prBrianpr

Hi, I made a 3g NPT tank with Echinodorus and neon fish.

The main reason of the tank is that I will thet a substrate that I made. I sell the substrate here in my country. I alredy have it in my 29G that is med tech-high tech and works well. Now I only use this substrate as only nutrition for plants, like natural says.

the tank is 5 days old.

specs:

pH: first at 7.6 now at 6.5
liquid ferts: none
substrate: "F.F.S. substrate system" (High red clay, aquarium water processed mineralized soil, peat, mulm, etc...)
Filter: alredy cicled power filter with diy mechanical media and sponge bio media.
Fish: 4 neons
CO2: only fish and substrate CO2
light: 27w spiral
water change: none, only refill the evaporated water
plants:

Echinodorus cordifolius
Echinodorus tenellus micro
Echinodorus tenellus or Echinodorus cuadricostatus (I dont know)
Echinodorus red horemanii baby
Echinodorus red flame baby
Echinodorus red devil small size.

Yeah, That are big plants for a nano. well I dont care if the plants literary grow outside of the tank is good, aerial advantage.

Forgotten Path

Sounds pretty nice. Let us know how it does...
I'd love to see some pics, I bet an all Echinodorus tank looks pretty neat.

prBrianpr

the tank have now 1 week old. I see slow growing on plants, all the plants exept the background are in bad condition when I introduce it but I see new grow. I saw the new leaves like white, I think that it can be iron deficency. Still I not will make nothing, no liquid ferts or other product by now.

Forgotten Path

Looks nice, once it fills in it will be completely awesome.
Will the substrate be okay that thick?

prBrianpr

I think, yes! you know a mature swordplants are big!, so they need all that substrate for roots. all plants here are babys except for micro tenellus, I want that the plants grow emergent leaves.