I purchased this setup on 11/24/09 from a fellow TPT member. Now that I got the tank planted to how I'll probably keep it for some time, I decided it would be best to start a journal on it.
I dose dry ferts, Flourish, Excel, and have 18w of light on it for eight hours per day.
Inhabitants:
Betta
Nerite
RCS
Ramshorn
Plants:
Blyxa japonica
Java fern (probably will be removed in the future)
Marsilea minuta
I apologize ahead of time for the horrible pictures (and water spots, and algae). I cannot get my camera to properly capture 6700-10000k light as it always makes it either too yellow or too green. So, I fooled around with the preset colors and I see it came out much too blue. Hopefully next time I'll be able to hit the middle ground.
Thanks JakeJ. ddtran is the one responsible for the stonescape. I pretty much only planted the plants and attached the lily pipes.
Did a cleaning for the filter and lily pipes yesterday. I think I am already seeing some new MM leaves popping up. This update is mainly to document the current status of the plants so I can compare it easily in the following weeks.
12-3-09 & 12-4-09:
Fissiden Nugget (came as an unexpected freebie in my MM bundle):
How tall does MM become? I'm hoping what I currently have is its max size as I don't want my rocks to get overshadowed by the carpet.
12-9-09:
Things done:
-Split the Blyxa up into two plants. Undecided on where to put them so if anyone has any suggestions of placement then please chime in.
-Added some more RCS. Will be adding a horned Nerite soon (or it might go into my 10 gallon). Will hopefully be adding some red ramshorns soon.
-Moved lily pipes and removed the black elbow pipe.
Pictures (sorry, again, for all the water spots, smudges, reflections, etc):
12-18-09:
Lots of new growth coming in.
Added some Subwassertang I got from a RAOK. Normally I'm not a fan of this type of plant (very messy), but I'll see how it grows.
MM:
Subwassertang:
Grow my little Fissidens nugget, grow!
Blyxa:
Ramshorns (and they've been busy laying eggs, woohoo!):
Thanks. The MM is indeed coming in quickly now that it has adapted. Excellent plant to grow since it stays low and is not demanding like some other carpet plants. Just need to watch out for algae.
Quick text update:
Decided to remove the java fern shortly after taking those pictures since the ramshorns have laid eggs on the MM (and everywhere else). Also moved the top petite into the crevice towards the left. I might move it to the bottom crevice soon, depending how it looks.
Glad someone enjoys it (my tanks don't receive too many comments for some reason). Red Ramshorns are very pretty, IMO. They do procreate a lot, but only when they are well fed so their population can be controlled fairly well.
Forgot to change my shutterspeed so a few of these pictures are a tad dark. Previous images will return on the ninth of this month.
1-2-10:
I understand what you are stating. Maybe moving my Blyxa bushes to that position would do the job. I don't have any other plants that would work besides those, so it is either them or the way it currently is. It also appears more barren than it truly is due to the left back side being nearly void of plant life. One the Fissidens ball fills out, then that should provide much more balance and a fuller picture.
1-15-10:
Trimmed a few MM leaves that became infected with algae. Both of the two Anubias petites are each producing a leaf. Some new growth on the Fissidens nuggets.
Thanks. Yes, things are growing at a decent pace. Some of the plants, such as the Blyxa, have grown long enough roots to reach the bottom of the tank where some untapped powersand exists. The MM has some impressively long roots as well for such a small plant.
Thanks. I enjoy this tank so I'm a bit picture happy with it.
1-30-10:
The sky is falling!
Blyxa:
Nugget:
Anubias:
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