Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' Fields

[ken39]

Nubie, want to share a journal...

This is my first tank, after learning what is aquascape for over 2 month. learn, learn and learn the bacis. meanwhile i also create the tools.

Specs :

• Tank : DIY 8mm, 60x35xx40
• Subtrate : 20L malang sand as base layer, 5L ADA amazonia soil as top layer
• Filter : Resun Canister CY20, Jebo 502
• Hardscape : 9kg lava rock
• Lamp : DIY HPL 18watt (3 grow blue, 6 warm white (6500k), 9 cool white (10.000k))
• Light duration :
  • 0-1 weeks old : 4 hours in the morning, 4 hours in the evening -> resulting algae bloom and some monte melting
  • 1-4 weeks old : 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours in the evening
  • 4-5 weeks old : 4 hours in the morning, 4 hours in the evening
  • 5 weeks old-now : 4 hours in the morning, 6 hours in the evening
• CO2 : DIY yeast
  • 0-4 weeks old : 2-3 bps
  • 4 weeks old-now : 1 bps
• Temp : 29*-30*C
• Cooler : –N/A–
• Flora : one cup montecarlo, rotala, ludwiga, buce
• Subtrate fertilizer : DIY NPK in capsule
• Liquid fertilizer : Aquasegar ver. Awal Tanam, Aquasegar ver. Lebat Cerah
  • 1-3 weeks old : 5ml Aquasegar ver. Awal Tanam every day
  • 3-4 weeks old : 5ml Aquasegar ver. Awal Tanam every day & 10ml Aquasegar ver. Lebat Cerah
  • 4 weeks old-now : 10ml Aquasegar ver. Lebat Cerah
• WC :
  • 0-2 weeks old : once every two days, 50%
  • 2-4 weeks old : once every four days, 50%
  • 4 weeks old-now : once a week, 50%

SUMMARY
1. an hour old (17 Okt 2014)




2. five days old (22 Okt 2014), no significant development , no fully grown roots. But instead, the hair algea already started . But thats oke, its mean there's sign of life in my tank





3. 9 days old, new shoots started to appear


4. 26 days old, monte already spread, although not evenly...


5. 40 days old. monte oke, rotala oke, buce oke, ludwiga melting . i think its time to trimming


Advice and Suggestion welcome

detail progress see below...

[ken39]

26 Okt 2014 (9 days old)

new shoots started to appear, while the root still on progress







oh yeah, I've buy a co2 indicator


from the colour, i think its safe to add the fauna. so i add 5 neon tetras

[SCORPIO]

Congratulations on your first aquascape.

Looking nice but I am afraid that DIY CO2 will not work with Monte carlo.

[ken39]

Congratulations on your first aquascape.

Looking nice but I am afraid that DIY CO2 will not work with Monte carlo.

thx bro

yes, monte carlo have difficulty adapting the new environment, expecially the unstable co2 supply. but i'll still try my best

after 15 days (2nd Nov 2014)

as shown above, roots begin to emerge. meanwhile, the old leaves look wilted, I assume it's adapting the new environment

i've also had an algae bloom (maybe diatom or brown hair, i dont know for sure) for two days. So I add 15 red cherry shrimps and 10 horn snails to eat the algae, thanx god it solved the algae problem

[sreepadma]

With bright light and unstable CO2, there will be algae issues, especially hair algae.

Cheers

[devchitra]

diatoms will be gone after proper cycle of water.

[ken39]

With bright light and unstable CO2, there will be algae issues, especially hair algae.

Cheers

diatoms will be gone after proper cycle of water.

agreed. thats why I add algae eaters like horn snail and rcs and also regularry change the water...

[ken39]

tank update, 26 days old

monte carlo already spread although not evenly. there are still some parts that have not been overgrown with monte, may take a little longer.










As looks above, its more crowded than previous weeks. I add a few mid/background plants like rotala rotundifolia, ludwigia (inclinata verticilata cmiiw), bucephalandra, and one plant which I dont know it's name, it's on rear left of the main stone.

Also 13 neon tetras, 10 horn snails and 15 red cherry shrimps.

Here's detail pics







rotala








ludwiga


a plant which i don;t know the name




buce














wc duration change to once a week 50%. Liquid fertilizer dose was increase.

[devchitra]

Growing nicely.

[sushant]

i guess it's trimming time.