chickennublet
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Just another entry.
Did a water change on 27 December, Friday night and have let the water evaporate without any intervention at all to see how low i will get and it's been about 6 days. The water level has gone down by about a fifth or a sixth? So it has gone down considerably but not so much that I feel the need to turn the fan off while I'm away. So i'll top the tank off on Saturday night, and then i'll be back by Friday and it would probably go down by a quarter maximum.
I did have to turn the internal filter off today morning before I left for work. Will do a little maintenance and adjustment tonight if I have the time and move the internal filter deeper so it can stay under the water line or remove it entirely since I've got a sponge filter in there anyway.
Very happy to say that the Phyllanthus fluitans is growing. But the Salvinia cucullata is struggling and melting a lot. They do not appear to have grown at all in the two and a half weeks I've had them.. Perhaps they don't like the water movement and the constant movement of air from the fan. The shrimp do seem to be eating the melting bits though so I think I'll leave them there for a bit longer.
Pictures:
From yesterday showing how low the water has gotten
20250101_213941 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
Floaters. See the new growth on the red root floaters and the melting Salvinia. The new growth is very green but it's probably because of how dim the lighting is. I've not tried growing this plant before so i'm not sure if they start out green and turn red over time or if the new growth should be red to begin with. Also not sure if it could be due to high nitrates in the water?
20250101_213906 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
Closer picture
20250101_213930 by Lenny Lim, on Flickr
Short video
Did a water change on 27 December, Friday night and have let the water evaporate without any intervention at all to see how low i will get and it's been about 6 days. The water level has gone down by about a fifth or a sixth? So it has gone down considerably but not so much that I feel the need to turn the fan off while I'm away. So i'll top the tank off on Saturday night, and then i'll be back by Friday and it would probably go down by a quarter maximum.
I did have to turn the internal filter off today morning before I left for work. Will do a little maintenance and adjustment tonight if I have the time and move the internal filter deeper so it can stay under the water line or remove it entirely since I've got a sponge filter in there anyway.
Very happy to say that the Phyllanthus fluitans is growing. But the Salvinia cucullata is struggling and melting a lot. They do not appear to have grown at all in the two and a half weeks I've had them.. Perhaps they don't like the water movement and the constant movement of air from the fan. The shrimp do seem to be eating the melting bits though so I think I'll leave them there for a bit longer.
Pictures:
From yesterday showing how low the water has gotten
20250101_213941 by Lenny Lim, on FlickrFloaters. See the new growth on the red root floaters and the melting Salvinia. The new growth is very green but it's probably because of how dim the lighting is. I've not tried growing this plant before so i'm not sure if they start out green and turn red over time or if the new growth should be red to begin with. Also not sure if it could be due to high nitrates in the water?
20250101_213906 by Lenny Lim, on FlickrCloser picture
20250101_213930 by Lenny Lim, on FlickrShort video
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