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Milestone

Julii Cories are breeding!

Key moment

Saw this today! The Cories were chasing each other around and then they went into the spawning T position. Now I gotta wait and look for eggs. Hopefully the ember tetras don’t eat them before I get to them.

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Update

Growth Update

Almost two months of Co2 and it’s made a huge difference. All the plants look fuller and more vibrant. The shrimp colony is also breading because there is plenty of hiding spots.

Update

Root growth

This is how fast the roots grows on weeping willow. I remove all these roots each week and they just come back. They will take over the entire tank if I don’t do anything.

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Observation

Weeping Willow

This tank was set up as a experimental tank. I wanted to see if I can grow a tree in an aquarium. The tree that I choose was weeping willow. It has been almost 4 months now and the willow is still doing great. The only issue I see are the underwater…
Milestone

Seeing the benefits of co2

Key moment
It’s been a couple weeks since I started injecting co2 into this tank. Starting to see the benefits. The plants are growing much faster and they are more lush. The light is fine but isn’t strong enough to bring out the reds in the rotala. There is a…
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Update

Quick update

Co2 has been running for a week now and the tank looks a lot more lush.

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Update

Water change

Weekly water change the tank is looking good. Ember tetras are a bit excited because of the water change. They’re schooling tightly.

Observation

Side photo

Just a quick photo from the side. It looks so much bigger

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Update

Water changed and some new plants

Added some new plants today. The scape still looks sparse because the plants are still growing in. Can’t wait until this becomes a lush forest scene!

Update

Corydoras are doing well.

Water parameters are good and the Julii corydoras are doing well. I lost a salt and pepper Cory but I think that’s just a bad batch from the store. All those seem to have died. Nothing wrong with the parameters or the other fish.

Update

Water cleared up.

Tank is in good state, water has cleared.

Update

New scape

New scape on this tank. I wanted to highlight the driftwood that looks like an ancient tree. I used the filter and substrates from another tank. I added root tabs for the plants. The tank should cycle quickly. I added one salt and pepper Cory from an…