Tank Update "again" <IMG SRC="http://www.caudata.org/forum/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0>

[rob]

havnt posted any pics for a while and have done some big changes to my tank "again" "for the better i hope"

got another light the other day so now 2 x 36' fluro's 1x powerglo 1x growlux so hopefully now have better results, i had a bit of a brown algae prob, put it down to not enough light. so hopefully fixes that too ? got heaps of new plants, tied 1x anubis to rock and one to fake root and got another driftwood one and already had 1 driftwood one "all different species" and got a few other various types + some nice looking free floating ones. had to get rid of most java ferns cause covered in brown algae

but gonna get a cpl more now got better lighting. also got a new background pic but cant see much of it cause of the plants lol
plus poked java moss into some of the crevaces of the rock etc.. my axies love all the new plants

and hang out in them heaps now, one even did a poo in one of the large plants @ the back right up the top

to lazy to go to the bottom i guess lol.
still got to re-arange a bit but it's getting there, also got some banana lilly's and if they go well for me gonna get some more "i love lilly's"
and here's the pics

sorry theres so many but wanted to show different angles, any arranging advise appreciated

 

[jenny]

I love your tank, it looks amazing, I am a lover of indoor plants, and therefore want to give my tank and axies as many plants as I can fit in as well, but I only have a 2ft at mo so too many and it looks over crowded, so seeing your gives me something to aim for.. looks great..

 

[skylar]

your tank looks great

I have banana lillies as well, they grow extrememly good with any decent lighting so yours should be fine

what size is your tank?

 

[airwen]

Wow, that's beautiful! I love the look of a well-planted tank. (Mine never ever looks like that!) Your axies are amazing as well.

 

[rob]

Thx guys, got to say i love the planting "nearly" as much as my axies and hopefully i have more luck with the plants now have better lighting, the banana lilly's seem to be doing well.
the tank is 36'x18'x18'(192Lt) Skylar
my axies dont seem to go into the cave much any more always seem to be hanging out in the plants now

i think they like the additions too

just tossing up weather to get another axie as i saw Sin Sister post and her tank is 205Lt and she has 6 axies and saw a cool axie the other day i would like to get...

 

[jojo]

Cooling GREAT Rob!! Havent you been a busy man?!! Beautiful Rob. I love all the differenet textures of the plants - nice variety!!!

Light?! I want light

I love the 5th pic - with your axies all at once about to head first, dive bomb the sand! Look like they're having a ball.

Yeh i want another axie too, after seeing Sin's pics and YOURS!

 

[theresa]

Really really great looking tank and plants Rob.... Sounds like you have the lighting under control.. Most of those are low to med. light so should do fine. i would get rid of the pots with that grey stuff in them and plant them in the sand, maybe banded to a rock to start out.
my axies usually hang in the plants too. How fortunate to have such a big tank.... Hmn.... maybe I'll get rid of my fish..... hehehehe... nice goin' !!

 

[jenny]

which one is the banana lily, is it the one with the larger leaves on the right?
if it is I want one 2.... smiles...

 

[joan]

Is that large frilly one a water sprite? And what are the floating ones?

How well do you think live plants do in the winter? I know right now my tanks are around 50F, and I don't know what kind of plants can really take that cold, other than pothos and java moss.

 

[rob]

just went to get that other axie and it's gone

spewin it was a really cool looking white one (not albino) with dark spots all over it, should of got it when i saw it

yeah i might do that with the pots as suggested Theresa

Jenny the banana lilly's are the very small ones scattered across the front, i think the one u are talking about is a species of anubis, i have 4 different varieties of anubis, i love em and they grow well

Joan are u talking about the largest one along the back ? if so it's a wisteria and is growing really well

hopefully all plants will do well throughout the winter here ? but it's a bit of a guessing game at the moment for me ? i was told by the aquarium shop not to put the anubis in cold water though, but they are thriving and one is shooting

but our winter here is probably no where near as cold as ur's lowest temp iv'e seen where i live is 1c
not sure of the name on the free floating plants as where i got them there is no plant names on the tanks, but i will try to find out ?

thx for all the comments guys

i have been very buisy the last few days trying to get it to look good and "natural" just got some more banana lilly's and some cool looking red plants to break the colour up a bit, will add a cpl of pics after

 

[jenny]

Thanks Rob,
I will keep any eye out then for that one cause I really like it...

I wish I was an axie, so I could frolick in Robs Tank

 

[jojo]

Theresa - ive posted a pic of the Banana Lilly in this thread for you ---->
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/793/52867.html?1138946219

Just so you know what it is

I tried to post it earlier, but couldnt. Its there now though.

 

[rheann]

Rob, it looks beautiful! Great work!

Yes, I also have the problems of my plants getting uprooted from time to time. I need to get some rocks lol.

 

[theresa]

Thanks jojo ! I just read that thread, and saw the photo.
I have seen them here. I think I was so enthralled with the banana roots, I never actually looked at the plant!

 

[theresa]

A really cool place to check out plants is www.plantgeeks.com. They catagorize aquarium plants by light specs, (low, med high) tell how easy it is to care for etc. Lots of great info.

 

[sin]

and you think you need to be a female to landscape, gawd damn Rob, you've done a really impressive job!

 

[rob]

Thx Rheann and Sin

i still recon if u had my plants Sin u would make it look better than i have it set out

i'm still not quite happy with arrangement yet.
thx for the link Theresa

will check it out now and hopefully find the names of the plants i have too...
"wow" thats a great site Theresa, just what i was looking for

(Message edited by kharmakazi on February 04, 2006)

 

[jojo]

Yeh thats for that site Theresa! Checking it out now

 

[rob]

hi again guys
did some more rearanging and got some more plants since the last pics and took theresa's advise and took the hair grass out of the pots and split them up and planted them throughout the tank, got some bargains on some more plants today

got a big java fern for $6.95 and a couple of huge banana plants "lilly's" for $2.95 each and a cpl more pots of hair grass

didnt think they got this big

"love em"

 

[sin]

bloody hell Rob.. BRAVO! what's that red plant you've got in the tank, it really breaks up the green.

see. you don't need a woman's touch

seriously that looks spectacular. congrats.