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Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:36 pm
by LilGreenPuffer
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She strikes!
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I use slate to hide part of the heater and filter intake, and to make a nice cave.
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That's a tumbled piece of Dalmation ore.
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I forgot the name of half of these stupid plants...
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The filter current is pushing these big ones sort of out of whack, but there's not much I can do about it now. Maybe when I get moved, I'll readjust.
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This little carved elephant is so cute. It's my funky personal touch.
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Aaaand I've excluded my PotM entry.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 2:47 pm
by PolishPuff
Great Tank Lil :thumb:

Your DP looks really healthy

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 6:14 pm
by Savvy
I absolutely love your tank! Has actually given me some inspiration for my dwarf tank project for next weekend :grin3: Thanks for sharing!

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 6:31 pm
by LilGreenPuffer
Heehee, thanks! I can't wait for the plants to really get going. I haven't been using high light, CO2, or any ferts other than Flourish (plain, not Excel) and flourite sand, so it'll take a while.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:13 pm
by Lil' Swimz$
That's absolutely gorgeous! Congrats! I love your driftwood and rocks, looks like cliff. :grats:

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:17 pm
by J-P
agreed well done.. A +++

Love the moss and German Java fern!!

Is that a Banana plant in there?

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:22 pm
by LilGreenPuffer
I really don't know, to be honest. I forgot most of the names.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:49 pm
by J-P
the ones with the ? I cant's see closely enough. The others are easy enough :D

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:51 pm
by Lil' Swimz$
The one with the crinkle-ish leaves looks like some sort of crypt.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:53 pm
by Lil' Swimz$

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:55 pm
by LilGreenPuffer
I have regular and crinkly java fern, java and flame moss, anubias (not where you put the label, though), Amazon fern, crypts, wisteria, and... four other things. Maybe ozelot? I wanted pennywort, but Wilma was out... The coontail died... I haven't gotten duckweed yet...

Does anyone know the name of the spindly one at the upper left-hand corner? I broke the stem, and the bottom half died. If I stick the top back in the sand, will it re-root?

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:59 pm
by Lil' Swimz$
For most plants if you remove the bottom two sets of leaves and stick it in, it'll grow. :)

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 9:59 pm
by J-P
Hygro family ... yes it will re-root. But don't stick it all the way in ... just weight it down and partly submerge :) You may see new shoot growing from the leaves... that is normal.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 10:00 pm
by LilGreenPuffer
Yeah, I figured I should just stick the end in. I can put it at an angle and hold it with a rock.

Re: Planted DP tank

Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 10:07 pm
by Lil' Swimz$
Or that. :lol: