Super Low-Tech 211 Planted Tank.

**lonelobo** · 23rd Jun 2011, 21:27

hi whats that forwground plant?

**tohterry** · 23rd Jun 2011, 23:49

Hi Felix,

I used a mixture of potting soil, and nisso brown soil (smaller portion)

**tohterry** · 23rd Jun 2011, 23:57

Yes I was trying to practise the walstad method, due to limited time and attention to care for it.
I used a mixture of potting soil, some Nisso brown soil....
The fore ground plants are hairgrass.

**limz_777** · 24th Jun 2011, 04:29

Originally Posted by tohterry

Yes I was trying to practise the walstad method, due to limited time and attention to care for it.
I used a mixture of potting soil, some Nisso brown soil....
The fore ground plants are hairgrass.

well set-up , just notice that filter is not even used , any info on your water temperature ?

**lonelobo** · 24th Jun 2011, 08:38

Originally Posted by tohterry

Yes I was trying to practise the walstad method, due to limited time and attention to care for it.
I used a mixture of potting soil, some Nisso brown soil....
The fore ground plants are hairgrass.

I thought that hairgrass need medium to high light to grow?

**barmby** · 24th Jun 2011, 12:07

low tech tank need no attention to care for it. that's the beauty of low tech tank

**tohterry** · 25th Jun 2011, 02:51

However low tech still need some attention. Like this tank, the main problem is the algae...I mean during algae attack, it can suddenly boom and conquer ur tank. Then I'll have to find a way to deal with it. Sometimes I just need to do alittle adjustment or none at all, and the algae disappear by itself.

Besides water change, I also use abit of seachem excel, very seldomly, but not very useful though in this case...

Such way of tank keeping... I have to learn to co exist with the algae or I manually remove it and water change.
There will always be algae.

**tohterry** · 25th Jun 2011, 02:54

Originally Posted by lonelobo

I thought that hairgrass need medium to high light to grow?

Hairgrass need high lights to grow, that is why I try to expose it to direct sunlights.

**tohterry** · 25th Jun 2011, 02:58

Originally Posted by limz_777

well set-up , just notice that filter is not even used , any info on your water temperature ?

Water temp....? Good questions

1) during hot mid day, about 30 - 32deg C.
2) rainy cool day, 25def C.
3) normal time with out sunlight 27deg C

**tohterry** · 25th Jun 2011, 22:23

Originally Posted by Fishy Business

it would be challenging to maintain and upkeep the tank. Nicely done

Hi,

Yes it is challenging to keep such a tank..esp algae is the real big issue here.

And when things get "dirty", i may end up manually cleaning the glass wall with a filter sponge. But u get to learn something on the way.

**tohterry** · 25th Jun 2011, 22:44

Just came back this afternoon, from overseas, gosh..algae attack again.

Was away 4 -5 days ago...

Did some water change with manual cleaning on the glass wall....hope tmr will see some improvement