5.5 Gallon Photo Log - Page 8 - Aquarium Advice

JRagg · 08-30-2006, 11:51 PM

I agree, the marsilea minuta looks really cool. Looks like it is acting as a "snail speedbump" there to keep them from moving too quickly across the tank.

**Purrbox** · 09-17-2006, 12:14 AM

Finally got a pic of the new scape. It's really nice giving back a semblance of order to this tank. I really like how it turned out and look forward to seeing it fill in.

travis simonson · 09-17-2006, 01:31 AM

Those cories are cute Joy. Your aquascape makes that tank look twice its size. Keep up with the carpet. I am VERY interested to see what you do with it

Jchillin · 09-17-2006, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travis (PTG) Simonson

Your aquascape makes that tank look twice its size.

I've told her that several times. Every time I see it, it looks more like a 20 gal.

Glenc · 09-17-2006, 03:11 AM

Beautiful little tank, great scale work.

Very cool foreground as well.

rich311k · 09-17-2006, 06:37 PM

Tank looks great. You do have a great eye for prospective.

**Purrbox** · 12-29-2006, 12:08 AM

With the switch to Pressurized CO2, the BBA finally disappeared only to be replaced by Green Hair Algae. In an effort to fight off the algae I've slacked off on trimming. It's now severely overgrown, but I think I'm making some progress. I plan on doing some major trimming this weekend to remove most of the remaining infected leaves and tame the aquascape into some semblance of presentable.

**Purrbox** · 12-30-2006, 11:36 PM

Just got done giving the tank a major trim so that it's mostly presentable again.

rich311k · 12-31-2006, 10:18 PM

Wow, that is incredible.

**Purrbox** · 01-19-2007, 12:07 AM

Ever have one of those days where you start out intending to just do a waterchange and all of a sudden you find yourself pulling out all the plants to do a better job of trimming and such.

Well that happend with this tank yesterday. I was just going to take out the driftwood with moss to trim and re-tie it. Then I ended up pulling up a bunch of the overgrown clover in the front right. This led to pulling out the driftwood with the Anubias to do a bit of trimming to remove the worst of the algae covered leaves and ended up taking some cuttings for my emersed setup. Finally ended up pulling out all the Ranunculus papulentus, Hydrocotyle sibthropiodes, and Rotala indica (Ammania sp. 'Bonsai') since everthing else was so intertwined together. In the end the only plants that didn't get pulled were the Hemianthus micranthemoides and Marsilea minuta in the front left and the vals and crypts in the back right.

Needless to say, the water change took a bit longer than planned. Sure wish I had my camera so I could snap a few pics of how it turned out.

08-30-2006, 11:51 PM	#71
JRagg Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 847 Images: 3	I agree, the marsilea minuta looks really cool. Looks like it is acting as a "snail speedbump" there to keep them from moving too quickly across the tank. __________________ 10g Heavily planted - 1 mating pair of Apistogramma Cacatuoides "Orangeflash" and a whole lot of MTS

09-17-2006, 01:31 AM	#73
travis simonson Hortipath Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,038 Images: 32	Those cories are cute Joy. Your aquascape makes that tank look twice its size. Keep up with the carpet. I am VERY interested to see what you do with it __________________ “There is something in the quality of a good translation that can never be captured in the original.” -William Gibson

09-17-2006, 03:11 AM	#75
Glenc Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,075	Beautiful little tank, great scale work. Very cool foreground as well. __________________ 125 gallon, Crypt green gecko, Crypt undulata "broad leaf" Lobelia cardinalis small and large form. H.corymbosa "compact" Crypt parva, Downoi, Bacopa. 2x 150 Wt 10000k HQI Metal Halide, 2x 65 Wt 6700k-Colourmax

12-29-2006, 12:08 AM	#77
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,393	With the switch to Pressurized CO2, the BBA finally disappeared only to be replaced by Green Hair Algae. In an effort to fight off the algae I've slacked off on trimming. It's now severely overgrown, but I think I'm making some progress. I plan on doing some major trimming this weekend to remove most of the remaining infected leaves and tame the aquascape into some semblance of presentable. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

01-19-2007, 12:07 AM	#80
Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 5,393	Ever have one of those days where you start out intending to just do a waterchange and all of a sudden you find yourself pulling out all the plants to do a better job of trimming and such. Well that happend with this tank yesterday. I was just going to take out the driftwood with moss to trim and re-tie it. Then I ended up pulling up a bunch of the overgrown clover in the front right. This led to pulling out the driftwood with the Anubias to do a bit of trimming to remove the worst of the algae covered leaves and ended up taking some cuttings for my emersed setup. Finally ended up pulling out all the Ranunculus papulentus, Hydrocotyle sibthropiodes, and Rotala indica (Ammania sp. 'Bonsai') since everthing else was so intertwined together. In the end the only plants that didn't get pulled were the Hemianthus micranthemoides and Marsilea minuta in the front left and the vals and crypts in the back right. Needless to say, the water change took a bit longer than planned. Sure wish I had my camera so I could snap a few pics of how it turned out. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

09-17-2006, 06:37 PM	#76
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Tank looks great. You do have a great eye for prospective.

12-31-2006, 10:18 PM	#79
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Wow, that is incredible.

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