Planted 5 Gallon Video/Picture Diary.

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

April 12th, 2009. - Whole New Look.

Well i've totally changed my tank, hopefully for the better. I'm letting it grow in right now so it might look a little incompletely or not full like it was. I've removed many plants and hopefully got rid of most of my hair algae problem.

My plant list has changed because quite a bit of plants were removed.

Plants:
Corkscrew Vals
Dwarf Hairgrass
Dwarf Chainsword
Java Fern
Narrow Leaf Java Fern
Java Moss
Red Root Floaters
Duckweed (Very little of it)
Lubelia
C. Wendtii
Little bit of HC
Rotala R
Water Sprite

Inhabbits:
Crowntail Betta
Snails like always


Picture time. Enjoy!

Before

After

Like always i'm open to all opions and all ideas.

 

[fort384]

Looking good ben. How are the ferts workin out? Any luck on combating the hair algae?

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Looking good ben. How are the ferts workin out? Any luck on combating the hair algae?

The ferts took care of most of it. I still have some here and there but I think it's finally gone. Also rescaping and remove a lot of the plants helped aswell.

 

[fort384]

I just clicked to enlarge the pic. Looks like the pogostemon lost most of it's leaves. I wonder if this is light deficiency or perhaps it was caused my an N or P deficiency. Hopefully it is the latter and the ferts will take care of it.

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

I just clicked to enlarge the pic. Looks like the pogostemon lost most of it's leaves. I wonder if this is light deficiency or perhaps it was caused my an N or P deficiency. Hopefully it is the latter and the ferts will take care of it.

Yeah I noticed that too. I think when I remove some hairalgae it ripped a lot off.

Hopefully the ferts will do their work

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Very big improvement from my last scape. Now i'm just waiting for my plants to fill in.

Also wanted to replace the Rotala R. in back right corner with sunset hygro. Just looking for some and having troubles

Ignore the rock with the string on it, not part of the scape.

 

[timwag2001]

wow. that rock with the string on it looks like crap

 

[An t-iasg]

Well, he said to ignore the rock with the string on it Sometimes it's easy to miss a line of text under a picture. When the moss starts to attach you can remove the string. I've had java ferns attached to rocks with a string and after awhile I cut and pulled the string out.

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Well, he said to ignore the rock with the string on it Sometimes it's easy to miss a line of text under a picture. When the moss starts to attach you can remove the string. I've had java ferns attached to rocks with a string and after awhile I cut and pulled the string out.

Well actually I have it in there temp. because it's moss from outside, i've heard thats how our aquatic mosses came about, so I wanted to try it and didn't have a free tank for the project. So I thought I would put it in with that tank.

Besides that everything else is looking good to me. Can't wait to see it grow in better. Hopefully soon i'll get my sunset hygro, then i'll replace my Rotala R.

 

[timwag2001]

lol. saw him say it. thats why i made my comment just messing around

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

lol. saw him say it. thats why i made my comment just messing around

Please don't make pointless remarks. That is not why I made the thread.

 

[timwag2001]

sorry! didnt think i had to be soo serious!

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Don't have to be serious, i'm not serious very much at all. It's just you could have put something else besides just that. What am I suppose to expect? Atleast put a "jk" or something.

Honestly though, I don't really want to get into anything so lets leave it at that.
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Update for 5G:

I found somone to send me some Sunset hygro to replace the Rotala R in the back right corner. They will be shipping on Monday and i'll be expecting them Wensday or Thrusday. Can't wait.

Now I just need to let the rest of my stuff grow in.

 

[timwag2001]

i think the sunset will look awesome in your tank. i'm not a fan of rotala

 

[fort384]

I really like the look! Big improvement. You guys are bruising my ego - I sent you both your Rotala R I think - I love it

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Sorry to say Fort, but i'm replacing the Rotala R haha. I'm going to try it in another aquarium so i'm not just going to throw it away haha.

I just want something with broader leaves and a fuller look, I know if I had more of it and I let it grow in it would probably work, but I really like the looks of the hygro sunset and I think it will fit well.

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Updates with Pictures!

Well not much to say really. The Hygro is growing well, the newmoss is growing still hasn't died yet, hopefully it won't. I also just removed the filter completely, when I add ferts I stir the water around, and I still do water changes. The powerfilter was to much power for my little betta so I just put it into my 60G.

I'm looking for some Downoi, hopefully somone has some on here I can snag. I only need one small plant, not a bunch. That's all I want is one plant but seems like no one has any to spare.

Well here are the pictures.

May 10th

May 11th

May 14th

May 14th, (Colored background using lights and white board)

May 16th

NewMoss Leaf

NewMoss New Growth

Tell me what you think, and please inform me if anyone was one downoi plant to spare.

Pleasures,
Ben

 

[Drewbie]

looking good ben

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

Here is a couple of pictures taken on May 21st, 2009.

 

[FishEggs]

very nicely done