I finally started the co2 system on the tank this weekend. I couldnīt find a drop checker in my LFS, but went with the flow of the 4 bps through the integrated bubble counter on my diffuser. The PH level was set to turn off at 6, and anyway Iīm turning the co2 off at nights, so by the morning the ph is 6.7. Itīs been going down to 6.2.
Yesterday for the first time I saw the amazon swords bubbling! it was exciting! and lucky me... they guy that sold me the aquarium has a friend that cultivates lots of plants so he gave me for free a lot of great plants: a huge aponogeton, several types of cryptos, bacopas, hygros, glossos, microsorum, anubias,etc. Right now the tank looks like a little jungle!
Iīll see which species develop better and from there start re-organizing the aquascape, but for now Iīm loving having so many different species. The swords that were the first inhabitants in the tank seem to be very happy growing new leaves constantly and showing a bright green color, so I hope the new additions catch up too!
Now I only have to find some nice fish, which seems itīs going to be a hard job
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