30 Gallon Cube
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Thats really cool concept...pardon my questions lol. I have a couple of questions. When you put the plants in did you already have the rock placed? Also where did you get those cool rocks? How long would you keep the lights on when you were growing the carpet? Also would you dose flourish when the carpet was growing? Finally lol does the type of substrate chosen have a direct effect in the quickness of growth and what made you decide to go with the ada sand?
Actually Chrisinator you profile pic is what made me choose to get some Gudgeons. I like them. So thank you for the inspiration
Legit? Thanks!
I hope you have good luck with them!
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When I placed the plants the hardscape was already set up, this allowed the growth of the plants to take a natural route around the rocks, or on them in some cases. One cool thing with this is that in a humid setting you might just find some terrestrial plants spring up from the rock, I got 2 different forms of terrestrial mosses growing while the tank was growing dry. As for getting the lace rock I found them at the store I work at. Very cool things you can do with the lace rock, one of my favorites.
As for light cycle I kept them on from 9 in the morning to about 9 at night on a timer. 12 Hour photo time was more than they really needed but it worked out. This of course can be altered to your liking, it is not too crucial as long as you give them time to rest with at least a 8 hour break during the cycle.
Dosing is not fully necessary as long as you have a nutrient rich substrate, but I misted daily with a bottle of water mixed with flourish for kicks. I didn't have to worry about algae so why not give the little greenies some extra food.
As for the substrate, at least concerning HC, I would chose some sort of nutrient rich soil for which it can grow into. I used ADA Aquasoil as topsoil with Fluorite Sand and 2/12 sand as a base underneath. With small rooted carpeting plants just make sure that the substrate has small grains for which the delicate root structure can grow into/onto and that there is some source of nutrients they can use.[/FONT]
When I placed the plants the hardscape was already set up, this allowed the growth of the plants to take a natural route around the rocks, or on them in some cases. One cool thing with this is that in a humid setting you might just find some terrestrial plants spring up from the rock, I got 2 different forms of terrestrial mosses growing while the tank was growing dry. As for getting the lace rock I found them at the store I work at. Very cool things you can do with the lace rock, one of my favorites.
As for light cycle I kept them on from 9 in the morning to about 9 at night on a timer. 12 Hour photo time was more than they really needed but it worked out. This of course can be altered to your liking, it is not too crucial as long as you give them time to rest with at least a 8 hour break during the cycle.
Dosing is not fully necessary as long as you have a nutrient rich substrate, but I misted daily with a bottle of water mixed with flourish for kicks. I didn't have to worry about algae so why not give the little greenies some extra food.
As for the substrate, at least concerning HC, I would chose some sort of nutrient rich soil for which it can grow into. I used ADA Aquasoil as topsoil with Fluorite Sand and 2/12 sand as a base underneath. With small rooted carpeting plants just make sure that the substrate has small grains for which the delicate root structure can grow into/onto and that there is some source of nutrients they can use.[/FONT]
