To tell you the truth, this will hardly be a ADA tank, as I am only currently using ADA substrate and possibly switching over to some ADA T8s soon. The other equipment are generally, from the brand Ocean Free. Currently chilled by air condition at night. Will be getting a internal filter to work DIY C02 into the tank and, some fans to help keep the temp low and more constant during the day.
When I first started the tank, I managed to get crystal clear water. However, the manzanita wood leeched tannins into the water. Furthermore, it floated and started to grow translucent jelly like fungus on the surface of the whole pc after I attempted in boiling it to make it less buoyant. Some have seen the previous version of this tank, but here is the pic of it anyways:
I tried treating the wood with high amounts of salt in a bucket of water on the logic that the fungal growth might be freshwater, and thus keeping it at bay. I cant say that the method did not work, but it wasnt too effective. I resorted to leaving the whole pc of wood, which was sinking after a while, in lotus pot outside. I believe the bacteria in the lotus pot and exposure to UV rays while the whole pc was submerged, killed off most of the fungus. I then returned the piece of wood into my tank, resorting to a scape that looks like this:
Here is what it currently looks like. Most plants in the tank are temporary, in exception of the shorter version of Lilaeopsis Brasiliensis, and some Ludwigia sp. 'Guinea' clippings from my other tank.
Just so I remember what I envisioned, I edited the pic using MS Paint.
Legend:
Dark green doodles - Anubias var. petite
Dark green specks - Peacock moss
Light green specks - Glosso growing high
Light green doodle - Needle leave Java Fern
Turquoise specks - Marsilea quadrifolia
Light blue - HC
White - White sand
Hope I havent bore anyone with my plans. Do comment. Thanks in advance
