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  1. Konrad Michalski

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    Thanks for the tip. I use h2o2 on wood and hardscape and some hardy plants like anubias. I thought this one would just melt.
  2. Konrad Michalski

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    It was bba. Getting a bit better now so I pulled the plants out, separated them and replanted to give them fresh start. You’ve had some very impressive growth there in 6 months.
  3. Konrad Michalski

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    Cheers mate. I’ve asked as mine grows between eleocharis montavidensis and eleocharis vivipara and when I see few strands covered with algae it always happens to be feather duster. On your photo is it just one plant or few?
  4. Konrad Michalski

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    Is your feather duster staying algae free? Mine grows well but for some reason extremely prone to algae.
  5. Konrad Michalski

    hi! returning former scaper about to start first tank for 6 years. very excited :)

    @Sid.scapes is your regulator still available for sale? Chris still doesn’t have access to the sale section so I thought I will tag you here.
  6. Konrad Michalski

    Mysterious issue with multiple plants

    My pinnatifida was growing like crazy and when I started getting small spots like those on the photo above I used to increase potassium a bit and it was gradually improving. It definitely likes low ph, kh, gh as it grows best for me in freshly started tanks. The older the soil and less tannins...
  7. Konrad Michalski

    Plant Pictures!

    Cryptocoryne Spiralis Red Konrad
  8. Konrad Michalski

    Plant discussions!

    Cryptocoryne Spiralis Red Konrad Are you sure that is spiralis red or is it spiralis tiger ? I know they are two distinct variation but the names I see are crossed between them from various vendors. Definitely Spiralis Red, this is Spiralis Tiger: Yes I’m sure. I have both of them in my...
  9. Konrad Michalski

    Wallichii substitute!

    Mine is pretty soft too.
  10. Konrad Michalski

    How many hours co2

    It’s all just a guess. If you have big water circulation in your tank with water surface being disturbed you may need to inject more co2 but it will reach the right level quicker. If water circulation ain’t big it may take two hours or longer for your drop checker to reach lime green colour...
  11. Konrad Michalski

    How many hours co2

    When your light turns on your drop checker needs to be lime green colour. It usually takes 1-1.5 hour. I would turn co2 off around an hour before light goes off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Konrad Michalski

    Best Co2 hose/tubing!

    Correct. And their hose must be of great specs. It looks good, it is strong, very flexible and even price ain’t that high. That’s why I recommended it. I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t try it myself and it wouldn’t be great. I did try many different tubings before and they were all rubbish...
  13. Konrad Michalski

    Best Co2 hose/tubing!

    I’m not going to argue with you. I use ADA products and yes even boxes do look great. I use their co2 hoses, filter hoses and many other things and they are brilliant. I used other brands before and I won’t use them again. You can inject your co2 with a syringe and I don’t mind if it...
  14. Konrad Michalski

    Best Co2 hose/tubing!

    You get what you pay for. People are taking the piss but majority of them never even tried their products. They are not cheap but quality is great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. Konrad Michalski

    Best Co2 hose/tubing!

    Not really. Maybe ask in Aquarium Gardens. These pipes are not the cheapest but absolutely superb quality. I’ve been using them in my tank for the last few years and they are super soft, they look good and are easy to take of the diffuser. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Konrad Michalski

    Best Co2 hose/tubing!

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Konrad Michalski

    Coral moss ID?

    You were looking for Mini Pelia moss, you bought Round pelia. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Konrad Michalski

    Anyone figured out H.Pinnatifida?

    I don’t really look into numbers. I’m not a chemist and hate calculating ppm. I would dose everything as you were doing so far and increase the dose of your kno3 by 20%. Only adjust one thing at a time and keep changes for at least few weeks before coming into conclusions. Sent from my iPhone...
  19. Konrad Michalski

    Anyone figured out H.Pinnatifida?

    I had same thing with rotalas. Increasing nitrate a bit helped out. If I were you I would increase kno3. By doing so you will increase nitrate and potassium too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Konrad Michalski

    Anyone figured out H.Pinnatifida?

