Marks 120cm Bay Fronted Jungle "A 5 Year Work In Progress"

[planter]

Your tank is really beautiful mark! I especialy like the crypt. the darker leaves are a real contrast to light green stem plants. nice one!

 

[Arana]

That's stunning. You should be very proud.

Did you mean for the Crypt to be the focus when you planned it, as it's perfectly positioned? The R. rotundifolia (I think) behind it is completely hidden though. When you trim next how about cutting it so it's in between the crypt and the background plant (not sure what it is!)

Thanks 😀 Do you mean the red stem behind the Crypt? thats quite a new introduction and still waiting for it's first trim but seems to be quite slow growing, you are right tho' somewhere between the Crypt and the Rotala in the background would be the perfect height. The problem is i have a huge piece of wood soaking at the mo that will mean i wil have to move that Crypt! i'm not looking forward to it, as it's a monster 😀

 

[Arana]

Your tank is really beautiful mark! I especialy like the crypt. the darker leaves are a real contrast to light green stem plants. nice one!

Thanks Planter 😀 that Crypt started out as 4 sorry looking leaves about 4" long just 6 months ago and now i'm constantly removing leaves to stop it taking over the tank 🙂

 

[Garuf]

Any updates mark? I'd be really interested to see how it looks now, especially the dingly dell.

 

[Arana]

There shoud be an update at the weekend mate, the new wood is fianally in 😀 i'll get some pics and maybe some video at the weekend

 

[Garuf]

Whoop! How does the wood look? resisted buying bolbitis and mosses for it?

 

[Arana]

no mosses but i bought some bolbitis at the TGM, it looked a bit burnt but i thought i'd give it a go, but it hasn't recovered to well so far 🙁

 

[Garuf]

It's slow, oh so very slow, best bet would be to trim of the burnt bits and give it time, mine too 2 months to start to regrow when I got mine. Leave a few leaves on though other wise it'll take even longer to get started.

 

[Steve Smith]

Looking forwards to update pics Mark! Looks so great 🙂 It gives the impression of being bigger than 120cm.

 

[Arana]

cheers Steve 😀 It's a very large piece of wood! makes quite statement i think 😉

 

[Garuf]

Bold statements are the best, I can't wait to see how its changed the scape.

 

[Arana]

Just hoping i can get some decent photos of it 🙂

 

[Garuf]

I dunno, the last load have all been brilliant, just give it ago.

 

[Arana]

Since the last update i have been contstantly pruning and have now finally added that piece of wood 😀 the bare area of gravel front right will be planted with some Downoi soon, i have been trying out a couple of bits in the tank for a few weeks and it is growing well, so i'l order some more in 😀

Questions and comments welcome 🙂

 

[aaronnorth]

That improves the scape alot IMO, those atems are growing well aswell 😀

Aaron

 

[Steve Smith]

Wow Mark, looks amazing 🙂 That crypt is rampant 😀

 

[Arana]

Thanks guys, glad you like it 😀 Steve your right about that crypt if i didn't keep removing leaves it would own the whole tank by now 😀

 

[Garuf]

Sweet lord what an improvement, amazing scape and even better plant health! I can't wait to see the bolbitis grow in and the downoi to arrive.

 

[Arana]

Sweet lord what an improvement, amazing scape and even better plant health! I can't wait to see the bolbitis grow in and the downoi to arrive.

cheers mate i thought it was the perfect piece of wood as soon as i saw it 🙂

 

[Garuf]

I agree, do you have a suitably pretentious name for the tank yet?