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Green&Grey (300l, Seyru stone, sp mini, HM)

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi there!
I'm new around here.
One week ago i rescsape my 300l aquarium
Here it goes....

Green&Grey (2013.03.16)

Aquarium
120x50x50 cm

Filter
Eheim Professionel 3 (previous established)

Pipes:
DoAqua Violet Glass Outflow 17 mm (Lilly Pipe)
DoAqua Violet Glass Inflow 17 mm (Lilly Pipe)

Heater
Eheim Jager 200 w
Thermometer ADA NA

CO2
Pressurized 3 bps
Solenoid Valve
TMC Bottle
DoAqua CO2 Music Glass (difusser)

Lights
Solstar by Ramirezi 4x 39 w

Substract
Ada Aquasoil Powder
Elos Terra (from previous setup - around 2 year in water)
Ada Power Sand L

Hardscape
Seiryu Stone

Plants
Eleocharis sp. mini
Hemianthus Micranthemoides

Planning stages...

First layout


Final layout


Where it'll be...





Saturday night, after some hours, it was ready!!!

First 3 days:







Still one from the first day to show the slope...



Some pictures from some days ago...
















If you have 10 minutes, please take a look at my Step-by-Step video:



Best Regards,
Pedro.
 
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#6 · (Edited)
Thanks guys.

I've done two small and one large PWC in the first week.
Before the weekly PWC i made some tests:

PH - 6,5
KH - 3
GH - 6
NO3 - 30
NO2 - 0
PO4 - 0,1 mg (many doubts in the color)

Some more updates of the first week (it's now on the second one):

Day 3


Kids are in bed... TV is switched off and it's only a few minutes until the light switchs off and moonlight switchs on... this is the entrance for my living room when i look to the right...



Still from DAY 3 ... by moonlight ...



DAY 4

First partial water change :)


Still some sp.mini from the first day...


A little experience with the camera :)


Day 4


Day 5


Day 6
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Day 7:
 
#11 ·
Thanks (again) to all of you.
It means a great for me having my work appreciated.

What are your planned frequencies for water changes?
I read you have already done three so far. Will there be several over the next few days and then fewer as the aquarium settles in?
Yes, I'll do 3 each week for the first month (50% one/weekend ; ~30% two/weekdays), then only two (second month) and finally one every weekend (~50%).
 
#14 · (Edited)
Pedro,
I see you topped off your main substrate with a dressing of ADA AquaSoil Powder.
In your opinion, what is the advantage to doing this?
Two advantages:
- more beautiful color then ELOS Terra (altough ELOS have another colors); - planting in Aqua Soil Powder (sp mini, cuba, glosso, etc) it's easier... much more easier because roots grabs themselves much better to this small grain, so I can achieve better results and for a longer time.

Pedro
 
#23 ·
Update from day 27.

Eleocharis sp. mini is growing very good (i only planted 6 small pots on day 0 - it's a 1,20 m front).
HM is giant. Last sunday i trimmed a little bit but i think tomorrow i need to cut much more.
Algaes... zero...



Some macros:

Amanos




My lawn (side view)


My lawn (front view)


HM growing sideways


One of the five Ottos


3 CRS grade S (i'm missing one of 5 or 6 mm that also came from my ADA 60cm :) probably hidden somewhere)


 
#27 ·
This week update:

HM reacted very well to the trimming of last week.
Yesterday photo:



Eight days ago it was like this (trim day for HM):



A video about trimming and maintenance of this aquarium:



And now FINALLY new fish :)
92 Tetra Ember (Hyphessobrycon amandae)
Here it is a first photo. Not great but they are still very small (<1 cm) and their colors are still preatty washed out.
I hope that in 3 months their color turns more redish.



Pedro.
 
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