igirisujin
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Yesterday I had a call from the shop saying my ADA plants had arrived, so I popped over to the city (slowly - apparently it snowed in the mountains!) to collect them. This morning I took down my >Iwagumi< and started on the next scape. Finally got it balanced, took pictures and dismantled it. Hope I don't regret not keeping it a little longer.
This time I wanted to go back to a classic NA style, a little bit like those in ADA books one and two. Unfortunately my copies are back in England, so I'm just going from rough memories. For hardscape I decided on six pieces of driftwood, partially covered in moss, and a couple of moss-covered stones. Plants are mostly fast-growing, for added challenge - lots of stems and Monte Carlo especially.
ADA Mini M
ONF Flat Nano+
Eheim Classic Filter, standard media
ADA Amazonia II, plus some leftover soil at the base to boost the height
Do!Aqua CO2 kit and DOOA Music Glass diffuser - Just under 1bps, from one hour before lights on
ADA Brighty K, Green Brighty Mineral, Green Brighty Nitrogen - 1ml each, daily
Plants
Monte Carlo
Staurogyne repens
Ech. tenellus
Rotala 'green'
Rotala rotundifolia (maybe? - can't remember, had it ages!)
Rotala nanjean
Hygrophila pinnatifida 'UK' (denser than regular)
Fish and shrimp have gone in a 'rice box' for the time being, and the rice has been moved elsewhere!!
I pulled a whole load of Monte Carlo out of the iwagumi. Not sure what to do with it now. I don't know any other scapers in Japan. Might try growing it emersed in leftover Aquasoil.
Here's the Hygrophila pinnatifida 'UK'. I hadn't heard of the 'UK' version before, but apparently it grows more densely than the regular form. Hopefully it's not too wild for a Mini M. Didn't realise until I got the bill, but it was blooming expensive! Better not melt, haha.
Bit like this - I'm wishing I'd put all of the R. nanjean on the left, now, and used more R. 'green' on the right. Will let it grow in for now and see about switching it about. Also, the other 'redder' Rotala at the back might shift right a little, where the central Staurogyne is now. That might give a better balance. That's what you get for rushing the planting in between work!
I might play with the piece of wood on the left, too. What do you think? Looks a little too bolt upright to me. Might be OK when the stems and moss grow in.
Filled and filter running. Day 1.
As I had trouble with EI last time and switching to ADA ferts solved all my problems, that's what I'm starting with this time. Might double the dosage as the plant mass is higher this time. Thanks for reading. Any suggestions, feel free to fire away!
Yesterday I had a call from the shop saying my ADA plants had arrived, so I popped over to the city (slowly - apparently it snowed in the mountains!) to collect them. This morning I took down my >Iwagumi< and started on the next scape. Finally got it balanced, took pictures and dismantled it. Hope I don't regret not keeping it a little longer.
This time I wanted to go back to a classic NA style, a little bit like those in ADA books one and two. Unfortunately my copies are back in England, so I'm just going from rough memories. For hardscape I decided on six pieces of driftwood, partially covered in moss, and a couple of moss-covered stones. Plants are mostly fast-growing, for added challenge - lots of stems and Monte Carlo especially.
ADA Mini M
ONF Flat Nano+
Eheim Classic Filter, standard media
ADA Amazonia II, plus some leftover soil at the base to boost the height
Do!Aqua CO2 kit and DOOA Music Glass diffuser - Just under 1bps, from one hour before lights on
ADA Brighty K, Green Brighty Mineral, Green Brighty Nitrogen - 1ml each, daily
Plants
Monte Carlo
Staurogyne repens
Ech. tenellus
Rotala 'green'
Rotala rotundifolia (maybe? - can't remember, had it ages!)
Rotala nanjean
Hygrophila pinnatifida 'UK' (denser than regular)
Fish and shrimp have gone in a 'rice box' for the time being, and the rice has been moved elsewhere!!
I pulled a whole load of Monte Carlo out of the iwagumi. Not sure what to do with it now. I don't know any other scapers in Japan. Might try growing it emersed in leftover Aquasoil.
Here's the Hygrophila pinnatifida 'UK'. I hadn't heard of the 'UK' version before, but apparently it grows more densely than the regular form. Hopefully it's not too wild for a Mini M. Didn't realise until I got the bill, but it was blooming expensive! Better not melt, haha.
Bit like this - I'm wishing I'd put all of the R. nanjean on the left, now, and used more R. 'green' on the right. Will let it grow in for now and see about switching it about. Also, the other 'redder' Rotala at the back might shift right a little, where the central Staurogyne is now. That might give a better balance. That's what you get for rushing the planting in between work!
I might play with the piece of wood on the left, too. What do you think? Looks a little too bolt upright to me. Might be OK when the stems and moss grow in.
Filled and filter running. Day 1.
As I had trouble with EI last time and switching to ADA ferts solved all my problems, that's what I'm starting with this time. Might double the dosage as the plant mass is higher this time. Thanks for reading. Any suggestions, feel free to fire away!
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