Work In progress

**gregorsamsa** · 19th Nov 2011, 10:24

Work in progress.

Looking for something to cover the back right. Probably some E. Uruguaynesis. That is if I manage to find them.

Tenullus will be in front

**Wackytpt** · 19th Nov 2011, 13:12

Haven't seen you post a long time. Nice tank there

**Aquanoob** · 19th Nov 2011, 14:17

Just checking, by putting the rain bar below the water level, will the turbulence is lesser than putting it above the level? Will you be tying moss or fissiden to the driftwood and bogwood?

**gregorsamsa** · 20th Nov 2011, 17:57

Originally Posted by Aquanoob

Just checking, by putting the rain bar below the water level, will the turbulence is lesser than putting it above the level? Will you be tying moss or fissiden to the driftwood and bogwood?

if the rain bar is higher than water level, there will be CO2 loss. The turbulence is definitely lesser since there is less gravity.

nah, wont be tying things. I dont have good luck with tied plants on wood in this tank. algae seems to take over.

**gregorsamsa** · 22nd Nov 2011, 23:11

running with 2 x 24 watts T5 but I can up it to 3 x 24 watts if growth is slow. fan-chilled

**Thirteen** · 23rd Nov 2011, 17:43

how big is your tank ah? no ferts ? your lighting hours are..?

**AquaObsession** · 24th Nov 2011, 16:05

Will be following this Justin

**gregorsamsa** · 30th Nov 2011, 11:57

one week later.

added otos and yamatoes.

8 lighting hours of 24 watts x 2 T5

Dosing based on gut feel. 40% water change every Sunday, pinch of KNO3 twice a week, 10 drops of micros twice a week, and a pinch of PO4 once a week.

Some of the narrow leaf ferns don't seem to do well, turning brown at the edges. This was because I switched on 3x 24 watts for some days. Will stick to 2x24 watts for the moment.

**gregorsamsa** · 31st Dec 2011, 09:58

about 6 weeks since the project started. The bolbitis has turned dark while the jave fern has grow leaflets, which is not very nice IMO.

**AquaObsession** · 31st Dec 2011, 14:06

Water temp. Or too much water change? Or maybe have to start with new leaves.

**gregorsamsa** · 14th Jan 2012, 08:39

Things filling up. Transferred some ferns from the office tank. Willow moss on wood, Bolbitis not doing well. Baby ferns jutting out from my main narrow leaf fern, still not nice, but I have got no time to figure out a solution. Otherwise, things are growing out nicely except a bald patch where the tennullus does not seem to want to grow.

**tiintinn** · 14th Jan 2012, 09:19

Filling in nicely

wondering if inserting root tabs into the substrate might help e. tenellus...

**gregorsamsa** · 14th Jan 2012, 11:26

substrate is ADA so it should not be a base issue. Im guessing its because that's the spot where the outflow strikes and is also the spot where sunlight is blocked by the plants above.

**Apistoinka** · 14th Jan 2012, 13:40

Nice scape there bro... The patch where the tennellus won't grow is due to the light most probably... As I had the same experience before... The part which receive lots of light grew new shoot whitin 3 days...

**gregorsamsa** · 11th Feb 2012, 10:04

Updated.

Crypts seem to be over growing in the front left. I added 6 rainbow fish as well as fixed my Eheim double tap.

Will wait another few more weeks before deciding the trimming process

**Ganthet** · 19th Feb 2012, 11:54

Very nice progress. May I ask where you purchased your narrow leaf Java fern from? And were they loose rhizomes or attached to wood/rocks?

**gregorsamsa** · 11th Mar 2012, 11:45

The crypts melted suddenly, all of them. I have changed my eheim cannister to a hang on because there was air trapped, causing a lack of flow and BBA.

The narrow leaf ferns are doing well. I bought the narrow leaf fern from a fellow forummer as well as from Clementi.