Comments on: 75G – August Update! http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update Planted Aquariums Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: guitarfish http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1720 guitarfish Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:27:12 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1720 Thanks for your comments Rob. I definitely agree on the Low Grow. It's just a problem of not enough tank space for all the plants I want to hang on to. The red plants definitely need a trim as well. The L. aromatica, in particular, I was letting grow tall before trimming because those are the only two stems I have left, so I want to make sure they're good and healthy. That web of plants in the middle is the Erio. sp. 'Type 2,' which does need to be trimmed. You'll have your tanks back and setup before you know it! Thanks for your comments Rob. I definitely agree on the Low Grow. It’s just a problem of not enough tank space for all the plants I want to hang on to. The red plants definitely need a trim as well. The L. aromatica, in particular, I was letting grow tall before trimming because those are the only two stems I have left, so I want to make sure they’re good and healthy. That web of plants in the middle is the Erio. sp. ‘Type 2,’ which does need to be trimmed.

You’ll have your tanks back and setup before you know it!

]]> By: Rob http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1718 Rob Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1718 Kris Looks like its time to thin out some of the midground to get some better definition. Really like how its grown in but I feel you are starting to lose some of your central plants. Not sure I like the low gro hygro(assuming) on the left. I think the leaf size is too large for that area...jmo....I would think that a stand or erio might do well there with the aubertii as a background. I think it would also lend more definition to the crypt that is growing in there. Not sure what plant is in the middle of the foreground/midground but it looks like a tangled web, with a slight trim though I imagine that the plant is in the right spot. Now here is the shocker.....think its time to trim down some red plants....I know, Rob suggesting less red is a shock but I think in the center back it either needs to be lower due to you taking out alot of the japonica or the number of stems needs to be increased to be less of an impact than the current two stems make. Really like it, cant wait for mine to get back to that point. Still trying to figure out how to get a 75 dedicated to plants but it will have to wait until I sell off some of the larger fish. Until then, the Jewel tank is going to be as close as I get to a heavily planted larger tank. Rob Kris

Looks like its time to thin out some of the midground to get some better definition. Really like how its grown in but I feel you are starting to lose some of your central plants.

Not sure I like the low gro hygro(assuming) on the left. I think the leaf size is too large for that area…jmo….I would think that a stand or erio might do well there with the aubertii as a background. I think it would also lend more definition to the crypt that is growing in there.

Not sure what plant is in the middle of the foreground/midground but it looks like a tangled web, with a slight trim though I imagine that the plant is in the right spot.

Now here is the shocker…..think its time to trim down some red plants….I know, Rob suggesting less red is a shock but I think in the center back it either needs to be lower due to you taking out alot of the japonica or the number of stems needs to be increased to be less of an impact than the current two stems make.

Really like it, cant wait for mine to get back to that point. Still trying to figure out how to get a 75 dedicated to plants but it will have to wait until I sell off some of the larger fish. Until then, the Jewel tank is going to be as close as I get to a heavily planted larger tank.

Rob

]]> By: Kim http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1714 Kim Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1714 BTW, I am so jealous of all the wonderful events you have in your area in the coming months, catfish conventions, plant conventions, cichlid conventions. Not to mention the awesome aquatic plant "club" you run. You are so lucky! BTW, I am so jealous of all the wonderful events you have in your area in the coming months, catfish conventions, plant conventions, cichlid conventions. Not to mention the awesome aquatic plant “club” you run. You are so lucky!

]]> By: Eugen http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1713 Eugen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:51:03 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1713 I was thinking even higher, or a two piece as this a long tank. I was thinking even higher, or a two piece as this a long tank.

]]> By: Kim http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1712 Kim Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:05:29 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1712 I love the red/pink plants, breaks up all that green. It's beautiful and I love your tanks. I'd love to see ALL our tanks! I love the red/pink plants, breaks up all that green. It’s beautiful and I love your tanks. I’d love to see ALL our tanks!

]]> By: guitarfish http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1711 guitarfish Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:53:27 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1711 Thanks Eugen! The number of species is definitely contributing to making it full as well as the moss. For a higher resolution picture, just click on the image -- a larger one should pop up. Thanks Eugen! The number of species is definitely contributing to making it full as well as the moss. For a higher resolution picture, just click on the image — a larger one should pop up.

]]> By: Eugen http://www.guitarfish.org/2008/08/28/75g-august-update/comment-page-1#comment-1710 Eugen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:41:27 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=362#comment-1710 In my opinion you should drop the moss on the wood. It looked better when the tank was not that full, but know it just looks like something is floating in disorder. Overall this is an an amazing job. I would like to see higher resolutions of you scapes, I like looking at details. Eugen In my opinion you should drop the moss on the wood. It looked better when the tank was not that full, but know it just looks like something is floating in disorder.
Overall this is an an amazing job.
I would like to see higher resolutions of you scapes, I like looking at details.

Eugen

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