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Post by Kamaljot Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:04

Hi guys,
Went to P@H to get some gravel and rock's.
So I bought 2 chunks of green quartz and white gravel..
What plants shall I have? I was thinking marimo balls cut in half and put together to form a bush/carpet but I want something more then that.. so what would you reccomend?

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Post by Irish_Lass Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:06

Let me speak for Kiz, how about some nice pieces of wood? Wink I'm joking hun! LOL
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Post by kizno1 Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:08

Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.
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Post by kizno1 Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:09

Irish_Lass wrote:Let me speak for Kiz, how about some nice pieces of wood? Wink I'm joking hun! LOL
Haha. it does look good though.
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Post by 2tall Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:11

kizno1 wrote:Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.

As I like to refer to it as "AquaTurf"!
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Post by kizno1 Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:14

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kizno1 wrote:Looks great. Although could do with a little more IMO maybe a few bits of drift wood and some coconut caves. Plant wise java moss, java fern, amazon frogbit and elodea would all work. You could use Christmas or flame moss and make a moss wall or carpet where you just get 2 bits of plastic mesh spread the moss evenly in the middle and then tie the sides up using fishing line and let it grow and spread through the gaps. It takes a while to grow and look good but once it does they look great.

As I like to refer to it as "AquaTurf"!
Haha that did make me laugh.
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Post by Kamaljot Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:14

Do java ferns get tall? Any tall plants for the back?

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Post by kizno1 Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 18:18

Java ferns get quite tall and are really easy to keep. Ive got elodea in a 1 foot tall thats grown to the surface and now growing along the surface and some bit must be atleast 2 foot long.
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Post by silverrabbit Sat 16 Oct 2010 - 20:44

Vallis is nice for the back, and java ferns are easy to keep. i'd get some anubias too, bettas love the leaves as resting points
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Post by Kamaljot Tue 19 Oct 2010 - 19:01

YAY! I got my marimo balls today. I actually ordered 5 but got 6!! Smile

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Post by kizno1 Tue 19 Oct 2010 - 19:05

Looks good. Although it might be a idea to spread them out so they all get more light.
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Post by Kamaljot Wed 20 Oct 2010 - 21:11

Thanks Kiz, I have spread them out abit, got my other plants today.. I will post pics tomz Smile

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Post by Irish_Lass Wed 20 Oct 2010 - 21:14

Its starting to come together now. Smile
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Post by Kamaljot Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 18:44

(UPDATE)
Took pic of the tank today, I removed one of the rocks for the plants and added this plastic plant...
The fish tank bulb is nearly dead so I could not take pics in the dark (look at the first pic, how bright the light is)
So here it is....
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The pics do the tank no justice!

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Post by Irish_Lass Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 19:19

Are the leaves on the plant silk or plastic? If this tank is for a betta (I forget what you said you intended to put in there) the plastic could tear a betta's fins.
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Post by Kamaljot Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 20:29

What the flower? Thats just temporary... Getting an anubias instead...

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Post by liz2 Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 21:26

oh it looks really good.
I got a bargain last week at a car boot sale, rubbish plastic fish bowl, 1 bottles of water conditioner, one unopened and in date, tub of tropical food, 3 plants, really nice, sort of look as if base if made of rice cake! will try to find a picture, 2 nets, sterilized the plants put them in cold water tank. £1.50 the lot!
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Post by Irish_Lass Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 21:30

You jammy sod Sue! I never find bargains!!!
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Post by liz2 Thu 21 Oct 2010 - 21:35

just found them...about £8 each....blimey...will try to take photo of one tomorrow only OH is near tank in kitchen and am keeping out of his way...keep getting comments like "playing scrabble again are you.."on computer again are you".......men
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Post by SiennaBay Thu 28 Oct 2010 - 5:19

Your tank looks nice but you may consider getting some kind of little hidey-hole thing for your fish. My bettas love little plastic bridge decorations to rest under, or other little cave-like structures that they can swim through.
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