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| Before sinking it in |
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| Day 1 of Nana |
Last Tuesday, that is 9th July 2019, I started setting up the nano tank once again. All this while it had some water and the filter used to be on. No fish. No plants. Just kept it on so that it wouldn't get mosquitoes breeding. Due to fluctuating water levels in the tank for extended periods of time, it has picked up white marks at various levels. I have cleaned them as much as feasible. Will have to do a more professional job soon.
On Monday I started with a TC cup of Anubias Barteri Nana (Rs 650 from Buro). There were six small stems with tiny little leaves. I attached them to the driftwood and sunk it in the middle of the tank. Didn't push it inside the gravel but just let it sit on it. I bought the plants on 8th July and planted them on 9th July.
The plants look lovely. I don't know how soon they will grow or the root will entangle the driftwood. But I am not in a hurry. I just hope that the leaves don't grow bigger than what they are now.
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| Day 1. Immediately after planting |
Next day, that is 10th July 2019, I bought another cup of S.
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| Day 3. Some growth is noticeable |
I planted the stems in the foreground right away. They didn't look anything great on day 1. But the stems seem to have already started producing new leaves in two three days. I think the Ada tablet is good. There is no other food for them. The light is pretty strong. I have been a little erratic with the photo period and time. Have to be more consistent with the time at which lights are turned on and off.
As of now, I am switching it on at around 5 pm and switching off at 12 midnight. This will probably change on working days. During the day some light comes through the window in front. I wonder if I should put a black cloth during the day to protect it from the sunlight. Plants need to sleep too.
As of now, I am switching it on at around 5 pm and switching off at 12 midnight. This will probably change on working days. During the day some light comes through the window in front. I wonder if I should put a black cloth during the day to protect it from the sunlight. Plants need to sleep too.
There is some cloudy material on the glass. That's why photography is not great.
I intend to put some grass like plants a little behind the driftwood. Perhaps Dwarf Grass. But in Calcutta it is not easy to get all the plants you want right away. Right now Buro or Ripples has no stock.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Today did quite a few things. First added some plaster of paris thinking it was KNO3. Changed about a bucket of water after this disaster. Plaster of Paris is added to bump up the GH of water. In layman's language hardness. After this I prepared a Nitrogen solution using this method. I already had a jar of KNO3. I intend to add this solution now - two tea spoons (10 ml) every other day. Added just a bit of Potassium from my old Seachem stock to the tank. Added a bit of Excel also in the tank.
Next went to Buro's shop with the old CO2 cylinder and the diffusers. Buro said there was enough CO2 in the cylinder and it does not need to be replaced. Cleaned the diffusers and tested them out. They are working fine. Back home I set up the CO2 and it's working fine.
I placed the diffuser just under the hang-on filter so that water pressure from the water fall keeps the bubbles inside as much as possible. I hope this leads to proper utilisation of CO2.
At Buro's I also bought a pair of black mollies, a pair of sword tails and two assassin snails. They have been since released in the tank and are running around looking pretty happy. I bought about 5 feet of thin tubing (for using the drip method to acclimatise the more sensitive fish when I buy them) and four suckers for the diffusers. Total damage was a princely sum of Rs 120.
The plants are quite thriving it seems. Several of them are beginning to show new leaves at the base. The distance between the nodes being very short, which is excellent for a bushy growth. Leggy and long inter-nodal distance means low light. That means my light is adequate. I saw some minor pearling under the bigger leaves of the S. Repens. Almost all the stems now have new growth on the top. I feel very happy with this initial success. I hope this carries on.
I am now keeping the photo period at 8 hours. Should switch off at around 12 mid night. I have ten more minutes.
Monday July 15, 2019
The Seachem iron micronutrient I bought from Amazon for Rs 1310 yesterday was delivered today. It's a 500 ml bottle. Dosed 0.5 mil right away. Intend to do it twice a week.
One of the red mollies went missing as of this morning. :-( Felt very sad due to this. Can't really help it. The assassin snails are just sitting tight. Couldn't find any of the tiny little snails for which I had bought them in the first place.
Have half a mind to do a dry start method HC carpet in the other tank. Let me see.
Sunday July 21, 2019
I bought three cups of different plants from Buro. Total cost came to Rs 500. A cup of Eliocharis Parvula, Ludwigia Glandulosa and Cryptocorene Wendtii Pink Panther.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Today did quite a few things. First added some plaster of paris thinking it was KNO3. Changed about a bucket of water after this disaster. Plaster of Paris is added to bump up the GH of water. In layman's language hardness. After this I prepared a Nitrogen solution using this method. I already had a jar of KNO3. I intend to add this solution now - two tea spoons (10 ml) every other day. Added just a bit of Potassium from my old Seachem stock to the tank. Added a bit of Excel also in the tank.
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| The CO2 cylinder |
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| CO2 being pumped in |
I placed the diffuser just under the hang-on filter so that water pressure from the water fall keeps the bubbles inside as much as possible. I hope this leads to proper utilisation of CO2.
At Buro's I also bought a pair of black mollies, a pair of sword tails and two assassin snails. They have been since released in the tank and are running around looking pretty happy. I bought about 5 feet of thin tubing (for using the drip method to acclimatise the more sensitive fish when I buy them) and four suckers for the diffusers. Total damage was a princely sum of Rs 120.
The plants are quite thriving it seems. Several of them are beginning to show new leaves at the base. The distance between the nodes being very short, which is excellent for a bushy growth. Leggy and long inter-nodal distance means low light. That means my light is adequate. I saw some minor pearling under the bigger leaves of the S. Repens. Almost all the stems now have new growth on the top. I feel very happy with this initial success. I hope this carries on.
I am now keeping the photo period at 8 hours. Should switch off at around 12 mid night. I have ten more minutes.
Monday July 15, 2019
The Seachem iron micronutrient I bought from Amazon for Rs 1310 yesterday was delivered today. It's a 500 ml bottle. Dosed 0.5 mil right away. Intend to do it twice a week.
One of the red mollies went missing as of this morning. :-( Felt very sad due to this. Can't really help it. The assassin snails are just sitting tight. Couldn't find any of the tiny little snails for which I had bought them in the first place.
Have half a mind to do a dry start method HC carpet in the other tank. Let me see.
Sunday July 21, 2019
I bought three cups of different plants from Buro. Total cost came to Rs 500. A cup of Eliocharis Parvula, Ludwigia Glandulosa and Cryptocorene Wendtii Pink Panther.
I planted the Ludwigia in the background. It filled the background of the nano. I decided to revive the 2 footer to plant the other two cups tomorrow (Monday). Here is the link to the revival of the 2 footer.
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| Nano with the Ludwigia and Two Crypts |
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