{"id":19358,"date":"2015-05-31T07:47:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T06:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19358"},"modified":"2015-05-31T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T06:52:00","slug":"aquascape-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/aquascape-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquascape Additions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things are looking OK in my new aquascape. As mentioned last time I seem to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/beating-the-algae\/\">beating the algae<\/a> which was a bit of an issue for a while. The Endler&#8217;s Livebearers seem quite happy in there, as do the shrimps. Although quite how people take photos of their fish I&#8217;ll never know.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19358 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Endlers-Livebearer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Endlers-Livebearer-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Endlers Livebearer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Endlers-Livebearer-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Endlers-Livebearer-721x480.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Endlers-Livebearer.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19361'>\n\t\t\t\tEndlers Livebearer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mr-Shrimp.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mr-Shrimp-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mr Shrimp\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mr-Shrimp-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mr-Shrimp-721x480.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Mr-Shrimp.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19368'>\n\t\t\t\tMr Shrimp\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve also added a few more plants this week. A new <em>Anubius nana bonsai,<\/em> some\u00a0<em>Lobelia cardinalis<\/em> and a few stems of <em>Rotala rotundifolia<\/em>. I think it is looking fairly well balanced now.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-19358 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lobelia-cardinalis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lobelia-cardinalis-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lobelia cardinalis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lobelia-cardinalis-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lobelia-cardinalis-721x480.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Lobelia-cardinalis.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19363'>\n\t\t\t\tLobelia cardinalis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Right hand side with Anubius and Rotalla\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19369'>\n\t\t\t\tRight hand side with Anubius and Rotalla\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Full-Shot.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Full-Shot-200x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Full Tank Shot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-19362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Full-Shot-200x79.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Full-Shot-750x294.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Full-Shot.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-19362'>\n\t\t\t\tFull Tank Shot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The close up shots show that the algae has gone and the plants are looking much more healthy now.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-19358 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rotala-indica.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rotala-indica-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rotala indica\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rotala-indica-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rotala-indica-721x480.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Rotala-indica.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19365'>\n\t\t\t\tRotala indica\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Staurogyne-repens.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Staurogyne-repens-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Staurogyne repens\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Staurogyne-repens-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Staurogyne-repens-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Staurogyne-repens.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19366'>\n\t\t\t\tStaurogyne repens\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Echinodorus.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Echinodorus-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Echinodorus\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Echinodorus-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Echinodorus-721x480.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Echinodorus.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19359'>\n\t\t\t\tEchinodorus\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Eleocharis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Eleocharis-200x118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Eleocharis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-19360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Eleocharis-200x118.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Eleocharis-750x444.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Eleocharis.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-19360'>\n\t\t\t\tEleocharis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I think what is needed now is some patience to allow the <em>Eleocharis<\/em> to fill in a bit and cover some of the gravel. It is definitely growing and spreading though as there are new shoots popping up in between pebbles where I could never have planted any. The right hand side of the tank is looking quite nice with the Anubius peeping out from behind the big rock, the stem plants obscuring the filter box to some extent and the Staurogyne repens growing well. The orange hoops are weights to hold the moss on top of the rock down for now, but I shall remove them soon, or maybe rethink the method of securing the moss. I should be able to hide the weights easy enough.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19369\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19369\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"Right hand side with Anubius and Rotalla\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Right-hand-side.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Right hand side with Anubius and Rotalla<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m now in two minds as to\u00a0whether to keep the left hand side fairly free and open to create a sense of space or add more plants and height on this side simply\u00a0because I can&#8217;t resist more plants! Although, keeping it open does allow this view\u00a0from a different angle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19367\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-angle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19367\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-angle-500x480.jpg\" alt=\"View from a Different angle\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-angle-500x480.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-angle-200x192.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Different-angle.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from a Different angle<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things are looking OK in my new aquascape. As mentioned last time I seem to be beating the algae which was a bit of an issue for a while. The Endler&#8217;s Livebearers seem quite happy in there, as do the shrimps. Although quite how people take photos of their fish I&#8217;ll never know. I&#8217;ve also&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1312,"featured_media":19369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1471],"class_list":["post-19358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-aquarium-aquascaping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aquascape Additions - A Simple Life of Luxury<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/05\/aquascape-additions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aquascape Additions - A Simple Life of Luxury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Things are looking OK in my new aquascape. 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