New Emersed ADA Mini-M journal

ovenmit331 · 01-25-2008, 06:01 PM

i've got the emersed thing up and running. 2x a. nana petite and a few little pieces of m. minuta that barely survived shipping... hopefully they'll grow, anyone know?

The layout from above:

The layout from angles:

The layout from the front:

ovenmit331 · 01-25-2008, 06:38 PM

From the front (continued):

planted:

**A Hill** · 01-25-2008, 06:42 PM

Those rocks aren't that white right? If so have fun keeping them that way

.

Make sure not to bury the rhizome of the anubis because it'll rot.

Looks like you're off to a good start.

-Andrew

PS. I'm calling about my tom's canistar filter's warranty I'll let you know how that goes because It seems you're worse off than me even

-Andrew

ovenmit331 · 01-25-2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Hill

Those rocks aren't that white right? If so have fun keeping them that way

.

Make sure not to bury the rhizome of the anubis because it'll rot.

Looks like you're off to a good start.

-Andrew

PS. I'm calling about my tom's canistar filter's warranty I'll let you know how that goes because It seems you're worse off than me even

-Andrew

they're not THAT white. 1. cell phone camera's don't have good color saturation 2. they were completely dry at that moment (think chalkboard effect)

and the rhizome isn't buried. buried one at first to get it set right then gently pulled it up out of the substrate.

lemme know how it goes. maybe even post in the Mini-canister thread i started a while back.

**bsmith782** · 01-25-2008, 07:26 PM

What happened to the minuta!!! What about all the other stuff that came with the rock, and is that the rocks I had???

Whats the filtration and lighting going to be.

pleco4me · 01-26-2008, 01:26 AM

you need more substrate at the front of the tank.

**A Hill** · 01-26-2008, 01:54 AM

Well for now I ended up figuring how to take the back flow red thing and clean it all out good, I hadn't realized that you could unscrew it from the top

. My dad figured it out right away

I thought he broke it. So for now, the flow is enough, but still not as crazy as I first got it.

I ended up doing a major rescape too, my camera is in FL though

Your substrate is fine looks good tbh.

-Andrew

gotcheaprice · 01-26-2008, 02:04 AM

Correct me I'm wrong, but minuta grows super long emersed. Thats how I got mine when I bought some...

guitardude9187 · 01-26-2008, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Hill

Your substrate is fine looks good tbh.

ditto .

ovenmit331 · 01-28-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsmith782

What happened to the minuta!!! What about all the other stuff that came with the rock, and is that the rocks I had???

Whats the filtration and lighting going to be.

there wasn't much m minuta in the bag i got. and about 1/3 of it had melted and turned to mush.

the two a. nana in there are the one's you sent me.

all the other plants that came with the rock are in my tanks at home until this one gets filled with water because i don't think they'll grow emersed.

and yeah, thats the rocks!

the one on the right is the one you just sent, the one on the left is from the first shipment.

ovenmit331 · 01-28-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Hill

Well for now I ended up figuring how to take the back flow red thing and clean it all out good, I hadn't realized that you could unscrew it from the top

. My dad figured it out right away

I thought he broke it. So for now, the flow is enough, but still not as crazy as I first got it.

I ended up doing a major rescape too, my camera is in FL though

Your substrate is fine looks good tbh.

-Andrew

did you clean the red flow thing or just take it out all together? I'd recommend taking it out completely. I also zip-tied the filter bag things around the bar inside the filter. if you just set them in there like they recommend, all kinds of stuff will get past it.

ovenmit331 · 01-28-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotcheaprice

Correct me I'm wrong, but minuta grows super long emersed. Thats how I got mine when I bought some...

that's what i just read, but it's more about getting the roots to anchor in. then when i fill it with water the old long leaves should slowly die off with only shorter ones growing back... we'll see!

ovenmit331 · 01-28-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitardude9187

ditto .

thanks! 10char

ovenmit331 · 01-28-2008, 03:24 PM

also, put a bunch of hairgrass in the back. and a bunch in the back left corner...

FelixAvery · 02-27-2008, 12:15 PM

looks off to a good start, any ideas on what fauna would go in there?

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A Hill Loosing his mind (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,676	Those rocks aren't that white right? If so have fun keeping them that way . Make sure not to bury the rhizome of the anubis because it'll rot. Looks like you're off to a good start. -Andrew PS. I'm calling about my tom's canistar filter's warranty I'll let you know how that goes because It seems you're worse off than me even -Andrew __________________ Its a work in progress right now, by next week I hope to have a good deal done. J'étais Fish Newb

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A Hill Loosing his mind (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,676	Well for now I ended up figuring how to take the back flow red thing and clean it all out good, I hadn't realized that you could unscrew it from the top . My dad figured it out right away I thought he broke it. So for now, the flow is enough, but still not as crazy as I first got it. I ended up doing a major rescape too, my camera is in FL though Your substrate is fine looks good tbh. -Andrew __________________ Its a work in progress right now, by next week I hope to have a good deal done. J'étais Fish Newb

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