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rkilling1 · 10-11-2006, 05:33 PM

rescaped the 75 gal today. I even changed the background CZCZ.

The 28 gal was overgrown in just 10 days. So I moved a lot of plants over from the 28. I removed the big piece of driftwood, because it shadowed like half the tank. I believe it's starting to look like a planted tank now. I have some plants in the mail that should be here tomorrow. sunset hygro, compacta swords, and anabus nana. That should fill it in pretty good.

rich311k · 10-11-2006, 06:16 PM

Looking very nice. Well done.

WaterPond · 10-11-2006, 06:43 PM

wow, very nice job, looks amazing!

rkilling1 · 10-13-2006, 05:08 PM

got the new plants in. Any comments on placement? (using reefrunner69's tricks/tips on better photos. seems to help, huh?)

mr funktastic · 10-13-2006, 06:43 PM

looks awesome. i really like the placement of the new plants and the picture is much better. i always like pictures under tank lights rather than the flash. cant wait to see some updated pics once it starts to filll in. have u thought about a foreground plant? clover maybe?

rkilling1 · 10-13-2006, 06:59 PM

the problem with foregound plants is most of them need a good substrate. I only have PFS. I am still researching this and hope to find something that will suffice. (Hopefully the glosso i have growing in the 28 gal will be alright will root tabs every so often)

mr funktastic · 10-13-2006, 08:58 PM

i think glosso can pull the nutrients out of the water column. lots of people successfully grow glosso in worse substrates than PFS. eco is my personal favourite but i have heard nothing but good about the ADA aquasoil. i want to try that next.

rich311k · 10-13-2006, 09:07 PM

The tank is looking great. Nice job.

drobertson · 10-13-2006, 11:55 PM

Great looking tanks. I like the new placement of the driftwood in the big tank. You are right about the information on this site. I am going to be converting 1 of my 30 Gal tanks over to planted in the near future and am glad that I found this site. Hopefully mine turns out as nice as yours.

rkilling1 · 10-14-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by drobertson

Great looking tanks. I like the new placement of the driftwood in the big tank. You are right about the information on this site. I am going to be converting 1 of my 30 Gal tanks over to planted in the near future and am glad that I found this site. Hopefully mine turns out as nice as yours.

Thanks, I really appreciate the comments.

Most of my knowledge, let alone most of my plants, came from members of this site.

10-11-2006, 06:43 PM	#13
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10-11-2006, 05:33 PM	#11
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,750 Images: 50	rescaped the 75 gal today. I even changed the background CZCZ. The 28 gal was overgrown in just 10 days. So I moved a lot of plants over from the 28. I removed the big piece of driftwood, because it shadowed like half the tank. I believe it's starting to look like a planted tank now. I have some plants in the mail that should be here tomorrow. sunset hygro, compacta swords, and anabus nana. That should fill it in pretty good.

10-11-2006, 06:16 PM	#12
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	Looking very nice. Well done.

10-13-2006, 05:08 PM	#14
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,750 Images: 50	got the new plants in. Any comments on placement? (using reefrunner69's tricks/tips on better photos. seems to help, huh?)

10-13-2006, 06:43 PM	#15
mr funktastic Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: alliston, ON Posts: 2,220 Images: 17	looks awesome. i really like the placement of the new plants and the picture is much better. i always like pictures under tank lights rather than the flash. cant wait to see some updated pics once it starts to filll in. have u thought about a foreground plant? clover maybe?

10-13-2006, 06:59 PM	#16
rkilling1 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NE ohio Posts: 1,750 Images: 50	the problem with foregound plants is most of them need a good substrate. I only have PFS. I am still researching this and hope to find something that will suffice. (Hopefully the glosso i have growing in the 28 gal will be alright will root tabs every so often)

10-13-2006, 08:58 PM	#17
mr funktastic Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: alliston, ON Posts: 2,220 Images: 17	i think glosso can pull the nutrients out of the water column. lots of people successfully grow glosso in worse substrates than PFS. eco is my personal favourite but i have heard nothing but good about the ADA aquasoil. i want to try that next.

10-13-2006, 09:07 PM	#18
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	The tank is looking great. Nice job.