I thought I would share my 18 gallon ADA tank. Enjoy the pictures. This tank has gone through a lot of morphs. It used to be a stem only tank, to a very boring neddleleaf to anubias nana petite only tank. This is what the tank look like Monday.
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60P ADA tank
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Here is a list of plants:
Downois
Crypt "Rosanervig"
needleleaf java fern
hitch hiker Blyxa in the back
Hygrophila difformis "variegated"--this plant has some nice white vein but when I start dosing some macro and micro it starts to get reddish/purplish/moronish color leaves including the vein.
Hygrophila sp. "Rio Araguaia" or sp. Roraima.. I can't really tell
Eleocharis sp."Belem"
I have only one fish and the rest are wild cherries, red shrimps, 1 yellow shrimp
Downois
Crypt "Rosanervig"
needleleaf java fern
hitch hiker Blyxa in the back
Hygrophila difformis "variegated"--this plant has some nice white vein but when I start dosing some macro and micro it starts to get reddish/purplish/moronish color leaves including the vein.
Hygrophila sp. "Rio Araguaia" or sp. Roraima.. I can't really tell
Eleocharis sp."Belem"
I have only one fish and the rest are wild cherries, red shrimps, 1 yellow shrimp
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Gorgeous tank!
How much lighting do you have there? Were you able to bring out the red veins in your crypt?
How much lighting do you have there? Were you able to bring out the red veins in your crypt?
I have 2x65watts PC.. too much light so no red veins
If I might try 1x65watts and see if it will develop red veins but then I'm afraid for my foreground plants not growing.
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beautiful tank, i like your shrimp too
Thanks! This is what it used to look like:
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nice tank and i too like the shrimp!
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Are you injecting co2?
Yes! I am injecting CO2 but I don't dose regularity.
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Your tank surprises me. I would think Hygrophila difformis would be practically unusable in an aquascape. Especially a Nature Aquarium type one. You've done well with it. Good Job!
Thanks! I thought so too but I like the way the veins (white) look and how it looks when it's at the top. The whole leaves turn reddish! I just did a big trim of that plant today and sending some out to friend. I hope it grows well for them. I am also thinking about taking it all out and just don't grow any tall growing stem.
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