Max's ADA Mini M v2.0

[maxwellag]

Hello all! This is my 2nd scape in my Mini M. Here is the thread for my first scape.

Tank Specs:

Hardware:

• Tank: ADA Mini M (old logo)
• Light: Finnex Ray 2 (with window screen to reduce the light a bit)
• Filter: Eheim 2211
• Heater: None
• Co2: 5lb co2 tank with Milwaukee dual state regulator
• Substrate: ADA Aquasoil Amazonia (Normal Type)
• Hardscape: Ohko stones (leaning mountains??)
• Background: I am considering using fog window film

Plants:

• HC
• Micro sword

Fertilizers:
I'll be dosing liquid ferts, going by the EI method.

Pictures:
My normal view

Full tank shot

Micro sword (it has a bit of algae, but it should die off quickly since it's not underwater)

Top view (just to document how the HC looked when I started the DSM)

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Cool rescape. Love those ohko stone pieces! Following

 

[Fishperson]

Looking good! Are HC and micro sword the only plants that you will be using?

 

[maxwellag]

Looking good! Are HC and micro sword the only plants that you will be using?

I don't know. I might decide to put something else in there, but there aren't many plants that don't grow too tall that wouldn't be redundant (for example, i could plant dwarf hairgrass, but I already have micro sword).

 

[Fishperson]

AR mini would do nicely. Some sort of rotala in the back. Trimming the rotala would be a hassle though.

 

[maxwellag]

AR mini would do nicely. Some sort of rotala in the back. Trimming the rotala would be a hassle though.

I have some AR mini I could plant in there now, but not sure how it would grow emersed. Also not sure where I'd put it.

 

[Fishperson]

Yes thats true about it growing emersed I have no idea how that works.

You could put it on the far edge of the rock on each side of it.

 

[maxwellag]

I googled it and looks like it can grow emersed. I planted some trimmings in the back left.

 

[maxwellag]

I got some nice new dosing bottles to use on my planted tanks. Should make it a lot faster and easier to dose.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

What were you using to dose before?

 

[maxwellag]

What were you using to dose before?

I was using pump bottles. They didn't work that well (uneven amounts came out with each pump) and they always seemed to leak through the pump and make a mess.

 

[maxwellag]

Update: 10 Days of Growth

After just being planted:

Today:

There is noticeable growth, mainly in the HC.

 

[Brian_Nano12g]

Cool... progress! Just love it when that happens!!!