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[mrmoss]

Planted hc hoping it would fill in all gaps. This way it would blend in as I put wood on top. Problem is I got to grow it first and they ended up all melting. Either the plant is just that way (emmersed to submersed) or I just didn't water change enough

 

[mrmoss]

Next I decided to use screens of vietnam moss. Problem is now I wont be able to stick in wood where id like with the ss mesh blocking. Another problem it would just take way too long for the mosses to recover. X this strategy out

 

[mrmoss]

I then glued crystal moss onto lava rock. These would be fillers of space to make the scape look full and filled up. Worked out nicely except the shaded parts didn't grow. No worries really nothing standing out

 

[mrmoss]

Step one sink wood

Step two plant wood and create depth

Step three super glue flame moss to wood

 

[mrmoss]

Manzanita texture and character is just amazing. Problems I've encountered or seen is it blocks and shades. Being so branchy its hard to detail areas or plant below.

 

[mrmoss]

Pardon the interruption
A breather from tank 1 journal
To
Tank 4 (emmersed erio seed tank now submerged erio tank)
And
Tank 5 (emmersed erio seed tank)
Plantlets from tank 5 get transferred to tank 4
Im unable to germinate everything i import from india but it all is very exciting/joyous/and im definitely addicted to it. These seeds have brought a passion back into me, viewtime, and I look forward to the future. Although its all painfully slow and major patience is required.

Both tanks are landen 7.9g shallow rimless tanks. Mastersoil.

The rocks are placed there so I can water change so even water below substrate can get changed. I have found it doesn't seem to matter when working with seeds.


These are testers already common in the states. (Siedboldanium, rat, bahia) a lot would die off on me

After a week in the mail via ems these fluviatillis came in decent. The left would die. The right hasn't done anything in months maybe lack light being in the corner. Maybe its dead but still looks the same. Present-i uprooted it no new white roots and planted it in the center of the tank

 

[BenB]

This is cool.
I'm interested in doing something similar. I don't care so much about propagating. I only have 1 tank and would like to change the scape a little. Doing this would help me shift the Erios elsewhere and free up the tank to do whatever.

 

[mrmoss]

This is cool.
I'm interested in doing something similar. I don't care so much about propagating. I only have 1 tank and would like to change the scape a little. Doing this would help me shift the Erios elsewhere and free up the tank to do whatever.

Having a spare farm tank is great you can propagate what you need swap back and forth plants to your liking.

I skimmed part of your journal. Your vichada looks incredible. The leaves are very fat and thick. How did u do that?

 

[BenB]

I skimmed part of your journal. Your vichada looks incredible. The leaves are very fat and thick. How did u do that?

Well, it grew a good bit for me, but it came in great shape too.
If you looked at my last post, you see it has pretty much bit the dust during my vacation. I hope I can get it back going. I'd love to use an emersed set up like yours to keep it going.

 

[Sb1415]

Going back to your syngonathus tank. I see that all of the stems that you were planting had roots on them. What do you do with the side stems that grow ? I ended up removing the side shoots but having a hard time planting them since they are not too long.

 

[mrmoss]

Well, it grew a good bit for me, but it came in great shape too.
If you looked at my last post, you see it has pretty much bit the dust during my vacation. I hope I can get it back going. I'd love to use an emersed set up like yours to keep it going.

Ive never seen it with leaves that thick. Ouch vacations hurt just about everyone

Going back to your syngonathus tank. I see that all of the stems that you were planting had roots on them. What do you do with the side stems that grow ? I ended up removing the side shoots but having a hard time planting them since they are not too long.

I either uproot and pull sideshoots or leave it rooted hold the main stem with one hand and pull the sideshoot with the other hand. I have to wait till they're big enough to plant. But I can still grow them a bit prematurely by planting/putting substrate over the crown so its basically partially buried.

 

[mrmoss]

Tank 2
Went from hob and wavemaker to two nicrew internal filters. The hob was a real pain. It would clog fast and when i did clean it and got it back flowing the flow goes straight diagonal down into the soil disrupting it. The nicrew is like having a canister filter but smaller and inside the tank. Its quite powerful for its size im really liking the equipment right now.

I also added back co2. I think im going to get great results out of it. Going from co2 to non co2 and then back. Im using a reactor this time. For more shallow tanks there's not enough bubble contact for diffusion. I expect great results and full lush results

 

[mrmoss]

Tank 1 preview

 

[mrmoss]

Since I suck at aquascaping I imported a hardscape from vietnam
I got tired of it real fast or just got really excited on erios im gonna give the scape to my cousin

 

[BenB]

Tank 1 preview
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Which Erios are these?

 

[mrmoss]

Which Erios are these?

First pic is just siedboldaniums

Second pic is cinerium sakhars gold

 

[gjcarew]

Weird question but are you Dennis Singh from the planted tank forum?

 

[gjcarew]

Since I suck at aquascaping I imported a hardscape from vietnam
I got tired of it real fast or just got really excited on erios im gonna give the scape to my cousin

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Also are you saying you bought that hardscape in one piece from Vietnam? That's so cool ...

 

[mrmoss]

Weird question but are you Dennis Singh from the planted tank forum?

Yes.

Also are you saying you bought that hardscape in one piece from Vietnam? That's so cool ...

Yeah on facebook there's a guy named bach phi. First shipment was a bust the shipping company i think was fedex or ups they were corrupt and wanted to charge the shippers more money to pass it through so they had it resent to a different address and I got it that way.