I heard from one of the senior saying planting is as difficult and expensive as keeping marine fishes and coral.:p

Almost 4weeks of cycling, got some zebra oto over the weekend
Very active swimming and sucking:D
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/02/9aby5y8a.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/09/02/unyne5yd.jpg
Buffet ha
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They're the most hardy of the Exotics. All my other exotics except them didn't survive :(

What happened to the rest?
Yr water parameter changed recently?

Didn't change. been kept constant, even change water is aged filtered water. I guess the specimens weren't very strong from shipment ? I don't know.

Got reason to get new one:D

Nowhere has stock already. Haha. Left with Zebras

It been more than 1-1/2 months since I started this project.
More or less, the plants are stable with new submerged leaves forming :)

Monte carlo creeping very nicely just as I wanted :D
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New leaves on the buceps
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Pearling on buceps, a joy to look at.
My CO was so excited to see this :p
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Wa.... sweeeeeeeeeee
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Co2 system: Cylinder with solenoid with in-line diffuser counting on 1 bps

Lighting system: Green element evo

Photoperiod: 7hrs( 12pm - 3pm, 7pm-11pm) I break the photoperiod into interval as 7hr straight, think my plants will chao ta lah:D

Fertilization: Excel 1 cupful twice per week, ADA step 1 and 3 (3 pumps per week)

Additives: ADA Phiten Git. Once every 2 weeks.