My 3ft adventure...

Nice tank @Deem!!!:top:

 

Thanks

 

Damn! Looks great!

I will definitely be trying this DIY CO2 system as well. Do you use the DIY CO2 and excel simultaneously?

 

No I was just using DIY Co2. I added Excel maybe once a week only if I remembered haha

 

Nice Tank

Well done

 

Thanks.

I now have bubbles again

 

Update

I have changed the wood in the tank. Battling with thread algae, so have finally managed to afford a regulator and will get a cylinder soon.

Here is an updated pic...



I also got this plant, anyone know what it is or how it should be planted?



Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

It's glosso it is a carpeting plant and should spread along the substrate. Cut it into pieces and plant those

 

Tank looks great! I don't see the algae at all. Beautiful.

 

Very nice tank I am going to have to try your diy Co2 kit on my tanks

 

Thanks all.
Omw I have been looking for glossy for years haha. Just know what it looks like planted in the substrate. So stoked now

 

Here is a pic of my regulator. Hope it is the right thing.



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How much that set you back ?

 

Going to get 2kg as not much space for a bigger one.

It was R1500 at a shop.

 

So got the Co2 up and running. And now to wait and see progress....

Does anyone know what the bubble rate should be?

 

your Tank really looks great @Deem i like how you took us through the different stages of your tank

 

Thanks

 

So I have done a major trim about two weeks ago. I have some green algae coming back now, so I am abit bleak at the moment. Thought the Co2 would have helped the situation but obviously not...

 

I feel your pain... I have still to learn the recipe for successfully eliminating algae. What seems to work algae free in one tank, turns to algae soup in the next, seemingly identical setup. You could try planting more plants. The more there are, the more they compete for nutrients. If there is an imbalance in nutrients, such as not enough macro elements(N, P, K) or trace elements such as iron, magnesium, calcium etc; this will favour algae growth.