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So, after hardscape floated, I was keeping it in hot water in the bath. Today almost everything sinked, I did another attempet. Probably still need to play with stones. And ignore the mixed aquasoil going to fix it in upcoming days. Any thoughts? Planting suggestions?
 

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So, after hardscape floated, I was keeping it in hot water in the bath. Today almost everything sinked, I did another attempet. Probably still need to play with stones. And ignore the mixed aquasoil going to fix it in upcoming days. Any thoughts? Planting suggestions?

Glad that the wood is sinking now, looks great! I vote for some different types of Echinidorus in the background as well as a bunch of variants of Valisineria and Crypt Balansae so that they're flowing above the tank 🥰
 
Seems a bit early to introduce livestock, or are you thinking that because of the volume of water a small number won’t hurt?
I put some sponges from my other aquarium in use in the day when I flooded the tank and 2 weeks past since. Plus I kept some small shrimps there and no casulties. Did daily testing for nitrite and ammonia (waiting comments about useless tests). So I introruced some small fished and will wait week, if no casulties I will bring back my angels.
 
I put some sponges from my other aquarium in use in the day when I flooded the tank and 2 weeks past since. Plus I kept some small shrimps there and no casulties. Did daily testing for nitrite and ammonia (waiting comments about useless tests). So I introruced some small fished and will wait week, if no casulties I will bring back my angels.

Aren't you best adding the angelfish last? To avoid them setting up territories before you introduce your smaller fish.
 
Hi all! I need small help. I started to get green thread algae on some plants. So I dont know if it is startup face or too much light? Any advises?
 
20 square meter of filter wool from Alibaba for 20$ + 130$ shipping. Will last forever i think 😀
You probably know this already, but rinse the wool before you put it in your filter. It's not impossible for the wool to contain something toxic to your tank.

Aside from that, tank looks awesome!
 
Some more picture updates. @Happi was helping me to create a fertilizer based lean dosing, I was doing EI on my previous tank and would like to avoid the large water changes.
Happi prepared a recipe for me , which I tried for couple of weeks.
1000 ml, 30 ml per 1300 liter

Solution # 1
45.14 gram Tenso Cocktail
Fe 0.04
B 0.0054
Mn 0.0268
Mo 0.0014
Zn 0.0055
Cu 0.0055
Ca 0.0268

Solution # 2
31.8 gram KNO3
NO3 0.45
N 0.1
K 0.28
18.58 gram Urea CO(NH2)2
N 0.2
7.45 grams KH2PO4
PO4 0.12
P 0.04
K 0.05

Total:
N 0.3
P 0.04
K 0.33

Solution # 1
Target 0.16 ppm Fe weekly, 0.04 Fe 4x week (120 ml total)

Solution # 2
Target 2 ppm N weekly (200 ml total)

Total:
N 2
P 0.27
K 2.2
Fe 0.16
B 0.021
Mn 0.1
Mo 0.0054
Zn 0.022
Cu 0.022
Ca 0.1

After couple of weeks I got chlorosis on my rotala rotala tulunadensis. Happi suggested to add 0.1 ppm more FE DTPA, it kind of fixed issue, but I could see that it was not so bright. It was decided to add 2ppm MG (145g MgSO4 in solution). After adding Mg almost everything fixed! I still have some thread algae, and waiting couple more weeks, if it not die i will decrease light intensity, for now please see the attached photos, I would like to hear your opinions.
And again I would like to say big thank you @Happi for spending so much time and helping me!
 

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Hi all,
I got chlorosis on my rotala rotala tulunadensis. Happi suggested to add 0.1 ppm more FE DTPA, it kind of fixed issue, but I could see that it was not so bright. It was decided to add 2ppm MG (145g MgSO4 in solution). After adding Mg almost everything fixed!
That is looking really good. I've done something similar with.
Because of the <"lag phase">, between adding plant available iron (Fe) and <"new healthy leaves growing">, I now use a tweak to the original Duckweed Index concept, where I add iron (Fe) (as FeEDTA, & magnesium (Mg)*,) on a regular basis.

I've called this approach the <"Hybrid Duckweed Index">, mainly because it borrows from <"Estimative Index"> the concept of <"ensuring that nutrient deficiencies don't occur">.

cheers Darrel
 
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