JoeQ Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 Pretty sure my box filter shananagins are over. My angel fish and a guppies fins look horrible, lost a honey Gourami from a swim bladder problem. Terrible plant growth, and algae up the wazoo. Time to go back to my fluval 307 and see how increased turnover (8x per hour) affects things. I might even upgrade to a 407 (10x per hour). Just cause I can justify it to others! 🤣 Fyi, the orange guppy is the same guppy. And for transparency today I also did a deep gravel vac on the back 1/4 of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JoeQ Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 1/2 way there! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 99.9% done 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Reflections removed (by Android) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 (edited) Classic EI Macro w Extra K *8/26/24 recipe* 500.77ml distilled water, ml/per 36g Kno3 – 69.51g KH2PO4 –10.62g K2SO4 – 28.70g to 29.4g 4ml (2 pumps) PPS, dose w Micros No3 - 2.5ppm, PO4 – 0.43ppm, K - 2.51ppm, S – 0.32ppm 6ml (3 pumps) EI Daily, dose w Micros No3 - 3.75ppm, PO4 – 0.65ppm, K - 3.76ppm, S – 0.46ppm 12ml (6 pumps) EI Split Schedule No3 - 7.5ppm, PO4 – 1.3ppm, K- 7.53ppm, S – 0.93ppm Edited August 26 by JoeQ Recipe updated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 (edited) EI Micro Plant-Prod Chelated – 9.64g. 222.88ml warmed distilled water, ml/per 36g 1.5ml * 6 = FE 0.2 Weekly – PPS Daily Micro Daily yield: FE – 0.0333, EDTA – 0.02, DTPA – 0.0067 Mn – 0.0095, Zn – 0.0019, Cu – 0.0005 B – 0.0062, Mo – 0.0003 2.5ml * 6 = FE 0.334 Weekly - EI Daily Micro Daily yield: FE – 0.0556, EDTA – 0.0333, DTPA – 0.0111 Mn – 0.0159, Zn – 0.0032, Cu – 0.008 B – 0.0103, Mo – 0.0005 5ml * 3 Days = FE 0.333 Weekly - EI Split Micro Daily yield: FE – 0.111, EDTA – 0.067, DTPA – 0.022 Mn – 0.032, Zn – 0.006, Cu – 0.002 B – 0.021, Mo – 0.001 Edited August 26 by JoeQ Formatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 New plants came in pretty beat up (I blame the tempatures) but should recover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Getting there little by little, played with arranging today. Glued some neglected baby buce to rocks. Scrapped the Christmas moss mat from the back wall. Hoping to create a chaotic/natural Dutch themed aquascape that will make @Mmiller2001 proud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Google rule of thirds and then look it over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 On 8/29/2024 at 6:53 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Google rule of thirds and then look it over again. Cool thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 On 8/29/2024 at 6:53 PM, Mmiller2001 said: Google rule of thirds and then look it over again. Very helpful, thank you! Tonights progress wasn't necessarily trying for a scape, mostly just moving things to where i thought ideas might work and tidying my tank up. The rules give me more clarity on how to progress. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 Meh...... A good Idea turned from a good idea to 'stick that s*@t shomewhere and get on with your day.....'. Guess ill let it grow in and see what we got, if anything I cleared a lot of clutter into something I can slowly tweak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Getting there one plant at a time! That Johnny Cash song similarly named echos in my head as I scape. 🤣 My perspective from where I sit. Front view 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I really like the Pennywort on the top! Just such a cool plant and it doesn’t look like it’s throwing too much shade in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 (edited) On 9/8/2024 at 6:27 PM, EricksonAquatics said: I really like the Pennywort on the top! Just such a cool plant and it doesn’t look like it’s throwing too much shade in your tank. Thanks, it's probably my favorite floater! I plan to eventually move that heater and trim the mass of pennywort in the middle that does throw some shade, but not until other plants grow in. Edited September 9 by JoeQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 No big whoop, just journaling some new plants. Still pretty bad at creating a visually appealing scape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted Saturday at 10:11 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 10:11 PM Nothing like a good fit of rage to encourage me to go all edward scissor hands! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynaea Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM I love your tank, it’s very ‘English garden’ with all the different plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted Saturday at 11:38 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:38 PM On 9/14/2024 at 7:28 PM, Lynaea said: I love your tank, it’s very ‘English garden’ with all the different plants. Thank you! Im trying for a chaotic & over grown, dutch style theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrophyllum_minus Posted Monday at 03:36 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:36 PM On 9/14/2024 at 7:38 PM, JoeQ said: Thank you! Im trying for a chaotic & over grown, dutch style theme. It seems to be coming quite nicely. I like it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted Monday at 03:58 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:58 PM On 9/16/2024 at 11:36 AM, Retrophyllum_minus said: It seems to be coming quite nicely. I like it, too. Thank you, its getting there slowly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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