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The Falls - DOOA Wall 60

Really stunning emersed section, the first image in your last post is epic, looks so natural.
 
Cheers Ady, I’m really enjoying it. Going to start adding some nitrogen ferts. Should see everything go nuts!

I always have to keep reminding myself that at best I can get underwater CO2 to 30 ppm before gassing the fish. The air it is at least 650 ppm (often more indoors). Thus it’s really just nutrients holding the plants back, especially with 12 hour photo period.

Will try and borrow my sisters camera next weekend and get some good full tank shots. T


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A photo update:

Full tank shots

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I’m really pleased that the anubias are now growing well in an emergant form:

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The moss seems to work as a good substrate for the other plants to grow through

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Started dosing iron daily. Could be totally subjective but I think it looks greener already.

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Anubias “coin nana” seems happy now, putting out new leaves

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I created a little extension to hide the inflow pipe. Used the moss wrapped around a chunk of florists Oasis. Working well.

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Loads of interesting stuff in this scape, found some little buces and Java fern growing below the Hydrocotyle.


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I like it, looks like an little jungle!

Fishes are happy?

Thanks, I’m going to let it go fairly wild before any trim!

Two Badis are fine, one is dominant but both feed well (will only take live food).

Unfortunately I lost about half the killies soon after introducing. They were pretty skinny and didn’t feed. The remaining Killies seem well, feed and chase around.

Got some CRS in there too.


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Great work plants look super healthy:thumbup:

Thanks, penny only recently dropped that I need to fertilize like it is a high tech set up. Plants really responded well.

It’s essentially a kind of hydroponic system so they need a lot of nutrients dosing.


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Amazing! Plants look very green and healthy :)
How do you keep the glass and side panels so clean?
Do you use RO water?

Thanks Coen, I use rain water that I collect. It has minimal dissolved minerals so doesn’t stain the glass.

Also the fish like the low pH.

Only cleaned the underwater glass once since set up. Virtually no algae. I guess the water volume is very heavily filtered (if you count the wall as a large filter pad!).


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Trimming back the Hydrocotyle Verticla, trying to stop it drowning the Anubias. Got “Coin Nana” and “Mini mini” in the tank both grow above and below the surface. There are some buces and Java fern but they seem less tolerant of the low humidity.

Full tank (need to clean pipes )

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Underwater mini mini

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Above water mini mini and some Java fern

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Anubias corner

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Thanks for looking. T


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Yes, particularly with Anubias!

The underwater ones still have some algae from when I took them from my big tank.

The Buce “Wavy Green” and “Needle Leaf“ badly melted but are now making new leaves. Seem to have responded to dosing iron.


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Looks amazing! Love the Dario’s!

How many litres does this hold?


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Thanks Tucker. Volume is a bit tricky, depending on how deep you fill it! With the filter it’s anything from 22 - 25 L

Keep thinking I should get more fish but the volume isn’t that great when you consider all the lava rock etc


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Yeah, that’s why I was asking! I have 15L on my new one and don’t think I’ll put anything in other than shrimp! Really wanted some Dario’s or a few galaxy rasbora but just don’t think it’ll be enough room!


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Depends on the scape, one Dario would be OK. They are not very active swimmers. The Killies are also quite sedate but they do jump. T


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Yeah I’ve kept killies before, had them for around 2 years, then got another and he jumped within a week!

I’ll give killies a moss for this one! I might just stick with shrimp and get another tank... I’m sure the misses won’t mind


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