Weekly Pictures/Journal (dial-up warning)

[squall_japan]

Just thought to share how my tank changed for the past 4 months...

10 gallon tank

[Feb/21/2006] - Latest



A. Flaura
1.glosso (Glossostigma elatinoides)
2.anubis nana (Anubias barteri v. 'nana')
3.petite nana (Anubias barteri v. nana 'petite')
4.amazon sword (Echinodorus bleheri)
5.red tiger lotus (Nymphaea lotus)
6.marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata)
7.narrow leaf chain sword (Echinodorus tenellus)
8.Tropic sunset (Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig')
9. Willow moss(Frontinalis antipyretica)
10.Brazilian Elodea, Anacharis (Egeria Densa)
11. Ludwigia Pantanal
12.Tonina belem (Tonina sp. 'Belem')
13.alternanthera (alternanthera reineckii cardinalis)
14.dorimalia cordata
15.???
16.hydro plant
17.Cyperus helferi
18.Amazon Frogbit

B. Fauna
1. 6 boraras brigittaes
2. 6 green neon tetras
3. 2 golden honey gouramis
4. 2 ottos
5. lots of cherry red shrimps

C. Specs
-DIY CO2 Hagen Ladder
-ADA Amazonia Substrate
-2013 EHEIM filter(Wide outlet)
-41W lights
-ADA Brighty K
-ADA Green Brighty Series Step2

Setting it up:











Week 0:

 

[squall_japan]

Week 1: Switched to Eheim Classic 2213 w/ spraybar



Week 2: Repalced the spraybar with a wide outlet



Week 3: Added some Cherry Red shrimps



Week 4:



Week 5: Introduced 6 boraras brigittae and 6 green neon tetras



Week 6: Added some frogbits



Week 7: Trimmed a little because the floor is not getting enough light. I think i switched from nutrafin mix to DIY CO2 here



Week 8: Introduced 2 Golden Honey gourami



Week 9:



Week 10: Made some drastic trimming. I decided to pull the glosso out and let the tenellus cover the front. Started dwarfing the red tiger lotus too.

 

[squall_japan]

Week 11: Trimmed the Cyperus helferi because it got infected with BBA!!!



Week 12: Ammonia:0 Nitrite:0 Nitrate:0 PH:6.4 Cleaned filters and trimmed out the BBA infected plants. Switched from Green Brighty Step 1 to Green Brighty Step 2.



Week 13: Still battling with algae. I placed a packet that according to my LFS will block my phosphate.



Week 14: Missed this week

Week 15: Starting to look like a jungle again. I think I already dwarfed the tiger lotus because it is not trying to grow tall leaves anymore.



Week 16: Trimming next week. The algae is all over the place. Check the image of the algae.here



Week 17: After trimming.

 

[Raskolnikov]

This is a great thread; I really like seeing time lapse progressions of tanks. :clap:

 

[squall_japan]

Thanks! I can agree no less. It's like watching the video of a seed growing to a plant or butterflies coming out of their cocoons. I don't know what they call the video technique that shows long periods of time in just a few seconds.

Wish i can still continue taking pictures

 

[Mrditty]

Week 13: Still battling with algae. I placed a packet that according to my LFS will block my phosphate.


Your plants need this you need to add some ferts in the right portion not take them away. Hopfully some one who has a better understaning of this will chime in

 

[budrecki]

4 months!@#? You really know how to make a person feel incompetent. What ferts do you use. PLEASE GIVE ME MORE INFO!

 

[Roan Art]

Week 13: Still battling with algae. I placed a packet that according to my LFS will block my phosphate.


Your plants need this you need to add some ferts in the right portion not take them away. Hopfully some one who has a better understaning of this will chime in

Squall, what are your NO3 and PO4 readings? Sans blocker, of course.

Roan

 

[squall_japan]

budrecki Thanks! I don't mean to make you feel that way . I myself don't really know much about planted tanks, kinda learning along the way. As for the ferts, i'm using ADA products. Before this algae i was dosing ADA Brighty K and ADA Green Brighty Series everyday. Since the algae appeared I decreased the dosing to once every 2 days.

Mrditty and Roan Art, Ok I removed the phosphate blocker yesterday since it obviously will not work. I was just desperate because i heard there should be a certain ratio of nitrate and phosphate and since i can't raise the level of my nitrate i decided on blocking the phosphate . I know that was stupid. Regarding the current levels of phosphate and nitrate. I still have 0 nitrate. I'm still waiting for my phosphate test kit coming from the US. I can't find one here in Japan. When it arrives i will post the readings here.

Thanks guys!