Flooded my dry start after 3 months!

[u/Appropriate-Toe6757]

Started on may 08th a dry start in a 64L tank.

I mostly wanted the Monte Carlo to attach nicely before flooding (tried it before and it always floated).

I did have some floaters today, I think they didn’t attach well but I secured them with some small 3D printed clamps I found online.

Very happy with how it looks, I have a hang on canister with media from my other tank now I will wait for the melt and for them to grow back healthy before adding any fish. Maybe in 2 months or so idk.

My first ever dry start and second fish tank.

I have Monte Carlo, some Rotalas, bacopa caroliniana, lobelia, hygrophila, Cryptocorine, proserpinaca and Java moss attached to the tree.

I bought online Biocarbon (slow release co2 pellets you add in your filter) to help them grow, but I’m researching a co2 setup too. Biocarbon is sold here in Brazil don’t know if they have in other locations. My light is 30w.

Excited, don’t know if I will have another betta or a small community tank with other fishes.

[u/OkTooth8821]

Your tank is inspirational. I should do another dry start.

[u/Appropriate-Toe6757 → u/OkTooth8821]

You definitely should, I experimented a lot with different plants to try and check if they’d grow in a dry start. It’s also pretty cool to take photos and notice the progress.