First and foremost, I have no idea what I’m doing. This is for me to look back on my wins and fails, apologies if I’m doing this incorrectly. (If I am please tell me where is appropriate lol)
With that out of the way - my intent is to document my first foray into aquatics.
June 3 2024 I began my dry start by putting down a 1” layer of lava rock, with some in panty hose to build height behind the driftwood in the back right corner. In ignorance I buried the heater underneath a thick layer the rock & soil but it’s too late to go back. I used silicone to keep the heater cord snugly in the suction cup as it kept popping out. In planting I chose monte carlo, littorella uniflora, eleocharis acicularis and java moss superglued to the larger wavy piece of driftwood.