Catch 22s cousin

maybe some karp.

 

LOL - it is not that bad ...

I am actually impressed


I see even a few guppies (right bottom corner) made it from the donor plants tank ...

 

Sunlight is causing havoc with a front shot.. so this is from the back - all of the plants are along the back at this stage.


And with no heater, not filtration or pump and less sunlight this than what I thought the tank would get - I still see signs of HM pushing new growth.




I am contemplating putting some moss on those branches - just not sure how well it will do .. hmmmm.

Later Ferdie
Later Ferdie

 

Looking better than expected. Good job!

 

Thanks, yeah I was rather stunned when I saw it - been a bit MIA last week and looking at tanks in the dark is just not the same.


This is the top view - front would be at the bottom. Still want to get some long growth in the back, then I need to see about the front.

Later Ferdie

 

Did maybe two top-ups, no other WC or filtration etc




rescued a surviving guppy last week .. amazed it was still around.

 

Yeish.......

 

Not that bad - once the water starts to heat up a quick clean and this will be gold ... but at the moment I can only put my hinds in it for a few minutes.

 

I think that if you added a filter and some lights, this tank would be amazing.

 

Agree on both points ... Lights is / will be the sun. Filter .. might just be the same. For now I am happy with the growth algae and all.

 

I think that all this tank needs is time... It will settle and be more stable after 6 months

 

True - I am contemplating jumping the gun at some point - want to start adding the moss, but the water is to cold to play in for now.

I am a bit surprised at the runners in this cold weather - not complaining about the growth - just thought it would go into total hibernation. Past tanks that had flow and was standing in the same spot had zero growth during winter. I suspect the water volume on this has something to do with the growth.

Should probably take a blade and remove most of the algae on the glass ..

 

I moved some of the 4ft clear plants in here .. started removing some algae - water temp is 7 ... that is cold for my hands never mind the plants .. not sure they will survive.




Need to have another got the manual removal ...

Later Ferdie

 

This could be such an amazing scape if you just added a heater and filter!

 

Lol ... yeah but that would be less interesting. This natural growing thing is starting to take shape, actually considering doing something similar to a 1.2x.5x.5 I have waiting for attention.

 

Ok so the idea is that this would be my APSA comp tank ... maybe.

Decided to do a moss and yogurt mix - never tried this before - keen to see if it works, if not this is a big peace of spider wood to wash down.



The fix is of several types of moss - not need to get all picky and only do one type of moss - I want green mass in the end.



Used fingers and a sponge to dab it onto the moist wood.



The bubble wrap should help keep the moisture level up.

Will leave this for a few weeks and see how it does.

Later Ferdie