My 2ft aquascaping

[hann]

Started this set up on 10th June this year. Went through some melting phases and now into the second month of the set up.

Tank size: 2ft x 1.3ft x 1.5ft (10mm thickness)
Substrate: ANS planta and GEX red top layer and ADA and bottom layer
Light set: Aquazonic 4x24W (Switched on for 3 hours in the morning and evening. Total: 6 hours per day)
Filter: Ehiem 2026
CO2 at 1bps
pH: 5.0 and 4.7 when CO2 and light are activated
Fauna: 12 red phantom tetra, 1 golden tetra, 2 RAM, 2 pygmy and 1 cherry barb
Flora: Rotala Rountifolio, Didiplis. HC and repen

Just change the lighting from 2x24W to 4x24W. Hoping to see pearlings. Did not manage to see them pearling with 2x24W.
Waiting for the HC to cover the front part and repen to grow taller. Looking to have a bushier background.
Any comments are welcome

http://flic.kr/p/fdsTc6

[Shadow]

Do note increasing light wattage mean you need to increase co2 and fert dosing.

[hann]

Thanks for the reminder, bro shadow. Need your advice here. My substrate is relatively new and I was told that I do not need to dose fertiliser for a start. In your opinion, when should I start to dose them?

[Shadow]

Unfortunately I never used and soil, I cannot give advice on that. Based on my excperience, for ADA soil, you can go away without dosing nitrate for about a year you still need to dose potassium and phosphate though. For gex soil green pack, about 3 months, not sure a about the red pack.

[hann]

Unfortunately I never used and soil, I cannot give advice on that. Based on my excperience, for ADA soil, you can go away without dosing nitrate for about a year you still need to dose potassium and phosphate though. For gex soil green pack, about 3 months, not sure a about the red pack.

I am starting dose Lushgro Aqua and Micro and I read from some articles that fish food produces some level of phosphate and with my current fishload, do I need to dose phosphate separately if I feed them twice per day? Sorry if this question sound noob.

[hann]

Update after 2 weeks from my first post. Hopefully the picture works

[flick]

Love the reddish colour of those rocks against the green plants. Love the staurogyne repens too. It would be nice if you can grow some moss on those rocks. Fissidens would look nice

What's your tank temperature with 4 x 24W switched on?

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[hann]

The temperature is between 25.5 and 26.5 with a chiller

[hann]

[Wingless]

Love your Staurogyne (so green) and nice to see the HC spreading! Cannot wait to see your HC to carpet fully.

[wongce]

the picture you attached is very SMALL ....LOL, can't really appreciate your aquarium/ scape

[Wingless]

What we can do now is to right click on the picture, copy URL and paste to a new tab. =P

[hann]

the picture you attached is very SMALL ....LOL, can't really appreciate your aquarium/ scape

I agree. Surprisingly, I noticed that the picture, unlike others, cannot be enlarged by clicking it

[Dredshere]

i think more background plants will be nice!

[hann]

i think more background plants will be nice!

I am waiting for the fast growing rotala roundifolio to grow so that I can trim them and make the background looks bushier.

[hann]

New update.
Remove all my red phantom tetras.
Current livestock
10 axelrodi (blue)
8 ruby tetra
4 oto
4 Pygmy
Hong tai yang are growing fine. (Those red tip plants at the centre of the tank)

Co2 increased to 3bps with weekly dosage of lushgro macro and micro.
Still waiting for my hc to cover the whole foreground. Right side hc does not seem to grow well.

[hann]

Latest update. This is the 90th day.
Background is packed with rotala roundifolio, rotala green and lugwigia pantanal (hong tai yang)

[HeMan]

Nice one bro....im sure after it matures will be even better

[atolylica]

Love the contrast between the plants and rocks!

[blue33]

You should place your check valve outside the tank, it look nicer and cleaner.