BCarl's 26 gallon Bf Build

[bcarl_10gal]

Got the regulator hooked up, got a few new plants... Should be very interesting on how they respond.

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[irishdaisy]

Here we go! Added the existing fish and plants from my 10 gal to help the cycle. Bring on the diatoms!!!

Very cool! Sometimes I wish I could start mine over again lol and plan it better


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[bcarl_10gal]

We might be getting close to doing that here unfortunately...

 

[tiger terror]

Dude,looks like it's trying to come around...did I miss something(new regulator perhaps)?

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[bcarl_10gal]

Yup! New regulator on a 5# tank!

 

[RadMax8]

Is that the GLA regulator?


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[bcarl_10gal]

Yup! A bit to early for a review yet, I will give it a week.

 

[bcarl_10gal]

So I am trying an experiment with the substrate under the S.repens. Each dish has potting soil on the bottom capped with Eco-complete. One dish has 3 granules of Osmocote + in it just for fun. I'd love to be able to try this with other substrate such as Aquasoil, Brightwell etc. to compare substrates. Soooo if you have some spare substrate laying around (like a small ziplock bag worth) I would be more than happy to compare multiple substrates if you send me a small bag of it!

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[Brookster123]

I got that brightwell meng!

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[bcarl_10gal]

Sweet thanks Brookster, as of now I can fit 3, MAYBE 4 more containers if I take out my stones. Each container will get at least a stem plant, AR mini, Ludwigia Red, maybe blyxa. This should give us a decent mix of plants. The containers are:
1) Eco-complete w/dirt
2) Eco-Complete w/dirt and osmocote +
3) Brightwell (Brookster)
4) Aqua soil? (???)
5) ??? (???)
6) (If I have room) (????)

 

[bcarl_10gal]

Not good news, the melt has come back....

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[RadMax8]

What about your "potted" plants? Are they affected as well?


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

 

[bcarl_10gal]

The new stems look fine, the existing one is melting as well. I can't rule it out though, its only been in there since Thursday afternoon.

 

[bcarl_10gal]

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Demm reds*!


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[Brookster123]

Photo shop! False pearling!! Steroids!!! Demnnnn reds though

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[bcarl_10gal]

More like 6 inches under the BML!

 

[bcarl_10gal]

As for the cups, star repens is melting everywhere even most of the new stems. The ones in the cups have not yet except the one old stem I put in there. Also the downoi outside the cup completely disintegrated in about 2 days while the one in the cup is hanging tight but I wouldn't say its grown yet. Brightwell and Aquasoil will be the other 2 cups and will hopefully set up by the weekend.

 

[tiger terror]

Reds!

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[bcarl_10gal]

Update time! Tank is doing fair, colors on the ludwigia red are starting to really pop now. Cabomba and Rotala are starting to reach for reasons I have not figured out yet. I really need to get rid of this pogo (If anyone wants some PM me). The new Bylxa is doing okay, not great but hanging in there. There is one very promising stem of Rotala Mac that is starting side shoots.

The most interesting part of this update is I added the tub of Aquasoil to test. I added a bunch of different plants: AR Mini, Downoi, Star repens (3 stems), Purple cabomba, Rotala and the Ludwigia red. This should really give me a great comparison to the different growth from a nutrient rich substrate. I will set up one last dish of Brightwell early this week.

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[tiger terror]

Sweet! Things are looking,up also paying to your control..

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