This will be my first Journal post here and I probably going to keep updating here
(I cannot figure out how to post my original pictures here, it's keep saying the image is too big so after some tweak, the picture is more blur but anyways.)
Above is ADA 60P about 13gallon of water I would estimates,
It's aged exactly 26 days from planted, which is really fast for me as I usually doing nature scape.
I reused 80% soil from last setup, which I did not face any cycle or diatom phase for this scape. I will post the picture of another tank age 2 weeks and still full of diatoms because of that one is fresh soil.
what am planning to do in the future right now is find something to replace the META in the left corner. as they grow messy and way too fast, reduced the pogostemon area with a bit more red to balance.
This whole purpose of this tank is to keep those stems alive for me and I can just grab and use it whenever I need for any of my scape tanks, the plant choice itself are mostly inspirsed by Dennis, using APT SKY to remineralize, APT 3 daily dosing about 1.5ml. Personally I haven't use any other brand fertilizer for a long time because I got gifted of two large bottle of APT3 when I was purchasing a used tank local, but APT SKY been work fantastic. I like to use RODI to keep my parameter more stable, was using various liquid gh booster product for shrimps but those were just more expensive.
Co2 I didn't really tested it anymore, I used to be strict on testing my parameter such as ammonia, ph but not anymore. I've heard rumors that plant can absorb the co2 bubble through out their leafs. As long as my fish are not gasping, shrimps are breeding guess I'm ok, Hygrophila Chai is shooting new leafs constantly just at a really slow rate.
Only plant I'm still worry about are the Florida, they grow too slow in my tank and I have to trim the surrounding to keep them from been shaded.
Heres some new pictures taked today,
This is the other tank setup with 60% new soil and planted right after, theres still a lot of daitom left.
And I've got some blue green algea trying to attack some of plant tips,
(I cannot figure out how to post my original pictures here, it's keep saying the image is too big so after some tweak, the picture is more blur but anyways.)
Above is ADA 60P about 13gallon of water I would estimates,
It's aged exactly 26 days from planted, which is really fast for me as I usually doing nature scape.
I reused 80% soil from last setup, which I did not face any cycle or diatom phase for this scape. I will post the picture of another tank age 2 weeks and still full of diatoms because of that one is fresh soil.
what am planning to do in the future right now is find something to replace the META in the left corner. as they grow messy and way too fast, reduced the pogostemon area with a bit more red to balance.
This whole purpose of this tank is to keep those stems alive for me and I can just grab and use it whenever I need for any of my scape tanks, the plant choice itself are mostly inspirsed by Dennis, using APT SKY to remineralize, APT 3 daily dosing about 1.5ml. Personally I haven't use any other brand fertilizer for a long time because I got gifted of two large bottle of APT3 when I was purchasing a used tank local, but APT SKY been work fantastic. I like to use RODI to keep my parameter more stable, was using various liquid gh booster product for shrimps but those were just more expensive.
Co2 I didn't really tested it anymore, I used to be strict on testing my parameter such as ammonia, ph but not anymore. I've heard rumors that plant can absorb the co2 bubble through out their leafs. As long as my fish are not gasping, shrimps are breeding guess I'm ok, Hygrophila Chai is shooting new leafs constantly just at a really slow rate.
Only plant I'm still worry about are the Florida, they grow too slow in my tank and I have to trim the surrounding to keep them from been shaded.
Heres some new pictures taked today,
This is the other tank setup with 60% new soil and planted right after, theres still a lot of daitom left.
And I've got some blue green algea trying to attack some of plant tips,
