Well, its time to show you another photo and update you a bit more.
Like i said, i replanted the hairgrass like george and jen recommended. Looks much better now.
Also not touched anything with a pair of scissors (other than hairgrass) since starting it so the rotala is already looking a bit wild. The other rotala species are now coming on very well and look much brighter and thicker.
Crypts old leaves are dieing off and new ones are forming.
All looking ok and going to plan.
Been doing 20-30% water changes daily during this first few days, especially with me replanting the hairgrass and kicking up AS dust.
CO2 has been dropped to 2bpm while the shrimps are getting use to it, i`ll bring this up to 4bps over the next few days.
White stuff i was talking about previously has gone. Must have just been a fungus or something.
No signs of algae - hence feeding my shrimp a FEW crumbs of algae waffers. They seems happy enough and you can tell they are eating something due to droppings appearing around the tank.
Tannins considerably reduced now, to something more inline with what i expected. Hopefully, within the next few weeks they will completely stop.
I am 90% sure i am changing my T5 light unit for a MH since my uncle is giving me one when i got to his house on holiday next week (grandad, parents and friends looking after the tank, i`m pooing it!)
I`ll just have to check if it fits a standard ADA MH 8000k bulb.
Ok here is your picture. Its just come straight from the camera, sorry no time to adjust.... I have an amature photographer coming around to my home in September to take a picture provided everything is going to plan.
