Journal SkaleyAquatics Re-attempted Dutch

[SkaleyAquatics]

Its been almost 2 months since I posted the main tank. I think its time to change that.

The 180:


This tank has been extremely steady and smooth sailing(Hopefully I did not jinx that). I have not changed the dosing regiment in this tank. Once the holidays are over I think its time to start prepping for next years contest and get the tank layout redone. Listed below are my likes and expected changes to this scape.

Likes:

• The Bylxa japonica street disappearing behind the Ludwigia 'super red'
• Gratiola viscuda has grown in extremely nicely and is a great looking bush. I think i want to expand the size of this. Its also a great green color that compliments the 'monte carlo' and limnophila aromatica 'mini' nicely.

Improvements:

• the layout is desperately missing a brown crypt. I think separating the lobelia cardinalis and the hygrophila 53b would be a good spot for this.
• Missing a background plant in the middle of the tank. The pogostemon deccanensis never really gained any height. It is hidden behind everything else.
  • This kinda goes with that and the limited space for background plant shaping, its basically a line thats all the same size. Will have to fix this in the future.
• Background would benefit from a moss wall.
• The rotala macrandra 'kochi' and hygrophila difformis being basically one group. Its a great color transition but they grew into each other.

 

[SkaleyAquatics]

I must be going crazy. I mixed up a new batch of Micros and when I went to dose I did not think the mix was dark enough. I started looking at my numbers to confirm I did not calculate anything incorrectly, sure enough I did not. Apparently I do not remember the shade of micro mix very well.