The "So-fish-ticated" Aquascape - 24 Litres of Cheapskate

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Equipment dry fit

When the plants have grown in and more are added both will be nicely hidden from view, have the flow baffled for the Partners Betta Fish and a temp probe installed.

Wanting to leave this branch more sparse with just very small Micranthra and moss

Added a Pygmea on the opposite to try and get a sense of scale into the Aqua scape

The main section is now becoming a lot more different shades and leaf patterns. I also attached a lot more of the Hygrophila Pinnifatida to the rear of the wood

Any spare moss I find plus the run off I brush back over the wood sections.

The mister unit I hate, it's a fountain that emptied the tank and drenched me. No way of working out if I can slow it down at all 🤣

 

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So the cheap aquarium LED light decided that it would not power on this morning, I have packaged it back up and started the return process. Thankfully I have an old almost indestructible ASTA 20 that I've thrown in the tank in the mean time.


Not really a fan of this one as it is the reef version so I have turned off both the blue channels, white on max and the R&G on 30% (so the colour looks good to me)

 

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Replacement is rather larger than I was expecting to tell the truth

 

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So I have decided that I would run this light at 40% Brightness, anything more and it becomes uncomfortable for me to look at. Might change once flooded however


Lots of Moss Growth and new tufts popping up here and there now, really happy with this as my first attempt


Had to thin out one of my Peace Lilies so decided to get a couple small plants accustomed to submerged growth. Also more moss


Bucephalandra and the Hygrophila Pinnitafida is looking good, the latter is now starting to get the leaf shape that I am used to seeing


Will give this another few weeks, maybe until the end of the month to settle in before flooding and setting up the CO2

 

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Not really much going on with this, I am currently REALLY struggling to stay patient and not flood this until the end of the month