Ducks planted Discus tank(56k?) update 19/10/07

[duck]

This is my 4ft 250 liter tank at the start
This is my tank in the early day's
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_0406.jpg
Then it progressed to this then the rest is through out the thread
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_0656.jpg

[Merrilyn]

Good looking set up. Interesting substrate. What are you using.

[duck]

Thanks
The substrate is Eco-Complete.

[duck]

Also my avatar is my 4ft planted.
It has changed since i took the pic

[BlackGhost]

Great looking fish tank. And good looking discus.

[duck]

Thanks
Thinking adding some sort of carpeting plants ie glosso, riccia.

[kalebjarrod]

Do you use co2?

what is your opion of eco complete?

nice tank

[duck]

Thanks
No CO2 at the moment,Considering a diy set up so i can some CO2 happening.
Also got to consider the discus.
On this tank i really don't want to go to high tech,Trying to keep it simple,On the planted side.

I have a 4ft tank with 2.2wpg CO2 just getting on top of the algae,That keeps me busy.

Couldn't be happier with Eco Complete.
Don't have to worry about mixing the layer's doesn't compact,plants respond excellent especially after a trim.
After trimming i found that it took about 7 - 10 days and i saw life,
In the plain old gravel that i had it took up to 3 weeks to see the same results.

[ml29]

I've tried getting some eco complete but without much luck. Where did you get it from?

[kalebjarrod]

eco complete has had some awsome results

hence the reason i asked your opinion

instead of a diy co2 why not a electronic co2?

simple and efective

[duck]

instead of a diy co2 why not a electronic co2?
simple and efective

What i have read about them is that they are really not worth the trouble.

[rtraher]

Have you tried the electronic CO2 Kaleb. I looked into it but it seemed expensive to replace the plates every 4-6 months (I think that's what they said). When I saw them running most of the CO2 just bubbled straight up to the surface and out of the water? They certainly look easy to use.

Russel

[rtraher]

Nice looking tank duck!

Russel

[duck]

Thanks
I agree the plate's cost a a lot also for that reason it seem to straight up and out.

[kalebjarrod]

i have been using a electronic system for a while now and it is working well

alot of the large bubbles float to the surface but if you look closly you can see a miriad of tiny bubbles every where

also G&S sell a system which has cartridges for only $28.00

bargin!

i know pressurized co2 works better but the electronic is so simple for a starting point

this is my tank, i have not used any fert in a month :wink:

[duck]

Nice tank.
What is the red plant in the middle red tiger lotus.
Also the plant looking at the pic is to your right with a red top.

[Chafule]

wots ur WPG for that tank kalebjarrod?
and what is that plant behind the red tiger lotus? is it really bushy?

[Davo]

As ml29 said,

Where did you get the Eco-Complete from and how much was it per bag etc?

Thanks,
Dave.

PS. I have been looking for this stuff for ages.

[kalebjarrod]

the plant in the centre is a red tiger lotus

my wpg is only 1.6 (still trying to work out how to get better wpg under that thin hood :cry: )

the trick with tigerlotus is to pinch out any leaves that want to reach for the surface, this bushes them out heaps

if anyone find eco complete can they PM me i can't find it anywhere

[duck]

Try T5's.
I had 4x fluro's mixed then changed to T5's and the difference is amazing,Mind you that they are just triphos daylight 65k rating the T5's.
You will be able to fit a few under the hood,they a so thin compared to your standard T8's.

I have red tiger lotus and it's not as red as your's.

[duck]

I try tonight to post my 4ftr it's not filled in yet.

[kalebjarrod]

how do i tell the difference from T5's to T8's?

[duck]

They are a lot smaller.
I'll take a pic of them as well.

[duck]

On the left is T8's the standard size the right T5's

[duck]

My 4 ft

[duck]

From the end of the tank.

[duck]

I really got to learn how to size these pic properly.

[goldenpigeon]

well done very nice tank

[kalebjarrod]

Hay duck

on the lights what is the spectrum? wattage?

your tank certainly looks bright, i would be amazed to see the growth with some CO2 added

Nice tanks

[duck]

Thanks
The T5's are 28 watts which they say is = to 36 watts.
They are daylight triphos 65k.
In this tank i have diy CO2 just working on a way to diffuse it better.

One thing that i have learnt about lighting,It is the intensity of the light given off than the colour.

I had 4 standard fluro's before plants grew, Since the change i get more pearling and streaming and the plants a better for it.
Plus i think the sustrate has something to help it along.

