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Re: Dry start: my 11gal nano (Title was: Hardscaping my 2nd Many thanks for all the feedback Tank is still running, so healthy. Since 3 weeks now, I pushed the limits: Co2 moved from 46 bpm to only 6 bpm Waterchange: 10% (2-3L) /week (was 60% /week) No more dosing macro TPN only 1ml /week...

Re: Dry start: my 11gal nano (Title was: Hardscaping my 2nd Hi, Here's how it is going now, 7 months after immersion. High CO2, low light and low maintenance really. WC every week, 50% that takes 15mn total because of volume. No syphoning at all (low fish load, many shrimps an snails to do...

Re: Dry start: my 11gal nano (Title was: Hardscaping my 2nd Thank you both for the nice comments. I really love the low maintenance it needs. Low light helps a lot Shrimps do well, RCS breed no problems. CRS on the other hand are another story. I lost 80% of them because of my first calcareous...

Re: Dry start: my 11gal nano (Title was: Hardscaping my 2nd Was bored from P. Helferi in the front and liked a shorter plant, easy to maintain. As my floating riccia that started with 0.5in diameter became a 6in diameter circle shading too much light, I decided to use a riccia carpet Glosso...

Re: Dry start: my 11gal nano (Title was: Hardscaping my 2nd Here's how it grows, 0.9wpg light. Glosso adapted to extreme low light and now grows quickly and responds to trimming by launching many shoots. P. Helferi needs a little more time as I trimmed and replanted it in a more spaced...

Hi, I had to remove the rocks because they were very calcareous and the KH and GH were very unstable Used petrified wood instead. Eleocharis was never trimmed, only delimited to not invade the front. Glosso is growing so slowly, but it roots and grows, very low light doesn't help, but CO2 does...

Yes, it's amazing how things grow with this light. PC-Light also seems to be much more intense than T8. It is something like T5, so the overall visual aspect is reall great, well enlightened, not dimm In the photos, you see 2 Arcpods of 11w, but only one is On. I started with 2, but growth was...

Hi, Here's how it looks, after 6 weeks of immersion. Clean, no algae, except self limited green hairs on mosses. Only 0.9W/gal total volume (1.5W/gal real volume) . Only one of the 2 Arcpods is On since 4 weeks. The second will be removed. I put some glosso in front right side. Just will wait...

Hi, I'm going to remove the P. Helferi on the right of the gap and fill the front gap + right side of it with glosso. I have the glosso pot laying in my 230L but couldn't find time to do it

In 3 weeks, the thing grew really a lot, only one 11W Arcpod for now, the 2nd is off since 3 weeks. P. Helferi is growing rather fast in a more beautiful submerged form (emersed form is so ugly and unstructered). The Anubia that suffered from submersion is doing fine. R. Wallichii needs a trim...

Many thanks for the nice comments, The moss is what's growing the fastest for now, incredible. In One week, I have about 1-2 cm gowth of the moss R. Wallichii is getting very nice with many collaterals The P. Helferi is having a bad time, it looks like it needs a bit to adapt

Christmas moss on the wood, weeping moss on the small stone on the left. And yes, I think I'll remove those Anubia on the lower wood and enhance the disposition on the right of the tank No algae for now except a BGA (cyano) bloom (didn't clean the soil from organics) that I just finished...

Here it is, submerged yesterday, CO2 injected via the UP atomizer system, the mist is incredible and all plants are covered with CO2 microbubbles. In few minutes, the mist looks effective. CO2 injected shots: After CO2 shutdown: Water is crytal clear from startup. The organic layer...

No crash, if you know what to do. Plants are established with the roots, soil is cycled, filter also. The only difference will be CO2 and O2: surface movement and good CO2 gasing is the key of success once submerged Ferns can't go on the wood right now, they will need daily or 2x/day misting...

I modified the layout mainly by changing the left rock to a shorter one with more surface relief: Anubia roots are heading to the substrate. They don't dry in the moist air and I could remove cotton now: Now, the P. Helferi is showing an interesting move to the emersed less sexy...

