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So as I said, its a warts and all shot as it's a little messy in there at the moment, still got a lot of substrate coming forwards on to the sand. Two things I have learnt since this rescape:
An update on some of the plants:
- Banked substrate is a pain in the posterior
- Less is more
An update on some of the plants:
- Monte Carlo - As you can see, the Monte Carlo is in, but as yet has done very little. It hasn't died though, so I'm taking that as a positive. I'm still picking bits out the skimmer every day, some get replanted, some just go in the bin. Hopefully it takes hold and starts to grow and spread soon.
- Althernanthera - Definitely getting redder, but still quite slow to grow.
- Ech. Quadricostatus - Annoyingly putting a lot of energy in to runners and very slow growth on the main plants. Also the new runners are very pale, so I suspect nutrient deficiencies. Not sure whether this is due to fert levels or distribution. More on this later.
- Ceratopteris Thalictroides - I feel I have chosen the wrong plant for the back right corner. It grows very dense at the bottom and not so dense at the top. I'm still getting some leaf damage and lots of tiny bits of it floating around the tank. The smaller part planted right behind the taller piece of bogwood is growing well, but the rest to the right hand side is not. It has rotted away at the base. I feel that I need a plant that will be happy to grow in the small space at the bottom, but will spread out and get bushier higher up to fill in that space that gets larger as the bogwood leans to the left. Open to suggestion here!
- Pogostomon Erectus - I always thought from day 1 that this would be my hardest plant. It has grown a little, but was very slow to get started. Just as I thought it was starting to get some extra growth on it, the lower leaves started to brown a little on the edges. The tops are still nice green fresh growth, but the lower leaves don't look great. Last night I suddenly had a lot of this float. Corys or shrimps could have been involved, but also not sure if some of the roots have died. Some stems that were floating had roots, others had nothing, not sure if the Amanos had eaten the roots or something. I'll keep trying with this for now.