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January Update
January 2016 update, about 7 months in.
From the 3 CRS mischlings and 3 RCS I had at the start, we have grown to about 35 CRS and 15 RCS, with 3 of the CRS berried, so another generation on the way!
The slow pace of growth in this tank is allowing for very low maintenance, just as I had hoped for. I stole the CO2 tank and regulator from my 70 gallon and moved it over here. About 1 bubble/10secs, so my 10lb tank should last about 12 years.
The plants from @Bartohog are working out great! The Father Duster Erio sweeps gently along the top of the water and the shrimp love to hang out on it.
The DHG is spreading out slow and steady. The Erio Parikerii and Buce both flowered. The Buce puts out a steady stream of new tiny leaves and the Metallic Red Crypt is putting out new growth. The Parkerii are starting to split into 2. I still have my heart set on getting a single erio. cinereum, but I may have run out of space to put it.
Current ferts are added to water change water -
Starting with 5 gallons RO
add in 1ml of my custom macro blend (500ml RO H2O, 1 TBPS MgSO4, 1 TBS K2SO4, 1TBS KNO3, 1/4 tsp KH2PO4)
1ml of Flourish Iron and
5ml of Fluval Shrimp Mineral Supplement
This gets me to about 75 ppm GH and 100ppm overall for incoming water. I change about 2 gallons a week with this blend. Main tank sits about 160-190ppm overall.
No Micros at this time, which could lead to some issues down the line. I would not mind hearing shrimp safe micros suggestions.
I am getting what I think is nitrogen deficiency with my current plant load. The old growth Anubias leaves are getting reabsorbed from the edges.
May be time to bump the nitrates up in my mix.
January 2016 update, about 7 months in.
From the 3 CRS mischlings and 3 RCS I had at the start, we have grown to about 35 CRS and 15 RCS, with 3 of the CRS berried, so another generation on the way!
The slow pace of growth in this tank is allowing for very low maintenance, just as I had hoped for. I stole the CO2 tank and regulator from my 70 gallon and moved it over here. About 1 bubble/10secs, so my 10lb tank should last about 12 years.
The plants from @Bartohog are working out great! The Father Duster Erio sweeps gently along the top of the water and the shrimp love to hang out on it.
The DHG is spreading out slow and steady. The Erio Parikerii and Buce both flowered. The Buce puts out a steady stream of new tiny leaves and the Metallic Red Crypt is putting out new growth. The Parkerii are starting to split into 2. I still have my heart set on getting a single erio. cinereum, but I may have run out of space to put it.
Current ferts are added to water change water -
Starting with 5 gallons RO
add in 1ml of my custom macro blend (500ml RO H2O, 1 TBPS MgSO4, 1 TBS K2SO4, 1TBS KNO3, 1/4 tsp KH2PO4)
1ml of Flourish Iron and
5ml of Fluval Shrimp Mineral Supplement
This gets me to about 75 ppm GH and 100ppm overall for incoming water. I change about 2 gallons a week with this blend. Main tank sits about 160-190ppm overall.
No Micros at this time, which could lead to some issues down the line. I would not mind hearing shrimp safe micros suggestions.
I am getting what I think is nitrogen deficiency with my current plant load. The old growth Anubias leaves are getting reabsorbed from the edges.
May be time to bump the nitrates up in my mix.
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