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ADA 45P - Dutch Style Experiment

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West Midlands, UK
This will be my second attempt at high tech tanks, wanted to try a Dutch style to see which plants I could grow and get some experience before maybe trying my had at a 60cm or 90cm tank in the future.

Tank:
ADA 45p

Filtration:
Eheim 250 Classic

Substrate:
Tropica soil

Lighting:
ONF Flat Nano

CO2:
CO2art regulator plus 2kg bottle
Bazooka diffuser

Ferts:
Tropica premium/specialised
Liquid carbon

Plants:
Marsilea Crenata
Staurogyne Repens
Lobelia Cardinalis
Pogostemon Helferi
Cryptocoryne Petchii
Alternanthera Reineckii ‘mini’
Rotala H’ra
Pogostemon Erectus
Rotala Green

Fish:
10 Neon Tetra
3 Ottos
3 Amano shrimp

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Ready to go!


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Please forgive my lack of plant knowledge but can I ask what are the two taller plants in each of the back corners please?
 
Patrick, can you remember who the plants were from and how densely you planted the "Green"? Both plants look really bushy but I do like that one. I've only found them by Tropica.
 
They were both from Tropica, you can see them just planted in the top down photo in my first post. The Rotala Green is top left in the picture.

I guess they were both planted with about 2cm between plantlets. I have trimmed them once and replanted the stems in between the existing plants, so this has increased the bushyness. I plan to do that several more times.


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They were both from Tropica, you can see them just planted in the top down photo in my first post. The Rotala Green is top left in the picture.

I guess they were both planted with about 2cm between plantlets. I have trimmed them once and replanted the stems in between the existing plants, so this has increased the bushyness. I plan to do that several more times.


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Thanks Patrick, what a great way to use the off cuts.
 
Looking good patrick i think i have 10 neons in my 45p haha bit plants look really healthy, i am goingto trim mine halfway down and replant aswel as looks great.

Dean

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Day 100 (approx.)

I’ve had some neglect on this over the last month or so, having been away for 2 weeks.

It resulted in my S. Repens and Reineckii Mini melting (right hand corner). I think this was due to lack of ferts as I got some new growth when I returned home and started dosing again. But they were too far gone so I pulled them up,

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4 pumps a day of Tropica Specialised.
Liquid carbon daily plus pressurised CO2
Light is running at 75% as that seems to give best growth vs minimal algae

Any suggestion as to what to replant in that front corner? I could do the same but could perhaps try something else.


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