first attempt at 3 foot planted tank

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    awesome thanx
     
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    ok so this is the last of my changes for a while, i will now let it grow into a mean moss tank
    removed the ship wreck and added a more natural branch like structure with moss
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    cool. tip trim the moss short short and spread evenly all over the Structure
     
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    i was hoping i would have enough moss to cover most of it, im a bit impatient with the waiting for stuff to grow, but i guess i should do it the right way. i do that tonight. thanx
     
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    its now about a month later, i have removed the golden angels from the tank and added my 6 peruvians from Prof, tank is doing really well, moss is filling up, not as quick as i was hoping but not bad..
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    @Dewaltc pls ID in those long things LOL
     
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    Egeria densa.(BL):smile1:
     
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    whoops... i didn't hear that... but i can understand y lol
     
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    getting great growth .. pity those long things are on the bl .. would lookgreat in my tank ..
     
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    thanx @byronb, they do look awesome and fill the tank up nicely, it does grow like crazy im sure that is y its BL..
     
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    Comon name is pond weed. Its a very invasive species burn it! Haha
     
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    Also called an Oxygen plant (?). Great for fry tanks...
     
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    ahhh cummon it looks so awesome :D ill burn my snippings
     
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    yeah i also use it in my guppy breading tank.. seams like im getting more survivors now... ( for my angels to feast on )
     
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    Even better dump it in a sensitive ecosystem.:toilet:HAHA

    Let's be serious for a minute,almost all TASA members own some or other blacklisted plant.:p
     
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    Slander and libel :laugh:. No LFS would sell us BL plants. That would make them unscrupulous and dodge which is never the case :amuse:
     
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    LOL @Hawk, i could missdirect a parcel your way :p

    @DewaldC that would supply the whole of southern africa in no time the way these things grow.. ( i did buy it for 35 bux - it will not go to waste :p)
     
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