DionS
Seedling
Hi everyone,
I'm quite a beginner at aquascaping but i just bought my second 8 gallon nano cube. I already own one 8 gallon nano cube in which i only use a heater and filter. The inhabitants are mostly amano and orange neo shrimps and some rasboras.
for my second nano cube I saw a picture of a iwagumi style tank and it looked really cool to me and i decided i want to go for that kind of look. A lot op people advised me to start with the DSM, which i did. I wanted to plant HC but the store clerk told me it was to hard to pull of for a beginner and he advised me to go for Monte Carlo. So i bought some and I planted the monte carlo in bunches throughout the tank. Now, about 2/2,5 weeks later it's all melted down and gone slimy for the most part. Since i really like the look of HC i decided to go for it and 'buy' a few pots and planted these.
My question is; can you guys give me some tips on what i could've done wrong in the first try? The temperature is about 24/27 C. and i have no idea about the humidity. i keep the tank sealed for the most part and have a little air vent in the corner. I mist water over the plants about once or twice a day and i added some liquid carbo and fertilizer to the bottle (very little amount advised to me by the store clerk)
I hope i can get some help on here!
Thanks in advance.
(Side note; the HC i "bought" [for free] weren't the greatest looking, but still a bit green/yellow-ish, will these plants live up again when placed in a Co2 rich envoirment?)
I'm quite a beginner at aquascaping but i just bought my second 8 gallon nano cube. I already own one 8 gallon nano cube in which i only use a heater and filter. The inhabitants are mostly amano and orange neo shrimps and some rasboras.
for my second nano cube I saw a picture of a iwagumi style tank and it looked really cool to me and i decided i want to go for that kind of look. A lot op people advised me to start with the DSM, which i did. I wanted to plant HC but the store clerk told me it was to hard to pull of for a beginner and he advised me to go for Monte Carlo. So i bought some and I planted the monte carlo in bunches throughout the tank. Now, about 2/2,5 weeks later it's all melted down and gone slimy for the most part. Since i really like the look of HC i decided to go for it and 'buy' a few pots and planted these.
My question is; can you guys give me some tips on what i could've done wrong in the first try? The temperature is about 24/27 C. and i have no idea about the humidity. i keep the tank sealed for the most part and have a little air vent in the corner. I mist water over the plants about once or twice a day and i added some liquid carbo and fertilizer to the bottle (very little amount advised to me by the store clerk)
I hope i can get some help on here!
Thanks in advance.
(Side note; the HC i "bought" [for free] weren't the greatest looking, but still a bit green/yellow-ish, will these plants live up again when placed in a Co2 rich envoirment?)