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Good to see you Clive!

To me, time and patience seems to be something a lot of modern society lacks in general, the consumer age we have created appears to me to be based around a desire for instant gratification. Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking anyone (I'm just as responsible as the next man/woman) just observing...

It should produce roots by itself, just wait until you have three or four decent looking little plants and then snip them off the stalk (or whatever it's called) and plant, well that's all I used to do when I was an Amazon fanatic, there was no special process.

I'm not sure (in fact I've got no idea and I'm not a stem grower) but just a thought or two. Do you think it could possibly be die back from reducing the mineral content of your water (RO) by two and a half times. Is flow not a problem now the plants have filled in (not sure what your...

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Have you considered just using a powerhead to supplement flow around your tank, you don't necessarily need masses of filtration in a planted tank. I use a AI Nero 3, it is capable of moving a large volume of water without creating a vortex and is programable for both time and power percentage...

The humble JBL checker has a white background making for easy colour distinction, I personally wouldn't bother using their stickers, indicator solution and varying dKH method of calculation but I would imagine you already have 4dKH solution left over from your 'tear drop' checker. JBL CO2-pH...

For such a small tank you might as well use a commercial brand TNC Complete 250ml, I think this is what quite a few people use or you can go down the Tropica route Tropica Specialised Nutrition Fertiliser 125ml or any complete all in one, the choice is yours.

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Excellent tip, will try this in the next day or two.

'Like a Hurricane' takes me back to the earliest house parties I attended.

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Welcome! Consider starting a journal where all your photos and information will be in one place making it easier for others to access and offer appropriate advice plus you will have a pictorial history of your journey.

Thanks to all @Horizon Aquatics for having us, the selection of plants is second to none including a few I have never even heard of before, and thanks to any UKAPS team involved with the organisation Including and especially @Geoffrey Rea and @Ady34. It was also good to catch up/meet with other...

Good luck for the future Paulo!

Welcome, sad news, hope you can locate the problem.

Welcome, tank is looking good!

If you're talking about supergluing under water you can but you have to be quite quick, I get the plant ready in the tweezers to go straight in, add a drop of superglue gel and go for it, probably had about 60% success rate but if it fails just try again.

Welcome, if you think you're going to be looking for plenty of advice it might be wise to start a journal where all the info people require will be in one place plus you will have a pictorial record of your journey (providing you upload photos that is).

I used to have this site bookmarked but some reason it disappeared a couple of years ago (user error), glad to have it back. This one is also a reasonably good site for info, for anyone who is interested. http://aroids.palo-alto.ca.us/

Nice one @John q , there you go @NathanB the full picture!

I'm no expert but know that Crypt Crispatula comes in several forms of which Balansae is by far the most popular. Other forms Including Flaccidifolia and Tonkiniensis (Flowgrow) I have never personally seen for sale but I think Kubotai is starting to make an appearance on the continent and will...

Welcome, look forward to seeing a few photos of your existing and future aquariums.

https://www.horizonaquatics.co.uk/collections/background-plants/products/aquaflora-cryptocoryne-balansae?variant=31807811092537

I've seen one of the 332's set up in one of the MA's in Norfolk or Suffolk or probably Braintree Essex while out on a jaunt and was impressed. Having a 90x55x53 I was naturally drawn to it as a future upgrade, I love aquariums with more height and depth having a lot more volume with only a...

Up the UKAPS! You could reduce the light a tad to slow down the growth, or slowly replace the stems for rosette type plants, the days of intensive trim/replant/trim/replant are over for me especially with a larger tank.

Also @zozo has experience of using them. Mission Bathtub 2023 - Azolla Mania

Room for a few more Crypts! ;)

Doh!

I seem to remember @zozo encountered this problem but I cannot find the thread and it's also possible I maybe incorrect (old age).

Hi, With all that oxygen being produced makes me think you may have your light too bright at this early stage of development. There's definitely some diatoms in there also which should dissipate with time. For now though I personally think manual removal by way of a toothbrush (or similar) on...

I think that is entirely up to what is most pleasing to your eye. It's the total intensity that will effect your plants one way or the other. A disclaimer, I do know some people are saying that for example, high blue light causes algae but for our intents and purposes I can't really see that...

9 times out of ten I do mine in the last 1 1/2 half hours of the photoperiod after CO2 has switched off so as I can see what I'm doing in the tank i.e. cleaning the glass, removing any organic debris from the substrate surface, removing any senesced leaves etc... Occasionally when a visit to the...

