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Skellys 60P Build

One week update time.

Some blyxa moved as advised.

Emersed growth is experimental, not sure if I can make it work

Hygro poly rosanervig needs time to colour

Pogo helfuri went in today as previous lot melted. It's in its emersed form so I hope it transitions well

Pictures...
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Looks quite dull in the foreground the wood must be blocking alot of light :(
 
Lewisr said:
Looks quite dull in the foreground the wood must be blocking alot of light :(
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I'm only running my light at 60% currently as it's a new setup. Will up the light over time

The_Iceman said:
UG on a stick... I like it :D

Looking good Sk3lly! Let it grow! :lurking:

Cheers,
Chris
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Yea my filter was causing it to float up. Needs more time to stay down properly. Thanks though


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Alexander Belchenko said:
Do you plan to put second light unit there? It seems you have one only for background part.
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No i will build a custom hanging rail kit to suspend it in the centre of the tank. This light is very bright just doesnt look it from the positioning. It kicks out 120PAR at 22inches i believe


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Right an update....

UG melted. Replaced with dwarf hair grass.

My bolbitis emersed also failed so I collected a range of local mosses and plants to use on the exposed driftwood

Plants I scavenged...

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Update photo 18 days in...
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I really really like this, it's got loads of character. A very good plant mass, and once filled out it'll be a winner for me. Well done!
 
Well some update photos. Ive hung a horticultural grow light over a section of the tank. More of an experiment really. Also using 'air' plants for my exposed redmoor.
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Tank was setup 5th dec 2014

Would appreciate any comments. Thanks


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Looks nice mate. What sort are the air plants and how do they like getting their feet wet?

Cheers
 
Alexander Belchenko said:
This pink light - is very special.
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Thankyou. I got all the parts from work so it was free!! Im hoping it actually aids in plant growth and doesn't end up being just for aesthetics. My limnophila aromatica looks incredible under it

James D said:
Looks nice mate. What sort are the air plants and how do they like getting their feet wet?

Cheers
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Thanks james! Well they are bromeliad air plants. Not sure on individual plant names though sorry. No i dont think they like getting wet. The roots that they grow are for anchorage only. They survive off a light misting daily. This is much easier for me than providing the correct conditions for emersed aquatic plant growth.

tim said:
Looking good sk3lly, like the air plants.
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Thank you :)


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dw1305 said:
Hi all, They all look like Tillandsia spp (most garden ones are hybrids or cultivars).

cheers Darrel
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Yes that name looks familiar! One looks like it has purple/green leaves. One is just green and another is much smaller and delicate.
There is another but its supposed to be red


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