heh thanks guys... the substrate is dirt, capped with sand. Aquasoil is used at the back later on
Some other details of the moss
Hi Xiaozhuang,
are you able to share what type of dirt are you using?
Great looking tank, bro! I was about to ask what kind of moss you are using, then I saw your last photo!
Did you use glue to attach them to the wood?
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A school of gold laser or adolfo will be interesting.
Awesome scape, by the way Pinna is left there on purpose?
I use soil from garden shops; far east/Ji mei etc. They are typically the cheapest $2 or $1.5o packets
Yep, superglue... Fishy B sells the larger 20ml tubes that are more economical if doing alot of glue work
Thanks man... yep the pinna is covered the chopped off ends of the wood; could replace with moss I guess. I'm still considering options
when using dirt, do you need to cover it with a layer of sand?
so every rescape you will change your gravels?
This is extremely useful information.. I am having the same issue in my tank but amongst all the plants only Rotala species show twisted tips. Increasing Mg to 5ppm solved the necrotic growth but not for some reason some of the rotala stalks have very small leaves and extremely small tips with internode distance getting reduced. What causes this?
Hi Xiaozhuang where do you get the iron rich clay? i can't seem to find any. thank you
Insane. Your scapes for all of your tanks are amazing. The last one is just awesome! Sorry I haven't had the time to read each post as of yet, but do you have a chiller to grow the mini pelia? Have always wanted to try this one moss out but I reckon, no chiller means little to no hope. Also your videos on YouTube are very detailed and informative as well, if I haven't mentioned that already (i'm pretty sure I posted something in here somewhere previously).
Try the garden nurseries ? Far east flora/ Jimei etc
Hey thanks... I still don't own a chiller, but the tanks are in a room that gets air con for most part of the day, so the water is cool 24-26 degrees. Some mosses can survive warmer temps, but their coloration may be lighter
Hmm maybe post a pic or link to your journal I can take a look
Hi thread starter i want to start a dirt tank what do i know other than
1. Gardon soil
2. Compost
3. Root tabs
4. ????
TIA
Nice tank. Do you experience high casualty rate on the axelrodi? I've bought few times in different tanks but most don't survive beyond few weeks while my other fishes are still ok!! Seems very fragile to me. I like their colours especially the blue ones....would be better if they school!
I think better to use plain soil and not compost... compost can be too labile for some plants, burn delicate roots
Yea I heard that they're delicate fish. I bought mine from AA, only added after tank stabilized, and so far it seems alright ~
Minor update; changed/trimmed background, still working on adding additional tree trunks at rear, plan to change the front left also to give more definition
some moss shots
Hi Xiaozhuang, your tanks are truly amazing. My tank has ludwigia sp. guinea, AR mini and a couple green stem plants. I dose Lushgro aqua, Lushgro micros and Kh2Po4. I dose lean daily instead of weekly. Do you think i shd add fe separately because my reds is nowhere near yours. Thx
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