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emma | seventeen | fifty-five gallon planted aquarium personal is a-amme

[anaquarist]

Looking rough post-trim. Pogostemon is not doing well because I’m out of excel and the plants in the corners are struggling because of low flow 😑

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One week of growth: before (left) and after (right).

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Awful photo and post water-change, but I haven't updated in a while so here you go. I'm starting to think there's a flow issue in this tank since the rightmost back group has always struggled. I'm probably going to get some kind of power head or a second filter because it looks really bad, and it's ruining the tank.

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[anaquarist]

Before (right) and after (left): 2 weeks of growth, vacation, and a tiny trim. The bba got worse while I was away.

[fuck-yeah-aquascaping]

My 90P tank, one month in (see day 1 here). I started calling it “the Leviathan”, but at some point I thought I’d call it “Organism”. I am still hesitant which would better fit this aquascape :)

[fuck-yeah-aquascaping]

one thousand notes – woww – thank you guys!

[anaquarist]

Oh my god. This is so incredible.

[my-nano-cube]

Z OO M

[my-nano-cube]

I still think cubes are just wonderful planted tanks :3

[anaquarist]

Lovely reds and super healthy Pogostemon ❤️

[anaquarist]

Before (left) and after (right): one week of growth and then a trim. Happy to see that the lysimachia nummularia is growing again! I think that CSM+B detox helped. I'm back to micro dosing, 1/8 tsp per dose, but now I'm adding half the number of doses than I did before. Some weeks out of every month will be detox weeks, I have to find the best schedule.

[anaquarist]

Another week's growth (before on right, after on left).

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One week’s growth: before is left, after is right.

[scandi-fish]

May I ask for your fertilising schedule? I think your tank is beautiful and your plants look so healthy! I would love for my plants to grow so fast and look so good (OuO’)

[anaquarist]

@scandi-fish Thanks ❤️ My light is a 48" finned planted +, about 20" above the substrate. It runs for 8 hours a day. My CO2 is pressurized, and it turns on and off 30 minutes before the lights do. For fertilizers, I dose according to the Estimative Index: 1 teaspoon GH Booster per week (broken up into two 1/2 tsp doses after each water change, since I change the water biweekly), 1/2 teaspoon KNO3 and 1/8 teaspoon KH2PO4 dosed together every other day, and 1/8 teaspoon of Plantex CSM+B alternating with the KNO3 and KH2PO4. Currently I'm not dosing CSM+B because I'm investigating trace nutrient toxicity. If you're interested in fertilization technicalities, you might want to take a look at the forum called The Barr Report (my thread for this tank, called "55 gallon with Dutch hybrid aspirations" or something like that, is posted in the "Aquascaping" sub-forum). It's a very informational forum with many talented and experienced aquascapers who give super helpful advice. Good luck 👍

[anaquarist]

One week's growth: before is left, after is right.

[anaquarist]

This is my tank. Earliest first, most recent last.