Nano 3 : Spring Is Coming

**aquanick** · 11th Aug 2014, 21:33

Hi All,

This is my 3rd attempt at a Nano and I got inspired to do a Ryuboku type setup.
My first nano attempt is : http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ighlight=henge
My second attempt is : http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...t=shrimp+henge

Spring is Coming:

Specs
Tank : 12x8x10"
Filtration : Dophin H80
Substrate : ADA Amazonia
Lighting : UP Aqua LED Z series
CO2 : Pressurized at 1/3bps 24hours on
Ferts: EI dosing (KNO3 + KH2PO4, Excel once in a while)

Plants:
Glossostigma Diandrum
Ammania sp Bonsai
Hydrocotyle Tripartita
Limnophila sp vietnam
Rotala sp Pink
Rotala sp Green
Hygrophilla Pinnatifida
Rotala Macrandra sp Green
Ludwigia sp senegalensis

Lighting 9 hours a day, EI Dosing and CO2 1/4 bps 24 hours a day.

Tank is now 3 weeks old:

FTS

Back

Glosso covering slowly

My fav stem plant : Macrandra sp Green

Ludwigia sp Senegalensis added 2 days ago

Comments and suggestions are welcome..
Cheers

**Vernonplim** · 14th Aug 2014, 15:32

Wow. Very nice! No more improvement needed

How long to keep the lights on & what's the frequency of water change?

**aquanick** · 14th Aug 2014, 16:46

Thanks a lot. Lights are on for 10 hours a day. EI dosing and water change 50% every week.
During the first 2 weeks i did a 60% water change twice every week.

**ahpui6** · 14th Aug 2014, 16:54

Nice bro! Way to go!

**aquanick** · 18th Aug 2014, 22:40

Thanks all for the comments..

Here is an update:
took some pics this weekend, the tank is now one month old:

Glosso spreading well:

The stem plants are doing great :

Added Fire Reds : Rotala pearling

And my favorite : Ludwigia sp Senegalensis

**het** · 19th Aug 2014, 14:44

woooow....beri nice

**leehyeok** · 19th Aug 2014, 16:02

Will like to check where can I get KNO3? I am trying ei dosing as well.

**Shadow** · 19th Aug 2014, 16:22

You wont be able to get KNO3 in Singapore, it is control item. You need license to buy it.

**leehyeok** · 19th Aug 2014, 16:24

Any alternatives for planted crs tank?

**aquanick** · 19th Aug 2014, 18:10

I got mine from Hydroponics (Mr. Mallick)

**leehyeok** · 19th Aug 2014, 20:13

@aquanick Do you mean ecocityhydroponics?

**aquanick** · 8th Sep 2014, 16:04

Hi Guys..

Small update on the tank, in fact one of the plants.. I got some ammania sp bonsai from a fellow friend on aq and like everyone else I was having problems making the tips or new growth to turn Yellow and Red as shown in Tropica pics.

I finally managed to that, key is :
1) Low Nitrates
2) High Light

Will let the pics do the talking :

Here you go:

**kurty** · 8th Sep 2014, 16:59

wow, very talented *thumbs up
i saw your past work, remarkable.

hope my tanks can be as successful as yours.

may i ask, why do you need to do a water change weekly?
i was told to top up the water once a week, which i have been doing.

is that correct or i picked the wrong info?

**aquanick** · 8th Sep 2014, 17:08

Hi Kurty, thanks..
I do weekly water changes so that the excess nutrients is reduced as I follow EI dosing. You can find more info here : http://www.barrreport.com/showthread...-for-Test-Kits

**kurty** · 8th Sep 2014, 17:16

Originally Posted by aquanick

Hi Kurty, thanks..
I do weekly water changes so that the excess nutrients is reduced as I follow EI dosing. You can find more info here : http://www.barrreport.com/showthread...-for-Test-Kits

wow, wall of text..

i think better to cultivate good habits by changing water 20% weekly..

as i don't use anything else except excel, liquid fertilizer and iron..