400L planted tank started April 2009

No worries

1)I would use 4x36w tubes over a 3ft on 8-10 hour times
2)You would most definitely need CO2 to get this type of growth
3)I would start with gloss as a first carpet
Use EI dosing with good light and CO2
Make sure that you use a good substrate for carpeting plants.
use double the filtration that your petshop recommends for that size tank.

Hope this helps

 

I know many have said it before but I'll say it again, that is one awsome tank!! Wow!

 

Thanks Kat....I'm glad that you like it

 

Some more pics from this afternoon

 

Like I said before: HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tank of the year. Well done.

 

Thanks Sean

That's huge praise....
I can't believe that I only did my substrate mod 47days ago...

 

Sheesh, was it that long ago? I don't think so.

Seriously. You need to teach me more if you want me to keep a planted tank! LOL!!

 

I planted the tonia,downoi,and broad leaf on the 24th Dec when you were in V-town.

Your new planted tank is looking good dood...just needs some CO2

 

Going to take the Co2 off the big one and replant it. Add the Stellatus, which is doing well and the Aromatica. It should take off from there.

 

That sounds good to me

 

gorgeous and just makes me more excited to get my new 1.2m home and set up. im thinking of using swords as a background and watersprites in one corner around a rock cavern il assemble from grey granite and then anubias in the opposite corner with some sort of short grassy plant, microsword mabe or guppy grass? and id kill for some sort of moss or carpet effect in the very front and middle of the tank. pieces of wood and 2 more rock features will hopefully complete it. im guessing im going to have to look at getting a CO2 setup going for this tank, itll only be my second planted tank. the tank itself is still at work as it doesnt fit into the back seat of my honda but i brought home the oak lid today ill ask very nicely if one of my folks could cum pick it up in the buckie lol iv also got to look at getting a lighting system. this weekend hopefully will see it home n looking for a gud place to set it up

 

wow it looks amazing it is better than the tank i have been dreaming about.
ps if you could please send me a plant list thanks.

 

Let's think

Tonia fluivatus, Rotala macranda, Rotala colorata, Rotala pearl,Downoi
Ludwigia h cuba ,Ludwigia ovalis , Stellatus broad leaf, stellatus narrow,
Ludwigia australiana ,d diandra , Gloss , Ammania senegalensis, Ammania bonsia,
Riccia, Balsamica , Mermaid weed,

I'm sure there are a few more

 

thanks for the list.

 

wow is this real?

 

@ algae wizard....WOW..........Thats realy impressive.

 

Beautiful tank u have there,its what most of us here aspire to i'm sure.a thread on what exactly you did and do to get such results would be greatly GREATLY appreciated,and did i see right when you said you have an oscar in there???

 

Looks really well done. What are the bright green ground cover plants that you have in the botom right side?

 

That would be Pogostemon helferi or Downoi as it's commonly known. Wish I had some.

 

It's Glosso