Ada 60F -go with the flow- nature aquarium

[CooKieS]

Wow! The red is ruby.

Yes, can't believe that colors are so brillant with this new Chihiros RGB led, I will make a review with some more pics soon.

 

[CooKieS]

Severe déficiency on my s.repens 🙁




Is that CO2 defficiency (slow to no growth, younger leaves are very small, older are yellow white)?

Thanks

 

[jackychun218]

Hi CooKieS,

Looks like your S.repens has a stunning growth. If you doubt about CO2 deficiency, you might bring the drop checker lower to the place that S.repens are there. CO2 should be well distributed to all the corners of the tank. If it is low, then bring up CO2 level gradually. Dose some Seachem Trace/Flourish if you have not done so, too.

You might bring some S.repens in your tank and try to plant emersed, once it grow stronger, then harvest and put back to the tank. Propagate it with normal garden soil is fine, then cover the top with ClingWrap to keep the environment moist at all time. Spray water 1-2 times a day. And you can keep outdoor if has sunlight (no need to be direct sunlight).

My S.repens in emersed form in the photo.



Hope your S.repens can thrive back again!


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[AnhBui]

You might want to check lighting again. I think it needs more lights

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

You might want to check lighting again. I think it needs more lights

It might be light, but my suspicion is that it is magnesium (Mg) deficiency, mainly because I think you can see interveinal chlorosis on the new leaves.

I'd try some "Epsom salts" (MgSO4.7H20), and if that doesn't help, maybe some KNO3. Magnesium, nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) are all mobile within the plant, so if any of them are deficient you should get a really quick greening response.

cheers Darrel

 

[CooKieS]

Thanks all,

I think dw1305 is right...

Light is 3000lumens for 18cm height tank, more than enough. Also my elatine hydropiper, which is a high light plant, is growing nicely.

I'm now diffusing CO2 24/24 but only 0,5bps, so my drop checker is always light green (was on 7/24 before, so blueish drop checker at the beginning of lightning period)

I've also upped my daily dosing regime, including 0,4ml of aquarebell eisen (iron+micros...mg,ça etc)

Let's see what happens! 🙂

Sparkling gourami shot:

 

[SeanOB]

starting to fill in nicely Cookies! keep those great detailed pics coming

 

[CooKieS]

Thanks, yours looks nice too 🙂

Added some micro bucephalandras today to add details;

 

[CooKieS]

Cheers

 

[CooKieS]

4 months update, still a lot of work to do in the background, I'll add some Hemianthus Micranthemoides in the back right of the tank to replace S.Repens.

Cheers

 

[CooKieS]

Hi there,

Added some Hemianthus Micranthemoides since 2 days, I'm already loving this plant.

In situ evening pic;



Cheers
Thierry

 

[Shane Puthuparambil]

Beautiful! What fish species is that?


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[CooKieS]

Thanks 😉

Fishes are Ember Tetra (hyphessobrycon amandae)

 

[Daveslaney]

The sense of scale is amazing,if it wasnt for the filter pipes you would think it was a much larger tank.

 

[CooKieS]

The sense of scale is amazing,if it wasnt for the filter pipes you would think it was a much larger tank.

Thanks Dave, glad to hear that because it was one if my main goal for that shallow tank. 🙂

Hand pic;

 

[CooKieS]

Hi there,

Added some Amano Shrimp to help cleaning moss and hardscape, they're young but already at work;



Regards,
Thierry

 

[cookie.dou]

I agree with the others - great sense of scale indeed O_O.

 

[CooKieS]

Thanks guys!

I like to do my weekly maintenance on sunday, and you? 🙂

Here's some pics;

 

[Daveslaney]

Great photos.
Is that Pellia moss?
The plants seem to be doing well under the RGB light.

 

[CooKieS]

Thank you, moss on the rocks is riccardia chamedryfolia.

Rgb seems ok but I got some staghorn