Second part of Roberto’s new project with E’quo, to build a magnificent aquarium, using the balling method for fresh water.
TANK PLANTING
Products Used:
SCUDO, FLORIDO TABS, BIO-EXTRA
Plants Used:
– Alternanthera Reineckii ‘Mini’
– Bucephalandra Spp. ‘Red’
– Cryptocoryne Parva
– Eleocharis Spp. ‘Minima’
– Leptodictyum Riparium (Stringy Moss)
– Anubias Barteri varietà nana ‘Mini’
– Anubias Barteri varietà nana ‘Mini Mini’
– Vesicularia Dubyana
Planting procedure:
– Preparation of water treated by reverse osmosis with SCUDO;
– Inserting some FLORIDO TABS in the substrate, in the area where we will plant Alternanthera Reineckii ‘Mini’;
– Washing the Cups under running water, to remove residues of the nutrient gel Division of the portions to be planted;
– Planting all plants with roots in the substrate with tongs;
– Tying the mosses with cotton thread on the wood;
– Anchoring of epiphytic plants between the coves of the wood and rocks;
– Misting with water treated by reverse osmosis and SCUDO.
Conduction and Dry Start Methode:
– For about twenty days, the tank will be kept in Dry Start Methode, to allow the plants to take root and the mosses to anchor well in the wood;
– I will constantly spray the tank at least 3 times a day with water treated with reverse osmosis, SCUDO and BIO-EXTRA (activator of heterotrophic bacterial flora) to promote biological activation of the biosystem;
– Photoperiod with 8 hours of light from day one, and CO2 supply with fan;
– Covering the tank with kitchen foil to maintain a high level of humidity.
Objective:
With this project I would like to try to recreate an autumnal setting, the sensation one should have when looking at the aquarium should be that of feeling immersed in an autumn undergrowth.
See you soon with the third part, Roberto Bielli
