Complete Tank Redesign Project - Lessons, Learnings and Ramblings of Coach_z
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A heck of a deal! (especially once you compare it to what i received!)
Also, username "Keno" hooked me up with some fine looking Blyxa J. He sent a HUGE portion for the amount I paid him for, or at least it just looked that way....i actually ran out of room for it in the tank...but we will get into that later.
HC, Dwarf Hairgrass
Alternathera, macrandra, Limnophila
Before (My 24.5 year old girlfriend decided to add a background to my tank the other day....lol:
Step 1
2 hours later:
I now hate potted plants
Dwarf Hairgrass
The mass of plants:
The left side of the tank (aka the stuff that will be for sale:
Epic fail on my end....never took the full tank shot!
Also, username "Keno" hooked me up with some fine looking Blyxa J. He sent a HUGE portion for the amount I paid him for, or at least it just looked that way....i actually ran out of room for it in the tank...but we will get into that later.
HC, Dwarf Hairgrass
Alternathera, macrandra, Limnophila
Before (My 24.5 year old girlfriend decided to add a background to my tank the other day....lol:
Step 1
2 hours later:
I now hate potted plants
Dwarf Hairgrass
The mass of plants:
The left side of the tank (aka the stuff that will be for sale:
Epic fail on my end....never took the full tank shot!
sweet. I actually really like the background it makes me laugh. It looks like a ship going through the jungle and a huge floating monster is going to attack.
OHHH keep me up to date on the macrandra. I love this plant, but haven't tried it yet due to the level this plant requires.
Man, that's a lot of planting you did! Lookin' great, I like the attack of the sea creature too.
great job with the planted tank their doesn't appear to be any algae in their. Your planning on using a canister filter right? are you going to run your co2 into the intake of the filter or what are you planning on doing?
there is algae....mostly due to neglect, continued dosing, no water changes, and a busted co2 solenoid. I do not understand how, but it is mainly the dwarf sag that is affected by algae.
precautionary measures have been taken:
raised light as high as possible.
ensure proper dosing based on plant usage
4 hour photo period
i am using a canister, see pics above you will see the inlet to the right of domo and the outlet to the left of the Android.
I have been running my co2 straight into the intake of my C-360 canister filter.
precautionary measures have been taken:
raised light as high as possible.
ensure proper dosing based on plant usage
4 hour photo period
i am using a canister, see pics above you will see the inlet to the right of domo and the outlet to the left of the Android.
I have been running my co2 straight into the intake of my C-360 canister filter.
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HC is growing OK. My co2 has been down for months so it isnt doing great but not bad either. I am dosing excel and surprisingly not killing my vals.
my macrandra is not doing very well at all right now, i need to do something about it asap. hopefully tonight If i get a minute.
my macrandra is not doing very well at all right now, i need to do something about it asap. hopefully tonight If i get a minute.
I haven't seen very many sucessful attemps at keeping this stuff, I am sure the Co2 would help once it is back up.