[kalebjarrod]

cool

so the T5s are 26watt compared to 18watt from a standard?


One thing that i have learnt about lighting,It is the intensity of the light given off rather than the colour.


Your heading down the right path with this comment, it is the intensity of the right colour that leads to good growth. Plants use red and blue light spectrum's whilist in the process of photosynthesis. Green is not used at all. So high levels of greens violets oranges etc etc will lead to bad growth. High levels of Blues and Reds will lead to good growth.

Eco complete would certainly be helping your cation exchange capacity within you media, this with the co2 would be helping you no ends.

what do you fert with?


P.S go to the microsoft homepage they have a very useful resizing tool

[duck]

It's 28 watts for T5's and 36 watts for T8's for a 4 ft.
I use aquasonic tab's every week for the root feeder's.
I dose 1 ml of phosphate at water change them maybe .5 ml during the week.
At the moment i'm using AZOO trace .5 ml everyday.
Every couple of weeks i add .5-1 ml of iron.
I do a 50%WC every week.
I have enough nitrate's from the fish ect,So i don't add any.

[kalebjarrod]

so do the T5s and T8s fit in the same standard 4ft light fixture?

[duck]

I just checked it out T5's are 115cm long
T8's 118cm long these are globe size's
T5's are electronic ballast when you switch them on there's no flicker straight start up.

[kalebjarrod]

bugger,

so i have to get a different light fitting too!

[duck]

Thats the bad part.
I think once, if you get them you will be extremely happy then you might consider staying with the 2 banks.

[duck]

One of my four blues

[DR.V]

nice setup

[duck]

Thanks it's getting there.

[duck]

Just like to show an update any idea's or comments please feel free.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1443.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1441.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1440.jpg

[Merrilyn]

Now that's just beautiful. Hope you are entering that in the photo contest.

[KatStar]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1440.jpg

Such a lovely tank. May I ask, what are those 2 bushy plants in the middle and to the left? They fill out nicely.

[duck]

Thankyou
I thought the photo contest was for fish only,If it's for planted tanks i will enter it when it fills in a bit more.
If i remmeber correctly the plant is giant hydro.

[africandiscus]

Stunning!!!!!!!!!

Where did you Eco-Complete from?

[pitchblack]

SEXY TANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D
What is the name of the plants at the back of your tank. They look stunning. GOOD WORK. Take a bow

[duck]

Thankyou


The plant at the back is giant hydro

[Merrilyn]

Well if this is the quality of the photos we are gonna get, I think we need to have two classes. One for fish, and one for planted tanks.

How about it chief?

[spencer]

Stunning!!!!!!!!!

Where did you Eco-Complete from?


whe :wink: re?

[Ben]

awesome!!!
Just got to love those cardinals!

A1+

Ben

[goldenpigeon]

yer i agree... EXCELLENT!!!! :D

[duck]

Thanks
You just given me an idea, I might take the discus out and load it up with cardinals.

[kalebjarrod]

This is super critical.......................

Very nice although after looking at the tank for a while i noticed the ricca kept drawing my eye as it is so centred

maybe just too balanced to be natural, although the overall effect is stunning

maybe the additon of a red plant might in the gap on the right may draw your eye a little

:wink:

[duck]

This is super critical.......................

Very nice although after looking at the tank for a while i noticed the ricca kept drawing my eye as it is so centred

maybe just too balanced to be natural, although the overall effect is stunning

maybe the additon of a red plant might in the gap on the right may draw your eye a little

:wink:

Excellent i see what you are saying,it is a little too centered.
I do have some red stem plants but it's not big enough to break it up.

My thought's now is move the riccia to the left trim the hydro,Then plant it on the left as i feel that seem's to be empty, Get my hands on some rotala macaranda and plant it between the hydro's,Hopefully then it might have a more flowing effect from left to right.
Hows that sound?

[duck]

A note to myself take the the pump out when taking pic's :lol:

[kalebjarrod]

I think you may be right there duck

the zen of a tank is so hard to find

i have been so disheartened by my tank recently, yours is always such a insperation

[rtraher]

It's looking great! How much time are you spending on the riccia? I've got allot going at the moment. It grows so fast and when I trim it back, the riccia underneath is dead, so I need to retie it down again. It seems like allot of work to keep it looking 'sharp' - I love the stuff though.

