4ft fully DIY planted tank

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4ft fully DIY planted tank

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300 L tank made by my own 120 x 50 x 50 (65) height
Substrate - Controsoil, JBL Manado, Aquaclay Ground
Fert - a dozen of osmocote tabs
Co2 - DIY pressurized sodamaker system
Filter - 880 L/h internal filter with DIY overhead filter,2500 L/h Top filter
Filter media - Sponge, Ceramic rings, Activated Carbon, Aquaclay

Fishes - 2 pearl gouramis. 9 neons. 4 German blue ram balloon type. 4 serpae tetra. A dozen of guppies.

Planning to add 4 or 6 discus and 2 SAE

Plants - Water wisteria, Cambomba caroliniana, Amazon sword, HC, hair grass, Staurogyne repens, Ludwiga repens, Hondo and something more.

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very nice.
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Really tired of pruning.
See how much water wisteria is floating there. Almost that much HC also trimmed today. I need to trim this much quantity every week or every 10 days. Is there any way to lower the growth speed.


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Nice greenery. A treat for eyes.
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how is your Staurogyne repens growing? any good shot?
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Staurogyne repens

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Whenever I do a rescape I will carpet it only with Staurogyne repens. It's such a beautiful plant and my favourite.

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After a huge trim waiting for discus to come.

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