Celestial glade

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4th October 2008

One problem with aquascapes that are long term is that growth changes the effectiveness of the circulation which in turn of course changes how well the CO2 bubbles and nutrients are distributed.

In this aquascape's case the Cryptocoryne Spiralis in the left rear section went rampant!!! Much faster than the Balansae in the same area. The Philippine Java in the rear right was getting a bit large too.

Therefore I decided to move things around a little and also try several positions within the tank for the diffuser and powerhead.

Eventually I settled on returning to the needle wheel concept but with a difference in that the powerhead was now placed next to the Lily pipe and therefore both were pushing the water from the same place in the right rear corner to the same place along the back to the left rear corner.

Then the diffusor was positioned near the substrate directly below the powerhead intake. From there the bubbles rise, enter the powerhead, get chopped even further to the point that you can hardly see them at all and then get blown along the back.

I then took the Philippine Fern out and gave it a good prune removing anything that was even slightly blemished along with a tennis ball worth of roots.

Also at this point I got my experimenting hat on. Rotala Macrandra under 0.9WPG?? Am I mad? You shall see. This is not permanent, just a little test.

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