Keep the pics coming!
Russel

[duck]

I think you may be right there duck

the zen of a tank is so hard to find

i have been so disheartened by my tank recently, yours is always such a insperation

That's why i asked, looked ok to me then you pointed out something that i couldn't see and now i am moving forward and thankyou.

This tank has taken me around 17 months to get it like this.
I had i every algea there is apart from BGA i changed this i changed that
When i Change the substrate it took another 3 month to settle not like 9 months the first time around,I knew a little more this time around,Many time's i could of *****************.
And i was thinking of doing my 6ft but that's way to much real estate.

rtraher:About every 6weeks i got to retie it, yes it's a lot work but you got to love the stuff 8-) i can't get sick of seening it pearl everynight.

[Mattzilla]

looks great...makes me want to start a planted tank

[duck]

I would normally update once a month but i can't wait any longer.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1512.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1516.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1510.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1514.jpg

[duck]

I will enter this tank when it fills out a bit more.

[kalebjarrod]

WOW!

that section on the right is coming along nicely

i can see the red you have there but i can't tell what it is

absolultely STUNNING mate

[Chafule]

very nice
i love ur glosso and riccia
what is that bush plant on the far right?

[duck]

Thanks.
The right side is coming along nicely but the left still has to catch up.
The red plant is ludwiga arcuata it's just not doing it, i really need to get rotala macaranda then it should break it up more.

The plant on the far right is water sprite i have to trim it every couple of days or it will take over the tank

[kalebjarrod]

i like the left a little smaller, gives a height difference

if it was all at the same level you wouldn't get the natural look you've got there

i recon it is almost there :wink:

[duck]

I think the gap on the right is throwing me a bit, If i fill the gap up with some rotala mac that should see it filter down from right to left.

[Davo]

duck,

What is the riccia tied to and how do you tie it?

Thanks,
Dave.

[duck]

Dave
The riccia is tied to wood and rock with cotton.
I need to trim some very soon before it floats away so i'll take some pics.

[Chafule]

when u trim ur glosso is there alot of mess with the little leaves?

[duck]

The glosso dosen't make a mess, It's the riccia that makes a mess, Now i take it out to trim.

[duck]

This the CO2 reactor that i'm using with 3X2liter bottles DIY CO2.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1530.jpg

[kalebjarrod]

very nice

how do you see the bubble count going in?

is it visible or do you calibrate it somehow else?

is that the CO2 line coming in on the left?

[duck]

how do you see the bubble count going in?

I don't how have a bubble counter maybe i should make one


is it visible or do you calibrate it somehow else?

To calibrate it, i don't it's on for young an old.


is that the CO2 line coming in on the left?

Yes you can just see it.
I had it setup the wrong way round before and wasn't very efficient,Now as you can see the CO2 at the top and the results are excellent as i only have DIY setup.

[DR.V]

wonderful tank

[kalebjarrod]

cool so you only run a diy brew system?

with a single canister?

[duck]

cool so you only run a diy brew system?

with a single canister?

That's it except for the little internal i have to help with circulation,I only put it on every other day for a couple of hours.

[kalebjarrod]

i love it

so simple

[duck]

This is the final product.
I'm in the process on working on the next scape :lol:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1603.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1586.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1599.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1596.jpg

[kazkirk]

All I can say is wow! Impressive to say the least!

[Merrilyn]

Oh yesssss :wink: :thumb

Reminds me of that Japanese gentleman's aquascaping.

Mr Ammano I think.

Very cool 8-)

[duck]

Thanks

You have added extra pressure now that it reminds you of Mr Amano :lol:
Thankyou ladyred

[DR.V]

WOW !!!!
All the plants look so green and FRESH !!!
Wonderfull! I want that tank !!!!

[kalebjarrod]

stunning mate

now you need to do it in a 8x2x2 LOL

[duck]

Thanks

Sorry you can't have my tank :wink:

8x2x2 something that i thought about and the divorce i have thought about aswell LOL

[kalebjarrod]

LOL thats funny cause it would be true at my house too!

[ml29]

Tank is looking really good.

A couple of questions if you don't mind.

1. How many T5 lights did you use?

2. Where did you get them from?

Thanks

Marvin.

[duck]

1. How many T5 lights did you use?

2. Where did you get them from?


Thank's
1) I'm using 6 T5's.
2) You can get them from pro lamp's in belmont.

