My First Planted
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Thanks rbishop 
Another week, another update
Its been a week since the pressurised CO2 as been running, I have noticed the plants pearl more often than they did before and its also the first week with complete EI.
I am noticing some problems though, looks like I am getting some tiny hairy algea on some of the plants and also some of the older leaves are getting holes when before they didn't, any ideas? Funny thing is the algea on the Anubias has cleared almost completely. The HC and the glosso are also not doing very well, they getting algea on them and the HC is looking dark green.
Here is the tank today:
Top view of the glosso:
Riccia on branch:
Another close up (have quiet a few trumpets of all of suden):
Thanks for looking, critics and comments always welcomed
Another week, another update
Its been a week since the pressurised CO2 as been running, I have noticed the plants pearl more often than they did before and its also the first week with complete EI.
I am noticing some problems though, looks like I am getting some tiny hairy algea on some of the plants and also some of the older leaves are getting holes when before they didn't, any ideas? Funny thing is the algea on the Anubias has cleared almost completely. The HC and the glosso are also not doing very well, they getting algea on them and the HC is looking dark green.
Here is the tank today:
Top view of the glosso:
Riccia on branch:
Another close up (have quiet a few trumpets of all of suden):
Thanks for looking, critics and comments always welcomed
Another week another update Not a lot as changed since last week, have been dosing Easycarbo (5ml perday) since I received my order on Tuesday, also have setup a new diffusor, wasn't very happy with the glass diffusor.
I am now using the Hydor diffusor, its working very well, and I am much happier with it. Pump only comes on when my CO2 comes on and goes off at the same time as CO2.
I have noticed less algae in the tank over the last week, but since dosing easycarbo I have noticed my water is not clear like it was before, its slightly cloudy, something to do with Easycarbo and the EI ferts?
Here is the tank last week:
Here is the tank today:
The HC is recovering but its still not great, glosso is mixing with it:
The glosso is doing much better now and its filling in great:
One of the two corrys:
My two Rainbows:
I am currently happy with the right hand side of the tank, and now just working on the left, the weeping moss wall is coming along great too, I quite like the effect.
Thanks for looking and feel free to critic and comment as always
Not a lot as changed since last week, have been dosing Easycarbo (5ml perday) since I received my order on Tuesday, also have setup a new diffusor, wasn't very happy with the glass diffusor.I am now using the Hydor diffusor, its working very well, and I am much happier with it. Pump only comes on when my CO2 comes on and goes off at the same time as CO2.
I have noticed less algae in the tank over the last week, but since dosing easycarbo I have noticed my water is not clear like it was before, its slightly cloudy, something to do with Easycarbo and the EI ferts?
Here is the tank last week:
Here is the tank today:
The HC is recovering but its still not great, glosso is mixing with it:
The glosso is doing much better now and its filling in great:
One of the two corrys:
My two Rainbows:
I am currently happy with the right hand side of the tank, and now just working on the left, the weeping moss wall is coming along great too, I quite like the effect.
Thanks for looking and feel free to critic and comment as always
A quick update on how the tank is developing, the algea has now completely gone, there is only a small amount on the oldest leaves of the anubias but I guess thats expected.
The algea on the rotala and blyxa has disapeared, the glosso is now doing pretty well and I have cut almost all the old leaves that had some algea on it and its look very healthy now its been slow for the glosso but its getting there, maybe when it starts getting cramped I will uproot it and replant it. Will then at that time get rid of the HC which is not looking any better, seems to be stuck in time, some light green leaves and lots of dark green leaves.
Gave the tank a really good trim this weekend, couple of photos to show how its looking today:
Here is it last week (post for comparrison):
Here how it looks today
As always feel free to coment and critic
The algea on the rotala and blyxa has disapeared, the glosso is now doing pretty well and I have cut almost all the old leaves that had some algea on it and its look very healthy now
its been slow for the glosso but its getting there, maybe when it starts getting cramped I will uproot it and replant it. Will then at that time get rid of the HC which is not looking any better, seems to be stuck in time, some light green leaves and lots of dark green leaves.Gave the tank a really good trim this weekend, couple of photos to show how its looking today:
Here is it last week (post for comparrison):
Here how it looks today
As always feel free to coment and critic
Another quick update, just letting things grow in, needs a bit of a trim at the moment might do that later one when I do the water change. The glosso is really taking off now, might need to replant it soon. My Red Cherries are out more often now, they seem to love the moss wall, thats were I spot them all the time.
Here last week:
Here is today:
The Glosso looking really healthy:
And a few more photos of the plants and one of the Rainbows:
Has always comments and critics welcomed thanks for looking
Here last week:
Here is today:
The Glosso looking really healthy:
And a few more photos of the plants and one of the Rainbows:
Has always comments and critics welcomed
thanks for looking