Following my first aquascape which ended up being a failure. I decided it was time to make the tank look a little bit better. The goals were as follows:
1. Keep ample space to clean the glass
2. Keep the plants and fish healthy
3. Cap maintenance to maximum of one hour a week
4. Maintain the tank consistently for 12 months
I did the rescape today after a few weeks of planning and have potentially come across my first big problem a few hours after finishing. I didn't know that people use egg crates under rocks to disperse the force. I've got some cloudy water pictures from earlier today. The total weight of the rocks is 16kg, with the big one weighing 8 or 9kg. Would I need to remove this and place egg crates underneath it? The tank inhabitants were put back into the tank a few hours after the rescape.
I'll take better pictures tomorrow.
(I also overestimated how much rotala I could salvage so light intensity remains at 50%).
1. Keep ample space to clean the glass
2. Keep the plants and fish healthy
3. Cap maintenance to maximum of one hour a week
4. Maintain the tank consistently for 12 months
I did the rescape today after a few weeks of planning and have potentially come across my first big problem a few hours after finishing. I didn't know that people use egg crates under rocks to disperse the force. I've got some cloudy water pictures from earlier today. The total weight of the rocks is 16kg, with the big one weighing 8 or 9kg. Would I need to remove this and place egg crates underneath it? The tank inhabitants were put back into the tank a few hours after the rescape.
I'll take better pictures tomorrow.
(I also overestimated how much rotala I could salvage so light intensity remains at 50%).
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