PROJECT RECORD · AQUARIUMSOWNER PHOTOGRAPH · ENTRY 22HD-00731WEEK 14UPDATED 5H AGO
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A patient low-tech planted tank built around resilient species, moderate light and honest weekly observations.
PROJECT RECORD · AQUARIUMSOWNER PHOTOGRAPH · ENTRY 22MAKER-SELECTED YOUTUBE
Guides worth keeping
Videos stay beside the work they informed. The maker's note explains what was useful and where experience differed.
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Ten low-tech planted aquarium principles
A useful starting point for the restrained light, planting and maintenance approach behind this tank.Open on YouTubePROJECT LOGBOOK · NEWEST FIRST
Notes from the workbench
ENTRY22
FIELD NOTE26 AUG 2026
Week fourteen: the tank turns a corner
The crypts are putting out clean leaves and the last thread algae is retreating. I kept the seven-hour light window and changed nothing else.
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MAINTENANCE19 AUG 2026
Half-flow filter service
Rinsed one sponge in tank water and left the second untouched. Flow returned without disturbing the mulm the shrimp work through.
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REFERENCE06 AUG 2026
What the melt actually looked like
Added weekly photographs and water readings so the recovery is useful to someone starting the same plants without injected CO₂.
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