New planted 36 gallon bow front

[MacAtk]

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[eklikewhoa]

Good start!

what plants did you end up with and what foregrounds do you have there?

[MacAtk]

To be honest I am not sure. The guy at Fish Gallery picked out foreground, midground, backgroud, and plants to attach to driftwood and rocks. I know I have an Anniuba, Crypt, sword, Java Fern, Java Moss, and who the hell knows what else.

Pretty sad I can't tell you every plant, but still learning.

[eklikewhoa]

We all had to start somewhere!

Some advice, if you can turn off all room lights it keeps from getting the reflection in the glass, also a slight angle helps too.

[MacAtk]

Thanks, for the advice. I do need to work on my aquarium photography skills. I should have my photography skills down being a Crime Scene Investigator with the Sheriff's Office. Although my subjects usually don't move to much.

[eklikewhoa]

Awesome profession!

[MacAtk]

It has it's moments. I do like my down time the most, surfing the Fishbox.

[eklikewhoa]

couldn't agree with you more!

When I was commission based I would run through the work and surf the box. Imagine all the extra work I could have gotten done instead of working on my post count...

[Totenkampf]

cool start, i like that light green clumping plant in the lower right foreground

[LooksLater]

Thanks, for the advice. I do need to work on my aquarium photography skills. I should have my photography skills down being a Crime Scene Investigator with the Sheriff's Office. Although my subjects usually don't move to much.

Kudos for the sense of humor!!

Great start, Mark! You've got a good selection, it'll be exciting to see how much it changes as it all fills in. The RCS will love it. In my newbie opinion, the only thing I would say is don't be afraid to let the wood and stone speak in a planted tank, also- a bigger piece of wood or rock (or combos) can give you some height in the arrangement while the plants come in, and gives the soft/lushness of the plants contrast. Texture tickles the eye. But I'm kind of hardscape crazy, so that's just my opinion...what matters is how you like it!

And +1 to Totemkampf in the other thread, about the fertilizer tablets. We dose with liquid ferts also, but Roy swears by Flourish tabs.