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http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/the-new-100g-planted-231595.html
Woo, I'm back!
~6 months flies by. I've been very busy at work, so I've pretty much just let the tank "happen" as it may. Haven't removed any plants or added any. Just added a Chocolate. Ran out of ferts ages ago and never replenished them. I still do a 50% WC each week. I have huge colonies of MTS living in both my filters now (yay!).
- Wisteria was devoured
- Rotala was mostly devoured and looks very sad now
- Hygro is in the process of being eaten to death (the Chocolate loves to snack on it)
- Green lily sent 3 big leaves to the top, then died off and hasn't been back
- Red lily still has yet to grow more than a few inches (probly too far off center from the light)
As you can see, the Crypts have exploded and are doing a better job of covering the ground than the dwarf sag. The corkscrews are doing a fine, but slow job of building up along the back. Still have no luck with the ferns. I re-positioned the bulbitus (sp) closer to the light because it was barely growing, and it's doubled in size since then. The melon sword is short, fat and leafy (fine with me) but doesn't grow much.
I'm delighted to say that the goldfish FINALLY got moved out of here. I convinced the wife to let me resurrect the old 56g as a fancy goldfish-only tank ^_^.
I'm thinking of picking up a second Catalina 1x80w light, and putting them about 8" apart on top of the tank. Possibly lowering them an inch or two. Also considering adding a big school of Rosy barbs or something else colorful (all my fish are brown, lol)
If you have any recommendations for ferts, lemme know. I wanted to do pfertz or rootmedic, but yea Sorry about the quality of the pics, took them on my phone before I decided to clean the glass inside and out.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/the-new-100g-planted-231595.html
Woo, I'm back!
~6 months flies by. I've been very busy at work, so I've pretty much just let the tank "happen" as it may. Haven't removed any plants or added any. Just added a Chocolate. Ran out of ferts ages ago and never replenished them. I still do a 50% WC each week. I have huge colonies of MTS living in both my filters now (yay!).
- Wisteria was devoured
- Rotala was mostly devoured and looks very sad now
- Hygro is in the process of being eaten to death (the Chocolate loves to snack on it)
- Green lily sent 3 big leaves to the top, then died off and hasn't been back
- Red lily still has yet to grow more than a few inches (probly too far off center from the light)
As you can see, the Crypts have exploded and are doing a better job of covering the ground than the dwarf sag. The corkscrews are doing a fine, but slow job of building up along the back. Still have no luck with the ferns. I re-positioned the bulbitus (sp) closer to the light because it was barely growing, and it's doubled in size since then. The melon sword is short, fat and leafy (fine with me) but doesn't grow much.
I'm delighted to say that the goldfish FINALLY got moved out of here. I convinced the wife to let me resurrect the old 56g as a fancy goldfish-only tank ^_^.
I'm thinking of picking up a second Catalina 1x80w light, and putting them about 8" apart on top of the tank. Possibly lowering them an inch or two. Also considering adding a big school of Rosy barbs or something else colorful (all my fish are brown, lol)
If you have any recommendations for ferts, lemme know. I wanted to do pfertz or rootmedic, but yea Sorry about the quality of the pics, took them on my phone before I decided to clean the glass inside and out.