75 Gallon Dutch Aquascape

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So like Franny, I am doing a tank for GWAPA's Dutch aquascaping contest. Here is a shot of it as I get started. After the photo, I reworked the unbalanced substrate at the front and trimmed several of the plants down to shape out the areas. Still havent figured out what plant I want to use in the foreground. Yes, thats a breeder trap floating in the top right, has a Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi female and about thirty fry.

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Have CO2 canister, dosing is a PMDD premix daily, I dose the individual seachem products when I think something is lacking based on changes in the plants. My phosphates seem to be constantly low so I am dealing with the green spot algae on the glass. I also add SeaChem root tabs to boost the heavy root feeders like the sword, blyxa auberrtii and the crypts.
 
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I think this covers the plant list currently.

1.Alternanthera reineckii roseafolia (still very low growth)
2. HETERANTHERA ZOSTERIFOLIA
3. Hygro difformis
4. Sword (No ID, Possibly Red Flame)
5. Aflame Sword (Still too small to see in photo)
6. Nesaea sp.
7. Crypt
8. Bacopa australis
9. Crypt Wendtii
10. Mayaca
11. Sygonanthus Madeira
12. Rotala Wallichii
13. Myriophyllum matogrossense
14. HEMIANTHUS GLOMERATUS
15. Ludwigia repens x arcuata
16. Blyxa aubertii


Ok, managed to get a better shot of the tank tonight. I know it needs a massive trim, was wondering how some of you better photographers get the more detailed shots of your whole tanks. Cant seem to get in close enough to get the detail. Would love to have someone stop by and help my wife and I get a better shot of the tank so I could get some better critiques.

I still havent been able to figure out a foreground plant. Was trying something here but it isnt going to work.
 
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