Sunlight’s tank journal

[the loach]

I also got my potassium nitrate (the one you linked a while back), but it’s in powdered form with no instructions. How should I go about adding it to my tank?

Get empty bottle. Go to http://theaquatools.com/fertilization-calculator/
Select 'dissolved in solution', enter bottle volume (that's just water), tank volume and a convenient amount to add from the bottle.
Aim for ±10 ppm nitrate level. Then start monitoring NO3, and you'll see when you have to add.

 

[Sunlight]

I got some pictures! I know the blue hygro looks weird right now, just give it some time. Once the plants grow in the way I want, it’ll be perfect. Might do a video today on the equipment I use and also making my KNO3 solution too. I also think I need some more sticks on the left.

It’s odd how much fuller the plants look in person versus on camera too. I’ll keep fiddling with it over the next few days and will keep you guys updated!







Eggs made an appearance too

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

WOW! Great video! Can we get a before and after picture? Nice job!

 

[Sunlight]

WOW! Great video! Can we get a before and after picture? Nice job!

Haha, I only took pictures of the old scape when it was clean, but if you look at the beginning and end of the video you can see how gross it was the next vs now

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

Haha, I only took pictures of the old scape when it was clean, but if you look at the beginning and end of the video you can see how gross it was the next vs now

Ture. But right next to each other is better IMO.

 

[Sunlight]

Ture. But right next to each other is better IMO.

You’re right, I’ll try to get some good pictures throughout the next few days while I keep tweaking and once I’m happy I’ll do an official before/after on here for everyone

 

[Sunlight]

Some pictures of the work in progress

 

[angelcraze]

Amazing job on the rescape, I love it! So nice and clean but not overly clean, looks so natural Really good video too, I love how you put them together, makes me feel like we are right there with you.

 

[Sunlight]

Amazing job on the rescape, I love it! So nice and clean but not overly clean, looks so natural Really good video too, I love how you put them together, makes me feel like we are right there with you.

thank you so much!! I'm currently working on a video of the more technical aspects of it (testing the water, making my own fertilizer solution, changing out the baking soda and citric acid for my CO2, and showing the equipment I use) so if anyone wants to see it I'll post the link on here when I'm done. It's not as fancy of a video though because I'm using my phone 6 to film instead of my mom's iphone 10 but it shouldn't be too bad. It's more about the info versus the cinematics for this video anyways

 

[Amazoniantanklvr]

thank you so much!! I'm currently working on a video of the more technical aspects of it (testing the water, making my own fertilizer solution, changing out the baking soda and citric acid for my CO2, and showing the equipment I use) so if anyone wants to see it I'll post the link on here when I'm done. It's not as fancy of a video though because I'm using my phone 6 to film instead of my mom's iphone 10 but it shouldn't be too bad. It's more about the info versus the cinematics for this video anyways

I want to see! Can you tell me how wide your c02 system is?