Nelson's comeback high tech

[Nelson]

This has been going since the end of February.
Had loads of algae problems,but think I'm getting there now.Though I think I've grown the nicest BBA I've ever seen .
Changed the plants so many times not even sure whats in there now .

Tank-60x30x36 Optiwhite
Filter-JBL E700,Eden 109 pump
Light- Current Satellite Plus PRO
Co2-JBL reg,FE,Fluval diffuser.On 24hrs
Soil-ADA Amazonia,Mekong sand,Congo sand s+ss
TGM blue stone

Fauna,
Celestial Pearl Danio
Otocinclus
Ramshorn snails

Plants ,
Ludwigia Palustris
Ludwigia Senengalensis
Rotala sp Yao Yai
Rotala sp Green
Hydrocotyle Tripartita
Myriophyllum matogrossense
Fissidens fontanus
Cuphea Analaggoidea
Eleocharis Acicularis

 

[Tim Harrison]

Nice...like the detailing with the courser gravel/stones - looks natural.

 

[Martin in Holland]

Very nicely done....will need a lot of pruning soon

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Nelson, Really like the rock and Stones healthy plants to Time for a trim

 

[pondweed]

Looks really good!

 

[rebel]

Really nice design. Intersection between Dutch, Iwagumi and nature!

Would you consider some shrimp to graze on the foreground?

 

[Nelson]

Thanks everyone .
Just need to practice my trimming technique .

Would you consider some shrimp to graze on the foreground?

I can't seem to keep shrimp alive in this tank .
Don't know why.Lost all my cherry's,and amano's.

 

[nduli]

Thanks everyone .
Just need to practice my trimming technique .

I can't seem to keep shrimp alive in this tank .
Don't know why.Lost all my cherry's,and amano's.

Nelson, you checked tds levels? My tap water tds drops badly in Autumn, checked it again and it's down to sub 80 again was just chance I checked it else I'd have had the same issues as 3 yrs ago when I lost 400+ in 5 months.

 

[Nelson]

Yeah,I check TDS as I'm only using reminalised RO.

 

[Bacms]

Could be high levels of copper of you ate using the EI dosage

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[Nelson]

I've been using AE's Neutro+.

 

[rebel]

Some setups don't support shrimp. My suspicion I that some thing is being leeched from hard scape etc. sorry to hear of your losses. You can use the opportunity to keep apistos or rams etc which can often clash with shrimp.

 

[Nelson]

Had a trim today.Messed up the gravel a bit .

 

[alto]

shame - looked so great before


OK ...... over the shock now ....... (yup less than 20sec)

I think I may like it even BETTER now

You might consider investing in one of those mini zen (sand) garden rakes so you can style the gravel at every water change

 

[Nelson]

Not quite sure why,but the Ludwigia Palustris has been melting.Saved what I could and put some Rotala sp Green to the left of it,in front of the Rotala sp Yao Yai.
I did do a filter and hose/pipe clean last weekend.Also got a little bit of BGA.

 

[rebel]

Looks like a toxicity of some sort... Did you squirt glut and peroxide around that region?

 

[Nelson]

Did you squirt glut around that region?

Don't believe I did,though it is a possibility.

 

[AquamaniacUK]

I really like this.
Very original and a good balance between plants and rocks.
I do have Blue stone and i have to say yours look way cooler than mine, the batch i got is not that easy to wok with.
The use of different sized gravel puts a finishing touch and adds detail.
Plants look good too.

 

[flygja]

From experience, the lower parts of Ludwigia palustris and ovalis always melt off, I think due to lack of light.

 

[Nelson]

From experience, the lower parts of Ludwigia palustris and ovalis always melt off, I think due to lack of light.

Didn't know that.Thanks David .