[duck]

I decided that i needed a new look going for an open space changing the discus to cardinals, Maybe?
I got pressuzried CO2,Up graded the lights,I'm running 220watts which is around the 3.3 WPG.
Still adjusting the CO2 as i not running a controller at the moment i'm getting 30 ppm of CO2 6.6ph/4KH.
Due to my slacknees lately the plants are a little sorry.

[jwight]

Im inclined to say that yours is definately green tiger lotus I propagate them regurlarly thats not red.

[jwight]

Sorry guys was commenting on first page didnt see it was 5 pages. Great tank as the comp tells you.

[duck]

Im inclined to say that yours is definately green tiger lotus I propagate them regurlarly thats not red.

I thought as much,Was told it was red by the LFS. :oops: should of known better.

[duck]

It's coming together slowly.
My riccia trying to take off :lol:

[Chafule]

wow very nice pearling
u use alota string mayb thats y my javafern didnt stay on o.O

[duck]

wow very nice pearling
u use alota string mayb thats y my javafern didnt stay on o.O
To tell the truth i was slack about trimming the Riccia so i just wrapped more cotton around it so i wouldn't have to trim it so often :roll:

[mcloughlin2]

That looks Awsome

If u lived in sydney i would pay u a fortune to make one of my tanks look like that... :D

[lambo]

i'm dying of jealously duck.

This is so good. i voted for DF

XD

[duck]

Thanks

[Pyroman]

Really awesome job and thread you've put together! So good, we've featured you're tank & thread in the network news section of the main ADN page.

http://www.aquadotnetwork.com/

Congrats!

[duck]

Really awesome job and thread you've put together! So good, we've featured you're tank & thread in the network news section of the main ADN page.

http://www.aquadotnetwork.com/

Congrats!

Lost for word's :D
Thanks

[lambo]

Isn't thanks a word :P

[duck]

Just thought i would show when it goes bad for me aswell, It has taken nearly 4 weeks to get it back to normal.
This is what happened GW due to me messing around,So i couldn't see anything so i couldn't do anything ie trim a bit of scaping.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_1920.jpg

A bit of time & patience it's come good, but got a jungle happening,Now i can start to get some scaping happening.This is not the best pic.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_2023.jpg

[blackwater spa]

Wow, it takes a lot of courage to post pics of things going wrong. But that will help the rest of us SO MUCH MORE to learn from your mistakes. Thanks!

Why do you think your tank went so cloudy like that? And what did you do to clear it up again?

[DR.V]

What did you do to your tank ???? LOL

But u did a great job to recover it ^^

[duck]

Can't have people think i never get it wrong :D

The cause:Pretty sure it was when i was dosing Excel to rid the tank of some BBA (it didn't work for me) i must of dose alittle to much,then a big trim,moving this and moving that,So basicly unsettled the tank in a big way,killed off some good bacteria in the process got what i believe was a amonium spike and GW came to visit.

I don't have a UV i just let it run it's course plus With some water change's,Also WC from an established tank,I kept up the fert's,Not as much under 1/2 the amount from my normal regime.

[duck]

Update in the end my patience run out i only have so much nearly 2 month's :twisted: ,Then i torn the tank down and now i can see,In the process i lost 1 dicus about 15-20 cardinals and nearly lost some plants but they have come back to life,It's not something i like to repeat.
This is my new look, it need's to clear up a tad more and grow in,Overall i'm happy so far.
A couple of pearling Riccia and macaranda

[duck]

The progress so far,The idea is have rotala mac's on each side(to fill in a bit more) with the center with only a couple of mac's to break the green up,Just behind the riccia i have arcuta(spelling) soon it should pop it's head over the riccia.
On the right i got baby tear's in front of the mac's,on the left i have hair grass in front of the mac's.
I'm trying to get a valley of sort's happening on ethier side of the center with a slope from right to left in the middle ground,The front will be all glosso.
The to pic are on different setting's to show the red of the mac'sin the top pic.

[kalebjarrod]

Nice once again duck-man 8-) 8-) 8-)

is it just my perception of the tank or is that a very fine layer of substrate? :?

[Mulisha]

It's comming back together nicely the main thing with anything is the waitting game :lol:

[Benny]

T5's, and LOTS of them

[duck]

Thanks

is it just my perception of the tank or is that a very fine layer of substrate?
It's the angel of the camera that's why it look's like i have very little substrate,But i do have less than what is the norm for the amount of substrate for a planted tank,around the 1.5 inch mark.

It's comming back together nicely the main thing with anything is the waitting game
Yes now the waiting game for it to fill out i have no doubt that i will change bit's a peice's as time goes by,But the basic layout wont change much to what it is now.


