2.5 Gallon HC emersed: Week 3 update

**xmas_one** · 03-06-2013, 04:04 AM

Looking good, you might want to drop that water level though.

manzpants92 · 03-06-2013, 03:37 PM

I know it gets to be a tough situation. I probably shouldn't have made the slope so significant because the plants on top are dry if anything and the ones on bottom are practically submerged. So I try to spray the stop ones lightly throughout the day

aokashi · 03-06-2013, 04:55 PM

hmm the slight upward growth on the HC makes me think there isn't enough light? My HC grows flush with the substrate. could also be too much water...

**xmas_one** · 03-06-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by manzpants92

I know it gets to be a tough situation. I probably shouldn't have made the slope so significant because the plants on top are dry if anything and the ones on bottom are practically submerged. So I try to spray the stop ones lightly throughout the day

Just lean/tilt the tank back so the waterline is more or less parallel to the substrate.

Master503 · 03-06-2013, 06:19 PM

Very nice. May I ask, you only spray some water into this tank daily? not other stuff add in correct?

manzpants92 · 03-06-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aokashi

hmm the slight upward growth on the HC makes me think there isn't enough light? My HC grows flush with the substrate. could also be too much water...

I had the light very close to the tank at first but then the plants on the top of the hill were starting to get tannish/yellow and looked like they were getting burnt so i set the light a little bit higher so the light wasn't as intense

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Originally Posted by xmas_one

Just lean/tilt the tank back so the waterline is more or less parallel to the substrate.

Would that mess up the slope of the hill?

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Originally Posted by Master503

Very nice. May I ask, you only spray some water into this tank daily? not other stuff add in correct?

Yeah just water, keep it simple

Master503 · 03-06-2013, 08:03 PM

ah! good choice .. thanks I was about planning to do similar like this .. I failed once before so will try again soon.

manzpants92 · 03-06-2013, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Master503

ah! good choice .. thanks I was about planning to do similar like this .. I failed once before so will try again soon.

Yeah im surprised how it easy it has been. I didn't know if a desk light would do it but it seems like the plants are doing pretty decent

03-06-2013, 03:37 PM	#17
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03-06-2013, 04:04 AM	#16
xmas_one Custom User Title (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 2,060	Looking good, you might want to drop that water level though.

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Master503 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 220	Very nice. May I ask, you only spray some water into this tank daily? not other stuff add in correct?

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Master503 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (19/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 220	ah! good choice .. thanks I was about planning to do similar like this .. I failed once before so will try again soon.