Edvet
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thx for thinking along, but i just want south american plants in it, i am strange that way😉
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400 gallon.
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roadmaster
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Ahh,I see.😉
Edvet
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Thx , not yet a stunner, but it has potential i hope to fill one day, 50% there i guess
roadmaster
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Lovely,err,, I mean handsome fishes.
Edvet
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James O
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That's some growth!
Hi-rise floaters 😀
Hi-rise floaters 😀
Martin in Holland
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Any light penetrating the tank at all before?
Edvet
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Yeah, but dim. no BGA though........😉 and the fish are happy
I want to try and find some natural look.
I want to try and find some natural look.
Edvet
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Edvet
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Aye, trying to get them everywhere (just replanted all the lower ones fromm sprouts) , with the lilly in the back, and basically going for fewer plants spp.
flygja
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I agree, those Hydrocleys look superb. Wondering where I can get some now.
Edvet
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Problem with Hydrocleis is it ships badly (goes bad fast) so you need to get the post fast, or collect
Ray
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Nice journal and tank, with videos it took an hour to digest the whole thing in one go. I admire your dedication to biotype and the unusual species you have managed to locate!
I know it's old news now, but it's a shame you never managed to lick the BBA and had to go low tech. Am I right to say you had flow from 4 sources:
- Eheim filter adding CO2 (CO2 level higher than tank levels)
- Sump return pump (CO2 level lower than tank levels)
- 2x Koralia jets alternately coming on and off (for mixing) causing strong but irregular flow.
If so, then I am not surprised you had BBA. In a tank of that size there would not be good mixing and any given location would receive varying levels of CO2 throughout the day. This, as we know, tends to induce BBA. Did you ever try putting CO2 on the sump return flow? I suspect that would have worked better, even if CO2 were at lower levels the coverage would have been less patchy which the plants could have adjusted to.
I know it's old news now, but it's a shame you never managed to lick the BBA and had to go low tech. Am I right to say you had flow from 4 sources:
- Eheim filter adding CO2 (CO2 level higher than tank levels)
- Sump return pump (CO2 level lower than tank levels)
- 2x Koralia jets alternately coming on and off (for mixing) causing strong but irregular flow.
If so, then I am not surprised you had BBA. In a tank of that size there would not be good mixing and any given location would receive varying levels of CO2 throughout the day. This, as we know, tends to induce BBA. Did you ever try putting CO2 on the sump return flow? I suspect that would have worked better, even if CO2 were at lower levels the coverage would have been less patchy which the plants could have adjusted to.
Edvet
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Both the ejects from the Eheim and the sump came in the same "chamber"in the tank, i even had extra CO2 added to the sump outflow, i had a nice pH drop, 1.2-1.3 points.The flow from the koralias was to strong (smal hard jet) to leave on 24/7.
In hindsite if i ever want to go high tech again i will go for a large spraybar to get the flow i need. On the other hand i had great results with just a little added CO2 a few years ago (one large spiral diffusor in the "inflow chamber). Right now i am trying to get a more natural look (something you "could" encounter in the wild) while doing something else then the regular wood/one sword/floaters/leaflitter ones. Hence i am always scouring the internet for new underwater biotope picrures to get ideas. Luckily there is more and more then ever findable. If i get what i want then i might start adding some CO2 to enhance growth.
In hindsite if i ever want to go high tech again i will go for a large spraybar to get the flow i need. On the other hand i had great results with just a little added CO2 a few years ago (one large spiral diffusor in the "inflow chamber). Right now i am trying to get a more natural look (something you "could" encounter in the wild) while doing something else then the regular wood/one sword/floaters/leaflitter ones. Hence i am always scouring the internet for new underwater biotope picrures to get ideas. Luckily there is more and more then ever findable. If i get what i want then i might start adding some CO2 to enhance growth.
chrism
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I've loved this journal - it's been a big inspiration to me for my next (and first big) tank. I really like the last pic, love the slim vertical growth...
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