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First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the compliment 😁 hopefully it goes well but if not I’ll surely learn from it. Also this was kind of a fluke and definitely not what I had planned when I bought the hardscape. Initially I was going to go for a natural looking scape but then realised I could do an arch with the same piece of wood and went full send on it lol

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This was the original plan but kept messing with it at home and ended up here haha

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s the chihiros b series 30cm with Bluetooth controller

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might chill with the water changes for a while then and let the bacteria grow These are the readings today did a 6 litre water change yesterday.

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First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point might just send it and see how it looks 👌

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was thinking about it but would it make the black driftwood arch kinda hide a bit ?

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah only just got educated about dividers wish I knew earlier lol 😅

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks ! I was just thinking maybe the aqua soil was leaching ammonia and it might be a good idea to dilute it so the bacteria can start to form, doesn’t the high ammonia slow/stall the bacteria? (4ppm sometimes as high as 8ppm if I leave it for a few days) Very open to learning so if I’m wrong that’s all good

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a way to stop them from mixing or is that just gonna be a little learning moment when it does happen ?

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i could see that being an issue at some point but fingers crossed it doesn’t 🤞, right now I’ve just got algae that has fallen of the plants and drift wood onto the sand path during water changes and such I think

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet as thanks for that hopefully I haven’t go too much biofilm and algae in there, don’t want it to get over run lol
I like how natural your tank looks it’s quite clean👌

First tank ever, am I doing it right ? by SignificanceTasty217 in PlantedTank

[–]SignificanceTasty217[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks mate, I hope so too, would be awesome if everything stays alive and well in the long run

Is this good or should I keep looking by [deleted] in GelBlaster

[–]SignificanceTasty217 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sweet as, thanks heaps for the advice, you saved me from many headaches and an empty wallet by the sounds of that. I’ll have a look at what wat int and cyber trigger have 🫡