2ft low tech sakura backyard

**Tony** · 15th Aug 2011, 20:07

Feeding time!! Red army... attack

**Apistoinka** · 15th Aug 2011, 22:43

Nice and simple bro... Care to share your tank specification...

**Tony** · 16th Aug 2011, 09:42

Originally Posted by Apistoinka

Nice and simple bro... Care to share your tank specification...

2x1x1 acrylic jebo tank, dolpin c500 filter, 2x15w t8 FL lights, gex red pack soil and sunon fan. Weekly dose of excel, occasionally some seachem potassium.

**berlinjs** · 16th Aug 2011, 13:17

Bro your moss growth very impressive, how long did it take to achieve to this stage?

**Tony** · 16th Aug 2011, 14:30

Originally Posted by berlinjs

Bro your moss growth very impressive, how long did it take to achieve to this stage?

Thanks bro. It takes 4 months from freshly tied to achieve this in a low tech tank. I believe if in high tech co2, fert and chiller, should be able to accelerate faster and better.

**Apistoinka** · 17th Aug 2011, 01:11

Wow bro your e. Tenellus and japonica can grow so nice in such a low light??? It's amazing... Care to share how you do it... Does your japonica melt when you first planted it???

**Tony** · 17th Aug 2011, 07:47

Originally Posted by Apistoinka

Wow bro your e. Tenellus and japonica can grow so nice in such a low light??? It's amazing... Care to share how you do it... Does your japonica melt when you first planted it???

Thanks bro. The e tenullus itself does not need strong light and will go well in most cases, so no surprise. In low tech, they creep slower and for my case i trim away runners so the i have only the few nice mother plants, while keeping the front bare for me to view the shrimps

The blyxa japonica were taken from my 4ft T5 light, fert and co2 injected tank. When relocated to this 2ft, 10-20% leaves were shed during adaptation. So the key is always plant more and be prepare to weed away some. In a low tech, everything is slow, so the blyxa grows very very slow. If you check out my apisto hideout posted in the cichlids section, it even do ok in 13w pl light for my 1ft low tech. It is precisely the reason why i like low tech

minimal trimming and no messing around with the soil

**Apistoinka** · 17th Aug 2011, 12:10

That is a great one bro... Thanks for your advice... On that few plants...

The scape is awesome... What other fauna will be inside???

**Tony** · 17th Aug 2011, 12:21

Originally Posted by Apistoinka

That is a great one bro... Thanks for your advice... On that few plants...

The scape is awesome... What other fauna will be inside???

Glad you like them as well. So far this 2ft is mainly sakura and fire red, 2x oto, 3 x ember tetras to clear any pests and 1 x very tiny starlight L183.