icepotato89 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 hi everyone, this is my first post on Aus Aqua. i wanted to share my new planted tanks and get any advice and opinions with my scape, i keep feeling like something is missing from the left tank. im trying a dry start in the right tank because ive heard HC and micro sword grow faster emmersed rather than submerged. im not sure how well this will work with an innert substrate, its ment to be done with amazonia, flourite etc. tank specs: both tanks share a 4ft GLO light with 2x54w t5HO 10000k left tank: 24x18x18 Eheim 2213 Canister 50w Aquar World Heater DIY co2 reactor Floura: Dwarf Hairgrass (Eleocharis parvula), Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana), Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus), Dwarf Riccia (Riccia fluitians), Ludwiga sp. Fauna: Crystal Red Shrimp (Caridina cantonensis), Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda) right tank: 24x18x18 Floura: HC (Hemianthus Callitrichoides), Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis brasiliensis) enough words here are some pics: some wood im soaking to put in the left tank the old tank the plants came from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 In terms of what you need, I suggest a demister on the right tank so we can see it better! Just kidding. My mind's eye seems to want to see something tall and pyramid-like in the right back corner. Not a pyramid, just something in that general shape, drawing the eye upwards rather than all the action being at ground level. Hope that helps! Dumb shrimp newbie question: will RCS and CRS cross-breed? I assumed they were the same genus, but they're not. I love your lush java moss! How many hours a day is the light on, and does DIY C02 run 24/7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepotato89 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 thanks for the reply, RCS and CRS dont crossbreed they are completly different species and cant hybridize. my lights are on 14hrs a day and the co2 is on 24/7. i was able to get some good pics of the shrimps last night: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 they are gorgeous pics, the colours are so dense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighter boy Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 hay jordon. nice to hear from you. I love the display. Its basic and sophisticated. your cod is doing just fine and feeding happily. glad you could be here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepotato89 Posted April 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 thanks rob, its good to hear the cod is doing well and eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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