T5's, and LOTS of them
I run 6 T5's 4x28watts and 2 x54watt's

[duck]

I thought this time i won't muck around with the setting's of my camera.
My plan is not really happening the glosso's a bit slow to cover :roll: So i will have to go with the flow and see how it come's out.
Here's a couple more pic's
There's no sniper trying to take out the discus,It's the Christmas tree light's :lol:

[Mulisha]

Mate your tank is always looking good :shock:

Becuase you know so much about plants etc could you maybe answer a few questions....

What is your KH, GH, PH, Nitrate and your temp of the tank.

Does KH, GH or PH effect your plant growth on most plants in the tank?

Does a UV stop most green algae on the glass and on a couple of plants anuabis (Spelling) etc?

And could you post how you have found to grow your plants thick and good looking :wink:

One last thing what ferts do you use and what brand etc :wink:

Thanks heaps in advance just need a helping hand on getting my plants to reallt take off :lol: :lol:

CHEERS :thumb

[G-1000]

My goodness !

Im getting jealous and getting ideas at the same time

Nice !

G

[Josh Vincent]

Love your work duck!!! Keep it up mate! :thumb

[Mulisha]

Hey Duck what is that red plant you have in there that's spread through out the tank?


CHEERS :lol:

[duck]

Thanks all


What is your KH, GH, PH, Nitrate and your temp of the tank.
My KH 4,PH 6.2,GH haven't tested in along time,So the last time it was around the 80ppm


Does KH, GH or PH effect your plant growth on most plants in the tank?
It can


Does a UV stop most green algae on the glass and on a couple of plants anuabis (Spelling) etc?
No,Adding PO4 should see it go.


And could you post how you have found to grow your plants thick and good looking :wink:
CO2,Light's atleast 2WPG at the min,This depend on what you are growing a bushy plant or stem plant, trim often,I run 3.3WPG


One last thing what ferts do you use and what brand etc
I use KNO3, flourish,Some extra potassium and iron, all seachem product's.


Thanks heaps in advance just need a helping hand on getting my plants to reallt take off
No problem

[duck]

Hey Duck what is that red plant you have in there that's spread through out the tank?

Rotala macaranda.

[duck]

It's been along time coming,Here's a few up date's
It's a work in progress, pic will be updated reguarly

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_3199.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_3194.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y73/c_duck_c/IMG_3198.jpg

[kalebjarrod]

You are the planted king!

nice one dude

[Merrilyn]

Amazing photo sequence Duck. Love the way the tank is coming together.

[duck]

Thanks
I don't about the planted king part :)

[lovenotthrowdiscus]

really looking good duck.
i rate it.
IMG_2310.JPG is my favourite pic!

hey kalebjarrod earlier in the post you were talking about your co2 could you post me what your using in your tank?
im just weighing up some options on what to do at the moment.

thanks guys
looking good duck!

[duck]

Thanks
I got to say that that pic is up there, I like alot,I can never get sick of watching riccia pearling,Just seeing a blanket of bubble's over the riccia is IMO the best.

[kalebjarrod]

i do!

[Wakexprox]

Hey i am just getting ready to set up my 120 gal 48 by 24 by 24 tank. I am going to plant it, but i have many questions. I am going to be putting discus in there with some tetras. Um, my filtration is two fluval 404s. Lighting?? Dont know yet what should i use? Substrate is going to be eco complete. CO2 were can i find an affordable system?

[duck]

Lighting i like the T5's they fit under the hood.
Where are you located i might have a sera CO2 PH controller for sale but no regulator.

[duck]

Here's an update

[ellwa]

you're the man, man.

looks great.

im currently tossing up between doing a 20G planted, or another 40G planted...

or start all over again, and do a marin/coral tank...

[duck]

Thanks
Do another planted IMO :) 40 G, I have a marine tank aswell, just not my cup of tea, trying to sell it ATM.

[endless]

Work of art!!!

[Wakexprox]

I live in Simi Valley California. Where are you??

[Merrilyn]

I live in Simi Valley California. Where are you??

Duck is in Perth, Western Australia. Other side of the globe to you :D

BTW welcome to the forum. Glad to have you here. :P

[Wakexprox]

Ohh Thanks, most of the people in this forum are from Aus right??

[Merrilyn]

I would say about 70% of our membership is from Australia, the balance is from USA, Canada, India, England, Malaysia ........ and a lot of others that I can't recall at the moment.

