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Wow, that looks great tetratech. It's really filled in nicely in the last few weeks. Did you say you changed the rocks or just moved them around? Any plans for more shrimp or other inhabitants?

That's all cause you don't want any nitpicking.

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Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients

It looks very nice tetratech,

Seems all is growing fine, now that you have figured out how much Excel to dose. Do you use the dropper to evaluate "one drop"?

Nitpicking, we would never do that . Except, maybe this one time .

If I would change anything then it would be to replace the rotala with a plant that has smaller gaps in the nodes and smaller leaves. It looks too big in this setup.

Hope you don't mind this comment

Ingo

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Did you say you changed the rocks or just moved them around?

Both

Do you use the dropper to evaluate "one drop"?

Yes

If I would change anything then it would be to replace the rotala with a plant that has smaller gaps in the nodes and smaller leaves. It looks too big in this setup

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Yes, ideally you are right the rotala and the glosso is abit big, but for now I've used things I had, I eventually customize the plants for the nano. I recently trimmed the top of the rotala since it grew to the top, but I should have clipped lower to get it busher.

Nitpick away......

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Tetra,

Sweet little tank! The only issue I see with it is the rotala and that has already been delt with. Super job!

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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A little update on my little tank:

This "baby" is about 10 weeks old now and really hasn't given me any real problems. Everythings looking pretty good. I think these nanos are good for experimenting with different things and seeing what happens. Too be honest I'm not in love with the scape and I'll probably break this tank down soon and rescape it. As I said it was my first attempt with a nano, especially one only 0.5 gallons.

Some interest things with the tank that might be interesting to discuss:

1. The hairgrass seems like it has stopped spreading, but it's not dying, why?
2. The tank has no algae and is getting 26 wpg (I know not really, but the light is strong enough to grow riccia, hairgrass and glosso, why?
3. The tank has no flow, but there are no problems associated with this, why?
4. The tank is being dosed with no3/po4 from the 72g is not getting co2 and doesn't have any algae, why?

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Here is the only real resident in the tank. A young CRS. I got this guy when he was almost invisible from the LFS and got put in the bag with adult CRS. He has grown from a tiny speck to this:



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Something about these little tanks just seems to balance out, doesn't it?

I think it comes down to lighting and low waste production.

First of all, the lighting isn't what it seems. WPG makes no sense whatsoever on a tnak this small. So 10 watts is still 10 watts no matter how you look at it, whether it's on a small tank or a 10 gallon, it's still not a lot of light. In your case the light it's getting is close enough and strong enough to let riccia and glosso grow and stay compact, but not so much that it causes algae problems.

The other part comes down to your favorite topic: waste There's just nothing in there decaying, nothing giving off ammonia, nothing to foul the water. Planted tanks are easy when there's no waste!

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I'll play your game

1. might be growing very slowly. Maybe some needs aren't quite met, but can get by without. In other words, no net photosynthesis, just enough to balance respiration.

2. You da mastah. but really there's no real bioload. This goes abck to our last agreement(yes, agreement) more watse = more algae. You have a small tank, yes, but you have no real bioload, and no nutrient input from food. Any algae that is produced gets munched by those snails and your 1 tiny shrimp. Everybody's happy.

3. My opinion is that the water column is too small to have "dead spots". All water is the same in that volume. Dilution is rapid across a small number of inches. Also, if you are pretty good about pulling dead leaves, which are probably very minimal anyways, there's no organics to build up in any spot in the tank and cause a dead spot. If you had a "dead spot" it would be the entire tank.

4. See # 2, you da mastah

Nice little shrimpy pic....you'll get to see nice pics from me like that pretty soon. I got my new camera!

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Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients

Planted tanks are easy when there's no waste!
Nowher

You have a small tank, yes, but you have no real bioload, and no nutrient input from food.
Matty

So is organic control the ultimate algae fighter?
Your right this tank has no real bioload and I don't feed anything. There's no flow and high light (still high enough to grow light demanding plants). The No3 and Po4 in the water column is not causing algae. I think we could learn alot from these small simple tanks.

Matty interesting point about the hairgrass. It was growing pretty fast at first, just seems to have slowed. Is it possible too many roots in the small area is telling the plant something.

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Well as Bensaf would say (funny how he's said certain things so many time they're committed to memory now... ) , the NO3 and P you add are just powdered chemicals, inorganic stuff. The bad stuff is the stuff that builds up from leaf and food rot and fish waste decomposing.

That's one of the reasons we do big water changes on high tech tanks - out with the bad waste, in with the good chemicals.

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That CRS is really nice. I still have 4-5 in the 2G hex but they are not getting all that red. One has been carring eggs for a long time. I haven't seen the other one that has eggs in a while nor have I seen any babies. The CRS in the 40G are dark blood red though. I really love them! The Amanos are pretty nice too.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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The CRS in the 40G are dark blood red though

Aren't the really deep red ones male?

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I thought it was the other way around.

Dark Red/large ~ Female
Light Red/small ~ Male

I could be wrong though.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

1. The hairgrass seems like it has stopped spreading, but it's not dying, why?
2. The tank has no algae and is getting 26 wpg (I know not really, but the light is strong enough to grow riccia, hairgrass and glosso, why?
3. The tank has no flow, but there are no problems associated with this, why?
4. The tank is being dosed with no3/po4 from the 72g is not getting co2 and doesn't have any algae, why?

Tetratech, you begin to sound like me. What's all that questioning about? Has nobody told you that there is more gray than black and white in a tank?

Ingo

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Tetra,

Do you still have this tank around? How is it doing? I just started a .5G tank with hair grass. I am using pool filter sand as a sub. and injecting flourish into it.

Any ways I was just wondering if you still had it and what it looked like.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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Tetra,

Do you still have this tank around? How is it doing? I just started a .5G tank with hair grass. I am using pool filter sand as a sub. and injecting flourish into it.

Any ways I was just wondering if you still had it and what it looked like.

Wings, no I don't have the nano setup anymore. I did them just to try it and I didn't want the additional maintenance long-term. I probably will do another one in the near future. Right now my only nano is my 5g.

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More tanks.. even small tanks.. = more time invested.

My little tank is actually a 1.6G tank. Its kind of cute. I am using natural lighting as it is sitting in the window. I hope my hair grass takes off for me. I would be super happy if it does! Thanks for the info on your tank.

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
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I am using natural lighting as it is sitting in the window. I hope my hair grass takes off for me.

I wonder what else will take off for you in this tank, Wings

Yeah - I can see how a few small tanks are not the same as one larger one. And the one you have tetratech is nice enough.

Ingo

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I wonder what else will take off for you in this tank, Wings

Come on now!!! I have had a vase with Java Moss up there for months with very litty algae! So take that!

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric