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FTS. Water seems to be clearing up a bit. I dont normally use floss in my filters, so im happy to see it seems to be clearing up on its own.
The polysperma was running out of space in the foreground, I pulled them out and let them float in the corner. Im not quite ready to let go of them, but soon.
I did a bit of rearranging of the rocks and mosses etc, wanted the taller stuff in the back so small things werent stuck in slow flow zones behind things.
Fontinalis seems to really like CO2, it seems to have done a lot of growing suddenly. I also see there is more thread algae on it I need to remove 😅
I am planning to do a blackout + maybe some treatment for the thread algae eventually, but I want to grow out these baby plants first before I start messing with the light. Algae is annoying sure but not dangerous.
Hufsa's special Hooker moss in progress. I havent forgotten about your order
@Garuf , its just a bit slow growing
Silver noodle still lives under the Fissidens fontanus shell. He was alarmed and highly offended when I lifted the shell to relocate it yesterday.
I assume hes back in there this morning
I should rotate it again so the little opening is facing the front, that way we can see his tail sticking out or his little face occasionally.
In my mind he is actually called "Ormen Lange", which translates to something like "The Long Serpent". I didnt really know where it came from, it just showed up from my subconscious, so had been meaning to google the name to see what it was.
I was expecting some sort of Nessie-like local myth.
No..
Google was quick to inform me that it is an oil field off the coast of Norway
But the oil field took the name of a
famous viking longship. So I guess that is a little more romantic, even though it feels a bit less special than I had hoped thanks to the oil
Side view of one of the teeny tiny "2D" fissidens species.
"The bad angle", ill just keep retaking this shot so I can compare the growth, even though it is -never- in focus.
Pantanal is starting to look something remotely similar to pantanal, getting some thin leaves and a little bit of color.. hope to see it gain some size soon, im nervous
At this point in the photoshoot I start wondering if its just the camera making things look chlorotic, or if stuff really is a bit too pale... 🤔
Bucephalandra Black Venti is loving the CO2, theres just a few old BBA leaves left to trim, the rest is all fresh new leaves. I really like this buce, it stands out well. To the left of it is floating some uhhh..
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Pearl Gray! phew almost got me there. I cant tell the Pearl Gray apart from the Silver Grey yet, and they are just floating in each their side of the tank, so Im a little bit nervous of losing track of them. Aside from the one I bought that had already lost its name, I am firmly determined to keep track of all of mine. I have planned what I think is a devious little system for doing so, will write more on this when my secret supplies arrive..
The Guyana is especially affected by the window near the tank. Since the photoperiod is so short atm (sneeze and you'll miss it), the plants spend a decent time every morning trying to grow towards the ambient light. Im not convinced this is good for them. I want to increase the photoperiod again gradually when I feel like things are stable enough for it.
Ammannia crassicaulis got stripped of a lot of old crusty leaves, the two stems in front will get the same treatment as soon as they have made a decent start at new tops.
I really like this plant 🥰 Have I mentioned that?
Since I was starting to doubt what I was seeing with light tops, I pulled out my old trick and took some photos from above. I unplugged the Ultramax and the CO2 but forgot the Eheim that runs the bottom spray bar, so there is a little bit of distortion in the images.
Does seem like tops are a little too light..
I then ran the doser a bit manually for both macros and micros. Im still using up the remnants left in the dosing containers, they should be adding like 16 ppm NO3 + stuff weekly, but since I recently did a lot of water changes, I dont think it has accumulated to the right level in the watercolumn yet. Theres only about two days or so left in the containers and then ill pour in the new ferts, should be 20 ppm NO3 + stuff weekly after that, 2/3 EI.
I like this shot, its like a rainbow
Rotalas also looking light from above. Can you see the pattern on the Crypt purpurea?
I think they will be a very decorative addition to the tank, a nice green leaf with subtle dark patterning 🥰
Some more "Skittles, taste the rainbow"
The remnants of my algae crew
RIP. Who is going to clean all the tiny plant leaves now?
Even just up the hill from the first pic there are more empty shells.
Maybe ill have to buy more shrimp instead to replace my lost workers.. but pest snails are free and more shrimp are not
I could build a wall to keep them safe, and make the kuhlis pay for it!
I think so too
The doser just needs a little time and possibly some help to catch up
