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Progress photos.
And I have given the scapes names.
Both are very much works in progress, and I am likely going to changes some of the plants.
“Au Bon Vin”. Un double entendre…. At night I sit and look at the tank and contemplate where I want to go with it while sipping on a cordial glass of Port or Sherry…. Also in homage to Vin Kutty as I read and study his critiques of AGA Dutch aquascape entries.
Current plans are to replace veil on left with something else, expanding Pantanal to the right a bit oin order to have Cardinal Lobelia street disappear behind it, yet rise above the Corymbosa Compacta. Allow stargrass to get a bit taller in front of the Pantanal and shorten as it approaches glass.
Swap Rununculous with the Utricularia Gramifolia. . The Utricalaria color and height should provide more contrast than the Ranunculous against the Corymbosa and Star Grass.
I am not sold on the Rotal OJ here. I am giving it another month to decide if I go with it or replace it.
My Samolous Parviflora took a serious hit and I dont know why. It melted away on me. At this point it remains to be seen if it recovers.
“It’s Miller Time”. In homage to Mike Miller who is most responsible for my learning how to grow healthy plants rather than an algae farm…. No. I never sit and sip or chug a Miller while looking at this scape…
Again, veil plant on the left is a place holder. Looking to replace it.
The Ammania Gracilis is likely to go too. I think it is just too big a plant to use in a 29 gallon. The stems can approach 5-6 inches in diameter and it looks cramped and out of place here.
The roata blood red sg is a keeper. The Cardinal Lobelia street is suffering from green spot algae on lower leaves. I lowered fert dosing sue to green dust algae in glass and I think .i went too far…. I have switched to PPS pro dosing so I am planning on giving it time and see if that heals things..
The S Repens have since been moved to the right around the Pink Flamingo Crypt. Thinking Ranunculous in front of Cardinal street, but open to other suggestions. The S Repens just wasnt offering enough contrast…. I had to trim off a lot of the Pink Flamingos older leaves that started growing black brush algae after switching to leaner dosing. It is going to take quite some time to regain height here…
I bought some Limnophila Rugosa for rear right to replace anubias covered driftwood and have a lighter green in the corner. I am not sold on it here though. It’s leaf shape and size doesnt contrast as much with the Cardinal Lobelia now that it has converted to submersed form. Open to suggestions here too…
I am thinking this scape is going to take more than 5-6 months to come in to its own and undergo a long awkward ugly duckling stage…
Heck I am open to all suggestions…
And I have given the scapes names.
Both are very much works in progress, and I am likely going to changes some of the plants.
“Au Bon Vin”. Un double entendre…. At night I sit and look at the tank and contemplate where I want to go with it while sipping on a cordial glass of Port or Sherry…. Also in homage to Vin Kutty as I read and study his critiques of AGA Dutch aquascape entries.
Current plans are to replace veil on left with something else, expanding Pantanal to the right a bit oin order to have Cardinal Lobelia street disappear behind it, yet rise above the Corymbosa Compacta. Allow stargrass to get a bit taller in front of the Pantanal and shorten as it approaches glass.
Swap Rununculous with the Utricularia Gramifolia. . The Utricalaria color and height should provide more contrast than the Ranunculous against the Corymbosa and Star Grass.
I am not sold on the Rotal OJ here. I am giving it another month to decide if I go with it or replace it.
My Samolous Parviflora took a serious hit and I dont know why. It melted away on me. At this point it remains to be seen if it recovers.
“It’s Miller Time”. In homage to Mike Miller who is most responsible for my learning how to grow healthy plants rather than an algae farm…. No. I never sit and sip or chug a Miller while looking at this scape…
Again, veil plant on the left is a place holder. Looking to replace it.
The Ammania Gracilis is likely to go too. I think it is just too big a plant to use in a 29 gallon. The stems can approach 5-6 inches in diameter and it looks cramped and out of place here.
The roata blood red sg is a keeper. The Cardinal Lobelia street is suffering from green spot algae on lower leaves. I lowered fert dosing sue to green dust algae in glass and I think .i went too far…. I have switched to PPS pro dosing so I am planning on giving it time and see if that heals things..
The S Repens have since been moved to the right around the Pink Flamingo Crypt. Thinking Ranunculous in front of Cardinal street, but open to other suggestions. The S Repens just wasnt offering enough contrast…. I had to trim off a lot of the Pink Flamingos older leaves that started growing black brush algae after switching to leaner dosing. It is going to take quite some time to regain height here…
I bought some Limnophila Rugosa for rear right to replace anubias covered driftwood and have a lighter green in the corner. I am not sold on it here though. It’s leaf shape and size doesnt contrast as much with the Cardinal Lobelia now that it has converted to submersed form. Open to suggestions here too…
I am thinking this scape is going to take more than 5-6 months to come in to its own and undergo a long awkward ugly duckling stage…
Heck I am open to all suggestions…
Yep, let her grow in and then reevaluate. Once it gets taller, you'll kind of see where the next moves should be.
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2 weeks later…
Trimmed and shortened today….
Might be coming to the end with this scape….
I am thinking of getting a 75 gallon in the bedroom moving this tank and dresser into the spare bedroom and then taking these plants to start populating the 75….
But it won’t be until after the new year… and I need to wait for Petco to have a half off tank sale, and I will need to build a 4 foot wide tank stand…. So it may well be a few months before I tear this down…
Trimmed and shortened today….
Might be coming to the end with this scape….
I am thinking of getting a 75 gallon in the bedroom moving this tank and dresser into the spare bedroom and then taking these plants to start populating the 75….
But it won’t be until after the new year… and I need to wait for Petco to have a half off tank sale, and I will need to build a 4 foot wide tank stand…. So it may well be a few months before I tear this down…
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Tank stand completed and moved in to place
I suspect Petco will have a half off sale come March…
Au Bon Vin moved in to the kitchen..
Au Bon Vin before and after a deep trimming.
We will see how it looks next week after it starts to grow back in…
“It’s Miller Time” before and after a deep trimming.
I suspect Petco will have a half off sale come March…
Au Bon Vin moved in to the kitchen..
Au Bon Vin before and after a deep trimming.
We will see how it looks next week after it starts to grow back in…
“It’s Miller Time” before and after a deep trimming.
