spleenharvester
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Hi all.
Planning to finally scape my tank properly.
The complication is that the tank has livestock already in place, so I am going to need to move very slowly. I'd appreciate some advice on what I need to be careful with/precautions I will need to take to prevent water parameters shifting suddenly, as I'm aware rocks and similar can do things to pH and such. I know I'll need to move particularly slowly with soil etc due to the ammonia leaching.
It's a 180L Juwel Rio with an upgraded 1000lph filter pump and a DIY CO2 system. It's been established about 7 months now, had a lot of algae problems to begin with but none to speak of now. These are the current inhabitants:
I've ordered a ton of plants, and the final list will be as follows:
Cheers everyone
Planning to finally scape my tank properly.
The complication is that the tank has livestock already in place, so I am going to need to move very slowly. I'd appreciate some advice on what I need to be careful with/precautions I will need to take to prevent water parameters shifting suddenly, as I'm aware rocks and similar can do things to pH and such. I know I'll need to move particularly slowly with soil etc due to the ammonia leaching.
It's a 180L Juwel Rio with an upgraded 1000lph filter pump and a DIY CO2 system. It's been established about 7 months now, had a lot of algae problems to begin with but none to speak of now. These are the current inhabitants:
- 1x lovely female betta
- 7x guppies
- 7x kuhli loaches
- 4x neon tetras
- 5x otocinclus
- A few seriyu stones at a time per week
- Gradually pack dirt/soil behind the stones over several weeks
- Add spider wood/driftwood
- Add plants
I've ordered a ton of plants, and the final list will be as follows:
- Carpeting - Eleocharis, micranthemum monte carlo, salvia natans, lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae, alternanthera reineckii
- Others - Aponogeton crispus, cryptocoryne, aponogeton madagascariensis, valisnaria, microsorum pteropus, anubias nana, eleocharis acicularis, bacopa amplexicaulis, pogostemon helferi, alternanthera rosaefolia, ludwigia glandulosa
Cheers everyone