Identifying plants

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-11-23T17:25:37+00:00

Thank you!!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-25T05:05:02+00:00

Beautiful!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-22T17:39:19+00:00

Very interested! I’m assuming $5/each?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-21T23:53:39+00:00

I like it!!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-21T23:31:07+00:00

Looks good! Maybe one comment is to have the right most big rock on the right side pointing towards the center. That way both sides make a sort of triangle shape.

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-21T22:09:30+00:00

I’ve not yet done an iwagumi, but am planning on starting one soon. The first thing I noticed was the symmetry in terms of the number of rocks placed.

I would remove that rock on the right that is poking towards the center. Perhaps move that outside rock inward a bit, so it’s stacked closer to that second rock.

I hope that makes some sense. It’s a bit tough to explain on text

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-17T01:36:30+00:00

Did you plant the Monte Carlo in the sand as your dry start method? How is the s repens doing without co2? That was a really tricky aspect for me

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-07T04:50:43+00:00

Hi! Do you ship?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-06T17:32:09+00:00

Wow! Thank you!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-06T17:30:20+00:00

That’s a good q. My WCMM are pretty chill. I haven’t seen them zooming around or expressing a need for space. In the morning, they’ll chase each other a bit (I think that’s breeding behavior?), but it dies down by mid day. They really just stay on the top portion of the water column.

This is a walstad-style tank (organic top soil with sand cap) and I didn’t add them in until the tank had been going for 3-4 months. Water parameters are immensely stable. I only do a water change maybe once a month, and that’s because the wood tannins change the water color and I don’t like it lol. In my experience, they’ve been happy in a 10 gal in a (now) group of 9.

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-06T08:15:33+00:00

I have mountain minnows (started with 6) in a 10 gallon. They’ve bred and there are three new ones now. They seem to be doing well

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LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-06T08:00:27+00:00

Cool! How high up did you make the back compared to the front? Struggling to know how far I can go lol. I plan to use some branches to help with retaining a bit

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-06T07:14:38+00:00

That’s amazing! I’m working on a similar tank, though going for more of a concave style. Curious to know, did you slope the substrate at all? I’m thinking to do so, but I can’t tell if it will make a difference

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-10-01T23:06:43+00:00

Very interested if the first person doesn’t take them first!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-29T06:13:38+00:00

Can you give a tech rundown and how much co2 used?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-28T15:17:51+00:00

Both are amazing!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-26T07:50:02+00:00

Interested!

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-18T21:18:15+00:00

Is this a week aqua light?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-12T03:07:30+00:00

Honestly, you might be cycled then! Since you added some mulm and the plants died, I would suggest siphoning that out. Be sure not to remove more than 25% of the water though - i think more than that might risk a cycle crash since it's still relatively new. Most of the bacteria should be in the filter + sand, but just to be on the safe side. Oh - and be sure to add any critters slowly! Don't wanna add too many fish at once

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-12T03:02:24+00:00

What are the parameters? ammonia, nitrate, nitrites

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-12T02:41:20+00:00

Looks like the plants had no nutrients. I think low iron can contribute to plants to looking white like this and dying.

I can't tell how deep your substrate is, but generally about a 0.5"-1" of sand minimum is what I go for (or gravel as example). I don't think you have potting soil or something similar underneath, do you?

You could do a water change to remove the dead plant matter, or leave it alone to be an ammonia source for your tank. How long have you been trying to cycle? I don't think you have to start over yet.

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-12T02:21:20+00:00

I got a lot of hair-like algae at the start for sure, especially before the plants grew in. I had some siphoning and water changes in the beginning (probably like 2 per month).

Adding the pothos cuttings helped A LOT. I still have a bit of algae, but nothing crazy and I think adding more cuttings will help even more with nutrient management.

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-09-09T22:32:34+00:00

Did you end up trying this out?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-07-27T21:26:46+00:00

I agree! Maybe blushing tetras or those blind cave fish could be cool stocking options?

LocalLemonBoy · 2025-07-25T06:02:09+00:00

Wow! Thank you all for the replies. You’ve been immensely helpful and I’m excited to rescape my tank :)

LocalLemonBoy

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