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My planted tanks

Our weather has been so much cooler since early of May. It is pretty strange, but I love it.

My favourite view point from staircase

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And this is 60 before background trimming

 
Happy New Year everyone. It’s time for a new scape, a no serious one. I bought two bags of Ada Amazonia version 2, one bag of powersand type S advanced.

First attempt, then destroyed it

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Second and final scape.

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Filled up, and cycled, and planted after one week.

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I do like observing plants transforming from emersed to submerged growers, therefore I used all potted plants.

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Crypts tends to melt in new tank, so I let them floating in few days. My recommendation to you that do not plant them right after you scape. Cycle your tank first, wait few weeks for bacteria colony to settle, then you can plant them. Crypt will not melt and die.

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I keep my tank lit up to 11 hours per day with one hour break in the middle. Co2 injection is roughly around 3bps. Few days after planted.

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One week old

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Happy New Year everyone. It’s time for a new scape, a no serious one. I bought two bags of Ada Amazonia version 2, one bag of powersand type S advanced.

First attempt, then destroyed it

5b61856c0de7086bd73a44aac88bffae.jpg


Second and final scape.

844c53df09da7986423c2029d04a5c98.jpg


Filled up, and cycled, and planted after one week.

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I do like observing plants transforming from emersed to submerged growers, therefore I used all potted plants.

6bd5f90a9fa7178e6cab587330d2d4e0.jpg


Crypts tends to melt in new tank, so I let them floating in few days. My recommendation to you that do not plant them right after you scape. Cycle your tank first, wait few weeks for bacteria colony to settle, then you can plant them. Crypt will not melt and die.

045785a0372df94a28ee4be83898ef60.jpg


I keep my tank lit up to 11 hours per day with one hour break in the middle. Co2 injection is roughly around 3bps. Few days after planted.

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One week old

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What are the name's of the pink/red/orange coloured plants within the pictures?
 
It’s been two months now since the day I scaped it. And I just love the wild look my tank is developing to.

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Added some anubias species, and moved them around the find the best spots.

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I also removed lots of rotala rotundifia red as they were tooking over tank impression. It’s too much redness I would say. This act helps to have better colour balance.
 
Very nice tank! Can I just ask what a couple of the plants are?

I assume this is a Buce, but what type? I've not seen one with such small leaves:

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Also, what species is the stem plant on the far left? This one:

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Jacky Chun was kind enough sharing me few stems of Rotala Florida, when he’s back from Singapore for holiday late January this year. This plant once was very popular in local hobbyists, but with all suddens, had gone, and no one talked about it anymore.

I planted three stems on my tank, and before one died, I cut its shooter and planted into the substrate. And now good sign is that it’s growing with more strong roots. Another original stem are having two side shooters, and despite how slow they grow, I am now seeing significant changes. Can’t wait to cut and replant them.

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Almost break my back trimming foreground today.

And please excuse for cloudy water after maintenance.

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Although Oase makes cool filter but I am not sure why they don’t have something for locking and quick releasing filter hoses. So annoyed and I decided to install its competitor’s aqua locks. My life is now easier

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What’s inside cabinet
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Although Oase makes cool filter but I am not sure why they don’t have something for locking and quick releasing filter hoses. So annoyed and I decided to install its competitor’s aqua locks. My life is now easier
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I agree....quick release pipe shut off valves should be standard on all external filters!
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Got new light and new plants. 60cm is growing nicely, foreground plants are taking shape.

Crepidomanes auriculatum

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Potamogeton dentatus (central Vietnam)
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Time to think of trimming background plants. However I am quite hesitate to do it.

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Another plant will be arriving in a week or so. This eurio has long thin leaves. It will be great complement to tank’s greenish hence more colour balance.

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