Hello to everyone, I am new to the forum and also to this hobby; I wanted to build my first tank since 2 years ago when I started seeing videos on YouTube of planted tanks, but for any reason I was holding the bullet, and now with this virus and a lot of free time I finally did it.
I did a lot of research and reading, even though I did some mistakes, the first one may be the light I chose first, but any way here are the specs using the way one member here post his specs:
Aquarium:
-size : (L)45x(w)45x(h)45cm
-silicone : transparent
-gross volume: 91 liters
-net volume : aprox 65 liters
Filtration:
-Oase Biomaster Thermo 350 w/ Aluminum lily pipe+skimmer
Lighting:
-Chihiros WRGB 2 45cm installed today and WOW!!, immediately Montecarlo started pearling, before Finnex Fungeray Planted Plus (nothing was pearling with this light).
Gravel, sand and hardscape:
-Fluorite Red
-H.E.L.P. advance soil (If you ask me today I would only use the advance soil.)
-Seiryu stone
Flora:
- Rotala green, Rotala rotundifolia, Rotala blood, Montecarlo, Alternanthera reineckki “mini”, Eleocharis Parvula and Staurogyne repens (The plants seem to be doing OK because they look better than when they arrived, believe me, here in Mexico is almost imposible to get plants in good condition or maybe I need to search more.)
Fishes and Shrimp:
-Not yet
Fertilization (daily):
-Filipe Oliveira method, Monday 4ml Seachem Potassium
Wednesday Sachem Iron, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Friday 4ml Potassium
CO2:
-2 bps, 8 hours/day (Having trouble with my drop checker not changing from blue to green even with 4 Dkh solution, now seem to be working.
Today as I said , everything seems going OK, a little bit of algae just appeared a few days ago, on the Seiryu Stone and I noticed also a few green long filaments like human hair but green en some plants, just took them out by hand.
I did a lot of research and reading, even though I did some mistakes, the first one may be the light I chose first, but any way here are the specs using the way one member here post his specs:
Aquarium:
-size : (L)45x(w)45x(h)45cm
-silicone : transparent
-gross volume: 91 liters
-net volume : aprox 65 liters
Filtration:
-Oase Biomaster Thermo 350 w/ Aluminum lily pipe+skimmer
Lighting:
-Chihiros WRGB 2 45cm installed today and WOW!!, immediately Montecarlo started pearling, before Finnex Fungeray Planted Plus (nothing was pearling with this light).
Gravel, sand and hardscape:
-Fluorite Red
-H.E.L.P. advance soil (If you ask me today I would only use the advance soil.)
-Seiryu stone
Flora:
- Rotala green, Rotala rotundifolia, Rotala blood, Montecarlo, Alternanthera reineckki “mini”, Eleocharis Parvula and Staurogyne repens (The plants seem to be doing OK because they look better than when they arrived, believe me, here in Mexico is almost imposible to get plants in good condition or maybe I need to search more.)
Fishes and Shrimp:
-Not yet
Fertilization (daily):
-Filipe Oliveira method, Monday 4ml Seachem Potassium
Wednesday Sachem Iron, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Friday 4ml Potassium
CO2:
-2 bps, 8 hours/day (Having trouble with my drop checker not changing from blue to green even with 4 Dkh solution, now seem to be working.
Today as I said , everything seems going OK, a little bit of algae just appeared a few days ago, on the Seiryu Stone and I noticed also a few green long filaments like human hair but green en some plants, just took them out by hand.
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