January 30, 2024
| Ph High (API) | Ammonia (API) | Nitrite (API) | Nitrate (API) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
I did my first water test with my API Freshwater Master Test Kit.
I returned to Luckys and bought my first wave of plants:
All of these plants should be appropriate for the tank as they don't require c02. Furthermore, many of them can be stuck into between the rocks that make up the spiderwood's border.
I also transplanted some java moss from my other planted tank onto the left side of the spiderwood. I would like to see this grow taller into a sort of forest. I forced the java moss to stay down by tucking the ends of it under and around the base which the spider wood is attached to.
In the first image you can see the water I had "marinating" in the tank for 2 weeks. I didn't intentionally leave it that long, but I think it helped a lot. Especially in getting the sand a little bit water logged before the filling it completely.
I know some would advise against this, but since I was going to be monitoring the tank so closely over the following days, I decided to add 4 fish of different sizes from my grandpas tanks.
