Great scape. That huge piece of wood was so impressive - it would have been hard to fail. The only thing I really didn't like was that huge, flat, sawn-off top: it needed to be hugely roughed up - or covered with moss (or something).
Recently I found a piece of a driftwood at the bottom of a massive box filled with all sorts of wood at my local aquarium store, it is driftwood or mangrove (brown-red with many caves and holes etc) but it is a 20c20 piece and it reminds me of Starship Enterprise - no joke, for real - given it is like round and has a tail piece that like a scorpion tail curls upwards and … very cute, guess nobody never bought it not knowing what to do with it; I now see this video and think I buy a same size tank and use it like glued to the back wall and fill the gaps/holes and cavities with buce’s and only gravel and few bigger boulders and Dennerle Mekong sand .. I have a Blau curved 28l tank sitting enpty but it is also too small in that tank.. really clueless as what to do with my Starship wood
Finally someone who understands the holy trinity of Iwagumi… the RSW, rock/sand/wood and not more than 3 plants to give the aquatic artwork its true meaning if not meant for a zillion fish but for decor and zen only.. though the foreground plants ruined it at the end and better have kept the central point open to gaze at the beauty of the centerpiece
I have started a 44 gallon with ADA Amazonia. Ammonia is through the roof as expected, nitrates are at 30 and no nitrites. I have been adding ADA batter 100 to get the beneficial bacteria. I have been changing the water and replacing it with RO water. I am injecting CO2 but the tissue cultures all died and I lost $300 worth in plants. The tank is at 5.4 pH even though I am replenishing the water with minerals. Instead of a nice planted tank, I have an algae farm. Can I just stop the madness and just leave the water in the tank, stop the CO2 and turn off the light? add beneficial bacteria and wait for the tank to cycle or is it too late?
When using ADA soil, which is really very strong, did you do big water changes in the beginning? at least 50-70% the first two weeks? If not, here is the answer... I have no experience with RO water, since my tap water is ok with all minerals..but I think that there is also a problem that minerals are missing even you added minerals.. another question: what kind of fertilizer do you use? from the first day? were the plants IN Vitro? I don't know the parameters of the water where you live...but if the above-mentioned things were not observed, this is a possible consequence...sorry to hear that anyway :(
When you drain the tank after the period of waiting is down and the dark start is comeplete, do you add new fresh water in or do you put back the water your took out that’s was apart of the dark start method?
is this meant as a terrarium only? I filled mine up with water for a small planted aquarium (no livestock) but realized the water pressure from above might break the seals at the bottom eventually...
Incredible, echinodorus red diamond to a extent like ADA cube garden mini m. It looks fascinating as a set up, but won't the echinodorus pose a problem when it grows? What solution did you think of?
@@greenslovaktherapy I mean the red diamond is growing 35+ cm, the height of your tank will start to be insufficient, are you planning to keep it under control by pruning?
I’ve always used a twinstar M5 , I’ve had BBA here and there on every aquascape in the past three years ( not much , just annoying bits here and there ) , in may 2023 I did a rescape and decided not to use the Twinstar M5 , unbelievably i have less BBA than I’ve ever had, just the tiniest bit on the bucephalandra which is easily eradicated with APT FIX, my aquascape is the best algae free tank I’ve had in ages , so I would say the jury is out weather the Twinstar M5 is necessary. Beautiful setup👌
I think it does not matter if you use or not, Algae always finds a way, sometimes you can do your best and have equipment in your aquarium for thousands of euros, it's always just simulating nature in conditions like that :)
Lay-out pěkný. Za mně nemá smysl dávat po týdnu doctora, když se teprve tvoří nitrifikační bakterie. Tím akorát přibrzdíš proces koloběhu čpavku. Jakou jsi měl časovou osu přidávání rostlin a živočichů od založení akvária?
Nice setup, but how it will go for a long term... Without a lid and moisture, most of those plants will dry out. What is your suggestion for daily/weekly maintenance?
@@greenslovaktherapy Ah I didn't read description, sorry :) I'm running same cube but some sort of paludarium with sand in foreground and filled with 3-4cm of water (beside stones, wood and soil). After several months of experimenting I finally found out the best position for lid cover in order to keep balance between moisture and fresh air. Now I just have to fill vaporizing water once per week, and doing regular maintenance every two or three weeks (no daily water-spay). But failed with setup very familiar like yours, I didn't realize that "less is more" is a golden rule with daily spray dose :( That's why I asked for advice. And once more, very nice composition. Thank you for your answer :)
Nice step by step 🔵After cleaning the ceramic in bleach, did you tip out bleach and use more fresh water when adding dechlorinator? 🔵How often do you clean ceramic?
