| | The tank's relatively young as far as the plants go | |
| | | Sword plant, chain sword, Watersprite, Marimo Moss ball and Puffers | |
| | | Closeup of watersprite, sword and chain sword | |
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| | | my LFS only charged me $3.99 for that huge ball of Java Moss | |
| | | here's the tank in better lighting | |
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| | hopefully my "Tribbles" will outcompete the algae | |
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| | rather attractive plant, dontcha think? | |
| | | would it surprise you to know that this cool looking plant... | |
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| | Ayuh, that's right, Cladophora aegagropila | |
| | | since it's algae, it outcompetes the "bad" algae for nutrients | |
| | | Water Sprite and a sword plant leaf | |
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| | | i wish my puffers weren't so camera shy | |
| | | Otocinclis catfish, a vicious, nasty predator.... | |
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| | | they're always hungry, always searching for tasty algae | |
| | | Tank update as of Jul 7, 2004 | |
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| | removed most of the rocks, added a piece of driftwood and rubberbanded java moss | |
| | | | this stuff is growing like a weed.... | |
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| | ...which it is, but still.... | |
| | | the tank seems to be coming along nicely | |
| | | at this point i'm still just getting the plants situated and healthy | |
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| | added in some Sunset Hygro... | |
| | | | and another Pygmy Chain Sword | |
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| | The swords are taking off nicely | |
| | | the one on the right already has sent out a pair of runners.... | |
| | | and each runner has 2 baby swords, looks like the "Lawn" effect is going well... | |
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| | Hornwort may be a weed, but it's a nice looking weed... | |
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| | the real monster in this tank is the Water Sprite, it's taking over the tank | |
| | | Watersprite with a Puffer playing hide and seek | |
| | | Watersprite and blurry puffer ;) | |
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| | Added in some Rotala Rotundifolia as well | |
| | | this should bush up nicely | |
| | | under my 40 watts of light | |
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| | Sunset Hygro under flash lighting, showing red undersides of leaves | |
| | | Sunset under tank lighting | |
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| | Ghost Shrimp with a snail snack | |
| | | Oto cat in a rare quiet moment | |
| | | it's pretty rare for these guys to be resting | |
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| | | Tank update 7/13/04, thinned the Water Sprite, it's getting too big | |
| | | added some Pearl Weed (foreground).... | |
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| | pulled the Crypt Wenditii and added another Pygmy Chain Sword in it's place | |
| | | trimmed down the Red Temple and Ludwiga Repens, they were coming down with algae | |
| | | Hopefully, with the watersprite thinned out, more light will reach the swords | |
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| | Hornwort still going strong | |
| | | added a homemade CO2 injection system | |
| | | still looks a little shaggy, aquascaping will come soon | |
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| | Tank update 7/20/04, added bogwood with rubberbanded Java moss, moved rocks back | |
| | | Amano Shrimp resting on Hornwort | |
| | | These guys decided to be cooperative for once | |
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| | Oops, forgot to turn off the flash... | |
| | | That's better, gives you an idea of their coloring | |
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| | | | Two friends sharing a yummmy algae wafer | |
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| | 8/19/04 update, replaced the dying watersprite with fresh ones | |
| | | moved the Hornwort to the middle of the tank | |
| | | added in some new Watersprite | |
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| | the old WS exhausted itself in an uncontrolled growth spurt | |
| | | when i was away on vacation | |
| | | added in some Dwarf Saggitaria | |
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| | | Tank update 8/29/04, finally got rid of the rocks | |
| | | Hornwort trying to outcompete the Watersprite | |
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