Hi all,
Been trying to decide whether or not to do a journal of my tank journey and obviously decided too, never done one before so give me a shout if I miss something!
Ok details then.
Tank- 120x60x60 ND aquatics approx 400 litres with hood and condensation covers.
Lights- 3 x aquaray grobeam 1500 tiles, ramp on at 1500 to 60% power at 15.25 and ramp off at 2100.
Filters- FX6 as main workhorse and a almost empty fluval 306 as the filter to push CO2 around the tank.
CO2- FE with a co2 art dual stage regulator and solenoid connected via inline diffuser to the 306.
Substrate- Westland aquatic compost and sphagnum moss peat capped with 3cm of unipac limpopo sand, separated with greenhouse shading (Thank you Tim Harrison)
Ok so dry start was started on 24.04 and I flooded on 07.07. 12 week dry start went very well IMO with no problems like mould.
Dry start plant list was
Eleocharis acicularis
Sagittaria subulata
Rotala rotundifolia
Lobelia cardinalis
Taxiphyllum barbieri
The tank was sealed with cling film completely for the first 3 weeks, only opening daily to spray and vent. After I used the glass covers and kept the space for filter pipes open for ventilation. Towards the end of the DSM I kept the covers opens as much as I could which really saw the plants speed up IMO. I sprayed only as much as I needed in the end to ensure things did not dry out. I was out of the country for 2 weeks at the end of June and just closed the covers and poured a little water into the substrate. When I came back I was pleasantly surprised by how the tank looked.
Been trying to decide whether or not to do a journal of my tank journey and obviously decided too, never done one before so give me a shout if I miss something!
Ok details then.
Tank- 120x60x60 ND aquatics approx 400 litres with hood and condensation covers.
Lights- 3 x aquaray grobeam 1500 tiles, ramp on at 1500 to 60% power at 15.25 and ramp off at 2100.
Filters- FX6 as main workhorse and a almost empty fluval 306 as the filter to push CO2 around the tank.
CO2- FE with a co2 art dual stage regulator and solenoid connected via inline diffuser to the 306.
Substrate- Westland aquatic compost and sphagnum moss peat capped with 3cm of unipac limpopo sand, separated with greenhouse shading (Thank you Tim Harrison)
Ok so dry start was started on 24.04 and I flooded on 07.07. 12 week dry start went very well IMO with no problems like mould.
Dry start plant list was
Eleocharis acicularis
Sagittaria subulata
Rotala rotundifolia
Lobelia cardinalis
Taxiphyllum barbieri
The tank was sealed with cling film completely for the first 3 weeks, only opening daily to spray and vent. After I used the glass covers and kept the space for filter pipes open for ventilation. Towards the end of the DSM I kept the covers opens as much as I could which really saw the plants speed up IMO. I sprayed only as much as I needed in the end to ensure things did not dry out. I was out of the country for 2 weeks at the end of June and just closed the covers and poured a little water into the substrate. When I came back I was pleasantly surprised by how the tank looked.