Wanted to show off my 5 gallon

[Atxpunx]

DIY co2, two 13 watt cfl bulbs, osmocote and flourish fertilizer. It's about three months old and the glosso is the only things that's been in there from the beginning.

 

[Fishandmusic81]

Nice tank!

 

[Atxpunx]

Update pics. Vals melting, other than that I don't think it's too shabby.

 

[Atxpunx]

One more.

 

[Coursair]

Looks good

 

[angelvelez87]

Oooh i like it very much!! Whats the plant on the bottom making a carpet like function???

 

[Atxpunx]

Oooh i like it very much!! Whats the plant on the bottom making a carpet like function???

Glossostigma

 

[angelvelez87]

Plus the one with red ang green leaves that looks like a stem plant??

 

[Atxpunx]

I think it is a stem plant. Alternanthera reineckii is the current name. Red scarlet temple

 

[angelvelez87]

Well it is awesome!!

 

[Bubbles0oO]

Beautiful tank! I'm jealous, my carpets grow too slow lol

 

[Atxpunx]

Wanted to show update pics. I went a few days without co2 and paid the price. I've got brown algae or diatoms at the moment. Still liking the look though.

 

[angelvelez87]

It is pretty and beautiful and awesome as it is!!! Im so glad you have achieved to make that glossostigma grow like crazy and red scarlet temple sooo cool!!!

 

[Jscoggins]

Very nice tank...keep up the good work...do you have a diffuser on your co2?

 

[jmazz11]

How do you get the glossotigma to carpet like that. Doesn't it usually grow straight up like a stemmed plant. Would like to do the same but not sure how

 

[Atxpunx]

Very nice tank...keep up the good work...do you have a diffuser on your co2?

Actually no . I was getting too much co2 diffusion, so I took off the ceramic diffuser I had on it. It look amateur now but it works.

 

[Atxpunx]

How do you get the glossotigma to carpet like that. Doesn't it usually grow straight up like a stemmed plant. Would like to do the same but not sure how

High light and co2 make the glosso move along the ground. When I had glosso in my 20 gallon with t5 ho lighting, the leaves would barely come out of the substrate.

 

[jmazz11]

So if you have one that is already about 6 in tall could you just trim the existing down and plant the trimmings

 

[Atxpunx]

So if you have one that is already about 6 in tall could you just trim the existing down and plant the trimmings

Sorry I took so long. I believe you can just trim and replant. Not to brag, but when I got my glosso, it was a three inch long stem with only two or three living leaves. I would up my lighting. What's your current lighting and tank setup?

 

[jmazz11]

Should have plenty of light. 30 gal 4t5ho 6700k light kit fluval 405 filter. And pressurized co2