John's 75 planted new plant photo 4-20-13

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  1. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Thanks Cheryl, the plants on the left are Pogostemon helferi commonly called 'Downoi' and the ones of=n the right are Staurogyne repens. I have not seen any spawn.
     
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    A couple of pics of the tank.

    This is what the tank looks like if I don't trim for one week.
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    Here is what it looks like after a trim today.
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    And one of my newer plants Bacopa 'Sunset'.
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  3. Vinnyboombatz

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    Wow John that is some great growth. My plants grow fast but they are outside in the pond.LOL Very pretty.8)
    I think you need some more red ones. How about some Giant red rotala? I have buckets full.LOL
     
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  4. chelseagrin

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    awesome tank!! im gonna have to say john that first untrimmed picture is absolutely breathtaking! i love the lighting on the tank.
     
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    Thanks Vinny, I could use a little more color huh?::)

    Thank you, I have 3 T5HO 54W bulbs, 2 GE 6500K around an UVL Actinic White.
     
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    tank looks great and im glad to see that you have a ton of growth keep up the good work ;D
     
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    Wow, so thats only one week of growth? How long does it take to trim it down?
     
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    Thanks

    Sorry wrote it down wrong 2 weeks. It took me about 1.5 hours today. I trimmed around 150 stems.
     
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    That looks good, I'm waiting for my 75 to fill in and be nice and dense
     
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  10. Blue Falcon

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    Hey John do you ever trim and replant to tops of your stems? Only the top of stem plants grow so I had a problem with the base of the stem getting weak after a few months of continuous trimming. Leaves towards the base would get shaded out and die and when I trimmed the top the ugly part was the only thing left. lol
     
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