Re: 60cm "quemador lenta" overcoming diatoms
Antoni Dimitrov said:
lol I couldnt resist, will put this on the desktop
No probs mate
Piece-of-fish said:
Mamma mia!!!
Just clicked on the image.........................
It's a bit different to last week Ed
Tony Swinney said:
that could be tricky to emulate in your 120cm !
Perhaps the secret is to limit yourself to 30mins positioning and planting time, so as not to over think it !
With the 120, I'd aim for more nooks and crannies, not so much a straight line along the front. Limited plant choice to. With the planting, and even in this tank, I've intentionally tried not to think about it too much. Too much knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and can turn creativeness into something 'stale'
Of course, placing mid,fore and background plants is a no brainer. It's the 'left to right' positioning i wanted to be random with.
It's not worked fully, but it gives me insight for future tanks.
George Farmer said:
I agree the C. helferi isn't adding much to the scape now. The layout is becoming dominated by the more rustic and complex textures of the moss, Lilaeopsis and crypts. The helferi with it super-bright green and smooth needle-like texture is too much of a contrast IMO. Moving it to the centre will help - it won't be so obvious hidden behind the wood mass.
What i'm going to do George, is remove the left side C Heferi. The right bunch can stay temporarily, until the recently trimmed stems grow back. If they work together, the right side C Helferi can stay.
The palaustrus red, fits with the tank, with larger than average leaves and dark, pinky colour tones.
Thanks guys for the input