Mmiller2001 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Made a few changes but may have also killed my dwarf lilly. Added a Crypt and moved a few things around. Nothing too special as of yet. Received a cool plant and is a bit more challenging to work with. Will see how it goes, Rotala Tulunadensis. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermassive Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2024 at 5:09 PM, nabokovfan87 said: In terms of setup, I know they have a few options. Does it have to be suspended or do they have a good riser kit? I assume too strong for a 30" long x 12-18" deep tank? The legs on the WRGB II are quite tall and it sits nicely on the rim of my tank. I would say they're about 4in tall. And yeah you can fully adjust all the LEDs down to 1%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Used a better camera here. I really need to practice more with it. Again, I have plants in random places trying to work certain areas at a time. So disregard the obvious issues. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 2/6/2024 at 4:24 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Made a few changes but may have also killed my dwarf lilly. Added a Crypt and moved a few things around. Nothing too special as of yet. Received a cool plant and is a bit more challenging to work with. Will see how it goes, Rotala Tulunadensis. You can't kill a lilly unless you find someone to eat the bulb; don't worry it'll come back as 50 in about 6 months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Such a beauty 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/18/2024 at 3:59 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Such a beauty I esp like the rotala - hum what is it called - oh yea blood red; a bit deeper than ha'ra. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 (edited) On 2/18/2024 at 3:37 PM, anewbie said: I esp like the rotala - hum what is it called - oh yea blood red; a bit deeper than ha'ra. I have that, I just hate how it wants to lay over at times. Makes it harder for a background plant. Edited February 18 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Hum. In my low tech aquarium it hasn't laid over in 4 months; of course it grows very very slow and doesn't quite has that rich colour but straight it has stayed 😉 -- Of course in your hi-tech aquarium it probably grows a lot faster and taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Slightly less than 1 day of growth lol. Insane. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeQ Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Very cool! Can't wait to hear all about it!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Venturing into more challenging, “intermediate” plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Getting a bit more mass now. 4 new plants in and 1 last to come then more elimination. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 I thought I knew what direction I was going, but not so much now 😆. Tons of work yet to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Are you using Week Aqua P series? I can’t tell but it looks similar to my light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 (edited) On 3/20/2024 at 1:00 PM, knee said: Are you using Week Aqua P series? I can’t tell but it looks similar to my light I do, 3xp600’s Edited March 20 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/20/2024 at 12:01 PM, Mmiller2001 said: I do, 3xp600’s Nice! I love week Aqua. Not sure if you did this already but they came out with a new Bluetooth chip and it makes the ramp up/down smoother instead of it jumping to a different brightness. Do you use the presets or did you make your own light settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 (edited) On 3/20/2024 at 1:16 PM, knee said: Nice! I love week Aqua. Not sure if you did this already but they came out with a new Bluetooth chip and it makes the ramp up/down smoother instead of it jumping to a different brightness. Do you use the presets or did you make your own light settings? I had to replace one Bluetooth chip and noticed what you say, found out a few days ago there’s a v3 chip. He sent me v2 chips when I bought them. I use my own settings. Edited March 20 by Mmiller2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Uh, well…I guess this happened. He was a big boy too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Tank update: not going well at all. At this rate, no AGA this year. It’s obviously early, but hashing out a layout isn’t going well. Recent changes in dosing: Moved GH to about 6 degrees, Ca to 35ppm and lowered Mg to 5ppm. Reduced water changes to 50% while double dosing after water change and then 2 more doses over the week. Micros dosed 3 times a week. Trip wall is going well and only the left side needs to be added. I’m trying to use 2 Dutch streets but I’m not liking it so far. I do have a few plants just in the tank for future use making it look chaotic but some are in place. 5 more plants ordered and all green. Decisions will be made shortly whether to use 3 or 4 reds. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/18/2024 at 9:14 AM, Mmiller2001 said: Tank update: not going well at all. At this rate, no AGA this year. It’s obviously early, but hashing out a layout isn’t going well. Recent changes in dosing: Moved GH to about 6 degrees, Ca to 35ppm and lowered Mg to 5ppm. Reduced water changes to 50% while double dosing after water change and then 2 more doses over the week. Micros dosed 3 times a week. Trip wall is going well and only the left side needs to be added. I’m trying to use 2 Dutch streets but I’m not liking it so far. I do have a few plants just in the tank for future use making it look chaotic but some are in place. 5 more plants ordered and all green. Decisions will be made shortly whether to use 3 or 4 reds. You said it is not going well but it looks pretty decent to may novice eye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 4/18/2024 at 9:14 AM, Mmiller2001 said: Tank update: not going well at all. At this rate, no AGA this year. It’s obviously early, but hashing out a layout isn’t going well. Recent changes in dosing: Moved GH to about 6 degrees, Ca to 35ppm and lowered Mg to 5ppm. Reduced water changes to 50% while double dosing after water change and then 2 more doses over the week. Micros dosed 3 times a week. Trip wall is going well and only the left side needs to be added. I’m trying to use 2 Dutch streets but I’m not liking it so far. I do have a few plants just in the tank for future use making it look chaotic but some are in place. 5 more plants ordered and all green. Decisions will be made shortly whether to use 3 or 4 reds. You are far too hard on yourself. I know it isn’t what you’re looking for but it’s still gorgeous. You always seem to manage to pull it together and I have complete faith you will again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 On 4/19/2024 at 8:25 PM, Odd Duck said: You are far too hard on yourself. I know it isn’t what you’re looking for but it’s still gorgeous. You always seem to manage to pull it together and I have complete faith you will again! Thank you. Still have a lot of time left as well. Hopefully it comes together soon and I’m not up against the deadline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 A little early to be throwing in the towel, isn't it?! Plants are looking healthy, that's half the battle. I think replacing one of the reds with either a bright yellow or orange plant could be nice, like didiplis diandra or ammania pedicellata. I like that you have lots of different "shapes" in your planting. It really leads the eye around the scape. Can't wait to see it grown in more! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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