Dream Tank 2 72g Freshwater Planted Tank

[Susan Edwards]

My hair algae is going away finally. The only place in the tank is on my mosses. Not sure if it's a combo of me pulling or attempting to do so, or the otos/shrimp/corys, or because my tank is maturing a bit. I've also stopped dosing liquid fertilizer. So I'll hold off another week.

Shutting my co2 tomorrow as I'm going out of town. Will set up a couple of airstones. Have a nice air pump for when power goes off so if that happens while i'm gone it will continue to run. It self charges.

 

[Susan Edwards]

Back from the funeral for my aunt. I had shut off the co2 and put 2 airstones in. Got a pump that plugs in and if power goes out, will run 8 hrs. Got home and it was off. The power strip it was plugged into, the switch's light doesn't work, so it was never charging.... Lucky all okay. Figured it would be but the stones were a just in case. Turning the co2 back on. Debating whether I need to run the air stones at night? Any thoughts?

Nice to ocme home and see that all hair algae is now gone!!!! Debating whether to add the 2-4 hillstream loaches. Algae of course on the glass but not bad--barely see it.

all critters seem good. can't really count fish anymore. Ordered 15 forktail rainbows and 4 more amanos. Eventually will get more of the fire red shrimp..I'm lucky if I see 7 or so out at once.

Next is to do a decent size water change after I get my equipment (cans) and replace the filter tubing--too short and get the aol going, although it doesn't lose that much, so maybe I don't need to auto that . Have some blanched and frozen zuccini. Will try that tonight. And test in the am to how its doing

 

[Susan Edwards]

5 weeks. Lots of carpeting and even areas that need to be trimmed. Am thinking of taking the trimmings and planting in a container- instead of replanting in tank as the trimmings will be so small-basically a dry start and then when they form a nice mat, planting them where needed. But I might also not need them so then I can sell them. Have a bunch of plant stemps floating in a coral. Need to replant them. I have 1 corner of plants that has not done well so may replace those.

Now that the hair algae is gone, I may up the lights a bit and increase an hour. currently at 8 hrs. So will go 9 hrs.

15 forktail rainbows arrive thur. Waiting for ammonia to remain at 0 for hillstream loaches. It's 0 for a few days and then back to <.25. Using soil does prolong the algae. Nitrates holding at 5. Wed. will do a bigger water change and do my filter maintenance. Decided to remove the sponge on the bottom of the 6 trays and either put it as the 2nd tray or add another of media. Going to take down the 20 gal tall tank and there is media in that canister filter so could use that plus I still have new media on hand. The top tray would be purigen/carbon (maybe boyds if I n eed both) and floss. This way, I just take off the top and change out without having to remove all 6 trays to get to the bottom. The pre filter has sponges.

Actually saw 3 amano shrimp out last night together

5 Weeks