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Oh, looked like potomogeton in the front left running up into the rocks.

Never liked sand myself so I like the decision to go with ET.

I can see what you are talking about now. I think sand would be a little bit of a pain. Besides that this is a planted tank not a sand box...

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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Hi,
I'm enjoying the "rebirth" of the tank. Looks terrific.
Frank


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Thanks Frank! I had a lot of fun setting up the tank again. All of the plants seem do be doing well except the Elatine Americana. It seems to be melting away. Maybe it will come back.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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I think the scape has potential to grow out into something beautiful. I wish I could such pieces as wood as you're using in your tank. Here in Finland the wood is imported from other countries and goes for ridiculous prices. the small pieces I have in my tank cost about 20 to 30 EUR a piece (40 USD), something like what you have would go for over 100 USD, as much as I love the wood, it's not worth that much to me

I'm looking forward to seeing what your tank looks like in about a month time.

Martin

Nice driftwood arrangement Wings. Like it a lot.

Forgive my ignorance - what does ET stand for. I think I follow that it is the little foreground plant, but what is it's full name.

Cheers
TW

Hi
I think the "ET" is Echinodorus tenellus.
Frank


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Frank - ET very well could stand for that.... I do have it in the tank but it is not the plant I was mentioning. ET ment Elatine triandra. I guess I shouldn't be so lazy with my typing and using acronyms.



55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

Hi Wings,
Neat! A North American plant for the foreground.
http://www.aquaticplantnews.com/apn/propagating-elatine-triandra/

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

ooh.. I like the choice of Elatine It should give you a nice lush foreground pretty quickly without being as fiddly or fussy as HC or glosso. I've seen a few tanks recently that have used Elatine gratioloides (native Australian species) to great effect.

The rest of the tank is looking great too.. I'm envious of your ability to produce a great looking newly set up tank. Whenever I plant a tank it always looks odd and unfinished for weeks after setup until everything settles in, recovers from transport shock and starts growing again.

G_T

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.