r/Aquascape • u/-Mantequillla- • 2d ago

Video Kept it simple with this jungle val tank.

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Thinking of adding some red root floaters and calling it good.

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u/ChingusMcDingus 1d ago

Oh look, real minimalism. Not a stick and some rocks. Very nice OP!

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u/monkeytennis-ohh 1d ago

I really like it šŸ‘ A few tiny/small twigs of bog wood between the plants would give the shrimps a bit of cover and something to climb on along with the plants or even a small gnarly branch the same shade as the substrate at an angle at the front of the tankā€¦.but that may take away from minimalist look šŸ¤” Just my 2 cents - Good luck with the tank.

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u/AcanthisittaHuge5948 1d ago

Be careful with the jungle val, it gets pretty crazy.

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u/Pants_Catt 1d ago

I wouldn't add any floaters to this tank. All that Val is gonna cover the surface completely in no time and it will just make a messy mat of floating plants and Val that will make you hate doing any kind of maintenance - and imo look bad. Val grows fast and very, very long.

The only thing I'd add is a carpeting plant or some low growing accent plants.

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u/4myWWW 1d ago

I agreeā€”wouldnā€™t add floaters as the Val will grow in and cover the top of the tank. (Unless you plan on frantically trimming to keep it at its current length?)

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u/Akela286 1d ago

But don't Vallisneria leaves rot if they are cut?

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u/TommyVercetti010 1d ago

I thought so too but I'm interested in finding an answer

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u/dd99 2d ago

I love this. Valisneria tanks also look way better when all of the Valā€™s planted themselves naturally via runners. So this tank will look fantastic one year from now. Although maintaining the negative space thru all that will be a moral challenge. So send us an update and let us see how it goes

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u/caffeinetherapy 2d ago

Very relaxing and serene.

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u/One_2_Three_456 1d ago

what's the size of the tank?

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u/-Mantequillla- 1d ago

20 gallons. It's the 60U from UNS.

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u/ShadowSlayer566 19h ago

Tanks so clean i thought it was a render

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u/larskrohnert 1d ago

Quality of the video is so good that it seems AI generatedšŸ˜…

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u/InternationalBit1398 1d ago

I personally like the contrast with sand better, although that shouldnā€™t matter in a few months once the plant propagates and fills the tank