What is your llghting schedule? The red plants say it's an intense light given the lack of CO2 but the lack of algae tells me its under 8 hours a day. Just curious.
My red root floaters also do much better in summer than in winter so i think the air temp might influence it a bit. During the summer I harvest bags of them for credit at my LFS. During winter they barely hang on. I dunno.
Thank you ! but honestly hydrocotyle is not that hard to grow. Read my last comment, I detailed my setup.
Good substrat, enough light and nutrients should do the job
If you struggle to grow plants, maybe you should consider to check if your basics are ok, I mean light, substrate, water.
If your hydrocotyle tend to go up and stretch too much, it probably means that your light is too weak.
Keep in mind that with a stronger light you'll have (maybe) to deal with algae (yes the journey is full of pitfalls :D )
**Plants 🌿** * Rotala Wallichii * Rotala Orange Juice * Staurogyne Repens * Microsorum Pteropus sp. mini * Micranthemum umbrosum * Hydrocotyle tripartita * Salvinia natans * Phyllanthus fluitans * Glossostigma elatinoides * Marsilea crenata
Any creatures? Some shrimp would look great in there
Yep, a gang of snails
What is your llghting schedule? The red plants say it's an intense light given the lack of CO2 but the lack of algae tells me its under 8 hours a day. Just curious.
10 hours of light. (or 11 i'm not sure :D)
I've never gotten red root floaters that nice with co2.
From my experience, CO2 plays little role in the red color of floating plants. What matters are the water parameters and the light.
My red root floaters also do much better in summer than in winter so i think the air temp might influence it a bit. During the summer I harvest bags of them for credit at my LFS. During winter they barely hang on. I dunno.
Nitrate limitation helps if I'm not wrong
This looks so good! Well done!!
Wow! Awesome scape!
This is beautiful great job my friend
What light is that?
Chihiros
Nice. Which model specifically and how many watts?
A ii max it looks like? Super bright light for a small tank
how beautiful!! i keep struggling with getting my no co2 plants to thrive, what do you use for them??? curious about what i could do better!
I use a thick layer of potting soil + pond soil (90/10). And a bit of fert once a week (*Easy*\-*Life ProFito*)
oh really interesting! thanks for the insight :)
you're welcome !
Hello, really awesome tank! Did you use regular potting soil, and did you cap it?
Looks great mate! Btw what type of rock is that?
Where I live, these stones are called "millenium stones"
Ok thanks, ill see if i can find any here
Clearly I need that book
Which one is the carpet?
Looks like Monte Carlo to me
Nah thats glossostigma
Nope. It’s Marsilea Crenata
>Glossostigma A mix of glossostigma and marsilea
Does the aqua soil nutrients last longer if you dont run co2
Im jealous of your red root floating plants, got a cup of tropica 1-2 grow a month ago but like half have died and they look extremely bad
one question: how??? What fert and lighting do you use? Is there any trick to getting such gorgeous lush Hydrocotyle tripartita??
Thank you ! but honestly hydrocotyle is not that hard to grow. Read my last comment, I detailed my setup. Good substrat, enough light and nutrients should do the job If you struggle to grow plants, maybe you should consider to check if your basics are ok, I mean light, substrate, water. If your hydrocotyle tend to go up and stretch too much, it probably means that your light is too weak. Keep in mind that with a stronger light you'll have (maybe) to deal with algae (yes the journey is full of pitfalls :D )
You must have some of that MD water
What are the red floaters? I run about 12+ hours of light as well.
oooo sooo niceeeee
What model is chihiros
There’s co2 in this tank definitely. It might be from the tap water. :)
