New Fluval Spec V Planted Build

[TMaier]

Don't mind me. Just here looking at pics to ignore. Lol

Looks good.

 

[Huffers]

LOL ?


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[Huffers]

Well I finally got around to adding some permanent residents to the tank! I've added 1 Endler's livebearer and 1 lyre tail guppy. Both are males and get along swimmingly! ? they will join the Otocinclus cat I've already had in there.

My plants are continuing to grow. I am thinking about adding in something that will create a little carpet in the foreground area of the tank. Any suggestions???



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[Caliban07]

That wisteria man! Ha. I would snip the carpet growth of the wisteria to try to stop it overtaking the tank. I loved it in my tank but boy does it grow fast. The other plants look really well.

Congrats on the purchases. You will need a small carpet plant for this. Fresh2o is up on his carpets so he might advise better. I've only used glossostigma. There also Hemianthus callitrichoides or you could even try a moss.



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[Huffers]

Haha I know it! Gives a whole new meaning to "grows like a weed". I'm doing a water change Tom so I may snip some of it back.

I've been doing a little research on some carpeting plants for the foreground area. I'll report back when I've decided on something!


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[fishenthusiast]

Crypt parva is an easy, albeit slow, foreground plant that will eventually carpet. Some other options are Dwarf Hairgrass, Micro Sword, Downoi (stem plant--it'll need manual trimming for form a "carpet"), Staur repens (another stem plant that would need manual trimming and placement to "carpet"), and those that were mentioned above.


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[stevenht]

I got crypto on one side and dwarf hairgrass in a 20 and the DHW took off. My crypto is slower but looks so lush and green and is getting quite tall in some areas.

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[Huffers]

Trimmed a lot of the wisteria out of my tank today while doing a water change. It was starting to block off the light to my sword plant behind it. Haven't decided on a foreground plant yet but I'm leaning towards using dwarf hair grass - I think it would make an interesting addition that should "blow" a fair amount in the current. All fish still doing well!


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[Caliban07]

Lovely and green. I predict that you will end up removing the wisteria ?

It looked awesome when I had it in my 15 gallon but it was practically the only plant in there. Wish I still had the picture.


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[Barliman]

Trimmed a lot of the wisteria out of my tank today while doing a water change.

I see it's doing to you what it did to me: growing along the substrate and then up. Eventually, it was almost like monkey bars and had taken over half of a 10g. I finally had to "go nuclear" with the trimming scissors. Pretty plant, but grows like no one's business.

 

[xigtc]

Nice lil tank. I've been tempted to get the new led for my spec v. Again nice simple tank!

 

[Huffers]

Hey thanks! I need to post an update! I've just been allowing the wisteria to grow back for now.


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