Скачать или смотреть 15 Gallon Aquascape | Ep. 3 | 1 Month Update | More Fish and Shrimp + Maintenance

My 15 Gallon Aquascape still has a long way to go it seems. I hope the new Panda Corys and Cherry Shrimp will help maintain the tank in the long run. Getting the tank into tip top shape will require a few more maintenance sessions as you shouldn't do too big of water changes in a short period of time, especially with shrimps in the tank. The presence of green algae however, is a good sign marking the transition away from brown diatoms.

I switched to RO Water because my tap water was too soft and I was having problems with it in my other tank. I am also planning on keeping more difficult species of shrimp in the future such as Caridina shrimp (Hint at future content ;) ) so RO water will be necessary.
I re-mineralise my Ro water using Salty Shrimp GH+ (general hardness). I add enough to get a TDS of ~140 which corresponds to ~7 GH. I don't add KH (Carbonate Hardness) because the tank uses ADA Amazonia II soil which is an buffering substrate. 0 KH will help the soil lower the pH of the water over time, while a KH of 1+ will stop changes in pH and thus constantly fight against the soil. Otherwise I would add KH.

I plan on adding a centre-piece fish into this tank in the future, in particular a betta. Still looking for the right one.

Equipment:
Tank -15 Gallon rimless tank from my LFS
Filter - AquaClear HOB Filter 30
Skimmer - Ocean Free Surf Clear Surface Skimmer
Light - Finnex Planted+ 24/7 HLC LED Light
Heater - AquaEl Ultra Heater 75w Slim

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