Hey Byron, remember 3 or so years ago when I said I would be doing a live plant tank in the future... well here we go! 180 gallons. I read everything you've written probably a dozen times in your plant articles and researched the profiles until I passed out at 3am every morning.
I can't find information on spacing. I see information on how tall plants grow, but I'm not finding width. I am attempting to draw my aquascapping on grid paper and don't know how much space to allow for how many plants.
Anubias barteri, Java Moss, Java Fern, Amazon Sword (A. bleherae), Cork Val (V. americana var biwaensis),Crypt pontederifolia, Sagittaria subulata.
These plants are my starting point, not at all my complete list. Can you help with the diagram? With my Amazon Swords, how many square inches of space should I allow between plants. I want 2 or 3 as focus points. Obviously other smaller low light plants will fill the space between, but how far apart do the Amazons' need to be planted?
What about planting of Cork Val. Is a 2 square inch space sufficient for the base of each plant, or do they need more space?
You see where I'm coming from. I'm just looking for general ideas concerning this topic.
Thanks. Yes, pics will come.
I can't find information on spacing. I see information on how tall plants grow, but I'm not finding width. I am attempting to draw my aquascapping on grid paper and don't know how much space to allow for how many plants.
Anubias barteri, Java Moss, Java Fern, Amazon Sword (A. bleherae), Cork Val (V. americana var biwaensis),Crypt pontederifolia, Sagittaria subulata.
These plants are my starting point, not at all my complete list. Can you help with the diagram? With my Amazon Swords, how many square inches of space should I allow between plants. I want 2 or 3 as focus points. Obviously other smaller low light plants will fill the space between, but how far apart do the Amazons' need to be planted?
What about planting of Cork Val. Is a 2 square inch space sufficient for the base of each plant, or do they need more space?
You see where I'm coming from. I'm just looking for general ideas concerning this topic.
Thanks. Yes, pics will come.