Ok, so here is my first try at a planted tank. This tank was set-up just under a month ago. I got the plants from aquariumplants.com, and quite frankly, I was pretty dissapointed. When the plants arrived, they were beat up and they smelled like something pretty rotten.
I first put down the mud layer. I used Miraclegro Organic choice that was seined through window screening.
After I put down the mud, I covered it in an 1" thick layer of Estes black sand. Looking back, I am regretting not evening out the mud. The thickness of the sand varies throught the tank.
This is when I was filling up the tank. There was expected cloudiness and some of the sand also floated. The floating sand was quite a problem for me. It was like airbubble coated in sand, it over the next few days, the bubbles rose and fell.
This is the tank as of 2 weeks ago. The cloudiness has dissapeared, with many of the plants. Majority of the plants died and were removed. I also added some pygmy chain swords in my foreground.
This is one of the few plants that survived, my spiral vals. Most of the plant rotted away, but there is some new growth.
Another big problem I was having was planaria. There were THOUSANDS OF THEM! Since the photo was taken, they have mostly cleared up.
Ok, I don't have any pics of the tank right now, but I will get some up as soon as I can. Questions, comments, or opinions?
I first put down the mud layer. I used Miraclegro Organic choice that was seined through window screening.
After I put down the mud, I covered it in an 1" thick layer of Estes black sand. Looking back, I am regretting not evening out the mud. The thickness of the sand varies throught the tank.
This is when I was filling up the tank. There was expected cloudiness and some of the sand also floated. The floating sand was quite a problem for me. It was like airbubble coated in sand, it over the next few days, the bubbles rose and fell.
This is the tank as of 2 weeks ago. The cloudiness has dissapeared, with many of the plants. Majority of the plants died and were removed. I also added some pygmy chain swords in my foreground.
This is one of the few plants that survived, my spiral vals. Most of the plant rotted away, but there is some new growth.
Another big problem I was having was planaria. There were THOUSANDS OF THEM! Since the photo was taken, they have mostly cleared up.
Ok, I don't have any pics of the tank right now, but I will get some up as soon as I can. Questions, comments, or opinions?