Originally Posted by
j.c.koh
Hi saint888,
nice tank, your water is very clear, good job!
Sorry to hear some of your dhg didn't make it.
I understand the normal size substrate you used is quite difficult for planting but it's actually a better choice than the powder type.
I used the powder type for my tank, I must admit planting is a breeze compared to yours but I later found the powder type had a much shorter life span than the normal type. My tank has been running for 10 months now, the top 1cm of the substrate has already broken down to a muddy mess lol. I'm sure yours can last longer.
As for the dhg I'm guessing the reason why they didn't survive is because you add your amano shrimps too early.
I read amanos had a bad reputation of being very itchy hand, they tend to dig and dig and dig under the carpet for scraps, so if the carpet is not firm enough it gets uprooted easily.
I might be wrong here but I'm guessing your dhg might have been disturbed, stressed, up-rooted then planted back too often until they decides to give up.
I'm making this assumption because when I was setting up my tank, the mc was much firmer than my dhg, if there's a accidental up-rooting it's always the dhg, some of my dhg patches didn't make it because of this.
So I think if you're adding new dhg to further expand your carpet I suggest the removal of the amanos for a month, let the plant's roots establish first before bringing them back. Meantime you can cover their workload by doing more scraping, bushing and wc for your tank.
For the algae on the tank corner i always use a systema soft toothbrush to brush them away before wc.
Cheers!
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