Nano low tech planted tank
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- DHG carpet in a 3.5gal low tech planted tank. Excel dosed daily, NPK dosed weekly. Lit by 24w CFL. Substrate is dirt, clay, peat over osmocote+.
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Radical man, nice plants. You have the skills down. My S. Repens that I was trying to carpet recently got destroyed by snails!
Man this is talent... Low tech? Stunning... Great job bro! Keep doing what youre doing
gorgeous Nano tank
Gorgeous, you make low tech look high! That ludwigia is such a beautiful shade of red. Also, good choice on the psuedomugils, I find them so sweet and they almost vibrate with activity!
Thanks for coming by! The ludwigia sp. red stays red with good lighting even without CO2, one of the best candidates for having color in a low tech tank~
That is one of the nicest nano tanks I've seen. Very well done. You've got yourself a new subscriber!
Thanks ! Glad that you had time to stop by ~
@glennfabian I vacuum the bottom infrequently, only when the detritus build up is significant... about 30% WC weekly~
You have the talent!
Thanks!
You are welcome!
the red neons are very cool!
Thanks man, they'll get larger and need moving to a bigger tank though I think
Amazing!!! Looks so natural!! Great job!!!
hoping to see your video on how you set up your garden soil based substrate..; )
In my opinion low-tech means no CO2 dosing at all but some beg to differ. Either way its a beautiful tank. Good work man!
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There isn't co2 dosing on this tank...
nice carpet for low tech.
nice tank, lovely color combinations. I subbed.
Did you use just ordinary dirt? Lovely tanks!
amazing tank
you got skill. if you use co2 the gap would naturally filled with plant growth which makes it look more natural.
anyway ,this still looks awesome.
Beauty tank. Good work. Left a like
Nice Tank man
Hey dennis, rod from the planted tank. Cheers brother.
1deaver Hey thanks for coming by; hope your tanks are doing well !
Hey dennis. Congratulations on an amazing tank. Just a few questions please.
1. What is DHG?
2. Can you give us some more details about your substrate please. What iron rich mix do you use? What kind of soil do you use?
3. Are you based in Singapore or Malaysia?
4. The reason for my 3rd question was this:...where did you get your osmocote from?
5. Do you have any PAR readings at the substrate level please?
Cheers and truly sorry for such a long list of questions. ...
Thanks man;
DHG is just short for dwarf hair grass
I use soils that I find at the local garden shop, I'll probably have to make a vid to explain the soils, as each garden shop will sell different varieties and its non standard
I'm from Singapore !
Osmocote also from garden shops, but I bought the knockoff version locally. If you want true osmocote but are based in country that doesn't sell it can always ship from the U.S. Different brands of osmocote can be quite different
I don't own a PAR meter, but going by readings taken by others using similar bulbs, it's around 80 - 100ish umols around the substrate
Wow...bro...thats a lot of PAR at substrate level..
+good samaritan It is, but if all the soil is covered, algae doesn't have a space to bloom.... the background plants provide some shade as well when they've grown out more
+Dennis Wong, hi I am keen to start a planted tank but have nil experience on planting, you video are great help. It will be great if u can make a video on soil. I'm also based in Sgp, hope one day can get to learn from u =)
Awesome tank! How do you get the DHG to grow well in a low tech tank? Is it because you don't have too many other plants competing for CO2?
Probably also due to small tank size, which allows light to hit the substrate easily. I find that with dirt base, and fine substrate, DHG really isn't a hard plant. It does require a minimum light level to spread though
hello dennis, my "hemianthus micranthemoides" some leaves that look transparent, what is your short opinion about this? I'm a beginner, thanks before
Awesome tank! How much water change? Do you vacuum the bottom? Thanks
glennfabian About 30% every week, I seldom vac the bottom though, maybe once every 2-3 months I vac the surface of the gravel
How long are lights on? How much percent water changes? How keep algae away?
Awesome!!! How much liquid carbon do you dose?
I don't nowadays lol. If you dose, just follow the instructions on the bottle... I think that using soil makes a large difference, dosing Excel, not so much
do u use co2?DHG carpet looks really nice..how long it took to carpet ur whole tank?
no CO2 in this tank; carpeting took a couple of months, I used stronger lighting than usual for low tech tanks
what lights do you use and how long are they on? i always have problems with algae after a few weeks, in my bigger tank i control it with 2 pleco's
I use a 20w CFL lamp, but the height is adjustable to vary intensity. Algae issues are complex, but generally, more plant mass, less light helps
Hi! What is the exact type of the soil top(gravel/flourite, etc) and do you inject co2? I had a setup with a 3gal, soil topped with quartz gravel, diy co2 and 24w cfl which failed miserably (no growth, rotting, etc) ;(
Probably used soil that is too labile... try finding a soil that has highly degraded organics (no compost !), should be brown rather than black, no large bits. The gravel is just plain inert gravel
hello i know this video is older but im having trouble finding the proper ratio of peat to soil?
Use a thin layer, just enough to cover the glass bottom
Very nice! What are your water parameters?
JClaude Moran It's slightly hard because of the limestone/seiryu rocks.GH/KH around 6-7, TDS around 300, I dose Macros every week and micros every 3 days. Water temp is quite warm around 80-84f (its the tropics here)
Dennis Wong Nice, thatt's very similar to my water. What's your ph? And are "red neons" the same kind of fish and neon tetras?(same requirements)
JClaude Moran I generally don't test the pH of my tanks... haa. Most livestock/plants are sensitive to KH/alkalinity rather than pH, so that's what I test instead. Red neons are are actually Pseudomugil paskai - I think they belong to the family of rainbow fishes
i have the exact same tank (oh the strange sizes of south east asian tanks) and this really inspired me with what to do with it thanks! do you know what other carpeting plants could be used in this kinda set up? (possibly echinodorus tenellus?)
+Karim Swift yup, E. tenellus will work, though it can be significantly taller. I think microsword, crypt parva and Monte carlo will work better. I think we get a big variety of tank sizes here due to cheap imports from China... there are many odd sizes here, some differing from the others by just a centimeter or two
may give monte carlo a go since i'm already using it in a high tech, thanks for the input by the way. yeah the strange chinese brands with mangled english on the boxing makes me laugh.
How much do you dose a day? I have a 5 gallon nano and don't want to over do it
Check out the nutrient dosing guide at the new site I have: www.advancedplantedtank.com/
Hi there, may i know what substrate u have in this tank? from the bottom to top?
Fadli Rockers Hey~ It's dirt/loam with some osmocote at the bottom, followed by a layer of organic compost, capped with a neutral small grain gravel.
Thks man, I personally think your tank is fantastic
Is this co2 injected? If not, how is this possible?
No CO2. Stronger lighting, use soil
What was the temperature Dennis? :)
around 27-28 degrees celsius
How low tech is this tank? No CO2 and thatvkind of things?
Yes, actually I've also stopped dosing excel regularly since coming back from a long holiday.... surprising what an effective dirt substrate can do eh ? ha...
Dennis Wong It is looking great. Did you make the dirt yourself?
Yes, it's a mix of organic compost with some iron rich sub-soil~
low tech com plantas vermelhas e carpete? acho que não em.
Plants used in the tank.!?
Watch the video, lol. It's only 2 minutes long and he lists every single plant as it's shown
It's not really "low Tech" when using a liquid carbon source, but it's a beautiful tank.
Martin Welters Well low tech is pretty much everything but pressurized co2
low tech is dosing no Co2, or any Plant Supplement that is why it's called low tech coz of low maintenance.
Actually it is, which is the definition used by all large forums and groups.
"Low tech"
+Al bytheway yep, can read the full journal here: www.plantedtank.net/forums/12-tank-journals/731794-xzs-3ft-high-tech-low-tech-nano-experiments.html