I've moved your other post about lighting to the Amazon Gardens forum, where it will get more exposure, and I'm sure some of our members will be able to answer your questions.

[duck]

THis my latest lay out hair grass everywhere and on the right my little island

[apalsson]

Hi Duck,

Love that tank !!
What kind of lighting do you use?

[Mulisha]

He uses T5 lights and alot of co2 :lol:

[apalsson]

I haven't sen Duck around here lately. Isn't he around here anymore?

At any rate, his tanks are stunning !

[duck]

apalsson thanks and as Mulisha has said T5's.

Hi Thanks Been a bit busy of late Here's a few more i been working on.
This is before the trim.

[duck]

This after a trim,

[Davo]

Duck,

What is the plant 2nd from the front of the tank? Is it Micranthemum?

Regards,
Dave.

[duck]

Hi Dave
The mid ground plant,Is Hemianthus micranthemoides pearl grass,not baby tears.

[duck]

Just thought i give an update, not really ready still waiting for the glosso to catch up and having small issuse with some algae,By having way to much light,

[shewey]

Thats real nice Duck. Can I ask what the plant is in the back right corner?

Cheers,
Mark

[scott bowler]

looking good duck what is the plant in the front level nice to see all the diffrent ways that you can plant tanks out scott

[duck]

Thanks

Shewey the plant in the corner is a pogostemon stellatus.

scottbowler,It a crypt balansae.

Here's an update just getting over an algea that i couldn't id in between the glosso,So itdidn't come together as i had planned
So i ripped the glosso all out and replanted it.
Anyway here are a couple.

[duck]

I doing an makeover on the tank,I'll getting a few plants next week to fill it out.
Here's a few pic.
I did a WC so it's a bit cloudy.
If you have any input weclomed.
I should mention that the plants are not arranged in anyway,Just placed.

[duck]

I should of mention that i'm just sorting out the ground work first as you can see.

[AussieStar]

your love ya makeovers dont ya duck, Always some beautiful looking tanks as always

[duck]

Thanks Aussie,i just love changing it around,I can't handle looking at the same thing all the time :)
When's your tank getting back up

[AussieStar]

well its kinda up atm, but a algae heven with running 3wpg and no co2 or uv lol have had no time to sort it out, trying to do it over xmas break.

[duck]

I decided that i really needed to give the whole tank a good cleaning including the substrate,Here's a few picture's,Only planted it today after 4hours.

[duck]

I like this one ,I'll try later to get some better front on shots

[nicholas76]

DUcky you are the master of planted tanks dude nice work.

ps stop ripping your art work to shreds lol

[Erk]

Every single picture....in progress or the end result is just stunning! I do have a few questions also if you dont mind

In the first couple pics what is the little plant all over the top of the eco-complete? Is that the glosso? how does it stay so small...like a lil carpet?

Towards the end of all the pics, when the tank is ripped up, what is left over that creates a hill effect in your substrate?

How close together can you get away with planting plants? Or do you use mostly stem plants?

Thanks for your help, and again...wonderful job!! I only hope my tank turns out half that well in the end

[Erk]

ok, so its the riccia im after, and my LFS doesnt carry it :( so im gonna try to find a website and see if I can order some...but whats the deal with your "island"?

Looks great tho!

Thanks!

[Proteus]

Updates???

C'mon, dont hold out on us all... we want more pics

[duck]

Sorry for not repling earlier had a few set backs like starting a marine tank and busy in other's areas and the tank was negleted for a bit.
Here is the latest one i put together.

[duck]

More pearling Riccia

[duck]

This time around i will take pics as i transform the tank around.
Last sunday in perth we had a plant swap day and we all picked up some gooodies.

I haven't taken photos yet i will in the next day or so.
It's not arranged in anyway just placed randomly, then i will try to doc the motions and hopefuly we end up with a scaped tank.

[Proteus]

I guess those pics show just how good eco-complete is, well done duck

[duck]

I guess those pics show just how good eco-complete is, well done duck
Thanks

Here is my new layout,it's not set in concrete as i want to add few other plants and do a few little changes as it grows in.
It's freshly planted so you won't see any define areas just one blanket of green.
I like to thank those that gave me a few new plants
I hope you enjoy them,I tried a coupld of different setting on the camera.

[nicholas76]

starting to look good again ducky!!

mate you need to have a go at marine tanks,, I bet you could sculpt a tank better than most.