Having spent a while messing around with different configurations of CO2, lights, ferts etc, I thought I'd have a go at trying things by the book. With so little money to spare (student), I have used whatever plants I had knocking around in other tanks, even if it meant using unhealthy specimens.
Specs are;
Tank: Arcadia Arc 35.
Lights: Boyu 3 x 8w T5 (8hrs/day).
CO2: 5kg Fire Extinguisher to Fluval ceramic diffuser.
Substrate: AquaSoil (pond stuff), Fine moler clay, Miracle Gro Slow Release Fertiliser
Ferts: EI dosing.
Plants: Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila corymbosa "Compact"
Hygrophila corymbosa "siamensis"
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Hydrocotyl verticillata
Hydrocotyl "Japan"
Hydocotyl leucocephala
Blyxa japonica
Alternanthera reineckii
Ranunculus inundatus
Cryptocoryne wendtii "green"
Cryptocoryne balensae
Cryptocoryne parva
Glossostigma elatenoides
A lot of those plants aren't currently showing, as they were just floating bits that were added to my bag from the shop, but I'm hoping they'll grow and fill out. Looks a little sparse at the moment, but everything is cranked, so fingers crossed!
Phone pics, sorry guys:
Specs are;
Tank: Arcadia Arc 35.
Lights: Boyu 3 x 8w T5 (8hrs/day).
CO2: 5kg Fire Extinguisher to Fluval ceramic diffuser.
Substrate: AquaSoil (pond stuff), Fine moler clay, Miracle Gro Slow Release Fertiliser
Ferts: EI dosing.
Plants: Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila corymbosa "Compact"
Hygrophila corymbosa "siamensis"
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Hydrocotyl verticillata
Hydrocotyl "Japan"
Hydocotyl leucocephala
Blyxa japonica
Alternanthera reineckii
Ranunculus inundatus
Cryptocoryne wendtii "green"
Cryptocoryne balensae
Cryptocoryne parva
Glossostigma elatenoides
A lot of those plants aren't currently showing, as they were just floating bits that were added to my bag from the shop, but I'm hoping they'll grow and fill out. Looks a little sparse at the moment, but everything is cranked, so fingers crossed!
Phone pics, sorry guys: