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Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:08 pm Post subject: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Rescaped!
Hey Guy's,
Its almost like a dream come true, I thought this will never happen considering the prices these plants command..
But, thanks to a few hobbyist on IAH... Its become a reality.
Now, after working like hell for 2 days of the weekend, this is how it stands.. But, its still work in progress.
The foreground still needs to be planted with Marsilea minuta, which is yet to arrive..
The tank specs is as follows..
Tank - 36" X 18" X 18"..
Light - My DIY lightning hood - 110W of PLL.. (planning to change it)
Filter - One internal power filter and one powerhead for circulation.
Sustrate - ADA - Amazonia, 3 bags of 9 litres.
Hardware - Granite rocks, locally collected.
Fauna - None, till the tank cycles.
Flora - Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' - 75%.
Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov' - 10%,
Bolbitis heudelotii - 10%,
Microsorum pteropus 'Trident' - 5%..
Marsilea Minuta - Foregorund (yet to be done)
So, here are the pictures. And don't complain about the crappy photography..
This is the Day-1 photos, the water is yet to clear out.. Suggestions are most welcome and may be some critics too.
So what do you guys think..
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:46 am Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
Nidhi, the tank looks neat.
Here's what I think (my ideas would have been heavily influenced by pictures of other aquariums that I have seen. So pls. take it with lots of salt.):
1. With plants like ferns & anubias, a'bunched up' setup looks more catchy and natural (instead of the plants being spread out all across the tank).
2. Some drift woods showing up here and there can add to the drama.
3. Instead of planting them at the same level, if some gradations can be shown, that will also be good, IMO., i.e. The level of planting these plants should be broken - going up and down and not just a straight line.
(Currently the plants look as if they're planted on the ground of the tank.)
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:02 am Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
Nidhi sir.. second day update tank looks well settled. That bush which would develop in the coming days would look like a super forest. will watch this space (and on FB too) for it. Also sir, how difficult is it to maintain Marsilea Minuta (trimming, fragility etc.)
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:50 am Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
@ Shankar.. Your points are pretty Valid.. will try and manipulate as much as possible.
@ Karthik.. Marsilea are pretty easy to maintain as they grow pretty slow. They are pretty slow to carpet as well, so need to plant them in good quantity.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
The soil layer is high?
IMO-
1. except for the second rock from left, rest should not be there,
2. instead a drift wood would do good.
3. Another thing is locate the plants a little away from the rear glass.
4. Lights need to be proportionately spread, both the side panes are in the dark
5.CO2..?
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
garothmaan ji , Thanks for the inputs..
The soil layer is high? - I want have a good slope, or else the scape will look flat.
IMO-
1. except for the second rock from left, rest should not be there. - The rocks are all same kind, dust has settled on them making them look odd.
2. instead a drift wood would do good. - working on it.
3. Another thing is locate the plants a little away from the rear glass. - good point.
4. Lights need to be proportionately spread, both the side panes are in the dark. - I know, planning to do another diy lighting for this.
5.CO2..? - yes, pressurized one is ready.. waiting for the scape to be finalized. or else the diffuser might get clogged because of the dust particles.
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:39 am Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
@ Nidhi,
Since you have a tank of 18 inch high, why dnt u make a vertical construction of multiple driftwoods to accomodate the frens at various elevations? instead of just adding the driftwood on floor...
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
@ Wads,
I not sure who long the fern leaves will grow under my tank conditions.. last time I tried these ferns they only produced a max of 3 inch long leaves. But, the ones I have now have more than 6 inches of leaf length. So, I am still unsure about the what kind of drifts to use and at what level to wrap these ferns..
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: NIDHI's Fern Tank Journal.. Day-2.
Thanks for agreeing with me.
Pls remember 1 thing for sure, "SLOPES" of huge substrate deposit will cause problems later. This happened in Anish's tank. sorry for being so direct...
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