My 50 gallon setup

[mpodolan]

Originally Posted by jaidexl

It doesn't look that bad. I bet the ET became a floating stand then rotted away on the surface. Mine tries to float after three weeks or so, the ferts and light only speed the process. Looks like you have a bit left though. Everything else looks nice and green. Back to the drawing board!

Haha, I'll probably be there myself in a week or so while I wait for a new needle valve from Rex, my last one blew and I'm trying to save the tank with DIY in the meantime... lots of blue on the drop checker.

You are probably right. It was just starting to really take off before I left. I should have trimmed it to prevent that from happening.

I'm sure that is frustrating trying to keep the DIY co2 levels up. Hopefully the tank won't get too far away from you in the meantime. You can probably reduce the lighting to help prevent a big outbreak

[jaidexl]

Yeah, I'm only running one bulb, almost the same dosing but on the lean side. Plus I hacked down my A.reineckii to the nub, because I know one little slip is all it takes to make it look awful.

[mpodolan]

Here's a quick update. I am still struggling a bit with growing rotala wallichi and nanjenshan, but they seem to be recovering from a bout with hair algae that required a blackout treatment. My co2 is solid now, so I have been good algae-wise for a few weeks now. I added some crypt parva and downois to the foregraound. The apon. crispus and others have really taken off since I added the fert tabs from MM. I think they are gonna be a bit too big for this tank now, but I am still undecided about what to do. Any comments/suggestions/criticisms are always appreciated. Thanks for looking

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[Orlando]

Looking good, your Bolivians look very happy.

[mpodolan]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Looking good, your Bolivians look very happy.

Thanks! They are some of my favorites. They seem to love the planted tank

[mpodolan]

Well, I decided to re-do this one. I got a large quantity of manzanita from badcop, so I got out the drill and started trying to put something together. I ripped out a bunch of plants and moved some stuff around. It's real thin right now, but hopefully it will fill in the way I imagine it in my mind.

Please excuse the equipment and bubbles in the tank. As always, feel free to rip it apart!