Aquarium happenings

Well, it has been a bit since I have given an update about what has been happening in my son's aquarium, so here it is:
  • All the fish are doing fine. Currently we have 6 glowlight tetras, two corydoras panda catfish, and one otocinclus. They are all extremely active (especially the cories) and seem to have adapted well.
  • I am not impressed with the anubias hastifolia and have since read that it does much better in an emersed environment rather that a submersed environment like it is now. The growth seems to have stagnated somewhat. On the other hand the anubias coffeefolia is looking great.
  • I thinned out some java moss as it was getting clumpy and I think there was some rot going on. It looks much better now and I am looking for the pale green points to note new growth.
  • My java fern is not growing quickly but I think it is growing - it is still too small for my taste, but I hope that the holdfast spreading I performed on it a month back will help it root on the rock it is attached to (with a rubber band) and help the leaves develop more.
  • The elodea is doing well. It was floating for a while and I am now attempting to get it attached to the substrate in one corner of the tank. I still have some of it floating and hope to see some growth soon.
  • I removed the sponge filter from the tank because it was too big and also I was hoping to increase the amount of dissolved CO2 in the tank through the decreased surface agitation. This leaves me with a Penguin Bio-wheel Mini filter as the sole source of filtration. I had a brief uptick in the ammonia levels (to around 0.25 ppm) but that has been quickly taken care of by the bacteria in the bio-wheel. I measured no ammonia this morning thankfully.
So the grand experiment continues and I think that we are making progress. I am enjoying fishkeeping again if only in this little 10-gallon world that we are continuing to maintain for its inhabitants.

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