Patrick_G Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 12:37 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Throw a picture up please. This sounds interesting. I think it’s newish. Most of the decent pics are from aquarium co-op competitors and they’re watermarked. It’s worth googling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 7:21 PM, Patrick_G said: I think it’s newish. Most of the decent pics are from aquarium co-op competitors and they’re watermarked. It’s worth googling. And the top two links that came up when I searched for it were different sellers using the exact same photos. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 We had a heatwave in the PNW over the past week so fish colors were popping off. The pond started blooming as well Unfortunately growth in the 75 also took off. I don't like letting it get this overgrown, it means trimming goes from an hour long affair to a multi-hour ordeal. In terms of plant selection I got a barclaya longifolia like @Mmiller2001 suggested. I still don't know what's going to go behind/around it. Maybe the pogo erectus, but that's a pretty similar color to the hygrophila difformis so I don't know I it would work too well. The heatwave also killed off a bunch of the moss wall 😞 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 @gjcarewwhat kind of moss was it? I know Java moss can hang with high temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 11:19 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: @gjcarewwhat kind of moss was it? I know Java moss can hang with high temps. Calicostella prabaktiana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 @gjcarewdo you think it will come back or are you rethinking the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 It'll come back. Not all of it is dead On 8/4/2022 at 11:32 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said: @gjcarewdo you think it will come back or are you rethinking the wall? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 It still looks pretty lush to me, or is this the before pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 12:39 PM, Patrick_G said: It still looks pretty lush to me, or is this the before pic? That was from Friday. Apparently it started to decline over the weekend. This is what it looks like now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 2:58 PM, gjcarew said: That was from Friday. Apparently it started to decline over the weekend. This is what it looks like now Wow, that's a bummer, but it's interesting seeing how a tank ecosystem reacts to some extra heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 How warm did your tank get? My 75 has been hanging out at 83-84 with our heat this week. My ground water is way warm out of the tap as well. 75-76. My ro is closer to 82. Your pond looks great! So does the 75! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 7:56 AM, Minanora said: How warm did your tank get? My 75 has been hanging out at 83-84 with our heat this week. My ground water is way warm out of the tap as well. 75-76. My ro is closer to 82. Your pond looks great! So does the 75! My thermometer conked out but I would guess upper 80's. I ended up turning off the CO2 for a few days because dissolved oxygen was clearly low. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 That's a smart move. I turned mine down this week and turned up the light by 5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Updates! I've been doing some rearranging to try and work in some more color. I moved the myriophyllum back to the left hand side as it was just a little too dark for they corner on the right. I really like the contrast with the hygrophila difformis. The val got moved behind the water wisteria to fill in that blank wall section. The Barclaya longifolia is starting to put out some really nice red leaves. I moved the pogo erectus behind it for contrast. On the other side of the tank, I found some unique plants at the lfs that I'm trying out. The first is Myriophyllum mattogrossense "Golden" and the second is Ludwigia "pantanal." I've grown Pantanal before and it's a stunner, but it grows almost as fast as myrio roraima and is prone to stunting. We'll see if I can keep it happy! Between that, the lily, and the barclaya there may be too much red but I won't know until it grows out more. Almost forgot, I got an aponogeton on the right hand side. I can't recall the species now, but I think it's crispus. The entire tank has been suffering from neglect. I have been doing a bootcamp-style coding program that has kept me busy and average of 70 hrs/week since the start of July, and I've been missing water changes and feet dosing. I just made up some mineralized topsoil and osmocote root tabs to hopefully keep the plants happy in future periods of neglect. I almost completely lost the moss wall as well, after taking a closer look 90% of it is dead. At least the fish seem happy! It's looking more and more doubtful that I'll have anything ready to submit to the AGA contest this year. Having a really nice Dutch-style tank is easier than most people think but it still requires 3-4 hours of work a week which is more than I have to give right now. I'm going to continue with the goal though, since I like the path the tank is on right now! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 You have 3 weeks, you can do eet! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 8/12/2022 at 10:08 AM, Mmiller2001 said: You have 3 weeks, you can do eet! I agree with @Mmiller2001! Don’t give up! 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Thanks y'all, just to clarify I'm not giving up. But I have a pretty good idea of what growth I can get in three weeks and it doesn't look promising at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 You've got this! A lot can change in 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I'm going to try to have something presentable by September 12 for the AGA Aquascaping Contest deadline which means I will have to make some changes. Mainly, I need much more plant mass and I need it ASAP so it has a couple weeks to adjust to my tank conditions. I love the Pantanal, but I can't get more of it and I'm not going to be able to grow it out in time. It will have to go into a pond for storage for a while. I'm breaking out the Echinodorus bleheri that has been living outside with my Rainbow Shiners. It has a hefty portion of algae on it, but I'm hitting it with the ol' reverse respiration technique to clean it off. This thing is huge, I had to curl it up to get it to fit into this pitcher. I don't think the barclaya longifolia is big enough, or is going to get big enough in the next three weeks. I'll have to move that as well and probably get something easy like Ludwigia palustris to add some red in there. I really like that gold myrio, but it is also not growing super fast. So I think that will have to be a midground bush where the pearlweed currently is, and then I'll have to get something big and bushy for the background. Maybe heteranthera zosterifolia if I can find it. The blyxa is not really adding anything, so I'm probably just going to axe it and have a section of bare substrate. The good news is now all of the nymphaea are popping off at once, so that focal point is at least looking good. I'm happy with the rest of the plants as well. I may just forego the moss wall this time around since it is not recovering well. Forgive the glare in this shot, I took it midday: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitstuk Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 So many plant fit into one jar! XD 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I was wondering if you were going to bust out the the 20 gallon and cram a bunch of 75 plants in there! But I really want to see what you will do with the 75. Are you sure it's the 12th? The 3rd keeps popping up in my head. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 10:58 PM, Mmiller2001 said: I was wondering if you were going to bust out the the 20 gallon and cram a bunch of 75 plants in there! But I really want to see what you will do with the 75. Are you sure it's the 12th? The 3rd keeps popping up in my head. I sold the 20 gallon unfortunately, so all the plants I want to keep have been going in the outdoor ponds. I do have a 7 gallon cube I'm going to have to set up soon to grow out all my rhadinocentrus ornatus fry. Good thing you mentioned the date. I just checked and the submission deadline is the 10th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/22/2022 at 12:25 AM, gjcarew said: deadline is the 10th Looks like I get an extra week! Good, because my street is a bit overgrown now! Hmm, 7 gallons. That's like 3 plants! 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 The Amazon Sword is back! I'm also trying some rotala h'ra in the back right. I did a trim today so everything needs time to settle in. Everywhere I've been has been out of Ludwigia Super Red which is pretty frustrating. If I can't find any this weekend I'll have to use the Pantanal between the pogo erectus and the hygrophila difformis, which unfortunately is the same leaf shape as the pogo erectus. Still not feeling confident in this one, but I'm going to do my best to get it done. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minanora Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Several reputable online retailers have the super red but it's likely not converted. I love that sword. Everything is looking very lush and beautiful! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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