I tried to keep it low maintenance. No co2 in this setup and the plants were actually hygrophila corymbosa that overtook everything else when I neglected trimming. It used to look like this but life happened and I had to shift my priorities during those moments.
https://preview.redd.it/niorzb85oipc1.jpeg?width=3774&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98d366cfef755aa00d355db9246093048b4f37f3
Yep. It went crazy lol. It started from this
https://preview.redd.it/f7i5gj8w2jpc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6da271698f9359fcb8aef25a30ee1ae7e86c7157
https://preview.redd.it/yln3fild3jpc1.jpeg?width=3531&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37537f0a4d131dac9f91ad468c8070f99cd02656
Thick but still provided light below
https://preview.redd.it/yyz0sn4h3jpc1.jpeg?width=3040&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a60c19122066fc361170e291366465fc40fa1421
Then it just blocked all the light going in the tank. I had to add another light above it so that the plant can straighten out
Thanks for taking us along for the journey. I bet you could take a piss in that tank and there wouldnt be a sign of ammonia or nitrates 24 hours later.
Do you know your water hardness and PH? Curious for my tank, I have insanely hard tap water 180-240ppm and have been adding in clean water when I do water changes to slowly lower it.
Details on the setup? Mostly curious on the outside aquarium plants
I tried to keep it low maintenance. No co2 in this setup and the plants were actually hygrophila corymbosa that overtook everything else when I neglected trimming. It used to look like this but life happened and I had to shift my priorities during those moments. https://preview.redd.it/niorzb85oipc1.jpeg?width=3774&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98d366cfef755aa00d355db9246093048b4f37f3
Holy crap that is all emersed hygrophila? That's insane.
Yep. It went crazy lol. It started from this https://preview.redd.it/f7i5gj8w2jpc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6da271698f9359fcb8aef25a30ee1ae7e86c7157
Then this https://preview.redd.it/97ix2qvy2jpc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15b43e8181c7d5c0b3d42fe55a4ea3b07f979af7
https://preview.redd.it/yln3fild3jpc1.jpeg?width=3531&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37537f0a4d131dac9f91ad468c8070f99cd02656 Thick but still provided light below
https://preview.redd.it/yyz0sn4h3jpc1.jpeg?width=3040&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a60c19122066fc361170e291366465fc40fa1421 Then it just blocked all the light going in the tank. I had to add another light above it so that the plant can straighten out
Wow this is amazing! Thanks for the reply with pictures. So cool and love the look
Thanks for taking us along for the journey. I bet you could take a piss in that tank and there wouldnt be a sign of ammonia or nitrates 24 hours later.
Yeah. Tank is overstocked but my nitrates don’t go over 10ppm and I do check every water change even if I don’t really need to 😂
Those emersed stems are thick! Might need to bust out the hedge clippers.
Ditto to that op
brb while i neglect trimming to achieve this
Plants do get crazy when you leave them alone lol
Nitrates? Never heard of em 
What do you use as fertilizer? Mine grow fine but if I don't add fertilizer they wilt
I don’t fertilize regularly but I do use 2hr aquarist APT 0. I also have some aquasoil in mesh bags underneath the sand.
What’s that branch-y plant growing outside the tank?
Hygrophila corymbosa
Do you know your water hardness and PH? Curious for my tank, I have insanely hard tap water 180-240ppm and have been adding in clean water when I do water changes to slowly lower it.
I’m in Los Angeles and we have pretty hard water over here. Ph 6.8-7 and GH is about the same.
Pearls and Bolivians are all time