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On 7/15/2023 at 2:08 PM, Lennie said:
I understand what you’re saying completely I haven’t add a water change for my other aquarium in months now it does have a filter and heater and obviously addition of water every once in awhile but it’s absolutely thriving I feel as it at least in case the more plants the better for the fish. The main reason I’m doing a self sustaining tank is because I have military orders from the air national guard and I won’t be home for a few months. I have family members to top off both my tanks but this more as an experiment for myself.
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I’m really considering getting some air stones would you recommend ember tetras or mountain cloud minnows very very keep in mind for my tank? I came across those as an idea for my tank
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I more or less plan to have a nano fish that will eat off the plants or at least that’s the plan but if it comes to topping it off once awhile that’s obviously okay. And great recommendation! I’m gonna do some research on those! I’m open to more ideas of other types of nano fish aswell I originally thought about ember tetras but I’d love to get a range of options
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For the last 2 1/2 weeks I’ve been waiting for my heavily planted guppy grass 5 gallon aquarium with some small pearl weed and dwarf grass & moss (no filter) so far the guppy grass is exploding like crazy and producing enough oxygen aswell as removing many bad elements. I added 2 ghost shrimp to start eating some algae. I haven’t done any water changes more or less adding water every week from evaporation. I plan to add very very few maybe 2-3 nano fish in this tank within the next two weeks. My ammonia and nitrite levels are zero nitrate is between 20-30(I think less now) ph I believe is 6.0-6.4. I talked to my local fish store they told me just to give it 2 weeks or a week 1/2 and add the 3 nano fish then I don’t plan to add anymore than that due to the ecosystem adapting to that bio load. This tank was mainly done outta experimentation because usually for my self sustaining setups I do have a filter in the beginning later on take it out once it’s heavily planted and thriving. So my question should I add the nano fish with the next week or so?
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On 7/8/2023 at 6:12 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
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Started a self-sustaining aquarium 5 gallons so far so good guppy grass is growing great however I do notice that it's starting to mold? I have enough nutrients under the sand in my tank. I have duck weed and pearl weed Aswell that are doing amazingly well. I just want to make sure that my guppy grass will be alright. If it continues to get bigger which it will I have a whole other 10-gallon tank it could do great in. I keep my lights on 7-8 hours
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So, I try to dose excel every day just a tad bit I already have root tabs and such in the substrate. I don't know exactly what my parameters are but I would assume low. I do not know my PH either. I just use my tap water (conditioned). Like i got no clue what exactly things are specifically all i know is the ones in the substrate are doing bad the floaters are doing quite decent tho
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less than a week maybe 5 or 6 days or so it's day 3 of me doing the water change. The pearl weeds are starting to die but I have a strong light I leave on for 8 hours a day every other plant I do also have is doing alright.
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Hello! So I just bought some pearl weed planted and floated some. The floaters are growing like crazy while the ones in the substrate aren't. (Beside the point) I'll be leaving for a military assignment for the Air National Guard soon. I have my girlfriend being able to take care of my main 10-gallon tank, however. If I started within the next few days in my 5 gallons just growing/ floating pearl weed with just lighting no filter no heater nothing. Let it just grow and cycle itself. In theory when I come back should it be self-sustainable to put in fish? Thanks
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On 6/24/2023 at 12:14 AM, nabokovfan87 said:
First, flourish Excel is an algaecide, similar to something like Easy Carbon. Second, given it's a new setup it will take time for the plants to grow in. If you have something like aqua soil substrate you'd want to track your GH/KH over time and then proceed with water changes:
Week 1: nearly every day. For mine I didn't have a ton of soil and a pretty big tank, so I did 2-3 changes the first week.
Week 2-3: 1-2x per week
Week 4-5: 1x per week.
Again, a lot of this is based on the substrate pulling nutrients from your tapwater, how much, etc. This is where monitoring those parameters comes in useful.
You would want to have some sort of a liquid fertilizer, potentially root tabs for the plants you mentioned. You'd add in the tabs every 1-3 months based on when you're seeing the plants struggle again. Liquid ferts, I dose in 1-2x per week.Should I do a 50% water change? Everyday I'm very new to this planted hobby so im a bit confused
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1 hour ago, nabokovfan87 said:
I don't think the height on the tanks is different to cause something like the light settings being a major issue.
Considering the newness of the smaller tank, potentially there is just a bit of a transition on the plants mixed with the soil trying to establish itself. I would be intrigued at the GH/KH of both of those tanks. With regards to both of those setups what is your normal maintenance routine, how long have they been setup, is there any major filtration differences?
