Trimming maintence on the Ryoboku

This trimming session was exclusive for the stem plants in the background which was growing tall and shaggy. They were cut back to the substrate level and the tops were replanted. Full tank shot of the one foot cube tank with Darwin the betta in the foreground.

Canister filter maintenance day

The last maintence was over four months ago and it was time. This was the usual routine: In addition the lily pipes and hoses were also cleaned. Lucky didn’t break any glass today. Also no bleach clean for the glass today. Just the spring washer brush was enough since the build up was not that

Flooded forest trimming maintenance session dt 17/Jan/2024

Trimming Maintenance but no water changes This was mostly a trimming session. A number of leaves of the Bolbitis fern has started getting algae at the tips. These leaves were mostly older and of darker shades. All of these older algae covered leaves were trimmed from the rhizome. The Bolbitis was also dominating on the

Trimmed Monte Carlo carpet

First major trim to the Monte Carlo carpet this winter. The trim was focussed on the front glass’ edge. The longer trimmings were replanted into the tank and the smaller ones went into a jarrarium build Jarrarium build

Chihiros WRGB 1 swanky clean again!

It’s been a while since this fixture was cleaned to a shine✨. Time needed: ~20 mins. I used an alcohol spray to clean the illuminating surface and some regular mild soap to get the metallic surfaces spotless. The machined channels for heat dissipation had some dust and dirt build up, which was removed using an

Flooded forest – Maintenance day

A Sunday round of maintenance on the tank. Algae build up on the glass was scrubbed clean. The skimmer was also cleaned using bleach and Seachem prime. A partial water change of 40% done. The TDS prior was close to 150 and the post WC the TDS was 126. I remineralised RO water using my

WC and Maintenance on the Flooded Forest

This is how the tank looks like after the maintenance session. I added a bit of my DIY GH booster and some micro fertilisation. The TDS is around 108 after the WC, but this will come up to 120 in a day or two.

Deep cleaning of the Sunsun HOB filter

Too much of muck was accumulated, the filter was unable to polish the water even after multiple water changes. Hopefully the muck stops with the course sponge and the rest of the filter media has less muck.

Few changes on the Drifthorn

Prior to these changes Layout update The reddish coloured pebbles in the foreground was removed and replaced by a very thin. layer of the reddish hued ADA Colorado sand. Major trimming The Anubias was cut back, harvested and all the old leaves removed. The cuttings were glued back to existing driftwood or were glued to

Moving temporarily to hometown, Tanks on remote – Planning thoughts

Flooded Forest Chihiros WRGB Lights Mode changed from Automatic to Manual Same light intensity in Manual as in the Auto mode Lights control moved to WiFi smart strip (was directly connected to Mains/UPS in Auto mode) Movement to Manual mode enables WiFi based monitoring and control of the lights (Photo period adjustments can be done