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Planting one of the many species of echinodorus plant at the back would be my suggestion. They are not too difficult to grow and if you plant one of these so that it somewhat over shadows the Anubias var nana you can impede algae growth (which typically grows on slow growing plants in high light...

I thought I'd provide a quick update to show the array of flora that is now in the aquarium. The flora list, it's placement and the temporary fish stock can be viewed in the video and the video's description:

I am now looking into choosing a foreground plant and have been drawn towards Hemianthus callitrichoides. The growth rate seems quite fast which is something that I was looking for. However, I know that this plant only has small stems and was wondering if they anchor themselves quite robustly...

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The stubborn piece decided to sink but thanks for the suggestion. Here is my first bog wood arrangement; should I make any changes?:

I was going to upload the final placement of the bog wood pieces today, however, the piece that is known as suteishi is floating on the surface. There must be some trapped air somewhere within it causing it to rise. I've taken it out and applied boiling hot water in an attempt to dislodge the...

Well all the pieces of bog wood that I require have arrived. The larger pieces are in while the smaller pieces are not in just yet. I've had to do a big water change as the water went a yellowy brown colour from the tanins. I haven't placed the pieces in their final positions yet; when they...

At the time of filling I was planning to do a fishless ammonia cycle rather than transferring filter media in and planting. If I run into problems I'll just have to empty it.

Thank you for your advice and the URL provided. I have on order several varied sizes of bog wood and will attempt to place these according to the rules set out in 'iwagumi aquascape'. May have to print the article out and follow it while I place the wood with it being a lengthy article. Next...

Your previous set-up looked really impressive. May I ask what the name of the plant in the centre of the first picture (the one with the broad leaves) is called?

I've acquired a new Juwel Aquarium which I'd like to transform into an aqua-scape that has the feel of a naturally propagated eco system, but one which also provides sufficient space and attractions (i.e. hiding spots and burrows) for a dwarf cichlid pair named Microgeophagus Ramirezi. While I...

This is certainly a unique aqua scape! Great job. Where will you put the aquarium heater given the minimal height of the glass?

Anybody have any recommendations for change to the current planting scheme?

Update: 9th of February 2013 - I have removed most of the branches of the Echinodorus (large leafed plant) which were overshadowing my green cryptocoryne plants - Uprooted all of the overshadowed green cryptocoryne on the right-side of the aquarium as the lack of light had made them fragile...

I believe it is a Echinodorus ruby, but please don't quote me on that.

Update: 15th January 2013. I've had to remove all of the filter media and aquarium contents due to hazardous bacteria which was growing on the glass, in the filter pipes and in the filter; it was using up all of the O2 in the water. I disinfected all of the equipment over the Christmas...

Update: 30th December 2012 -The marsilea (four leaf clover) has been removed from the centre fore-ground and placed to the left and right of the tank. - Bog wood with attached moss added to left side; - Small branched wood added to centre with moss; - New grass carpet planted; - Added 1x...

Hi, The HC spread considerably and i'd almost achieved a carpet effect and the echinodorus ruby (I think that's it's name) had massive leaves, however, the whole filter system (pipes and sponge media) was absolutely riddled with a brown bacteria which was also settling on the sand. Also a white...

I know, this is something I've been considering for a while. Any wood or rocks would block the co2 flow from the powerbeads which are on the back, left hand-side pane of glass so I've put it off quite a bit as I know the Marsilea foreground plants will die from lack of co2.

120 Litre Planted Aquarium - Journal This particular aquarium has been running for a total of 2 years now; in the last 6 months plant growth has excelled and algae formation has come to an halt. Despite the aquarium being quite established and well-planted, I think there is still room for...

120 Litre Open-Top Planted Aquarium - Journal This particular aquarium underwent a thorough fishless cycle (pure-ammonia was employed) throughout August and September of 2012. At the end of the fishless cycle in which all water parameters were within normal range, the aquarium was stocked with...

Hi Mike, Well look on the positive side; you didn't place the Hemanthius carpet plant into the aquarium which needs a rich substrate and lot's of dissolved CO2. That would have definitely constituted bad judgement. Personally, the carpet plant that you do have (which looks like eleocharis...

You have a nice set-up there. The grass that you have planted appears to be turning brown in places. You can correct this by placing it in areas not prone to co2 dead spots.

I dose around 4.5 ppm every 12 hours. This was the recommended dose calculated by the fishforums.net pure ammonia calculator in relation to fishless cycling. Update: Have ordered the following plants and items from AquaJardin in expectation of planting up the tank next friday (although, I will...

Ok, I'm on the last week of my fishless cycle. Ammonia and nitrite levels are reducing to 0ppm after 12 hrs of introducing pure ammonia. Because of this I'm now browsing around to look for the things that I need to run the tank as a planted aquarium. Co2-wise I'm not sure what kind of co2...

Looks like a terrific set-up; never had an aquarium over 120 litres before! Mike, May I ask what the name of the pipes are that you are using with your inline diffuser? I noticed you said they were not from an aquatic supplier. I tried to use the pipes supplied with my Fluval external filter to...

Ahh I see. Somebody had me believe crypt melt was caused by the presence of ammonia and that ammonia that is released from the substrate when it is disturbed should be removed with a W/C otherwise algae may grow. I know very well that the more macro-nutrients you have, the better higher plant...

Well I know but I'm only going to put the plants in after the cycle otherwise there would by crypt melt and diatoms all over and I would not know when it would be safe to stock the tank. Plus I can't guarantee good plant growth with it being a completely new set-up.

No, I'm talking purely about the PH level that is recommended during a fishless cycle, the level that people seek to reach and maintain with bicarbonate of soda. Edit: I'm cycling the aquarium with no fish. I'm adding enough pure ammonia to reach 5 ppm every time the ammonia is reduced back...

Can someone please confirm that a PH of 8.4 is the optimum PH when conducting a fishless cycle? Also, can anybody recommend the best positioning of a co2 diffuser in the aquarium? I was thinking about adding one just below the Fluval input tube so the bubbles go through the filter media and...

Well Rams are only supposed to be added to well-established cycled aquariums so I guess I could populate it with 8-10 black neon tetras (need a lot of them to produce enough waste to appease the needs of the nitrifying bacteria) after densely planting up the aquarium. When the plants are...

I bought 30kg of it from an eBay seller. Yes I'm from the UK.

For around 3 months now I have been undertaking a fishless aquarium cycle on a open-top aquarium. While undertaking this boring and sluggish ammonia-cycle, I've been re-arranging the hardscape to try and figure out exactly how I could go about creating a scenery which depicts a natural-looking...

Aquarium specifications: Lighting: 2 x 24w HO fluorescent tubes (surface has an Amazon frogbit plant covering). Lighting period: 5pm to 11pm. Filtration: 2000 LPH internal with integrated UV, 400 LPH internal by Cayman and 2x powerheads transporting co2 in a certain direction. Fertilisers: Yes...

Re: The Fallen Hi, How did you attach the moss to the redmoor? Glue I presume? Mark.