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rocketlily 03-01-2009 01:47 AM
Very nice. After watching this thread I'm looking forward to trying one.

reefy 03-01-2009 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by bignose (Post 394130)
Looking good Rbacchiega. Did you wrap that material around the wood to hold that plant on? I tried stapling the plant with horrible results. I really like the baby tears too. I think those are what I planted in in my gravel.
What kind of fish is that?

I put some kind of plant on the wood hoping it will root to it. My tank has stabalized and no more casualites since the one shrimp.
I dosed .1ml of iron and flourish a couple of times and I'm happy to see that my plants aren't degrading. I think I may be doing something right this time!
Actually the pics above is mine "reefy" not "Rbacchiega''. I wraped riccia(floating rootless plant), those fishes are cardinal tetras, I made a mistake of putting them in such a small tank. I will post some upgrade later.

bignose 03-01-2009 08:40 PM
Sorry for the mix up reefy, your tank is looking great. Can't wait to see it when everything is planted and the wood is in place. I should have used that substrate under my gravel, oh well next time. What kind of filter is that?

If you need some insperation for your tank check out this link I found. ADA International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2008: Top 10 Tanks. Perhaps I will make one of these tank some day.

reefy 03-02-2009 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bignose (Post 394441)
Sorry for the mix up reefy, your tank is looking great. Can't wait to see it when everything is planted and the wood is in place. I should have used that substrate under my gravel, oh well next time. What kind of filter is that?

If you need some insperation for your tank check out this link I found. ADA International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2008: Top 10 Tanks. Perhaps I will make one of these tank some day.
holy crap are those things real?
any suggestion of what kinda moss i can get to tie it on my new branching log?
here is my update:
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...2032009580.jpg

bignose 03-02-2009 06:23 PM
I was amazed at those tanks. I wish I seen them before I started my tank just for some ideas. The only thing I can think of for your branch is Java Moss. but here is a link I found in that web site containing ground covering plants(near top of page).

reefy 03-02-2009 08:12 PM
great link, I will go for the willow moss probably

mixixe 03-05-2009 04:06 AM
fissiden would be nice

bignose 04-01-2009 04:30 AM
I picked up some red crystal shrimp from someone on AA. They seem to be more active than the other shrimp I have. I think there are 8 shrimp in the tank now.

I trimed the taller plants in the back and replanted them. I got a new plant that came with the shrimp. I have no idea what they are. They are planted on the left side of the tank near the powerhead.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...tank033109.jpg
FTS

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...tank033109.jpg
Some shrimp

bignose 04-05-2009 04:51 PM
One of my plants flowered over night and I thought to myself... I should post this. Anyways it looks like a lily or something alse(I'll leave that to your imagination).

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...ton1/lily1.jpg
http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...ton1/lily2.jpg

bignose 05-22-2009 03:21 AM
Hi it's been over a month so here is a update.
The red crystal shrimp I bought awhile back have spawned a couple times or more now. I have lots of little shrimp of different sizes. My girlfriend counted over 30 a couple of weeks back! The plants are growing and spreading well.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...antedmay21.jpg

BlueAbyss 05-22-2009 05:01 AM
Whats the tall grassy stem plant in the back? When you trim it you should send the trimmings my way :wink:

bignose 06-28-2009 07:27 AM
Seen this tonight and thought I would share a picture.

One pregnant Red Crystal Shrimp!
http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/o...egocrystal.jpg

bignose 08-29-2009 09:41 PM
I picked up a 15G tank from someone getting out of the hobby to upgrade my tank. I'm still on the lookout for some equipment to get it up and running. I'm still going to keep it simple with shrimp only. :biggrin:

ChrisR 11-15-2009 09:42 PM
nice shrimp


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