Since i'm going to be setting up a small shrimp only tank (RCS selective breeding) anyway, i thought i'd have a bit of fun with it and i've decided to get an Aqua One Trio Tank, it's only a 32L but it will allow me to alter small things in each of the 3 bays and see how the plants react. Plus i'll get to play about with different setups and see what the shrimp like best
Ferts will be EI salts and i'm in 2 minds about using a small daily dose of excel or not, no gas on this one though. Obviously as all 3 bays are linked and it has a very generous filter housing running the length of it then they will all share the same water parameters. The one variant will more than likely be flow between bays 1 and 3 but i've heard about a spray bar mod so that would solve that
Carpeting plants have been my nemesis so far with my main tank (MC & HC) but it's still early stages. Just out of curiosity I want to try the same carpeting plant in each of the 3 bays but with varying substrate. Just to see what affect there is and if it actually matter or not
Thoughts are:
Bay 1 - Sand only substrate with rock garden
Bay 2 - Sand only substrate with root tabs and driftwood
Bay 3 - ADA Aqua soil or similar with cholla wood
Will try a different moss in each as well
Any suggestions welcome
Ferts will be EI salts and i'm in 2 minds about using a small daily dose of excel or not, no gas on this one though. Obviously as all 3 bays are linked and it has a very generous filter housing running the length of it then they will all share the same water parameters. The one variant will more than likely be flow between bays 1 and 3 but i've heard about a spray bar mod so that would solve that
Carpeting plants have been my nemesis so far with my main tank (MC & HC) but it's still early stages. Just out of curiosity I want to try the same carpeting plant in each of the 3 bays but with varying substrate. Just to see what affect there is and if it actually matter or not
Thoughts are:
Bay 1 - Sand only substrate with rock garden
Bay 2 - Sand only substrate with root tabs and driftwood
Bay 3 - ADA Aqua soil or similar with cholla wood
Will try a different moss in each as well
Any suggestions welcome
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