Thank you for the feedback, I thought so much abot the slope. The problem is that when I put the substrate, the front layer ended to be too thick. If I need a slope, the back part would have to be too heigh for my taste. Also, it will be problematic to hide my heater with a very high soil in...

Inert substrate :shock: It is a 3 cm layer of earthworm castings, topped with flourite black sand, misted with water fom my EI tank. :) Growth is great, C. Parva and P. Helferi are well established. Eleocharis too, just I still didn't remove the leafs dead when I planted it, due I didn't...

Hi, I modified the rocks and switched the frontest branch of the wood with a smaller and thinner one Anubia nana petite seems to do well

1 month later, aquarium is now 2 months old, but Eleocharis is just 3 weeks old So, replaced the tenellus in background with Eleocharis, it is sending shoots every where too, but at least it is taller for my setup. Also, P. Helferi was trimmed And 48h ago, added some Anubia Barteri var...

@neelhound Thank you, you convinced me the eleocharis road, I'll try to order some of it. I'll keep some tenellus between the rock on the right and glass, it could be easier to control than in the background open area @glenn: sure, I plan to. It's only in the growing emerged phase. Once well...

Hi and thank you for the comments, Eleocharis is a good option indeed. What about the Blyxa? Do its leaves die quickely like stems, or do they behave like the Echinodorus species?

3 weeks later I modified the small rock on the left and will be pruning the helferi for the layout in few weeks Top view to compare the growth with the previous shot, 3 weeks later, and after having pruned the tenellus from decayed leaves: Front shots, with/without flash: I got new...

Hi, 2 weeks later (sorry, but condensation limits front shots. I don't like to remove it to avoid messing the glass with some left sand): The recipient is to help maintain good humidity. And 2 calibrated Hygrometers to monitor hygrometry reliabely The tenellus didn't rot and looks great...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, About the mosses, Amano uses them much: What kind of moss are on those wood as they seem to remain very short? I'll post later with some more arrangement on the substrate to make a thinner layer on front and add more perspective. It will be a big work...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Oh, many thanks, I really apprciate your comments :-) I was feeling so "zero" and incapable of designing an aquascape I like, not for any conquest though. Your directions and the help of other people on barrreport helped me a lot. I'll let the P. Helferi grow...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Here's a front shot, as it looks now. The java fern and stems will be grown once immersed So, what about that rock on the left and using it back side to up or a smaller, yet higher rock for a mountain effect on the left? Thank you again for all your help

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Thank you very much for following this topic and helping me step by step in my first try in an aquascape. Hard for me this art :? The example you showed is very nice indeed, but I'd love a more proeminent rock somewhere It will be hard to put it with the 2...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Thank you again for teh info, I was going normal, since I have much in my 230L/60gal tank. I will look at the narrow, you're right for sure. I just planted the tank this night and put a Crypt Parva in the crack between the rocks. Was fearing to put a java...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Many thank you both for your suggestions, I really appreciate the help I finally kept the big rock on the left, it looks nicer in reality than in the photo. But, I would maybe later change it with a much narrower and higher one, sort of a mountain. I also pushed...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Well, I was advises elesewhere and arranged it differently: Different views: Any other suggestions please? As of the plants, they will be: Echino Tenellus, Crypto Parva, P Helferi, Crypto Wendtii Tropica, Anubia Nana and Windlov java moss Some stems...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Here's my second try: Or, that rock is too big and would be better removed or replaced by smaller? Any suffestions/improvements? It should be planted tomorrow Many thanks for all your enlightenings

Re: Advice my hardscape please Hi, Thank you all for your explanations, I feel really disappointed in the aquascaping area. I just got some new wood shaped in branches and looked at a hundred aquascape photos. I'll try in the 2-3 next days to rearrange the stones/wood and add some more...

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Re: Advice my hardscape please Hi, I see what you mean I'll change the wood and use higher rocks I think. Thank you again, I'll post back with a new try.

Hi, I'm really novice to any scaping and would like your feedback/ideas on this one: 43L, Aquatic Nature Cocoon 7, dry starting Many thanks for your suggestions