40 Breeder with Aquaclear 110, Ebo jager 200w heater & Hygger 24/7 LED. Some driftwood, rock, Hornwort, Small & Large Anubias. Thought I'd let other take a look and maybe some ideas at changing aquascape or leave as be. Comments/Critique welcome.
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It looks good to me. If you like how it looks leave it be.
I was wondering how the Anubias attached to the driftwood will be affected by the water output flow from the HOB filter of if it can take some mild current. The Hornwort should eventually spread out into the tank.
Looks great as is, some duckweed on top would be a cool touch.
Anubias probably won’t mind the flow.
Anubias probably won’t mind the flow.
It is. The smaller one is attached to a piece of laval rock and the larger one is anchored to a piece of driftwood.
I've dealt with duckweed before. It's pretty prolific and I was concerned that it would too much nutrients out of the water causing detriment to the other plants. Which brings up another thought..what do you guys like for liquid plant fertilizer in aquaria?
I've used both API and Seachem Flourish and noticed good growth with both.
That looks really good. Nice setup!
If you wanted to be able to grow plants on the driftwood (or the bottom) just below the outflow of the AC 110, one possibility is to reduce the impact of the flow with a baffle, as pictured below. I have always liked these baffles when using large filters in comparatively shallow tanks, because they allow to reduce the direct impact of the flow, without reducing the flow itself. The filter can continue to be operated at full blast, just not delivering as much flow just in front of it. I have since made another similar baffle, to which I have added small holes, thus still allowing some flow in front, but less strongly. The baffles are made out of a cutout 2 liter soda bottle.
If you wanted to be able to grow plants on the driftwood (or the bottom) just below the outflow of the AC 110, one possibility is to reduce the impact of the flow with a baffle, as pictured below. I have always liked these baffles when using large filters in comparatively shallow tanks, because they allow to reduce the direct impact of the flow, without reducing the flow itself. The filter can continue to be operated at full blast, just not delivering as much flow just in front of it. I have since made another similar baffle, to which I have added small holes, thus still allowing some flow in front, but less strongly. The baffles are made out of a cutout 2 liter soda bottle.
I use seachem flourish and excel, seems to be doing the trick.
You’ve got some tough plants in there so I can’t see duckweed being too much of an issue. Though the hob pushing it down won’t be too good for it, I lost a lot for that reason. It’s coming back now that hornwort growth is protecting it from the filter.
You’ve got some tough plants in there so I can’t see duckweed being too much of an issue. Though the hob pushing it down won’t be too good for it, I lost a lot for that reason. It’s coming back now that hornwort growth is protecting it from the filter.