Angelfishguy99
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Aquarium: Roma 125 80x35x50
Filter: Betta 2000 external
Lighting: Chihiros A801
Co2: 15kg Cylinder with inline diffuser
Substrate: Tropica soil 18l and Tropica powder 9l
Ferts: EI from APFUK
Hi everyone,
This is my first real attempt at a planted aquarium. I know i will make mistakes and things will not go as i plan but i plan on learning as much as i can from this aquarium to hopefully kickstart myself into a long and enjoyable hobby.
My number one focus and goal at the start is to learn how to grow healthy plants successfully. I feel like once i get the hang of the plants i can move onto other things like scaping etc. So as you can see from the photos the so called "scape" is pretty terrible but i am ok with that for now and further down the line when i am more confident with plants i will delve into the art of scaping. Saying that though, if anyone has any recommendations or changes to the "scape" i am all ears.
I am waiting for my lighting to be delivered so i can not really go any further until it arrives. So i will be mainly trying to decide on what plants to go for. These are sort of what i have in mind for now.
Micranthemum sp. 'Monte Carlo’
Eleocharis sp. 'Mini'
Alternanthera Reineckii 'Mini'
Cryptocoryne lutea 'Hobbit'
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
I do not know what stem plants or what mosses/epiphytes i should go for so any recommendations or advise there would be greatly appreciated. This is where i will be buying my plants from, so anything from this list would be preferable
https://www.aquaview.ie/en/section.php?name=Plants
Jason
Filter: Betta 2000 external
Lighting: Chihiros A801
Co2: 15kg Cylinder with inline diffuser
Substrate: Tropica soil 18l and Tropica powder 9l
Ferts: EI from APFUK
Hi everyone,
This is my first real attempt at a planted aquarium. I know i will make mistakes and things will not go as i plan but i plan on learning as much as i can from this aquarium to hopefully kickstart myself into a long and enjoyable hobby.
My number one focus and goal at the start is to learn how to grow healthy plants successfully. I feel like once i get the hang of the plants i can move onto other things like scaping etc. So as you can see from the photos the so called "scape" is pretty terrible but i am ok with that for now and further down the line when i am more confident with plants i will delve into the art of scaping. Saying that though, if anyone has any recommendations or changes to the "scape" i am all ears.
I am waiting for my lighting to be delivered so i can not really go any further until it arrives. So i will be mainly trying to decide on what plants to go for. These are sort of what i have in mind for now.
Micranthemum sp. 'Monte Carlo’
Eleocharis sp. 'Mini'
Alternanthera Reineckii 'Mini'
Cryptocoryne lutea 'Hobbit'
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
I do not know what stem plants or what mosses/epiphytes i should go for so any recommendations or advise there would be greatly appreciated. This is where i will be buying my plants from, so anything from this list would be preferable
https://www.aquaview.ie/en/section.php?name=Plants
Jason