I assume, but I just wanted to clarify. Is the smaller tank made up of trimmings from the bigger tank or is it new plants?So basically, the plants and everything are brand new I just transferred my fake plant tank aquarium to a planted more self-sustaining tank its the first week so far i'm not sure how i should go about water changes or dosing fertilizer (excel)
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Hello! I have a 10-gallon aquarium with a filter and heater as well as a aquarium light for planted tanks. In this tank I have just a guppy but plan to get mountain minnows or something similar. I'm growing currently 15+ stems of pearl weed and four bacopa plants. For substrate I'm using stratum for fertilizers I have excel and potassium. I usually leave the light on for 8 hours a day. The reason why I'm writing this post is because with my smaller 5 gallon aquarium i used the same lighting substrate fertilizers etc. yet no growth with the pearl weed? I'm trying to hopefully here in the next few months to try and get to it to the point where it's self-efficient. Should I do constant water changes or something else?
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I have a few family members that can help with water changes. Aswell as a friend who's pretty well experienced in these tanks. He's sending me a few species of shrimp and snails to deal with algae problems
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I'm so dumb I'm sorry in my other tank I have white clouds. I plan to transfer them at some point to the planted aquarium with the Dainos lol. Java Fern look alright tho?
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sweet! I have ordered some duck weed Aswell as some pearl weed for carpeting. I do have some root tabs Aswell in the water substrate.
On 6/4/2023 at 12:59 AM, Beardedbillygoat1975 said:I’d definitely do the pearl weed. Floater of some sort would be good, I'm partial to water lettuce, red root floaters and salvinia over duck weed although giant duckweed is great. I’d stop the Excel once you have the floaters. I’d buy as many plants as you can afford fast stems rotala and ludwigia are great, medium growing swords I favor ocelot or one of the ones with some color but a good ol’ Amazon sword works and slow growing Java ferns and anubias. Aponogetons, dwarf aquarium Lillys and crinums are also excellent plants - I tend to put a root tab by the bulb and that will take care of them for a month or 2. Plant them all. Trim and replant as many as you can on the stems before you do your tour.
Your Java fern is planted into the substrate, as a rhizome plant this will probably kill it. I’d wedge it between a rock and the substrate as the roots and rhizome need to be exposed to the water column. You can use gel superglue cyanoacrylate is the generic chemical name for it - you apply it to the rhizome and the rock you’re planting it to, there’s some great videos on YT on doing this. @Bentley Pascoealso has a great system for rhizome plants using ceramic media rings and his channel on YT is full of great planted tank content.
Let us know how we can help and have fun!
This better for the java fern? I added another rock to wedge it between
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For whatever reason in the picture you cannot see the white cloud minnows, but they are there. I have a few months to work on this tank before I leave for 4-5 months.
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Basically, I'm trying to setup a planted self-sustaining aquarium before I leave for military purposes. In the image I have 5 bacopas growing Aswell as a java fern I have about 2 inches of substrate STRATUM. I have also been using Flourish Excel and Just Flourish. Any advice or keep doing what I'm doing. I'm thinking about getting some pearl weeds and possibly duck weed.
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Hello, Basically I'm shipping off for military purposes soon I won't be home for 5 months. Currently I have a 10-gallon with 5 male guppies fake accessories (plants) I just bought some red root floaters to start off with. I plan to get aqua soil from pet smart as well and switch the fake plants to some actual living plants. The main purpose of me doing this is because I want to start up a self-efficient tank for the most part, so I don't have to exactly rely on my friend or family to take care of my fish and if trimming is needed or maybe small water changes needed d it would be simple enough to do. Is there anything extra I should get for my tank or any extra tips?
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Originally, I was misled into thinking at the pet store by a so-called professional fish keeper. I was told 2 Zebra Dainos would be perfect for a 5-gallon aquarium. 2 weeks or so ago I got a 10-gallon aquarium for a few dollars at my local goodwill and decided to get guppies for it since they are a beautiful fish. I've been using prime and stability for both tanks and it's been working great, however. I know do to size with the Dainos they can become somewhat aggressive. I do want to switch them over to the other tank but I'm not sure if that would be overstocking or if the Dainos would become even more aggressive because it's not their schooling species. Any ideas would greatly help! Thanks
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Nano Fish ready to be put in self sustaining Tank?
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I absolutely understand this more of an experiment than anything I have many friends who enjoy the self sustaining experience as-well as I am. Before I leave for my military orders and give some notes to my family about what to do I plan to get an air stone and heater for the aquarium. In reality my tank in the end won’t be exactly “self sustaining” a pure self sustaining tank is like dropping a human in a Forrest to survive possible but not pleasant. That’s why I’m adding a airstone and heater to give them a more pleasant advantage and experience. My idea and just what I‘ve seen is the more heavily planted tanks require less work and maintenance which is what I’m aiming for mainly just for military purposes of leaving home