Unlabelled Planted Aquarium - 6 months into my first planted tank. Still have a green hair algae issue, but it’s improving…I think. What do you think?

October 15, 2021
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Planted Aquarium - 6 months into my first planted tank. Still have a green hair algae issue, but it’s improving…I think. What do you think?

6 months into my first planted tank. Still have a green hair algae issue, but it’s improving…I think. What do you think?

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 02:58 PM PDT

It’s my staycation and I’ve been watching my tank for the past 2 hours

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:00 PM PDT

The lab. Messy but I’m ok with it…

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 09:51 PM PDT

What is this blob of red algae in my soil/sand cap substrate? What should I do about it?

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:56 AM PDT

My anubias flowered 3x omg

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 05:06 PM PDT

Why is my anubias nana looking like that?

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:26 AM PDT

2 weeks part (before on left, after on right) - for folks dealing with diatoms in new tanks, often they disappear on their own as quickly as they appear, so don't fret.

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 06:51 AM PDT

Aquarium staring competition finals!

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:34 AM PDT

what is this nasty growth all over my spider wood? I know bio film is common on new wood, but this has been in the tank for months and it won’t go away

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:12 AM PDT

Water lettuce flowers are so tiny and cute!

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 01:49 PM PDT

Photos of my “high ph issues” aquariums…

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:12 PM PDT

It is my cakeday, here is a picture of my RCS colony after a year, and what brought me to reddit in the first place ��

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:14 AM PDT

Substrate in a high-tech tank - every option has someone shitting on it online?

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:25 PM PDT

So I'm setting up a high-tech tank - which makes most beginner videos pretty useless to me as they all assume low-tech, but I have some money to burn so I'm burning it to hopefully save on time and effort later which is where I'm usually in the red. In terms of what I'm after that has led to this 'nothing is good' selection:

  • A decent carpet (planning dry start method to kick this along)
  • Kuhli loaches as the most substrate-demanding fish, some otos as well though
  • At least 5 years where I don't need to replace the aquascape (preferably no real time limit)

In terms of substrates and what Señor Google has told me:

  • Sand is a no-go for planting (still planning on some black sand in non-planted decorative areas for the kuhli loaches to bury themselves in without getting hurt)
  • Gravel is similarly a no, plus it's bad for the kuhlis
  • Dirt is muddy as hell, and has to be ripped out and replaced after 1-2 years as it's been depleted
  • ADA Aquasoil also has to be ripped out and replaced after 1-2 years, and digging fish will fuck it up
  • Fluval Stratum might last 3 years, but needs root tabs anyway, is too light to hold down a carpet, and digging fish will fuck it up
  • Eco-complete lasts forever with root tabs, but won't sort out a DSM carpet, and even with root tabs and dosing plants won't do as well as in aquasoil/stratum

So far I'm leaning towards black sand decoration, eco-complete for the carpeted areas, misting with liquid fertiliser dosed water during the DSM with root tabs, and then after it's set up dosing with root tabs and liquid ferts.

I guess what I'm wondering is whether that is the go with aquasoils after their end-of-life anyway? Is the difference just that eco-complete needs more root tabs and liquid ferts earlier? In which case I'd just go with eco-complete to get the balance from the start.

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Endler guppies!

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 12:49 PM PDT

Better? Snails are kicking butt now.

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 02:58 PM PDT

Can I get some help identifying this plant please?

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 03:34 PM PDT

what i have vs what i want lol

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 09:45 AM PDT

I have a 3 gallon tank with 6 blue velvet shrimp? How often and how much should I dose Bacter AE? I have the Shrimp Baby powder too, so when I get babies how much for that too and how often? Thanks :D

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:34 PM PDT

I have a 3 gallon tank with 6 blue velvet shrimp? How often and how much should I dose Bacter AE? I have the Shrimp Baby powder too, so when I get babies how much for that too and how often? Thanks :D

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Weeping Moss more successful than Java Moss?

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:42 AM PDT

Hello,

I recently set up a new fish tank with Java moss and weeping Moss glued to bogwood. The weeping Moss is growing really well, but the Java moss looks very dark green and has much weaker growth. I was wondering, is this a common experience, or is there a chance the Java moss is actually something else?

When I look at pictures of Java moss on the internet, it often has a mid green color and I expected the Java moss to grow much better / faster than weeping moss. My tank is 18" deep and I have a finnex planted led light.

Thanks for your help!

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It is scientific fact, that no matter how planted your tank is, bettas love betta beds (the one artificial plant I know I have to get when I do a betta tank)

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:23 AM PDT

is boiling wood okay or not ?

Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:33 AM PDT

I have a piece of wood that is making my water yellowish brown , i know it's good for the tank overall but i like the look of clean white water. Now i heard that boiling the wood would help but i read that some people don't recommend it because the wood would die and rot ? But isn't the wood already dead ?

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looking for personal input regarding the differences and preferences of stress coat vs prime

Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:31 PM PDT

Which do you prefer and why?

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