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Seedling
Hello APS,
Thought I'd share my first effort at a planted tank, with inspiration drawn from all of you!
Still deciding what livestock to put in this. Suggestions very welcome.
Aquarium - Do!aqua 60P Cube 60x36x30
Lights – eBay Luminaire 2 x 24w T5s, with 865 GE tubes, 7hrs per day.
Filtration and CO2 – Fluval 206 without carbon, with filter floss.
Heating - inline Hydor.
CO2 from TMC expert set (upgrading to D-D system soon).
Glassware – Dazs / TMC Lily pipes and intakes and Drop Checker.
Substrate – 12L Colombo Florabase brown.
Ferts – AE Design Aqua Nourish and Aqua Nourish+, and Aqua Carbon.
Hardscape - 10kg AE Mini Landscape Rock.
Water - berkshire tap water, v hard >200mg/L, ph 7.6, but with co2 and florabase, dropped below 7 now, will measure again later this week.
Plants:
Hemianthus Callitrichoides HC
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Hydrocotyle Verticillata
Vallisneria spiralis 'Tiger'
Piccys
1 week ago / day of planting:
Today, a week after planting. looks to be growing ok, x-fingers:
[Floating stuff is left over Lilaeopsis, i'll leave it until tank is settled]. Started fishless cycling now.
Enjoy.
Thought I'd share my first effort at a planted tank, with inspiration drawn from all of you!
Still deciding what livestock to put in this. Suggestions very welcome.
Aquarium - Do!aqua 60P Cube 60x36x30
Lights – eBay Luminaire 2 x 24w T5s, with 865 GE tubes, 7hrs per day.
Filtration and CO2 – Fluval 206 without carbon, with filter floss.
Heating - inline Hydor.
CO2 from TMC expert set (upgrading to D-D system soon).
Glassware – Dazs / TMC Lily pipes and intakes and Drop Checker.
Substrate – 12L Colombo Florabase brown.
Ferts – AE Design Aqua Nourish and Aqua Nourish+, and Aqua Carbon.
Hardscape - 10kg AE Mini Landscape Rock.
Water - berkshire tap water, v hard >200mg/L, ph 7.6, but with co2 and florabase, dropped below 7 now, will measure again later this week.
Plants:
Hemianthus Callitrichoides HC
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Hydrocotyle Verticillata
Vallisneria spiralis 'Tiger'
Piccys
1 week ago / day of planting:
Today, a week after planting. looks to be growing ok, x-fingers:
[Floating stuff is left over Lilaeopsis, i'll leave it until tank is settled]. Started fishless cycling now.
Enjoy.