Windswept Eternity

[PARAGUAY]

Living up to name of Windswept Tim.

 

[zozo]

Living up to name of Windswept Tim.

Are you refering to the Scottish Craft Ale? 🙄

 

[Tim Harrison]

Thanks guys, thought it was an opportunity, not to be missed, to live up to the subtitle...warts an' all😉

@Greenfinger2 thanks Roy...my participation will be a bit sporadic at the mo', as will be my aquascaping; but my desire to rescape is gradually winning the day🙂
As you know I've had my eye on an AquaOpti 85 for a while now (it's got the same footprint as the shallow so it will fit my IKEA hacked stand perfectly); I'll probably take the plunge in the new year.
It'll be a slow burner, just enough light, CO2 and fertz to keep relatively "easy plants" happy, again something I've been meaning to do for a couple of years; I had to have a go the carpet thing first🙄.
But the overriding consideration is low maintenance...

@Nelson haha...it was a science project, it was deliberate to see what would happen, and how long it would take.
I now know how long I can leave a HC carpet before it needs trimming
All essential knowledge for the lazy aquascaper.

@zozo, I thought that too Marcel🙁

@alto I have an embarrassment of plants now, and quite a few emergent ready for a WK.

@dw1305 thanks Darrel, that it is and it's been flowering steadily for a week or so, shame I don't have a camera with a macro lens.

@Ryan Thang To you're right about that, I've got so many cherries not sure what to do with them; they love it in there...on that note not seen any fish for some time; but I'm sure they're in there somewhere...

@PARAGUAY it is looking a bit dishevelled...though it's so choked now I doubt there is much flow getting through...one thing is for sure...no algae😎

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

on that note not seen any fish for some time; but I'm sure they're in there somewhere...

They'll be fine. In fact I think you will now have more of them than the last time you saw them.

cheers Darrel

 

[Tim Harrison]

A nice thought...that although the scape may not be that aesthetically pleasing anymore the inhabitants may feel so at home they breed🙂

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

that although the scape may not be that aesthetically pleasing anymore the inhabitants may feel so at home they breed

I think generally the more "overgrown" their habitat is the happier small fish feel. It breaks up "line of sight", from both under-water and above, it generates live food (Rotifers etc) and there is more chance of eggs and fry surviving.

What I don't know with the Boraras species is how soft the water needs to be for successful spawning, my suspicion would be that if the water is hard enough for Cherry Shrimps it may be too hard for successful egg development.

cheers Darrel

 

[zozo]

Hi all, I think generally the more "overgrown" their habitat is the happier small fish feel. It breaks up "line of sight", from both under-water and above, it generates live food (Rotifers etc) and there is more chance of eggs and fry surviving.

What I don't know with the Boraras species is how soft the water needs to be for successful spawning, my suspicion would be that if the water is hard enough for Cherry Shrimps it may be too hard for successful egg development.

cheers Darrel

I think you are absolutely correct.. 🙂 Tho i have no experience yet with boraras.. But the Trichopsis Pumila did.. And these are reportedly not the easiest to breed. But i did nothing special just kept them in an extremely densly planted tank for several weeks. By now they are rehomed again.. And a 6 weeks later i spoted a unknown babyfish rarely comming out of hiding in the tank the pumila where previously in.. After 3 weeks it first showed it grew bigger, more bold and showed itself longer and managed to identify it as a baby pumila. So the parents spawned in the short time they where in this aquarium. Till now i could only count one baby, no idea if there are more in hiding in the dense planting. It still is only about 5mm in size. 🙂 It must be feeding on rotifiers etc.. I did nothing special except not trimming plants for a long periode..

 

[Manisha]

I think you are absolutely correct.. 🙂 Tho i have no experience yet with boraras.. But the Trichopsis Pumila did.. And these are reportedly not the easiest to breed. But i did nothing special just kept them in an extremely densly planted tank for several weeks. By now they are rehomed again.. And a 6 weeks later i spoted a unknown babyfish rarely comming out of hiding in the tank the pumila where previously in.. After 3 weeks it first showed it grew bigger, more bold and showed itself longer and managed to identify it as a baby pumila. So the parents spawned in the short time they where in this aquarium. Till now i could only count one baby, no idea if there are more in hiding in the dense planting. It still is only about 5mm in size. 🙂 It must be feeding on rotifiers etc.. I did nothing special except not trimming plants for a long periode..

Awww!

 

[Manisha]

All looks very healthy in spite of your flying carpet ☺

 

[Tim Harrison]

Thanks Manisha...shame it can't transport me anywhere...But hopefully my next scape will rise from the ashes like a phoenix😉

 

[jlugo]

What a gorgeous tank! Congratulations!!

I'm using the Ecotech Radion XR15 too.... can you share with us your light configuration or share your template? Still can't find the right configuration on mine. In what level you consider your light? Medium, High?

Thank you!

 

[Tim Harrison]

Hi Jlugo, and thanks. The config is below...

 

[Tim Harrison]

Managed a half decent image of the Heteranthera zosterifolia flowering.
Still haven't gotten around to tearing this down, maybe I'll leave it for a while yet...

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Tim Wonderful flower 🙄🙄

 

[Costa]

Hi Jlugo, and thanks. The config is below...

View attachment 96296

What app is that? Does it work with certain lights?

 

[Tim Harrison]

Hi Tim Wonderful flower 🙄🙄

Thanks Roy...I think it's always special when the plants flower in our aquariums🙂

What app is that? Does it work with certain lights?

It's a dedicated Radion app.

 

[G H Nelson]

Hi Tim Wonderful flower 🙄🙄

🙂
Added to Plant Pictures!....😉

 

[Tim Harrison]

Thanks Hoggie

 

[Tim Harrison]

Some pics of emergent growth...



IMG_0780 by Tim Harrison, on Flickr

 

[alto]

Nice

What's the bronze plant in the middle photo?

Also demand a FTS of what's happening beneath