using homemade soil for substrate

[authmal]

Nice picture of pearling, there.

 

[huapala]

thanks authmal

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[huapala]

8/9/13

9/8/2013


Flora
Started with:
Lobelia cardinalis "dwarf"
Ludwigia Peruensis (Ludwigia glandulosa)
Ludwigia repens
Lilae novae-zelandiae
Anubias barteri
Christmas moss (Vesicularia montangnei)
Glossotigma elatinoides
Then added:
Rotala Magenta (Rotala macranda)
Dwarf Baby tears (Hemianthis callitrichoides)
Valliseneria nana
Hygrophila corymbosa

Fauna
As of today:
8 otocinclus
5 Pangio kuhli
1 Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)

 

[lozt]

Wow, its looking really nice!

 

[huapala]

Wow, its looking really nice!

thank you lozt im pretty happy so far i have been able to fill in a couple 10 gallon tanks with the cuttings from this one

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[Glabe]

Very awesome progress

 

[jpappy789]

Looks like the plants are enjoying it!

 

[huapala]

Very awesome progress

Thank you Glabe I am very happy with it so far and my newly added loaches seem to love all the stem plants

Looks like the plants are enjoying it!

Yes. They seem to be responding nicely I was really surprised to see how well the soil stays in place while in a tank filled with water. I always use my own soil/compost mix for my balcony garden didn't know how nicely it would transfer to aquascaping. But when I think about it logically, water weighs about 8.3lbs per gallon with around 18gallons of water in the tank that is almost 150 lbs of pressure keeping the capping substrate and dirt in place. I thought I read somewhere that you were entering a PhD program for soil and/or water sciences?

 

[mario75]

Its looking good!

 

[jpappy789]

Thank you Glabe I am very happy with it so far and my newly added loaches seem to love all the stem plants


Yes. They seem to be responding nicely I was really surprised to see how well the soil stays in place while in a tank filled with water. I always use my own soil/compost mix for my balcony garden didn't know how nicely it would transfer to aquascaping. But when I think about it logically, water weighs about 8.3lbs per gallon with around 18gallons of water in the tank that is almost 150 lbs of pressure keeping the capping substrate and dirt in place. I thought I read somewhere that you were entering a PhD program for soil and/or water sciences?

Yep, I'm at the University of Florida in the SWS PhD program.

I've noticed that soil substrates can stabilize once the roots start holding things in place as well. I moved a new dirted tank that quickly became a mess. A year later and there was virtually no disturbance.