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Originally Posted by DasEmpress
[font="Century Gothic"][size="3"][color="DarkRed"][b]Hi..great pix!
Interested to know what the plant is covering your substrate? I have all sorts of plants growing (I don't use co2, just not alot of water movement) and I'd be interested in that plant!  |
the ground cover is Hemianthus calichtrichoides.... one of the hardest to grow aquatic plants ever! will almost surely not grow without extra co2, either by co2 injection or excel.
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Originally Posted by Marty
Andrew, you're really making me want a planted tank !!!
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hahhaa... thanks. i hate to admit it, but the slow growth of orchids and the environments we create to house them can be boring at times, setups are more or less static. i love orchids, and the flowers are fantastic, but they don't move. one of the neatest things about fishtanks are the fact they are filled with water. they are truly dynamic!
the thing i enjoy so much about maintaining these little enclosures (both aquatic and terrestrial) is the challenge in making the plants grow, but also to keep the tank looking natural.. or one better "idealistic". its not hard to grow plants messily, in cluttered setups with no real aesthetic sense, or in rows down a greenhouse bech.... infact thats what my setups looked like years ago, healthy plants, but who cares? anyone can grow nice looking healthy plants in an automated greenhouse or enclosure, there is no challenge there.