Diana Walstad's Experimental Tank Part 5

I have added the following plants and make sure some of the stem plants such as Limnophila Aromatica & Rotala Indica are planted at the background. The first four new plants are supplied by my friend, Thomas.

- Rotala Rotundifolia
- Rotala Sp. "Green"
- Eleocharis Vivipara
- Sagitaria Subulata
- Bacopa (not sure of the exact species)

A Full View of the Tank:


Unknown Bacopa:


Rotala Sp. "Green":


Blyxa Japonica:


Sagitaria Subulata:


Platies:

Diana Walstad's Experimental Tank Part 4

I decided to remove Hornwort and put them in the bin because it looked messy and it melted when my lighting set blew up forcing me to leave the tank without any light for one day. Trust me, next time if you want to send your existing light for modification, don't do it. It's a waste of time and money, unless you do it yourself and willing to take risk. It's wiser and easier to replace the entire lighting set. I am currently using Aqua Zonic lighting set with 55 watt PLL. Another product from China!!! It's damn difficult to find non-made-in-China product these days and Japanese products are too expensive (referring to ADA).

I am having difficulties keeping the Glosso planted because the Platies keep pulling them out. The water looks a bit brownish comparing with the rest of my non-garden soil tanks. I suppose it does not look that bad as it stands out among the tanks. Maybe I have been replanting the Glosso almost everyday causing the soil to be stirred up a bit. No outbreak of algae so far. The fry are still able to hide among the plants although I saw some fry being chased around by the adults a few times. It's no longer as safe as when Hornwort was around. I also have difficulties keeping the stem plants planted. Somehow, they keep floating up. So I decide to let them be. I know I am not being patience.

My last Black Molly fry died in this tank days ago for unknown reason. The rest of the fishes are fine.

This is how the tank looks like currently:

Diana Walstad's Experimental Tank Part 3

Here are some photos of my Diana Walstad's experimental tank. Thanks to fellow members of MAC (Malaysian Aquascaping Club) forum such as Ngiam (90% of the plants and all the Platies), Alfred (Endlers and Water Wisteria) and Edmund (Crypt) for sponsoring majority of the fauna and flora. There are more unknown plants supplied by Ngiam which I have not identified.

The list of fauna:
1. Platies
2. Endlers
3. 1 lonely Black Molly fry

The list of flora:
1.Glosso
2. Limnophila aromatica
3. Hornwort
4. Marsilea
5. Narrow Leaf Fern
6. Tiny Bolbitis
7. Philippines Fern
8. Cryptocoryne Affinis
9. Vallisneria Nana
10. Didiplis diandra?
11. Lobelia cardinalis?
12. Blyxa
13. Duckweed (not purposely added)
14. Rotala Indica
15. Bits of Water Wisteria
16. Unknown Moss (looks like Christmas or Java Moss)

Overview of the Tank:




Foreground plant is Glosso:




The purple plant that has slowly turning green is believed to be Limnophila aromatica:




The background has a plant that I have not identified:




Right side of the tank:




The identity of the plant on top of this photo is still unconfirmed:




Vallisneria Nana - supposed to be a fast growing plant that I could not grow previously: