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September 30, 2020

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'Secret Shore' - A Step-by-step Documentation

The above image shows one of my creative aquascape project "Secret Shore". This is one of my favourites among the Creative Aquascapes , I have done in recent past. Unlike, Nature Aquascapes , my Creative Aquascapes are much short-lived and being prepared for the final photo session, from the first day. Please rate this tank here at RateMyFishTank Below are few photographs taken to document the set up process: 1. Rounded riverbed rocks goes in the form the base of the layout 2. Card board goes in, creating the boundary of the planting area 3. Substrate goes in, forming the base of planting area 4. Fertilizers goes in forming the nutirient layer 5. Planting area ready 6. Fine white river sand goes in, for non-planting area (for decorative purpose) 7. Ready for planting 8. Dry planting started with Ferns and Anubias 9. Dry planting finished and ready for wet planting 10. Planting completed 11. Few hours after planting (right part) 12. Few hours after planting (left part) 13. F

Black Beard Algae

Algae are the recurring nightmares of any aquarist having a planted tank. Among all algae that infest a planted tank, Black Beard Algae or BBA is considered to be the most notorious one. The attached image shows BBA infested plants in my tank. This is a very hardy algae and it’s really very tough to remove it from the tank. The main reason for this algae is the phosphate and other nutrients generated from leftover food. So, if your tank is infested with BBA, I’d suggest cutting the feeding off, immediately. You need to stop all fertilization and CO2 injection as well, ASAP. There are very few fishes that will eat these algae. SAEs and Yamato Shrimps (Amano Shrimps) are known to eat these algae but they might not be enough if BBA are well-settled in your tank. total black outs also may not work as these algae are not caused by extra light but by extra nutrients. Frequent water change is suggested during the treatment. Adding more plants, especially the aggressive and fast-growing floati

Useful tips to set up a planted tank: Part 1

Useful tips to set up a planted tank: Part 1 Substrate: Substrate is one of the most critical issues for a planted tank. The substrate can vary from set up to set up and heavily depends on the species that you are planning keep in the tank. Please remember that the substrate in your tank is not just few colorful pebbles with shiny look or a heap of sand dumped at the bottom of the tank. It is one of the key elements that keep a tank living and growing. Layering in your substrate is also very critical, as you need to use multiple materials for the substrate, depending on the need of the flora and fauna kept in your tank. For the bottom layer, I use ¼” thick, Iron rich Laterite soil layer at the bottom of the tank to ensure a constant source of Iron for l-o-n-g time. On the top of that I use a 1-1 1/2” think layer of 4-5 mm sand and then 3-5” thick layer of 2-4 mm sand. I put fine sand at the top most layer just for decoration. Please remember to use calcium-free sand, i.e. sand free fro

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