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My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:04 pm

Hi guys,
Went to P@H to get some gravel and rock's.
So I bought 2 chunks of green quartz and white gravel..
What plants shall I have? I was thinking marimo balls cut in half and put together to form a bush/carpet but I want something more then that.. so what would you reccomend?

Here's the tank :


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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Irish_Lass on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:06 pm

Let me speak for Kiz, how about some nice pieces of wood? Wink I'm joking hun! LOL

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by kizno1 on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:08 pm

Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.

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Post by kizno1 on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:09 pm

Irish_Lass wrote:Let me speak for Kiz, how about some nice pieces of wood? Wink I'm joking hun! LOL

Haha. it does look good though.

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Post by 2tall on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:11 pm

kizno1 wrote:Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.


As I like to refer to it as "AquaTurf"!

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by kizno1 on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:14 pm

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kizno1 wrote:Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.


As I like to refer to it as "AquaTurf"!

Haha that did make me laugh.

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:14 pm

Do java ferns get tall? Any tall plants for the back?

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Post by kizno1 on Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:18 pm

Java ferns get quite tall and are really easy to keep. Ive got elodea in a 1 foot tall thats grown to the surface and now growing along the surface and some bit must be atleast 2 foot long.

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by silverrabbit on Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:44 pm

Vallis is nice for the back, and java ferns are easy to keep. i'd get some anubias too, bettas love the leaves as resting points

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:01 pm

YAY! I got my marimo balls today. I actually ordered 5 but got 6!! Smile

Heres the updated tank!!




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Post by kizno1 on Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:05 pm

Looks good. Although it might be a idea to spread them out so they all get more light.

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:11 pm

Thanks Kiz, I have spread them out abit, got my other plants today.. I will post pics tomz Smile

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Irish_Lass on Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:14 pm

Its starting to come together now. Smile

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:44 pm

(UPDATE)
Took pic of the tank today, I removed one of the rocks for the plants and added this plastic plant...
The fish tank bulb is nearly dead so I could not take pics in the dark (look at the first pic, how bright the light is)
So here it is....

The pics do the tank no justice!

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Irish_Lass on Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:19 pm

Are the leaves on the plant silk or plastic? If this tank is for a betta (I forget what you said you intended to put in there) the plastic could tear a betta's fins.

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Kamaljot on Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:29 pm

What the flower? Thats just temporary... Getting an anubias instead...

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by liz2 on Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:26 pm

oh it looks really good.
I got a bargain last week at a car boot sale, rubbish plastic fish bowl, 1 bottles of water conditioner, one unopened and in date, tub of tropical food, 3 plants, really nice, sort of look as if base if made of rice cake! will try to find a picture, 2 nets, sterilized the plants put them in cold water tank. £1.50 the lot!

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by Irish_Lass on Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:30 pm

You jammy sod Sue! I never find bargains!!!

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Post by liz2 on Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:35 pm

just found them...about £8 each....blimey...will try to take photo of one tomorrow only OH is near tank in kitchen and am keeping out of his way...keep getting comments like "playing scrabble again are you.."on computer again are you".......men

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Re: My tank finally set up!

Post by SiennaBay on Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:19 am

Your tank looks nice but you may consider getting some kind of little hidey-hole thing for your fish. My bettas love little plastic bridge decorations to rest under, or other little cave-like structures that they can swim through.

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