galettojm

No secret at all !!! jejeje. I have to wash the tank glasses all the time to remove the algae. I simply decided not to remove the tank sides. I only clean the front. I think I read this recommendation in the book "Planted Aquariums Creation and Maintanance, Chirstel Kasselman".

Bye !

Juan

galettojm

UPDATE:

Yesterday I removed almost all Echinodorus tenellus:



I introduced some Eleocharis minima and Bacopa sp."Paranai guazu":




Bye !

Juan

cs_gardener

Your tank is looking really good and I like the new, smaller foreground. The E tenellus was a bit too much. I can't believe you took all those plants out of there, it still looks so full.

galettojm

Yes, I was also surprised !!! jejeje. I have been giving trims to our club local members for weeks and I still have some !!! jejeje

The smaller foreground is Eleocharis minima and is growing really well.

Bye !

Juan

Sunstar

this is stunningly beautiful. What is your fertilising regime? I noticed you said you used calcium. HOw much?

galettojm

I have not been very rigorous, but I usually use two local liquid fertilizer called FERTIBON and FERTIBON Calcio. These are the compositions:

Composition %p/v

FERTIBON:
Fe 0,08
K 1
Mg 0,5
Mn 0,04
Mo 0,03
Zn 0,02
Cu 0,0025
B 0,0075
S 1,2
Co 0,0003
I 0,0005

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

FERTIBON Calcio:
Ca 5

In every water change I use more or less 15 cc of FERTIBON Calcio. And the next day I apply 15 cc of FERTIBON.

I am also using a DIY table fertilizer made out of bonsai fertilizer. I apply these tables when I notice some deficiencys in a particular plant.

Bye !

Juan

galettojm

Well, I did AGAIN some mayor changes !!! jejeje



I removed also all the H. difformis and the Ceratopteris thalictroides (Sumatra Ferm). I introduced Rotala sp Viertnam, Proserpinaca Palustris, Crytocoryne wentdii brown, Cryptcoryne ponterderifolia and some others.

Now the tank is a mess !!! jejeje. And the water is really cloudy.

I have these plants in the tank (some are a little hided):

Ammannia gracilis
Anubias barteri var. nana
Aponogeton cryspus
Aponogeton undulatus
Bacopa sp "Paranai Guazú"
Blyxa japónica
Cabomba furcata
Cryptocoryne wendtii "brown"
Cryptocoryne wendtii "green"
Cryptocoryne ponterderifolia
Echinodorus bleheri
Echinodorus tennellus "Amano"
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Eleocharis minima
Glossostigma elatinoides
Heteranthera zosterifolia
Hygrophila difformis
Hygrophila polysperma rosanervig.
Limnophyla armomatica
Ludwigia arcuata
Ludwigia glandulosa
Ludwigia repens
Marsilea crenata
Microsorum pteropus (Helecho de Java)
Myriophyllum matogrossense
Nymphoides sp. taiwan
Proserpinaca palustris
Riccia fluitans
Rotala macrandra
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala wallichii
Sagitaria subulata
Vesicularia dubyana

Bye !

Juan

galettojm

New photos:









Bye !

Juan

galettojm

Some new changes:

I removed this driftwood with some java moss ! je


I introduced a new driftwood (the water is still a little cloudy):


bye !

Juan

cs_gardener

I like the new driftwood and the plants are looking great.