My New 45cm Tank

[sparco212001]

My new 45cm tank:

Totto Canister Filter from GC
Z-Series Pro LED Lighting (45cm)

Current tenants: 6 x cory and 1 x dont know what pleco.

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i am thinking of having mini fissidiens in the foreground.

Still new to aquascaping, need comments and assistance.
Thank you!

[marle]

awesome products you have. How about some japanese hairgrass for the foreground?

[sparco212001]

Great Idea!

Just got 5 red snails (cant remember name) and 1 oto.

[qngwn]

Is it the ramshorn snails? Mini fissidens will take a long time to grown, unless you buy those that are on meshes are already grown.

[sparco212001]

Updated with newscape, intended to do a hairgrass carpet.

Planted with japanese dwaf hairgrass.

Do not know why but 4 of my corries died, after rescaping.

Added 5 x zebra snails

[sakuras]

I think thats a lot of livestock based on the pic.

[sparco212001]

Hahaha. Yes, theres like 40 plus fishes in there. Too much bio load

[sparco212001]

How should hairgrass grow? It seems pretty slow

[Laversiner]

Add in CO2 if you want faster growth. You can choose between Seachem Excel or pressurise CO2 canister.

[sparco212001]

I am adding seachem excel everyday probably 2-3ml.

Thinking of CO2 tablets, is that helpful?

Or perhaps need to cut the grass ?

[diazman]

I am adding seachem excel everyday probably 2-3ml.

Thinking of CO2 tablets, is that helpful?

Or perhaps need to cut the grass ?

Ditch the C02 tablets, they are useless Patience is key when growing hairgrass. Just keep the usual routine and it will flourish

[sparco212001]

Ok. But is the hg too densely planted?

[RoyKoh]

Ok. But is the hg too densely planted?

I agree. Hairgrass can planted in smaller bunch, spreadout to bigger area .

[sparco212001]

ok I think, I will get one or two more pots to spread out and wait.

[sparco212001]

Update on tank:

Added a pot of HG a week ago and small shoots could be seen coming out from the ground already.

However spotted very tiny snail like creature.

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[ngoavl]

I guess the snail came from the pot that you bought? Did you clean the grass thoroughly before introducing it?


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[Ingen]

How's the Totto filtration system? Enough flow?

[sparco212001]

yes i did. I think it is not thorough then.

guess I will have to remove the zebra snails and get assassin snails in then.

[sthh]

You have to keep trimming your hairgrass aggressively for it to send out side shoots. That way, it will cover the foreground much faster. The frogbits are covering the light to the hairgrass. You may want to take it out, grow it in a tub, and put it back in when your foreground is established.

For those unwanted ramhorns, physically remove them now before they established. They can grow to the hundreds in no time. I don't advocate chemical on those.

[ngoavl]

Perhaps you could add a bit of KMnO4 to your newly bought plants the next time just in case. Snail attacks can be pretty nasty at times.