Welcome, and you'll not be in better hands if you are heeding AG's advice.

I wouldn't have thought you need any more filtration, if it's more flow you require the use of small powerhead would suffice and they're certainly no more obtrusive than a HOB. But maybe that's not what you're after so take it with a pinch of salt.

Welcome! :wave: Please do, and I look forward to seeing a few snaps.

Good morning, Have you not added your water report parameters to the Core Settings along with ensuring the tag 'Planning to use RO Water' is set to 'No' under the 'Tank and Dosing tag, I know your water contains very little but it will give a more complete picture? Cheers!

No, I have a 40cm low tech cube with some sensitive fish of which I change 50% of the water each week with no problems at all. I know I'm old school but to me the tank always looks brighter and more healthy after them, I personally cannot see a problem with large water changes as long as the...

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Hi, If you're thinking of buying the Aquascaper 600 then you could also consider the Aqua One AquaSys 150. It's the same length, 5cm more depth and 17cm higher giving you 33% more real estate, it's £20 cheaper at the moment and is made from 12mm glass rather 8mm. Just a suggestion.

I must stress this is what I do and it works for me, others will have far different methods and opinions. I find it easier to give you an insight rather than trying to explain. To remin my water change water to a 3-1 ratio of Calcium-Magnesium I add CaNO3 and then bring it up to the desired...

It appears you are doing everything correctly and I'm sure given time when the tank has matured and all the beneficial microbes have made an appearance things will settle down. I totally agree with this for long term maintenance but would always default to a couple of large extra changes if any...

Looks like BBA but could be staghorn if the fronds start branching. No one knows what ultimately causes it but organic waste and varying CO2 levels are two of the culprits often cited. Could have been triggered when you turned off the CO2. I personally would cut those leaves off for starters...

This all depends on whether you want lean dose or go full EI. I personally go fairly lean and target/achieve 7ppm NO3, 1ppm PO4, 3ppm K and 0.15ppm Fe with the addition of 1 root tab/week placed in different areas of the tank. Your plants will tell you what they are lacking/require. Ultimately...

Is the tank a 30cm cube? If so that would approximately equate to 20l of water after hardscape displacement and as such I would certainly not add any more fish. Stick with what you have and use a comprehensive fertilizer to feed the plants.

I'm currently using a P900 (which I would imagine uses the same app) and after going through all the presets on the first day I settled on a basic custom mode which suits my taste and most probably the plants and tank's, R=32% G=41% B=41% UV=32% Fan=100% Power=54% with a half hour...

Looks good to me, you could try moving it slightly further forward and lowering it will enable you to reduce the power, looks like you have a few cm's before making contact with the wood. Not sure this will be aesthetically pleasing but I hope it works out ok for you, you could always get a...

You'll be alright, we all start somewhere and some of the bottle keepers on here will be able to offer you advice.

That's exactly where I got my 130l from, they appear to offer all different shapes and sizes for almost any space, here's a pic of mine, the pump has a hose pipe connector on it, perfect.

I dosed EI for quite a few years in three different aquariums when I was wanting rapid plant growth, never had an algae problem. I have now become a more relaxed aquarist and as such lean dose (to keep the TDS down for the fish and restrict plant growth), run 15 mg/l CO2 approx, run medium...

Welcome! Look forward to hopefully seeing some of your creations.

I have no experience of the larger Oase filters but from reading on here i think one of the main benefits is the easily accessible pre filter but a good few people have reported that they can be noisy and are prone to purging air...

Good morning and welcome, The only advice I could offer at this early stage would be to add a fair few bunches of fast growing stem plants even if it's only temporary (they can be removed later if they do not fit in the final picture). They do not even need to be planted and can be weighted or...

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This is what I do but after adding the desired amount of CaNO3 I then bring the calcium level up to the target level 50/50 with CaCl2 and CaSO4, and then deduct the nitrate from from the fertz recipe. The fabulous IFC Aquarium Fertilizer Calculator does all the hard work (maths) for you.

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My first legal road vehicle, on the road for my 16th birthday back in 1976 although it was the 1 year earlier model. This photo was from a few years later after I had given it to my sister.

Hi, I'm not trying to be negative here I just have a genuine interest in what you might think will happen with the substrate once plants are being removed/moved around? The majority of the pumice from the ADA Power sand that was laid down as a base layer in my tank now lies on the top of the...

