Ok Im just retyping my journal here (was for the planted low tech tank comp) Setup: I started with a tank that I had in use, just did a major rescape. I kept all the filter material in a bucket with the filter running during the rescape. My siamese fighter and baby Ancistrus was kept in a QT tank whilst the rescape was happening. I added Flourite Dark as the substrate. I was boiling my piece of wood whist I cleaned the tank and added the substrate. Sorted the hard scape out first. And that is where I hit my snag - the wood wouldnt stay down, so it was replaced with a piece that was already water logged and had the needle leaf java ferns on it. I then added the plants - Ludwiga Repens, Rotala Nanjeshun, Rotala Colorata and the Needle Leaf Java Ferns (the other plants where removed as I was playing with the tank) (Also if I got the plant names wrong Im sorry!). I floated my kids for about 3 hours - to get them used to the water again I added a little bit of water to their bags every 10mins or so. I was also waiting for the tank to clear up a bit before I added them. Ozzy (the fighter loved the new look and was bubbling away by the next morning). Setup Components: Jebo R310 - 31,5x23,5x37cm with trickle tray filter filled with ceramics and a filter pad. 1x 8w Sylvianas Growlux light - photoperiod is basically from 8am till 12 pm and then from 5pm till 10pm. Substrate is Flourite Dark - rinsed VERY well before hand. I dosed Seachem Flourish 2 times a week - 1ml each time Seachem Excel two times a week - 0.5ml each time Seachem Iron - 1ml once a week 1 Siamese Fighter named Ozzy, 5 white clouds, 1 ancistrus pleco.
Two weeks later I rearranged some of the plants a little: Mid November: The end result: I will add here as well - even tho I decided on that dosing schedule - my bad habit is to forget dosing so most weeks the tank only got one dose.
very cool angie you got a very good eye for composition! i like it! im not very experienced in tall tanks so seeing this is very cool!
Hehehe thanks The tank has now moved to the lounge area of the house and currently is a cold water tank with just whiteclouds in it. Im leaving it alone since I have to grow out more needle leaves for a few forumites
Ok this tank was neglegted to a state that I was ashamed to even claim it as mine So no proper FTS yet but will get one soon.
Slagter - crypts was just added - I suspect they are a bit shell shocked from the grow out tank Will try and get a better pic quick now that its dark here. But yea the crypts need some TLC. The needle leaf was also not happy to be rehomed - took about 15mins to get it off the old piece of wood with a nail file I also ment to say I had just rescaped this tank. It was a wall of green, with plants doing just what they wanted with barely any care
Ok found a before pic on my phone And took a proper after one as well I will need to replace the light in this tank again I suspect the 8w growlux is loosing its flair
