Journal 60L tank ft Lagenandra meeboldii, using mini Anubias as foreground

[Dennis Wong]

I agree I am pretty sure that is Lysimachia nummularia, I have the same in my tank as well and looks similar. Grows pretty well unless its roots are disturbed, I have found. It was my plant that had a massive dying-off when I decided to uproot older stems and replant the nice tops.

oh ya I found that out awhile ago but didn't update the postings. I have been replanting the tops without much issues - it could be an issue in tanks that are heavily substrate fed, with very lean water column dosing.

 

[Dennis Wong]

Finally found some fish - added some juvenile Inpaichthys luizae (black arrow tetras ). They seem to feed well, can't wait for them to grow a tad larger and color up.

 

[Dennis Wong]

Trimming and replanting vid


Trimmed down the Rotala blood red bush and replaced M roraima with Rotala macrandra mini type 4.

 

[SmartAlec13]

Trimming and replanting vid

Replanting video was helpful to see, especially seeing how much aquasoil you add back in. Thank you for posting it

 

[JayP]

Replanting video was helpful to see, especially seeing how much aquasoil you add back in. Thank you for posting it

I'm not as gentle as Dennis when it comes to adding fresh aquasoil. I use a dixie cup.

 

[CincyScaper]

I have been considering just cutting stems really low and leaving the root system in place for deep rooted plants like S. repens, P. decannensis, and Blyxa and replanting on top of them. This is to help in dense layouts since pulling them out tends to disturb neighboring plants with tangled roots.

Curious if there’s any downside to doing this long term, like root buildup, compaction, or decline in plant health? Or is this generally fine unless you’re doing a full reset?

 

[Dennis Wong]

I have been considering just cutting stems really low and leaving the root system in place for deep rooted plants like S. repens, P. decannensis, and Blyxa and replanting on top of them. This is to help in dense layouts since pulling them out tends to disturb neighboring plants with tangled roots.

Curious if there’s any downside to doing this long term, like root buildup, compaction, or decline in plant health? Or is this generally fine unless you’re doing a full reset?

some tolerate rootzone overcrowding better than other species. I think S repens can be just cut low many many times, same for Blyxa. I'm not sure about P. decannensis though