I know there will be plenty of folks on here who will say it's perfectly acceptable to clean it with bleach and it is, but for me, for the sake of 20 quid (eheim) I would replace it. The hoses in time will generally start to become opaque and permanently stained. That's all just me though. You...

Condolences Courtney. Tank, plants, shrimp and fish are looking good!

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ifc-aquarium-fertilizer-calculator.63045/ @Zeus. is a sound method for raising kH but I personally would not even go as high as 4, I run mine at less than 1 although I would not advocate this for a newcomer to hobby but 2's plenty. You can also feed additional...

Nice looking tank, I'm surprised those Crypts haven't started randomly popping up all over the substrate.

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Have you seen this? Journal - The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden, not solely macro algae but well worth a read.

That's the most important thing! For me it's nice to see small fish hiding in the plants just coming out occasionally, makes them more interesting when they do, I'm sure before long though they will recognize you as a food source (not personally). That tank looks perfect for those fish (and...

It's possible that their journey did to a degree take it's toll and weakened them, it looks from the photo that they had already dropped a few leaves, it wouldn't be until they started growing some new ones along with new roots that you would be back in business. As long as they are provided...

Always like to see this and having a pictorial history with all information in one place is a boon!

Tut tut John!

Hobbit looking nice, still fairly small in comparison to the other plants.

I agree with everything @Scaperinc has said, looks like it could be sand dust and should disappear in a few days although I can't be 100% sure at this stage. Moving forward, as also mentioned and if you can afford it, would be the beneficial addition of a couple of bunches of fast growing stems...

Yes, if you can give us some more information and preferably a photograph we might be able to identify, be more specific and help you through it. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-plant-help.60671/

Welcome and look forward to seeing a few snaps of your tanks.

I'd be tempted to push it as far back as you can on side it is on now and to try and get a circular motion going with it being an island scape, but the obvious answer is move it about and see which position is the most effective including flow and aesthetics.

If you haven't bought them already I'd also hang fire for a month or two until your tank is a little more mature and any risk of a high ammonia level has been removed.

Probably due to the fact LostMud lives in Singapore.

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Welcome, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Hi, What's the name of the plant on the bottom right with the red stripes on the underside of the leaves please? Cheers!

Not sure what the gH is but appears to be perfect tap water in my book, many people use RO/rainwater to reach this value.

Welcome! For a start I wouldn't believe the Nitrate test as the results are notoriously inaccurate. Secondly looking at the contents of your fertilizer it doesn't appear to contain any Nitrate or Phosphate which are two of the Macro salts required for healthy plant growth AQUADIP Plant Food+. I...

Hi, I'm no expert but I would imagine this becomes more of a problem the smaller the tank volume but the simple way round it is to just trim one or two plant species per week (depending on size of the tank) rather than decimating all of the plants in one foul swoop. This has always worked for me...

You're soon going to need a bigger cupboard!

Looking at your next post with the Coral Reds I suppose they could be Pencil Fish but I noticed a lack of the Adipose Fin 🤷‍♀️

Looks good my friend, what Rasboras are they please?

As @hypnogogia says above, not to trust your Nitrate test and dose full Macro, I see no mention of Potassium here. Being high tech I would also up your water changes to at least 50%/week slightly more would be better, a couple of back to back changes would be a good to begin with and while doing...

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At least your membrane will have a good lifespan.

They take a bit of trial and error to get going but once running on song I don't think you'll look back.

I suspect flow and distribution to be the main culprit here, have these problems arisen since reverting back to using the duck bill outlet? Could also be due to the plants growing in restricting flow. Looking at that BBA I would imagine there's a build up of organics too, I assume you are...

I was just wondering if you ever find the time to sit down?

It would not be difficult to overdose CO2 in a 30l aquarium, as already mentioned take it very slowly and only make small incremental adjustments when you are at home for the day to keep an eye on proceedings. I personally don't think you need to be dosing towards the higher end of the scale...

Hi, As well as a deficiency there appears to be quite a lot of detritus built up on the leaves. For starters I would get in there and trim off any dead or decaying plant matter, have a good hand waft about/manual swirling of the plants and then water change ensuring any detritus on the substrate...

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Are you going to be using pressurized or one of the home brew methods?

Could you not clear a small space for it at the front, from your photos it's a lovely little plant that would be worth it?