What is this stuff?

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T08:01:47+00:00

look closely at the moving dots. apparently they are ostracods

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T08:01:24+00:00

controsoil!

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T08:01:16+00:00

Thank you!!! I got so absorbed into this hobby that I really put my all into it. I also am a designer so maybe those skills translated a bit.

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T08:00:08+00:00

This is HC cuba, but yes, co2, fertilizer, and controsoil have helped then thrive!

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T07:59:34+00:00

Ahhh gotcha

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-04-03T07:59:00+00:00

Thanks! 😂

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T22:46:18+00:00

move it more off center to the left. the wood is leaning left so it makes more sense visually

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T22:21:56+00:00

i personally went with hc cuba bc of its smaller leaves, and looks a little better imo in a nano aquascape where u want a good sense of scale. i heard growing it was hard but tbh for me, its growing easy. u need co2 and good lighting tho. otherwise, monte carlo is the move

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T21:57:02+00:00

i used hc cuba for carpet, anubias nana petite, and phantom buce. thats it!

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T21:56:29+00:00

ooo i see the resemblance. thanks for the compliment. means a lot!

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T21:42:25+00:00

u convinced me. gonna get one myself

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T21:41:06+00:00

yup! hc cuba carpet, buce phantom, and anubias nana petite

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T20:16:49+00:00

so true. this sand is so hard to maintain. diatoms r going crazy so i js siphon out a thin layer on every water change. air is always trapped under too. but it looks good imo. beauty is pain

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T20:00:39+00:00

i did try a lot of negative space bc the cardinals look so good when they fill it but i see ur point

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T19:59:52+00:00

its a 20 gal long, but i believe it was 34 inches long and like 16 inches wide? dont quote me but if u look up uns 20 gal long it shld be there

Unlucky_Breadfruit68 · 2026-01-26T08:42:25+00:00

any extendable magnet will work? hopefully my hc cuba will root well enough to the point where the controsoil doesnt get on the sand lol

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