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This lady turned up this evening. I haven't seen her in so long I'd forgotten I had her!
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My wife managed to fix my DSLR last night, and I managed a total of one ok photo 😁 Glad I got the Keyholes, they're great!
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My pleco cave has arrived too so I'll plant and scape later. I have some root tabs on the way too, hopefully they will do a good job with the tiger lotus and vallis. How often do I need to pop a new one in?
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That is gorgeous. I want some <3
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Almost ready to go with the pleco cave, just needs planting 😁 Hopefully now I can start making this tank look good again 🤞
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I've been looking at similar caves in my LFS, I'd like one but it would mean major changes and I don't fancy that. If stem plants can grip it so they cover it then I might be motivated.
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I have some Anubias Nana to stick to the top and a trident fern for the wood. I'll add to it as time goes by.
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Sorted. Just need the plants to grow into the tank now! I also need more Anubias around the cave. I think I will be happy with it once the plants have grown. For a while after the house move it looked like the place where fish tanks go to die!
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Looking good :)
I imagine the plants might bridge across the bits of wood if you let them :)
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Gingerlove05 wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 21:21 pm Looking good :)
I imagine the plants might bridge across the bits of wood if you let them :)
That would be good. I'd like the vallis and the other leafy background plant (name escapes me) to cover the heater fairly soon. I also want more epiphytes but they seem very hard to come by at the moment.
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Looks nice, I think I'll try something similar with Azalea root.
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