REDSTEVEO
Member
I have just completed this rescape. Recently I subscribed to the Aqua Essentials Newsletter and the Top Tips for maintaining a healthy planted tank. I have had several emails from Richard with some useful information.
I have just emailed him back with a question about water changes during the first week. I have made a screenshot of the recommendations and will post it here for your comments.
Below is my email to Richard explaining my current setup. Maybe someone on here can comment also. I welcome any suggestions on lighting, CO2 rates, and my fish suggestions.
"Hi Richard,
Thanks for the continued tips. I am a member of UKAPS.ORG and have had some fantastic planted tanks in my time over the past 30 odd years.
I have just finished stripping down and rescaping my 400 litre Eheim Incpiria Tank. I have used Sera Floradepot as the base plant substrate and capped it off with Maui White Quartz Fine Sand.
There is a good deal of staghorn oak in there which is covered in a lot of mosses, java fern, trident ferns etc. Multiple Crypts 2 species only, plus Cryptocoryne Ballansai, and a carpet of Eleocharis Parvula Mini for a carpet along the front and sides.
The tank is filtered by two Eheim T6 Thermal external canister filters. The filters are full of matured filter media as they had been running on the tank previously, and I kept them running in mature tank water during the rescape.
I use the Estimative Index dosing method, mixing my own liquid solutions from dry powders, plus trace elements and iron.
I started the rescape on Wednesday this week and finished it at 2am Friday morning. There are just plants and Amano Shrimp in the tank at the moment. I am undecided as to what fish to put in there, possibly a shoal of Dwarf Neon Rainbow Fish, some Coryadorus Sterbai, and some Ottocinclus.
I am waiting for the Eleocharis Parvula Mini to establish itself and put some roots down before adding the Cory's as they tend to disturb the grass causing it to lift.
So far I have not done any water changes as per your your recent recommendations. I have got 2 x CO2 Diffusers running off a pressurised 6 kg cylinder, using a CO2 Splitter from CO2 Supermarket. Both diffusers running from 8am to 6pm at 40 bubbles per minute.
Lighting is a Fluval Aquasky, and a Fluval Freshplant 3.0 both set to come on for six hours only from 12pm to 6pm as per your recommendation. They are set at low (28%) capacity at present.
Do I still need to do the 30% daily water changes as per your recommendation in the last email?
Hope this gets to you and look forward to your reply.
Many thanks,
Regards,
Steve
Apologies for the reflections I promise there will be better photos to come. Thanks
I have just emailed him back with a question about water changes during the first week. I have made a screenshot of the recommendations and will post it here for your comments.
Below is my email to Richard explaining my current setup. Maybe someone on here can comment also. I welcome any suggestions on lighting, CO2 rates, and my fish suggestions.
"Hi Richard,
Thanks for the continued tips. I am a member of UKAPS.ORG and have had some fantastic planted tanks in my time over the past 30 odd years.
I have just finished stripping down and rescaping my 400 litre Eheim Incpiria Tank. I have used Sera Floradepot as the base plant substrate and capped it off with Maui White Quartz Fine Sand.
There is a good deal of staghorn oak in there which is covered in a lot of mosses, java fern, trident ferns etc. Multiple Crypts 2 species only, plus Cryptocoryne Ballansai, and a carpet of Eleocharis Parvula Mini for a carpet along the front and sides.
The tank is filtered by two Eheim T6 Thermal external canister filters. The filters are full of matured filter media as they had been running on the tank previously, and I kept them running in mature tank water during the rescape.
I use the Estimative Index dosing method, mixing my own liquid solutions from dry powders, plus trace elements and iron.
I started the rescape on Wednesday this week and finished it at 2am Friday morning. There are just plants and Amano Shrimp in the tank at the moment. I am undecided as to what fish to put in there, possibly a shoal of Dwarf Neon Rainbow Fish, some Coryadorus Sterbai, and some Ottocinclus.
I am waiting for the Eleocharis Parvula Mini to establish itself and put some roots down before adding the Cory's as they tend to disturb the grass causing it to lift.
So far I have not done any water changes as per your your recent recommendations. I have got 2 x CO2 Diffusers running off a pressurised 6 kg cylinder, using a CO2 Splitter from CO2 Supermarket. Both diffusers running from 8am to 6pm at 40 bubbles per minute.
Lighting is a Fluval Aquasky, and a Fluval Freshplant 3.0 both set to come on for six hours only from 12pm to 6pm as per your recommendation. They are set at low (28%) capacity at present.
Do I still need to do the 30% daily water changes as per your recommendation in the last email?
Hope this gets to you and look forward to your reply.
Many thanks,
Regards,
Steve
Apologies for the reflections I promise there will be better photos to come. Thanks