Jared Andrews

Added one pump of easy green after testing. I have decided to stop by experiment in doubling the amount of Easy Green per week. I have noticed increased build up of algae on the hardscape and plants during this time, meaning it is not being processed quickly enough by the plants in the tank.

I have given up on using floating rings for duckweed management. The 3D printed ones I made, even when they don't sink, float too low. The foam ones I purchased don't do a very good job either. I think the problem here is that when the duckweed grows past a certain point, it literally picks the rings up.

I have tried a new approach, by designing dividers that wrap around the spider wood in the middle. These provide more of a wall for the duckweed. Will report back on how well they work in the long term.

In other news, the rotala which I transplanted is definitely growing. Within the next week I will probably transplant the remaining tall rotala and make it shorter.

My monte carlo continues to slowly, slowly spread. I decided to trim the left side which still had some of the original longer growth on it. Will attempt to see if that speeds up the spread.