These photos were taken shortly after lights on, the Dwarf Riccia has a few O2 bubbles left from yesterday. In a few hours it will look very different. I will post another photo then, so you can see the difference. I've never seen pearling like it, and I've seen a few riccia photos now.
The riccia is growing at an extraordinary rate and I anticipate it full form a solid looking carpet by the middle of next week. I have ordered some angled pruning scissors from AE so keep the riccia carpet tidy.
Here's a working shot, all equipment is running, no backlighting or "special" photographing techniques.
My new overtank suspended lighting. The new 24w Daylight Plus PC T5 tubes is attached to the reflector using thin lockwire that is twisted and suspended from the kitchen cabinet using screw-in-hooks. It doesn't get much simpler.
The nerite snail is an excellent algae eater, I haven't cleaned the glass in weeks and the rocks haven't been touched.
I'm hoping to stock my fish next week and get PFK's photographer, Neil Hepworth, over for a photo shoot. Before adding fish I will be installing a CO2 dropper test to ensure CO2 is around 30ppm. It is much higher at the moment. I will also tidy up the hairgrass, thin it out a little and have it a little shorter towards the front to help create a sense of depth.
I actually prefer the look of the riccia when it's not pearling. With the O2 bubbles it contrasts too much with the hairgrass, impressive though it is. I note Amano's later works have their photos taken with non-pearling dwarf riccia.
Hybrid Mode
