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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.
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Hello again! It has been two weeks since my dry start has had water added to it. The plants are well! I have much less white mold, and I’ve been doing a 30% water change every three days since. I would like to start adding in some living creatures. I assume snails and shrimp first, but I would like some feedback on what the next step should be. Thanks so much to all who comment!
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I may have screwed up and I’m almost crying at the thought. I did a dry start method. Rocks, substrate and a lovely piece of driftwood that I put moss on and let it attach during the dry start. However, the wood has developed some weird mold and I have people telling me this is going to ruin my tank and I’ll be tearing it all down in a month. I am getting my stem plants this weekend and was going to flood it then. Please help! If I have screwed up, what can I do to fix this? Photo of the wood and mold for reference
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So I'm doing a dry start on my 75 gallon tank and today I noticed that its starting to mold on the driftwood and in the gravel.. What should I do.... Should I go ahead and flood it early?
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So I'm doing a dry start on my 75 gallon tank and today I noticed that its starting to mold on the driftwood and in the gravel.. What should I do.... Should I go ahead and flood it early? Does anyone have any advice
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Ok I posted this on the plant side but I havent gotten any replies. And I really need some advice, I'm doing a dry start on a 75 gallon tank and I'm noticing mold start on the wood and gravel.. Should I leave it or maybe flood it early or..? Anyone willing to help would be apreciated
