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Amanita86
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Re: Agmotes165's 29 gallon planted freshwater tank [Re: Data]
#810740 - 04/13/16 10:05 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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That looks good as shit man, well done. I like seeing "aquatic style". Think bonsai trees. Style. Well done man
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Re: Agmotes165's 29 gallon planted freshwater tank [Re: KaptKid]
#810742 - 04/13/16 10:11 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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KaptKid said: Thats a very good looking tank. Anyone know how long it takes for that pice of to get water logged?
Without seeing it personally, a month should do it. But it will leach tannins etc. and kick your ph towards acidic for awhile so, keep on top of your balances in that scenario. Eventually in the long term it will go from pushing towards making your water more acid to when the wood starts breaking down, nitrates. So there's a switch. It will start to break down, but that takes awhile, literal breakdown.
Keep observing, taking notes, watch. And usually you can look at a specific tank and "read" where it is at. It's a matter of spending enough time with it, as all you plant fellers, I'm sure you know.
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Amanita86
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Re: Agmotes165's 29 gallon planted freshwater tank [Re: Data]
#810869 - 04/14/16 09:01 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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agmotes165 said: I have added 12 neon tetras, 5 cherry barbs, 2 siamese algae eaters, 1 apisto, 2 amano shrimp, and 2 nerite snails.
I have a canister filter with a spray bar that disturbs the surface, and I'm using a pressurized CO2 injection system with my LED light, so the plants sucks up nitrates and phosphates, and saturate the water with oxygen (you'll actually see the plants "pearling" with small oxygen bubbles).
I'm dosing with iron and trace elements right now, and have seen 0ppm on ammo ia, nitrites, and nitrates for the last 2 weeks. If I noticed any of the plants struggling I'll probably have to either get more fish or start dosing with macro nutrients soon.
You added all those fish and didn't get any ammonia showing up during the cycling? And no nitrites/nitrates? Where's the ammonia going? You must be doing hella water changes but even then you'll still get a little red on your nitrate test. What's your secret? (And don't say the plants! )
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Re: Agmotes165's 29 gallon planted freshwater tank [Re: Data]
#810968 - 04/15/16 09:09 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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agmotes165 said: I seeded my biological media with media from a cycled 60 gallon. I also dosed with Seachem Stability for the first few days.
That cancels the ammonia right but are you telling me those plants eat ALL the nitrates? All of them?
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Re: Agmotes165's 29 gallon planted freshwater tank [Re: Data]
#811031 - 04/16/16 06:18 PM (8 years, 9 months ago) |
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That's what's up. I'm not calling bullshit or anything just curious. I've seen people run their tank water through gutter systems above their tanks so they have live plants on top and it eats up their nitrates.
More than one way to skin a cat right? I've seen people do all kinds of off the wall shit that works.
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