Journal Of My 10g
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4.30.14
Here's the current pic of the tank. I have done some pruning, and let the underwater clover go. After 2-1/2 50% water changes, the water looks much better.
Had a female Betta, she jumped, and I got a juvie female Krib. She was bullying all of the Pristellas so I had to get rid of her.
I trimmed the Java Moss on my bog wood and found a lot of gunk in there. I'm planning to vac in there on Saturday.
I.D. requested on the plants with some pink on the top leaves. Thanks.
Here's the current pic of the tank. I have done some pruning, and let the underwater clover go. After 2-1/2 50% water changes, the water looks much better.
Had a female Betta, she jumped, and I got a juvie female Krib. She was bullying all of the Pristellas so I had to get rid of her.
I trimmed the Java Moss on my bog wood and found a lot of gunk in there. I'm planning to vac in there on Saturday.
I.D. requested on the plants with some pink on the top leaves. Thanks.
I can't tell by the picture which one has pink leaves at the top, but if you are referring to the long stem almost to the surface it looks like Ludwigia repens x L. arcuata which turns more red the closer it gets to the light. I just gave away a 12in x 36in mat of the stuff to my neighbors from my 45g...LOL
Update of 9-28-2014: Pic
The tank certainly has less biomass now than before - I gave away the other 2 Swords and took out some other plants, so now rather than the jungle look, it's a less thick look.
I am worried about the Seachem Flourish Comprehensive that I have put in even though the substrate is now soil. Also I put in some Seachem tabs for the Sword and the Cryptocornes. That seemed to help somewhat. The new stems in the back left are also growing very fast and I had to prune them back. I could've pruned them more. I pulled off as much moss as I could from the wood.
Unfortunately, this all means that the tank is in transition, and I am still fairly unknowledgeable about planted tanks. Oh, btw, I took the black backing off of the back of the tank a couple of weeks ago and there is a small amount of algae coverng most of the glass, but not worse. I should also say that I got brown-tinted water from working with the plants, and some of this leaching of substrate is still remaining.
Unless I hear something different from a dirter, I plan to keep on dosing the Comprehensive once a week (this is half of the max dose).
I posted a link to a Seachem chart of the contents of Comprehensive and their corresponding deficiency symptoms in the Planted Tank forum, thought it could be helpful.
Here's the pic:
The tank certainly has less biomass now than before - I gave away the other 2 Swords and took out some other plants, so now rather than the jungle look, it's a less thick look.
I am worried about the Seachem Flourish Comprehensive that I have put in even though the substrate is now soil. Also I put in some Seachem tabs for the Sword and the Cryptocornes. That seemed to help somewhat. The new stems in the back left are also growing very fast and I had to prune them back. I could've pruned them more. I pulled off as much moss as I could from the wood.
Unfortunately, this all means that the tank is in transition, and I am still fairly unknowledgeable about planted tanks. Oh, btw, I took the black backing off of the back of the tank a couple of weeks ago and there is a small amount of algae coverng most of the glass, but not worse. I should also say that I got brown-tinted water from working with the plants, and some of this leaching of substrate is still remaining.
Unless I hear something different from a dirter, I plan to keep on dosing the Comprehensive once a week (this is half of the max dose).
I posted a link to a Seachem chart of the contents of Comprehensive and their corresponding deficiency symptoms in the Planted Tank forum, thought it could be helpful.
Here's the pic:
10/9/14 [Pics]
I think the tank is looking better. Here are the pics:
I've got the lights up to the maximum height, which is seeming to be right. I want to get 9w or 8w bulbs. I planted some cuttings from the stems. I'm also getting rid of the Ruffled Sword, it has outgrown my 10g. If anyone wants it, particularly people who can pick it up near Boston, you got it free or trade. Just PM me.
I got my dry ferts today - planning to do 1/4 EI. The tank has been running since 4/18/12.
That's it for now. Next update in about a month. Hear how the ferts are working...
I think the tank is looking better. Here are the pics:
I've got the lights up to the maximum height, which is seeming to be right. I want to get 9w or 8w bulbs. I planted some cuttings from the stems. I'm also getting rid of the Ruffled Sword, it has outgrown my 10g. If anyone wants it, particularly people who can pick it up near Boston, you got it free or trade. Just PM me.
I got my dry ferts today - planning to do 1/4 EI. The tank has been running since 4/18/12.
That's it for now. Next update in about a month. Hear how the ferts are working...
