Nano 1 Ft tank

[Urban Aquaria]

Hahahahahaha...... Wish I can claim as my own. Got this from the internet while trying to look back the articles on pearling. I remember reading something like injured plant will pearl where it is injured. Couldn't find it anymore but came across this video that I thought is nice and interesting. So here I share.

This is what I would like to call Pearling instead. The bubbles on the leave I would consider as Pearl and not Pearling if you understand what I mean. hehehehehe.

Maybe I can put airstone behind some plants and run control low pressure O2 for slow bubbling to bluff everyone that my plant is Pearling....... hahahahahahahahahaha

I think you read about people who trim plants and then report seeing alot more pearling immediately after that... usually that happens because the cut stems are exposed, so its the path of least resistance and the trapped air bubbles sort of just leak out from the injured parts instead.

[Darick]

I think you read about people who trim plants and then report seeing alot more pearling immediately after that... usually that happens because the cut stems are exposed, so its the path of least resistance and the trapped air bubbles sort of just leak out from the injured parts instead.

I see what you mean. Probably it is like that. I read it some times back and recall memory not as good as I get older. hahahahaha

Isn't it suppose to be plant recovering from the area that got cut (trim) and growing back? Same thing right?

[Urban Aquaria]

Something like that... fast growing stems will usually recover very quickly and then 2 stems will sprout from each cut part, repeated trimming as the stems grow will eventually develop them into a nice dense cluster of stems.

[IrvineChen]

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need aid with this plant ID

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[Urban Aquaria]

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need aid with this plant ID

Could be Ludwigia Arcuata (aka needle leaf ludwigia)? Seems to resemble the submersed leaves of that plant grown in lower light conditions where it tends to be more green in color.

[IrvineChen]

Hmm... is it classified under low tech plant?

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[Urban Aquaria]

Hmm... is it classified under low tech plant?

Not sure about its classification, but i've kept that plant in both high tech and low tech conditions. With lower light (and no Co2, less ferts), it stayed mostly green and the leaf nodes were spaced further apart... while in high tech tank with ample light, Co2 and ferts, it had a more orange/red color with compact leaf nodes, especially the leaves closer to the lights.

[IrvineChen]

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Hmm... anyone have CRS that dun need water?

I bought them from Taiwan, but horribly some of theM dun like to stay in water, and crawl up above the water...

testEd the water parameter,
ph 6.8
KH 120 ppm
GH 150 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 20 ppm

So far no death... but only they don't stay in water

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[Urban Aquaria]

Yeah, shrimps can climb above the water surface as long as their bodies are still kept wet via water wicking up through emergent plants or hardscape... in your case, that driftwood poking put of the water surface is an ideal place for them to hang out.

I've seen some of my shrimps climbing on top of plants that have grown above the tank's water surface too.

Yamato shrimps are even stronger, they can climb out of tanks and then walk across the floor until they dry up. The record for my yamatos was one which managed to crawl almost 5 meters from the room to corridor, luckily i didn't step on it.

If just a few shrimps are doing above water explorations, then those are just the curious ones looking for food there... but if you start seeing alot of the shrimps crowding around the surface then it could be either lack of oxygen or something toxic in the water.

[IrvineChen]

So far only a few doing that.. but that's nice.. seeing them out of water...
Water parameter seem ok for me..
will monitor closely.. as I just throw them into the tank about one day

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[IrvineChen]

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Re scape these 2 nano tank.. .how is it? Any kind feedback?

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[IrvineChen]

I tested the water parameter of the tank with white sand..
they boost my ph till 8.5...
bottom is Ada soil, previously the PH was around 6.0.
Need some advice on what I should do to reduce the PH from the white sand...

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[Urban Aquaria]

It'll be best to remove the sand and replace with inert sand. Try not to use additional buffers to lower the pH, as the multiple effects of different substrates/buffers will be like a tug of war with pH shifting up and down (especially if either substrates happen to suddenly lose their buffering ability without warning).

Do test any new sand that you plan to use beforehand, soak a portion of it in a bucket of water for a few days (best if can be 1-2 weeks) and then test the water parameters, double confirm that its inert before using.

[IrvineChen]

sad.. The uncle tell me is inert river sand, will not harm my ph..
look nice... but deadly.. ph 8..

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[diazman]

sad.. The uncle tell me is inert river sand, will not harm my ph..
look nice... but deadly.. ph 8..

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Unfortunately those brand-less packed sands usually contain small sized coral chips/grind oyster shell, resulting in the increase in PH..

The best is to just lay inert tested sand suggested by UA or just go full soil setup.

[IrvineChen]

If i soak the sand in ph minus.. After some time will it be lower? or lose it alkaline buffer?

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[diazman]

Erm, never tried that method before but I believe the PH will still increase back after some time. PH minus should only be a temporary solution in bringing down PH.

[Stinson]

Hairgrass dont need much space.Just let it grow wild.

[IrvineChen]

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Super nano tank.. 15cm by 10cm by 10cm

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