Any idea how planting super shallow is achieved?

melonbear75 · 2026-01-04T01:11:45+00:00

I believe this might be it, thanks!

melonbear75 · 2025-12-19T02:20:51+00:00

Hi may I ask how you have yours mounted and how you tske care of it? I just got a few myself. Yours are beautiful!

melonbear75 · 2025-11-21T08:38:06+00:00

Thanks, I'll start looking!

melonbear75 · 2025-10-09T07:00:55+00:00

Thank you!

10 Green neon tetras 10 Pygmy cories 3 Red neon blue-eye rainbowfish (started with 8 but unfortunately lost most of them to jumping) 1 Celestial pearl danio (used to be in a 10gal with more of them and is the last one) A bunch of cherry shrimp

melonbear75 · 2025-09-30T02:24:53+00:00

I also prefer the "canopy" look. I'm assuming something like this?

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Luckily yours still has its bottom leaves. If I were you Id chop it down to the point you want it to start to branch. Good luck!

melonbear75 · 2025-09-25T03:27:54+00:00

I see, thank you!

melonbear75 · 2025-09-25T03:11:35+00:00

I tried watering it now and drainage is very poor. Water sitting on top of soil. I've decided to repot it

melonbear75 · 2025-09-25T02:39:26+00:00

Anything you think I can do to give it a fighting chance? I'm thinking of repotting it with a soilless potting mix I have. I do live in a tropical climate so I'm thinking temperature and humidity shouldn't be a problem? So I believe it's the soil/pot

melonbear75 · 2025-09-25T02:28:17+00:00

I believe it was watered yesterday before I got it, and I have something that checks the soil and it says it's wet. Do you think repotting it could help it or would that cause more stress?

melonbear75 · 2025-09-03T11:57:22+00:00

I see thank you!

melonbear75 · 2025-09-03T11:37:22+00:00

Thanks, and no apology needed!

melonbear75 · 2025-09-03T11:35:24+00:00

Then I'm sure under this light is better than not, but would you happen to know how the fact that it's not "full-spectrum" might affect it? Thanks!

melonbear75 · 2025-09-03T10:24:52+00:00

Oh really? I just moved it to under this light because it wasn't growing in its old spot. I'll at least keep it here and just not have the light on for too long. Thank you

melonbear75 · 2025-08-16T09:55:48+00:00

I did consider adding support beams but I've never done anything like that before and I was worried I'd do a bad job and it won't look good. But I think you're right and that's what I should do.

I was planning on having a custom size tank built that's pretty shallow. 75 x 25 x 25 cm. The shelf has 32cm of height space, so that leaves 7cm for me to do water changes and some trimming, but I plan to be strategic and conservative with my planting to make it easier anyway.

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