ADA Green Cube (3rd attempt)

[Jervis]

Bro

Where did you get that ADA tight thingy that looks like a wire tie that that you tie your nana? I sucks at tieing knots using fishing line or cottom thread. looking for something easier to tie moss to rocks or driftwood.

Got it from Biotope... but it can be quite an eyesore on Moss

I had these planned similarly using arcadia pod for my presumely wishlist mini-S ADA as the solaris cost around 400+

Only $400+ for a Solaris? Or are you referring to the 9" Galileo? It will be interesting to witness plant growth and colouration under LEDs

[Jervis]

Another good and bad news...

Good: Hairgrass runners can be seen on all sides... they are spreading

Bad: I have not gotten my Yamato shrimps yet... still can see algae



My first TOP VIEW pix... Blyxa japonica



Another top angle shot showing the back portion of my tank... what you guys think?

[fireblade]

water looks crystal clear!
moss looks like growing very well and has new fonds..
red plants looks like a bit discolour..
is there a string of algea crawling around the moss?

[Jervis]

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko' looking decently alright... although a bit of melting here and there...

[Jervis]

water looks crystal clear!
moss looks like growing very well and has new fonds..
red plants looks like a bit discolour..
is there a string of algea crawling around the moss?

The discoloured (yellowish) part of the red stem plant is a result of me trimming the top... you can see their trimmed top at the lower portion where I plan to cultivate. No that's a odd looking plant... hitchiker

[EvolutionZ]

try to remove the algea manually.. anyway... i guess that plant is E.tenellus.. not hair grass.. HG don't have such thick stems.. but i might be wrong though.

[torque6]

400+ is for the ada solaris light fitting, its used together with the mini-S and mini-M cube garden tanks. Its powered with a 27W light.

[ah^siao]

the foreground is hairgrass not tenellus. you can see it from the baby shoots that just grow out.

it's better for you to remove the string algae on top of the moss. it's a weed. i think it is known as bladderwort weed.it belongs to the Utricularia species and it is a carnivorous plant.

[EvolutionZ]

it don't look like HG to me.. HG suppose to have thin stems and their stems are straight up. not curved down. maybe thats japanese hairgrass? cause im pretty sure thats not the normal hairgrass.

[Jervis]

it's better for you to remove the string algae on top of the moss. it's a weed. i think it is known as bladderwort weed.it belongs to the Utricularia species and it is a carnivorous plant.

Ok bro... will do that!

Went to Artfriend today and bought a piece of 2mm clear acrylic for tank cover... will have to dig out my acrylic cutter to make way for the pipings & etc.

Getting ready for my new fauna

[EvolutionZ]

jervis, you getting a pair of apistogramma for your fauna?

[Jervis]

jervis, you getting a pair of apistogramma for your fauna?

No... don't dare to try Apisto yet... will be trying something a little less challenging

[EvolutionZ]

No... don't dare to try Apisto yet... will be trying something a little less challenging

oh okay.. hahaha.. good luck to you then

[fireblade]

any updates of the tank?

[Jervis]

any updates if the tank?

Hi bro... there is nothing much to update these 2 days... the tank has finally passed its 1 week mark... alright will take some pix tomorrow

[Jervis]

Update...

Added 5 Yamato shrimps and a couple of Sakura shrimps today... can see that they are really excited by what seems like never-ending source of food





I am particularly pleased with the runners and root systems of my Japanese HG

[torque6]

oh i see, you were also using Jap variant HG, same as me, but you're having far greater success than what i have currently in my tank.

I've had 2 pots of them from y618 some time back in Sep, its already march and i've lost about 1 pot, though after injecting co2, i have had a bit of success.

Guess having the right equipment is critical in helping these plants flourish in our tank. Really cannot believe everything from tropica which indicated them as easy to grow. lol.

[Jervis]

Guess having the right equipment is critical in helping these plants flourish in our tank. Really cannot believe everything from tropica which indicated them as easy to grow. lol.

These Japanese HG is not really that easy... I have a large portion of them covered with algae Hopefully the introduction of Yamato and Sakura will make a difference

[eddy planer]

Jevis

dont worry too much about the alage! You got yamatos to do the job...if you can , just add another couple of SAE or otto. Your tank will be soon alage free in no time.

[illumnae]

they're easy to grow. i have them spreading in my low tech nano, though not as quickly as Jervis's of course

eddy: SAE in a 1ft cube?!