Blackwater themed aquarium

[MitchM]

 

[DutchMuch]

 

[MitchM]

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p.s. (Important) get those chunks you put in there of the plants and carefully split them into about 6 plantlets. They wont grow as well in chunks as they will individual plants.

Can you clarify what you mean?
I split the plants I bought into 4 sections and planted them from there.
The ADA Amazonia Aquasoil I have is not a fine particulate size. I think if I went with smaller plantings, there would not be enough "suction" to hold smaller plantings in place.

 

[MitchM]

Yeah, stop posting that stuff. You're going to give me an epileptic fit.
i already have Old Spice in the cupboard. lol

 

[DutchMuch]

Can you clarify what you mean?
I split the plants I bought into 4 sections and planted them from there.
The ADA Amazonia Aquasoil I have is not a fine particulate size. I think if I went with smaller plantings, there would not be enough "suction" to hold smaller plantings in place.

Split those four into 2, plant them deeper (as long as there is still leaves showing)

 

[Linus_Cello]

http://www.barrreport.com/

Tangent- Tom Barr is speaking at the next Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association meeting, topic TBD- suggestions?

 

[DutchMuch]

Tangent- Tom Barr is speaking at the next Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association meeting, topic TBD- suggestions?

Dutch aquascaping obviously

 

[MitchM]

Tangent- Tom Barr is speaking at the next Greater Washington Aquatic Plant Association meeting, topic TBD- suggestions?

How to set up a planted tank with the idea of long term sustainability and minimal intervention in mind.

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[DutchMuch]

Update MITCHM???????????

 

[MitchM]

There's really not much that has changed.

Nitrate 2
Phosphate .25
TDS 97
Kh 89.5 ppm
GH 35.8 ppm
PH 7.4
Temperature 24c/75f

No water changes, no filtration, minimal circulation (150 gph pump)

Angelfish are constantly spawning
Otocinclus are healthy and active

Daily feeding consists of a single algae wafer, pinch of dried bloodworms 2X/day, 6 shrimp pellets.
The brown tint from the tannins has all but disappeared, almond leaves have completely decomposed, there are small growths of algae fuzz and java moss here and there.

One thing I noticed is that if switch food from dried bloodworms to flake food, the water becomes slightly cloudy for a couple of days then I switch back to dried bloodworms and after a couple of more days the cloudiness disappears.

I'm not getting too aggressive trying to bring down the PH or raise the temperature until I have more fish transferred from my planted aquarium that contain some neons and corydoras.

This tank is even less maintenance that the Walstad style aquarium I tried previously.

 

[DutchMuch]

What about the carpet plants? what I was more interested in, in this setup.

 

[MitchM]

What about the carpet plants? what I was more interested in, in this setup.

Minimal growth, if any.
Probably due to low nutrient availability and low light conditions.
They haven't died either.

 

[DutchMuch]

@MitchM I cant take it anymore, give me an FTS or SOMETHING! lol

 

[Usman]

Split those four into 2, plant them deeper (as long as there is still leaves showing)

how to split 4 into 2

 

[DutchMuch]

how to split 4 into 2

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