Nice carpet! Do you have another stone left? Iwagumi means odd number of stones. Three Would be better than two. Maybe buy a drop checker to keep up with the CO2 more easy?
Iwagumi tank
Hi all, I'm very new to the planted aquarium and have just passed the 10 week mark with my attempt at an Iwagumi planted setup with HC Cuba, glossostigma and crystalwort. I've got a few red cherry shrimp to help with the algae. Initially I struggled with varying elements such as CO2 rates, LED light levels and types, substrates, algae, etc. I think it's finally under control now with the right balance of each. Apart from maintaining the tank where do you go after this....? I can't help but want to add fish and more plants, but I know this defeats the purpose of this type of aquascape. Any simple suggestions to progress this project a little further would be appreciated.
Setup includes:
- 2ft tank
- Eheim 2217 filter for good circulation
- ADA Aquasoil
- Pressurised CO2 with glass diffuser at about 2 bubbles per sec
- Aquaone Ecoglo 2ft LED light with only white LEDs on (blue off), plus
- Aquaone Plantglo 2ft LED light with only half of LEDs on ( this was the only combination of lighting that I found promoted growth with limited algae)
- 1ml Seachem flourish comprehensive per week
- weekly 30% water change
I've stopped using N,P,K fertilisers until needed, as algae was out of control. Any suggestions welcome....thanks for reading.
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