less there is to die off the better :thumbup:

thanks alot steve :D i didnt think the grass would grow as tall looking at amano using it. but you live and learn. thanks also paulo :thumbup:

IMO you cant beat shrimps. if you get some cherrys in there they will breed like mad and they constantly clean :D ottos are good glass cleaners which are reccomended too. i also have a SAE which is entertaining, they should be kept in groups though.

that place looks amazing :o the acrylic tanks look sweet too :wink:

good point. i have given it one trim and ill have to shape it on the next :thumbup: i still have to put some more stems in there yet, especially on the right back. its just a gap at the mo. i have a load of nanjeshan coming as the one or two stems in there are beautiful

:lol: no, its a big ball of riccia, its hard to see on the photo actually as it has HM behind. i love to see it pearl like mad

update time :D i have got rid of all the algae (cheers in joy) :lol: i did it by turning thelight off for a week and that did thetrick for me. its just about all gone, which suprised me as there was quite a bit on the lileoplsis. i am going to be more strict with my dosing now. i also cut the...

this actually reminds me of my local river :D whats the fish on the 3rd picture? they look interesting

pm saintly or jamesm and they will sort you out :thumbup:

plantedbox will help you out. i am sure they will have some nice little bits of manzi :D

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape im lincolnshire and my plants dont pearl that often. even under 7.5wpg. this may be the flow blowing them away though :D i am looking foward to this one more by the day :wink:

i bought my opti with the idea of the first one too :lol: thats why i got a tall tank

Re: My New 15L Opti Nano thats filled in a little beauty :D makes me want to getmy nano out again :roll:

i dont know weather i am a decent aquascaper but i think i am entering my 60cm :D i need to cut the crypts down today as they are getting too big. i am exited to see where i am in the world. its something i can try and beat every year :thumbup:

they are more expensive over here because of the shipping and tax. its lovely looking stuff though :D

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape i vote for 2x 150w MHs :mrgreen:

this is the first stage of the egg development :thumbup: in a couple of weeks they will be in the belly

they do look smart. i have not seen them in the shops ether i see the mystery plant there too

im still looking foward to them. i shouldnt say they will be long now. i hope :D

Re: Saintly's 120cm latest scape i know you love to do maintanance really mark, you wont be able to leave this one alone. im sure. as usual i look foward to seeing your next creation. i would like to see lots of moss personally :shh:

i have been seriously thinking about changing to reef tanks :shh:

great shots. tree trunks have allways inspired me to do a scape replecating one. i love the fourth one also. just thinking what to use as a foreground. the brown it a nice contrast with the moss. you have got me thinking now. :lol: even just using leaves like george did in one of his biotope

it looks like hygrophilia augustofolia. not sure on the spelling but it something like that :D

Re: TGM backgrounds i have the wilko stuff also in my opti. its really good, thick stuff. with my halide lighting on the wall behind it make the white look loads better.

this should be ace when filled in. i will have some HM out of mine this weekend. pm me if you want it :thumbup:

i have seen these in with the amanos at my lfs. i believe they are ghost shrimp

thanks, the algae is only really on the lileopsis, you have to look close though. thanks, the fish are red eye tetra. they only come out during feeding time :( they are really entertaining though. i have decided ontheold neon or cardinal tetra as the couple i have in now look amazing under the...

Re: Saintly's "purple rain' ? ahh thats the secret behind the photography. you just hold the lights :lol: cool nano. inspires me so set another up

i do need to clean my diffuser more often actually. i think it does help too :thumbup: thanks james :D steve, my glassware is the 16mm stuff thanks anyway :D i would like a nano set one day but i dont have the money to set a nano up :(

thanks :thumbup: i just finnished my weekly maintanance/monthly :lol: and i broke my inlet :( :( :( it was my best piece of glassware. it broke on the bend at the top so i have bodged it up for now and ill see if i can make a new bend out of acrylic tube. mark, i will give the HM a trim...

quick update; i have been busy this week so have not had much time on the tank. staghorn algae has attacked my lileopsis which dont look so good now and GSA on the glass too, along with the hair algae already on the moss. again from not dosing. i think to save me missing dosing i am going to...

it was a guess :lol: i have never heard of this before. it must be loving your tank

just found this looks very similar flowers

thats very strange. could it be the hydrocotyle flowering?

i would allways go with a good brand of sub. infinity are very good, worth the extra money