John's 12 gallon Fluval Edge Madagascar Lace pic 4-6-13

I redid the tank due to lots of loss of plants due to too much organics in the water. I cleaned it out and up and moved the Ancistrus from the 8 gallon tank and the Cryptocorynes also. The Biocube is retired for now. I remove almost all of the wood which I believe was the cause of the organics issue along with not changing the water often enough to over come it.

 

Best color I have every seen on Lemon Tetras. First time I have seen the red tint around the mouth area.

 

New FTS under new lights. 9W Fluval LED, 40 LEDs, 7500K. Will be interesting to see how things go.

 

Latest shot of the tank.

 

Beautiful.

Been thinking of getting a Fluval myself. I sure love the look of edge rimless tanks. They look like little transparent boxes of life.

So the only mods you made was lighting? No add ons?

 

Thanks Cheryl, no mods except the light, not using the stand and added a length of tube to the intake tube.

 

Very nice. What is the plant in the back left reaching for the stars?

 

Thank you, the plant is Madagascar Lace, Aponogeton madagascariensis.

 

I see where it gets its name from.

 

Very unique plant with only the vascular system exposed to light. Almost all of the nutrients and energy come from the bulb and the roots.

It is considered a difficult plant to maintain but if you provide the right conditions it is quite hardy IME and fairly easy.