Zareth's ADA Mini-M- Rescaped Again - Picture heavy!

From what I know ,it's all about looks,if it looks like and iwagumi, and you think it's pretty, than just gonwith is

Okay.. my single pot of HC arrived today and I have no rocks and no decided hardscape for the tank. I am thinking I'll put some aquasoil in something and start cultivating more HC while I wait?
I'll be using the Dry Start method on the Mini-M and for now I'll do the same but in a small bowl or something..

Is it gonna be too hard on the HC to remove it from its rock wool, plant it, and then in a bout a week to a week and a half pluck it up and plant it again?

danieldega said:

What is a black piece?

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Rubber Squeegee, you wipe the glass with a wet cloth and then use that to dry it off perfectly. No streaks, no water marks, cleanest glass you'll ever see.

Is that a piece of a storm door sweep?

I have a Mini-M with pretty much the same components as you (Solar Mini-M, Ohko stones, iwagumi scape). The only difference is I'm growing a UG carpet instead of HC.

Link to the journal is in my sig.

etbarry said:

Is that a piece of a storm door sweep?

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No its a small hand squeegee for tinting windows on cars. But it will get your glass crystal clear

TLE041 said:

I have a Mini-M with pretty much the same components as you (Solar Mini-M, Ohko stones, iwagumi scape). The only difference is I'm growing a UG carpet instead of HC.

Link to the journal is in my sig.

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Yeah I have actually looked at your page a few times, I love your hardscape!
I like UG alot, but I would prefer UG for the Mini L because of how long it grows, I was afraid it would just hide everything in a Mini M.
The Solar Mini M is actually sold out =[ so I will wait a few months to get it... so sad I wont be able to plant anything.. I might have to buy a ballast and just rig up a cheap 27 watt bulb in the mean time.

Zareth said:

The Solar Mini M is actually sold out =[ so I will wait a few months to get it... so sad I wont be able to plant anything.. I might have to buy a ballast and just rig up a cheap 27 watt bulb in the mean time.

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That sucks. You should get the $20 Hampton Bay lamp from Home Depot. It has a 27W full-spectrum bulb (pretty much the same one as the Solar Mini). It not as attractive as a Solar-M, but for a temporary solution it'll be fine.

TLE041 said:

That sucks. You should get the $20 Hampton Bay lamp from Home Depot. It has a 27W full-spectrum bulb (pretty much the same one as the Solar Mini). It not as attractive as a Solar-M, but for a temporary solution it'll be fine.

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Yea I bought it.. I was working on making my own housing for it out of Steel Sheet Metal but I broke the bulb.. I'm gonna use that as an interim light till I get the Solar Mini

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I like this one the best. The only thing I'd do is decrease the angle of the 2nd stone and move it to the left by about 1" so they're not so equally spaced.

looks good cant wait for it to fill in.

i'm assuming you are doing the DSM. you need to cover the top with saran wrap so the humidity stays inside the tank.

rickztahone said:

i'm assuming you are doing the DSM. you need to cover the top with saran wrap so the humidity stays inside the tank.

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Yes I'm doing a dry start.
I mist during the day and saran wrap at night.
I've been growing that HC in a large bowl for a week or so now with the same process so it should be okay.