Week 9 - day 5 after flooding (transition in progress)
Week 9 - day 5 after flooding (transition in progress)
I think my co2 injection was too low for the first 2 days at 1 Bps I had switch up to 2 - 2.5 Bps Some browning and darker leafs spotted. Hope they survive... Stems plants doing well, i intend to make some changes to the left rear corner.
Lighting - 8 hours a day
Co2 - 7 hours a day
Week 10, day 5
Lots of thread algae......
Added Pogostemon Erectus and Rotala bonsai and some Hydrocotyle Tripartita. Decided to make this a heavy planted tank instead.
Not sure why, my S.repens not doing well, they grew very compact and near to substrate, many start to melt away... So i took out most of it...
Hygrophila pinnatifida mostly melted.
Rotala Bonsai seem to be tricky, first 2 days they were doing well and pearling nicely, 3rd day onwards almost half turned brown and some melted
my HC carpet still see some browning, but positively i see some runners.
Big mistake by started off my Co2 low from 1bps, should had blasted my co2 from the start and slowly adjust down instead
Plants
Pogostemon Erectus
Hygrophila pinnatifida
Ludwigia palustris
Rotala rotundifolia
Hydrocotyle Tripartita
Staurogyne repens
Rotala bonsai
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
Hemianthus Callitrichoides
Co2 - 3bps
Fertilizer dosing as of now
- Seachem Flourish 1ml twice a week
- Seachem potassium 2ml daily
Lasted tested on the 10th day - no No2 yet
had a 1 hour power disruption on Wednesday due to HDB maintenance, hope it wont affect cycling...
Week 11 (Since DSM)
Week 3 (Flooded)
My HC seem to be much stable , hence i lowered my co2 to 2bps...
Plants pretty much doing ok, as good as my algae lol, S.repens left those few stalks which still look ok so far..... i went Fishybusiness last weekend, the boss told me S.repens actually not an easy plant, and it may survive better if i plant it after my tank had done cycling. And he also advise if i am using ADA soil, i should do 50% water changes daily (remove ammonia) on my first week to minimize my algae..
I noticed all those melted rotala bonsai, whole stem is brown and soft except the tip/ top of the plant is still green, so i took out those green ones with roots, and replant the it.... just trying my luck...
LitiAquaria
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Congrats... Your HC seems to be growing nicely. Always a challenge to grow this in my opinion.
Decided to change my reactor to atomizer. And I do prefer the atomizer than the reactor, but not sure about the maintenance part.
1) no need step down connector
2) my flow improved greatly (i can see from my water surface)
3) i like the misting effect and it also tell me there 's Co2
Now i understand why others complaint about this....
LitiAquaria
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I bought this UP Aqua Atomizer last week, i saw the thread wasn't align
, the moment i twist, it break..... luckily UP aqua have replacement parts! if not $30 fly...
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