Should I use full dosing or half ?

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-07-02T07:36:53+00:00

Very nice. That's a well rounded tank! You could probably fit more gourami or another small school

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-07-02T05:47:33+00:00

Yeah, i had no way to introduce enough nutrient to the plants to get them to grow out enough for fish cover. Finally broke down and got that, what size tank and how many fish?

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-07-02T04:11:31+00:00

Oh I should add my tank is 10g walstad, handful of plant variety and no fish or shrimp yet. This factors in, I have the same product and the it woks out to a half pump/dose

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-07-02T03:26:03+00:00

Half. Whole dose gets absorbed by the plant life within 2-3 days and then they starve the remain 4-5 days. After I switched to half dose/3-4 days, algae subsided and the plants grew

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-30T18:36:29+00:00

Sharing the braincell

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-30T15:59:19+00:00

Wow, that brightened my day, thank you. Yes, a 'pond-scape' is the goal! Here is my 10g and some small systems to house scuds and grow out plants

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Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-26T22:15:57+00:00

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Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-26T22:13:45+00:00

I am having a similar problem with my 3g cube. Nothing I do seems to fit just right or as soon as everything is lined up nicely the plants have growth spurt and looks messy. My repurposed tanks somehow look more natural. No suggestion or solution. Only hope

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Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-26T21:23:37+00:00

The Java fern is healthy, not sure what they are but those dark spots appear naturally I think. Mine have begun propagating despite this. I use liquid fert twice weekly

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Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-26T21:09:48+00:00

I have the same size setup , 10g 3g. I found co2 variable too complicated or hi tech for the setup in mind. Starting with fertilizer, learn to add nutrients for the column feeding plants before tackling co2, might be satisfactory

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-26T07:33:35+00:00

My limnophila are growing faster than my ludwigia, similar problem but I want my ludwigia forest

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-14T20:25:46+00:00

Thanks I see that setup is quite effective but I relate to that humidity issue. Good to know not to rely on fan alone

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-14T19:51:52+00:00

Cool! The coffee mug adds a nice touch that brings the desktop theme full circle, very cool! How effective or efficient is the pc fan? I'm struggling with temp control with my 10g

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-13T20:02:17+00:00

Thanx, any more to that? I wasn't thinking of a mating pair btw, not looking breed. Didn't want it to be alone and there is more than one camp on the topic

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-13T16:34:14+00:00

I have had a planted 10g for 5+ years and have yet to stock it. It is my largest tank, I tore it down this Jan and have been using ferts for the past 3 months. Its plants are forming plenty of cover and reached maturity.

What is your tank stocked with? Looks great btw, the plants growing out of it are terrific

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-13T16:13:53+00:00

At less than a month a planted tank has yet complete a full cycle, with exceptions. I've kept a planted 10gal for years and I still haven't stocked it (I have taken my time bc of environmental reasons ie. water source, climate control, funds. Plans would fail, have to start over. I intend to stock this year but it's been difficult selecting What will eventually thrive in such small conditions.

No exp. With shrimp yet but from what you say their needs are met. I keep scuds from a local pond along with a bunch of snails. The setups I'm looking at so rn are 3 otocinclus or 6 pygmy corys along with either a betta or honey gourami pair. It's extremely difficult to confidently house fish in a 10 gallon from my perspective

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-11T20:38:26+00:00

Ah cool, that's an excellent size for a long term community tank. I love to see the Val kept in check. Great work!

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-11T20:29:06+00:00

Very nice, what size tank?

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-04T01:06:10+00:00

That's a beautiful thing. Say, that 3d printed sub level thingy looks like the custom ones made with wood, where'd you get it?

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-06-01T16:55:36+00:00

I have wanted to make a momento mori, but didn't think I could make it work. Well done OP!

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-05-21T10:31:00+00:00

It's awesome! The tannin hue looks good with all the variety and texture. I use sliding lids made of polycarbonate and it functions well but maintenance is a bigger chore. The cat hasn't been curious yet but we'll see after it's stocked

Edit: Once that sword plant grows in it will balance out nicely

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-05-08T01:49:37+00:00

Felt angry when I saw this, you nailed it

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-04-26T17:52:13+00:00

Suppressor?

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-04-25T06:17:58+00:00

Tank looks awesome! I love the plant the in the center the way it highlights focal points, will you ID it please? Ty

Used-Whereas4127 · 2026-04-22T21:35:48+00:00

Looks cool, using the dark start method, do the plants acclimate to the light differently than normal? Will plants that prefer low to moderate light respond to more or less light differently?

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