Great Video

[charlie]

Enjoy you plant nuts
I find this to be a very helpful tool - what do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KL8PZeX9os
Errol

[Brine]

very beautiful

[bettabreeder]

I need a bigger tank...


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[pm]

15 pots of HC were used... With local prices, thats over $100 for this plant alone! 

[Peekay]

Given that in 8 weeks everything was overgrown, a normal hobbyist could have bought one quarter of the plants, applied some patience, and saved a million bucks.     

Neat video.  I love seeing how precisely other people can handle those tweezers.  Nothing I stick down stays stuck on the first shot. 

[touchofsky]

Great video.  My biggest challenge is that I get annoyed with the rocks in my tanks, and take them out over time, so that I can add more plants 

[charlie]

Given that in 8 weeks everything was overgrown, a normal hobbyist could have bought one quarter of the plants, applied some patience, and saved a million bucks.     

Neat video.  I love seeing how precisely other people can handle those tweezers.  Nothing I stick down stays stuck on the first shot. 

That & a bit more is the tool i was referring to - the aquascaping & stuff was secondary .
It`s the technique & how the tank progressed that caught my eye.

In terms of plant cost it`s the hobbyist choice - propergating in a separate tank before the build is on cost effective method ,experience has thought me that unless you make a jungle out of your display tank on start up & wait for your choice plants to establish & replant in keeping with your aquascape while eliminating the unwanted ones ( nutrient sponge) you will battling the keep algae at bay.
Regards Errol

[exv152]

...In terms of plant cost it`s the hobbyist choice - propergating in a separate tank before the build is on cost effective method ,experience has thought me that unless you make a jungle out of your display tank on start up & wait for your choice plants to establish & replant in keeping with your aquascape while eliminating the unwanted ones ( nutrient sponge) you will battling the keep algae at bay...

That's exactly what I do. I have a few other smaller tanks I've used to propagate the plants I like, under intense lighting, co2 & ferts, whenever I start a new build. But I usually end up buying something new that I haven't tried before - the urge is too tempting to resist.  Keeping a heavily planted tank on the side is also a good idea for when you buy plants on a whim and you want to see how they work out before adding them to your setup.