Mighty Cave - ADA 60P

[cookie.dou]

Excellent job planning... I am taking notes haha!

 

[BBogdan]

Really nice scape ! Good job ! ...I am curious how it will look when plants are fully developed.

 

[Mikeba]

Thanks guys! Really nice to read all these comments, keeps me going

Time for a photo update!

4 weeks in now. Plants are doing great and riccardia is recovering nicely. But I'm starting to see some brown dust algae popping up :S Hope I can keep it under control.

Sorry for the picture spam

 

[Tom Bennett]

what a beautiful tank!!!

 

[Mikeba]

UPDATE

Hi all,

I'ts been a while since my last update so here goes

I'm still recovering from dust/brown algae, but things are looking alot better than the past weeks. My Rotala Wallichi suffered the most and I'm concidering swapping it out with Rotala Colorata. I'm also going to order more moss to attach to the wood pieces I added in this week.

So, it's time for a (first) trim! I'm planning on trimming in the upcoming days.

What do you guys think?

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave by Michael Baumrucker, on Flickr

 

[Tim Harrison]

Looking great now it's growing in.

 

[Nigel95]

Great hardscape and the woods definitely gives it an extra touch!

Love the texture on the stones.

 

[Mikeba]

Thanks guys

@Nigel95 I'm thinking about adding even more wood. I like the extra natural feel and detail it brings But first I need to order more moss!

I'm not sure if I should just add more riccardia or maybe some riccardia + weeping moss. Maybe some Anubias Nana 'petite" on some places? Suggestions are more then welcome

 

[Nigel95]

Thanks guys

@Nigel95 I'm thinking about adding even more wood. I like the extra natural feel and detail it brings But first I need to order more moss!

I'm not sure if I should just add more riccardia or maybe some riccardia + weeping moss. Maybe some Anubias Nana 'petite" on some places? Suggestions are more then welcome

Could always try out more wood

Riccardia will attach to hardscape but weeping moss is better with permanent fishing line. Or try out some beautiful bucephalandra!

EDIT: I think glue will suit better for your hardscape.

 

[subterranean]

I've not come across Hygrophila Pinnatifida before, what a beautiful plant! I've ordered some for my 80l tank - have you just glued it down there?

 

[Mikeba]

Could always try out more wood

Riccardia will attach to hardscape but weeping moss is better with permanent fishing line. Or try out some beautiful bucephalandra!

EDIT: I think glue will suit better for your hardscape.

I'm going to glue down the moss anyways, like I have done with the Riccardia and Hygrophila (@Sublimeaccuracy).

Although it's better to tie Hygrophila down to wood with ADA wood tight (or twist-tie form the DIY). The roots will attach themself into the wood and you can remove the wood tight after a few weeks. They haven't attached to my stones yet, so I'm curious if they ever will

I came across this video a few weeks ago and I'm going to try his technique to attach moss to wood with super glue.

 

[Eduard18]

super glue works fine, just watch your fingers and don't put too much as it turns white underwater and looks slightly unsightly

 

[Mikeba]

Hey Guys,

I've been very busy this week!

Ordered some more moss and anubias to give a little more detail to the scape.

I'm quite happy with the results, but I would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[Daveslaney]

Looks fantastic,Loverly job.

 

[Tim Harrison]

This scape keeps evolving and getting better and better

 

[Eduard18]

looks promising

 

[Mikeba]

Small (long overdue) update on this tank.

Since switching over to 100% RO water things are really going great. The brown algae I was struggling with for a long time finally disappeared completely and the plants are thriving.

Some parts are a bit overgrown at the moment like the Monte carlo and the x-mass moss, so they need some trimming when I find the time

The only plant that really doesn't like me is the riccardia This is my 2nd batch and it's still not going as great as I see in other peoples tanks. From time to time it turns a little bit darker and out of a sudden it starts to grow green again. Real finnicky plant! I will be so happy if it decides to grow lush some day

Anyways, here are some pics:

 

[SKYE.__.HIGH]

May I ask what you think of the Chihiros doctor? Does it actually work, is it worth 60 bucks, does it eliminate most algae or just a small amount?

Thanks a lot, Skye


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[Dominik_K]

Hi,

i came across your scape again and asked me if you could give a raw estimate on how many kilograms of seiryou stone you used in there?

Thanks a lot,
Dominik

 

[Mikeba]

@SKYE.__.HIGH I notice more green algae now that I stopped using it for a few months, but I also switched lights in that same period ... so I'm not sure. But I have to replace my electrode every 3 months, they say is happens when you dose a lot of iron. I ordered a Twinstar M5 so i'm curious if it will help.

@Dominik_K I really can't say

Forgot to update this thread, so here some pictures I took a while back.

New lightning setup including Twinstar 600sp and Chihiros aluminium alloy hanging kit.

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave

ADA 60P - Mighty Cave