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DISCLAIMER - my tanks are more than 15+ years old so please don't mind the mineral deposits on the tank glass since our water-source is from a deep-well. I tried everything to remove the stubborn deposits but to no avail but please feel free to share what you think in order for me to improve my setups.

Finally, i was able to find the batteries of my digicam and i was so excited i took some pictures of my planted tanks eventhough its already very very dark. :twitch:

I swear, i was never successful rearing the so-called "red bacopa", reinecki and green/red

cabombas in my 25g but here in my 75g it looks like survivors and the red bacopa is now sporting

big leaves but more compact and an orange color. My problem is how to trim the red bacopa, i am really scared anyone who would like to share their experiences with this plant? TIA



These is the other half of my 75g, its filled with low-light plants. And i am really awed by the power of the sun although this side its not always hit directly i can see that they are pearling Is it a good sign?



My 25g after a little pruning, i added a tenellus (is it correct?)



Challenge/s:
My 75g is sun-fed and i've noticed that the plants are in their "sleep" state when night time comes because most the leaves are "closed". is it harmful to plants if i turn the lights on at night? i do this because i want to look at it after i get home from work.

TIA for any response.

Pictures i took these morning










my 10g experiment, my substrate is a secret for now.


Question:
Are these good items for a high-lighted standard 90g tank? A friend of mine would like to make an aquatic garden full of mostly colored foliage.

2 pcs-T5 10,000k (55watts each)
2 pcs-PL 6500k (55 watts each)

or

3 pcs-T5 10,000k (55watts each)
2 pcs-PL 6500k (55 watts each)
2 pcs -PL 6500k (36watts each)

Enjoy!

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Mabuhay!

Oh thank you all so very much for the warm-welcome, its nice to be here.

@anthony
i'll take that as a compliment and yes, it really looks like a jungle and thats exactly what i want to achieve. And thank you for helping me figure out regarding the lights. I tried the vinegar yet still failed. I now have a new solution to try, oxalic acid and i'll be trying it this weekend. wish me luck

@lakemom15
thank you for the compliment. And yes, its going to be outside the whole year-round. Actually, my idea is like an aquarium-pond, it has dwarf lotus in it and horse-tail. I am on the look-out for a calla lily though.

Here are my plants in and on top of my sun-fed 75g :
Bacopa monnieri
Cabomba caroliniana var. caroliniana
Cabomba palaeformis
Saururus cernuus "lizards tail"
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cryptocoryne weAlternanthera
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
reineckii 'rosaefolia'ndtii 'Red'
ammania gracilis
Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite'
Anubias barteri var. barteri
christmas moss
thai stricta
Echinodorus martii
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus horemanii
Echinodorus cordifolius
Eichhornia diversifolia
potamageton gayi
sabulata
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Limnophila sessiliflora
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Shinnersia rivularis "mexican oak"
Valisneria
Ludwigia repens
Microsorum pteropus 'Philippine'
Microsorum "long and narrow"
and some sprouting riccia
water wisteria

floating plants
Ludwigia sedoides
watter lettuce
hornwort
Lemna minor
peace lily
pitcher plant

I guess i pretty much covered most of it. hehehehe And yes i know some of the plants can grow very very huge.

TIA

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Mabuhay!

@lemondiscus
thanks for the welcome and yes its nice to live in a tropical clime but i am really envious of plants especially flowers that thrives in cool-climates. Generally, i love gardening and my lifetime love would be orchids but most of it are already gone due to neglect because of school then and now office work but i am trying to save my remaining ones. I love ponds too, i'll be converting a part of our backyard into a garden pond because i just love plants.

75g
i'll be adding a 15watt UV sterilizer to help me battle algae or i'll look for an internal filter that is more efficient than the one i have right now. There's just too much floating "debris" around.

thanks

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