Ian086's 29g Planted Tank Build

[Ian086]

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[Ian086]

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[Ian086]

2 Serpae Tetras and 6 RummyNoses....

 

[Ndefil]

Tank looks awesome Ian !!

 

[Ian086]

Tank looks awesome Ian !!

Thanks Ndefil, I certainly wouldn't say awesome but it's heading in the right direction anyway. I went to get plants today and the selection and quality of the stock they had was terrible. You couldn't give them away free....lol. I really wanted something to fill the area behind the wall. I saw the fish and thought, why not!!
They only had two sepras in stock, so that's why I only got 2. They didn't have anything else on my list.

 

[Sk3lly]

Fish look healthy. Your ludwigia is really colouring up now

 

[Ian086]

Fish look healthy. Your ludwigia is really colouring up now

Cheers Sk3lly, I upped the light from 50% to 60% on Monday. I'm not sure if that is why but I guess it helps.....

 

[Sk3lly]

Which ludwigia do you have? Have you seen any improvement in growth or pearling since youve upoed it?

 

[Ian086]

Which ludwigia do you have? Have you seen any improvement in growth or pearling since youve upoed it?

It's called Ludwigia Super Red, it's not from tropica, it's from www.aquaplant.eu. No pearling at all but this plant is sprouting new bud all over the stems, from root to tip. It's growing really fast and I notice it is a bit redder at the top.....

 

[Sk3lly]

Closer to the light source i guess, higher PAR values. I will give my reprns rubin longer and then think of changing it

 

[shellyx]

Looks really good Ian, you've done a good job with it! You can always re scape mine if you want Lol

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[Ian086]

Closer to the light source i guess, higher PAR values. I will give my reprns rubin longer and then think of changing it

Yeah I was thinking it could be because it's closer to the light, a bit too early to judge whether it's the increase(10%) in power of the light??

 

[Sk3lly]

I really have no idea how quickly it should change to be honest

 

[Brookster123]

Looks great ian, my Ludwiga is definitely getting better, redder growth the higher it creeps to the finnex p+, it started out a 2", just a mere sprout, now it's at least 10 and the red is starting to show through the top of the leaves while the under side is a very dark red almost purple... fun stuff huh?

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[Ian086]

Looks really good Ian, you've done a good job with it! You can always re scape mine if you want Lol

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Thanks Lesley. It's far from finished but it's what I had in my head. I usually struggle getting ideas from my head to my hands but so far so good. I hope that doesn't sound vain. It's far from a tank of the month but I guess it's what make ourselves happy. I have another four or five plants to add to it still. It's my first proper planted tank, so onwards and upwards. I don't think I could scape as good as you or certainly any better...lol.
I have to give some(most!)of the credit of the scape to Old Scales. We did it over one of our many Skype chats. Cool to have him in the room with me, virtually, pointing and barking his orders at me...haha

 

[Ian086]

Looks great ian, my Ludwiga is definitely getting better, redder growth the higher it creeps to the finnex p+, it started out a 2", just a mere sprout, now it's at least 10 and the red is starting to show through the top of the leaves while the under side is a very dark red almost purple... fun stuff huh?

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Cheers Brook. It really is a beautiful plant. I love the different colours it offers. I don't know whether to let it get much taller or should I trim it now and replant the trimmings. Fill it out a bit more???

 

[Brookster123]

That's basically what I did. Planted a trimming off a decimated plant.. it filled out beautifully, I'll probably let it grow another few inches, half it and replant..m

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[Sk3lly]

Cheers Brook. It really is a beautiful plant. I love the different colours it offers. I don't know whether to let it get much taller or should I trim it now and replant the trimmings. Fill it out a bit more???

Trim and replant. My ludwigia always looks short but its looking much bushier

 

[Ian086]

Hey guys/gals. Just back from holidays last night. Looked over the tank, which is in pretty good shape for 2wks away. No ferts, only glut added during that time. I didn't trust the house/dog minder to add ferts, I was right, the house was bad enough. Anyway, here's a very quick video of some critters I found in the corner of the tank. They are just in one corner of the tank. They are not much more than the size of a pinhead. Any ideas??.
Camera battery just died. I charge it for a bit and get another video/pictures and a full tank shot.....

 

[Ian086]

Here's a few pics of the tank. It needs some maintance and trimming but it's not too bad for 2 weeks away. Any suggestions on how to get the bonsai and ludwigia to grow straighter??.