Ever since I saw an amano planted tank, I couldn't stop thinking about it and just had to try one myself. So after many weeks of checking out LFS's, reading up on the net, and lurking around this forum, I started my own 20G Long planted tank. Here are some pictures of setting it up.
Laid out my driftwood and gravel.. looking promising
Placed some plants around and on the driftwood
had a bunch of dwarf hairgrass I wanted to blanket the front, but it was just way too tedious to do with my hands... so i gave up
Filled up with water and the rest of the plants
..looks nothing like an amano.. oh well, at least I tried
So a couple days has gone by and my anubias, swords, and crypts are either turning yellow, translucent, or melting away!! I'm most worried about my pygmy anubia because they (and all the other plants) seem to be doing fine in a bucket with tap water for a many days before I started the tank.. of course, they are also pretty expensive
Here is a picture of the yellowing and translucency..
I have an eclipse3 cover system with the filters and 2 x 18 watts fluorescent lights. I use this coarse monterey sand gravel. DIY CO2. Water conditions as follow
Ammonia - 0.25 ppm
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
pH - 7.0
kH - 2 dH
I've dosed kent freshwater plant and placed 3 undergravel food tabs made by jungle labs. I don't know what is wrong. Tried to take as much precaution and read almost everything. Still confused with all the individual macro dosing and checking though. I've blabbered for too much, but will appreciate any advices!
I have anubias nana petite, java ferns, java moss, moneywort, rotala indica, ludwigia, didiplis, crypts, swords... no fish.
Laid out my driftwood and gravel.. looking promising
Placed some plants around and on the driftwood
had a bunch of dwarf hairgrass I wanted to blanket the front, but it was just way too tedious to do with my hands... so i gave up
Filled up with water and the rest of the plants
..looks nothing like an amano.. oh well, at least I tried
So a couple days has gone by and my anubias, swords, and crypts are either turning yellow, translucent, or melting away!! I'm most worried about my pygmy anubia because they (and all the other plants) seem to be doing fine in a bucket with tap water for a many days before I started the tank.. of course, they are also pretty expensive
Here is a picture of the yellowing and translucency..
I have an eclipse3 cover system with the filters and 2 x 18 watts fluorescent lights. I use this coarse monterey sand gravel. DIY CO2. Water conditions as follow
Ammonia - 0.25 ppm
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0
pH - 7.0
kH - 2 dH
I've dosed kent freshwater plant and placed 3 undergravel food tabs made by jungle labs. I don't know what is wrong. Tried to take as much precaution and read almost everything. Still confused with all the individual macro dosing and checking though. I've blabbered for too much, but will appreciate any advices!
I have anubias nana petite, java ferns, java moss, moneywort, rotala indica, ludwigia, didiplis, crypts, swords... no fish.
