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Originally Posted by FreshwaterJeff And, some planning for the future:
When my last bag of Eco-Complete arrives, I'm going to take the opportunity to do some re-arranging. I'm thinking something like:
1. Move the driftwood more towards the center, put a cave (maybe flower pot) to the left of it, and put Jungle Vals behind it.
2. Move the Anubias so it's in front of the driftwood again, and probably leave the crypts about where it is. Leave the Crypt in the front left corner.
3. Move the Hygro to the back right corner, spread it out some, and put the water sprite in the front right corner. Add another cave, possibly another small flower pot.
4. Concentrate the rotala more in the center, possibly with Jungle Vals or something else tall behind it. May move the rocks to the middle and spread the rotala around it - bringing it forward to the mid-ground from the rear in either case. Considering anacharis, cabomba, and some other things like that (suggestions?) for the rear middle.
5. Put the moss balls in the foreground.
Then, I'll look at what open space I have and try and fill it in with some new plants - and maybe give HC a go in the foreground.
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1. Never put anything dead center, lol. Everything looks better when it's off-center. So when you rearrange, you will notice it won't look so well centered. Just play around with it and you'll find the exact spot you like and the look you want.
2. The anubias will look great in the driftwood. As for the crypts, move them as little as possible. Preferably leave them where they are like you mentioned. Everytime you move them, they will possibly melt on you.
3. Good ideas there. The water sprite will get extremely bushy, and would probably do better in a back corner as well. It will completely block anything behind it.
4. The rotala would look great in front of a much larger leafed plant. Also, the jungle vals will grow and spread considerably fast. I was pruning mine every 2-3 days. When I left it a week, I was cutting 20+ inches off each one.
5. Moss balls are great anywhere in the tank to give some character. You can do just about anything with moss balls, rocks, and caves.
HC will need a lot of light in the 55G, as it's a fairly deep tank. Light penetration is a challenge in deeper tanks without getting algae. But give it a try. If it doesn't work, then clover is another great ground cover, but does spread slower than HC.