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Out is fine. Plants have no issues with being out of water as long as the stay moist. When you buy them they usually plonk them in a bag without water and tie it up and they can stay good in there for a few days if kept in the dark
How much light does your friend have? Inorganic nitrate doesnt hurt the system. The fear of nitrate comes from the fact that high nitrate levels equal dirty water in a fish only system. Its not the nitrate that is problem but how it gets there that is. Dumping 30ppm of nitrate into the tank via...
You need to reduce your lights on time as the the others have said and looking at the picture it looks like you have blue green algae (bga) which means you need to add nitrate. I take it your fertiliser only contains micro nutrients this means you need a source of npk (nitrate, phosphate an...
Hi All,
I was wondering if there are any plants other than glosso, that if they are planted high up in the tank will weep like the glosso Foxfish used in his log http://ukaps.org/forum/threads/my-log.13682/page-2
Thanks for the input,
It is planted into soil capped with gravel so no worries there. Im just using easycarbo daily so no co2 fluctation issues and flow is provided by my JBL e1500 and a 3200l/hr wave maker so shouldn't be any issues on that front. It has only been planted a month so hopefully...
Hi All
I was wondering If anyone has had issues with C. Balansae in hard water? Mine just seems to be putting out smaller and smaller leaves. This is the second time in a different tank. The first time around I was trying to get to grips with running a planted and know where I went wrong. This...
Thanks for the ideas,
I quite like the Rotala Wallichii. I've some Fissidens Splachnobryoides on order to cover the wood Im using so I think a redish stem would look good
Thanks
Ollie
Hi All
Im starting a small (50l) shrimp tank and am after some ideas for stem plants. Im after something with small leaves that are quite close togther so far rotala rotundifolia has caught my eye.
I will be using liquid carbon and dosing ei. The lighting is currently 2x 15w cf bulbs Ill be...
Thanks Darrel
Im looking for asian/SE asian plants. My problem is I dont know much about different types of plants and their origins :oops: the 3 I've listed and other crypts are the only types I can find from the area.
Thanks for the link Samc
Thanks
Ollie
Hi All
Im considering rescaping my tank and love the blackwater look I was wondering which (if any) plants will grow in blackwater?
The plants I want to use are: Cryptocoryne Wendtii, Elecoharis Parvula and Nymphaea(Tiger Lotus). There will be no co2 or excell.
Thanks
Ollie
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