    I have just looked closely to your photos and it looks like all the leaves with holes are the old leaves. The fresh growths look ok. So increasing potassium wouldn’t fix old leaves but if the fresh ones look ok I wouldn’t worry much. Also looks like your nitrate level ain’t very high as it has...
  21. Konrad Michalski

    Anyone figured out H.Pinnatifida?

    Increase your potassium a bit and it should be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Konrad Michalski

    Plant ID

    Round pelia moss Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Konrad Michalski

    Hardscape Challenge 2020 (likes) Competition Winner!

    Thanks mate. I had a journal https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/a-forest-pathway.50373/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Konrad Michalski

    Hardscape Challenge 2020 (likes) Competition Winner!

    Thanks mate. Yes, it’s been planted. Now it’s nearly time to pack it up and build something new. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Konrad Michalski

    Hardscape Challenge 2020 (likes) Competition Winner!

    Thanks. I haven’t seen that before [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  26. Konrad Michalski

    Hardscape Challenge 2020 (likes) Competition Winner!

    Ohhh I see. Yes, I sell quite a few plants so can’t really remember all the people I sold them to. Sorry. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  27. Konrad Michalski

    Hardscape Challenge 2020 (likes) Competition Winner!

    That’s very generous, thank you very much but I do have loads of pinnatifida [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  28. Konrad Michalski

    UKAPS Hardscape Challenge 2020

    Country: UK UKAPS Nickname: Konrad Michalski Aquarium Size: 90x45x45 Title: A Forest Pathway
  29. Konrad Michalski

    New variety of eriocaulon??

    That would be spiralis red not spiralis tiger and I wouldn’t rely of what they say on the label. It grows much bigger than 8-15cm. More likely 50-60cm. Like you said, most likely it was a small plantlet freshly planted. If it was eriocaulon it would most likely be e. Quinquangulare but that...
  30. Konrad Michalski

    New variety of eriocaulon??

    Photo borrowed from the internet. I’m sure that’s the leave of the plant from your photo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  31. Konrad Michalski

    New variety of eriocaulon??

    When leaves colour considered it looks more like Cryptocoryne spiralis red. Would need better photo to be able to tell more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  32. Konrad Michalski

    Pinnatifida help

    Never heard of high Iron causing pinholes, especially not in case of pinnatifida. Lighting shouldn’t be a problem as sometimes plants in my tank are so overgrown that it’s nearly completely dark at the bottom of the tank where pinnatifida still grows absolutely fine. Sent from my iPhone using...
  33. Konrad Michalski

    Pinnatifida help

    Pinholes are usually caused by low potassium level. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  34. Konrad Michalski

    Pinnatifida help

    No idea where they come from as I got them years ago from Poland from my brother. They were always growing like a weed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  35. Konrad Michalski

    Pinnatifida help

    No idea why but something must not be right in your tank. In my tank it’s worse than a weed. I removed everything and left only few tiny twigs for myself, 3 weeks after I sold another batch. And then week after had to bin loads of small runners as it just takes over the tank. Sent from my...
  36. Konrad Michalski

    Olympus is Calling.

    Where did you get those from? It would be really hard to destroy them like that if they were from submersed growth. Unless you treated them with liquid carbon.
  37. Konrad Michalski

    Monte Carlo leaf size

    It will grow smaller leaves under low light. Under hight light they get bigger and plant is even more bushy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  38. Konrad Michalski

    Need some tall plants

    Most of the stem plants will grow that tall if you won’t trim them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  39. Konrad Michalski

    Re-education.....

    Really nice set up. Well done mate.
  40. Konrad Michalski

    Help With Plants On Wood

    Depends what species you will get. You can get smaller or bigger ones. You controll their size by cutting the rhizomes.
  41. Konrad Michalski

    Help With Plants On Wood

    It grows on anything like rocks, wood, in the soil and freely in the water if you won’t cut the runners. It grows as big as you will let it. If trimmed often it will stay small. If you plant it in the soil it usually grows quicker and get bigger. Have a look in google that will give you some...
  42. Konrad Michalski

    Help With Plants On Wood

    Hygrophila Pinnatifida, Ferns, mosses is your choice mate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  43. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala sunset and florida leaves drooping

    My sunset is about the same since I got it. Doesn’t grow super fast but certainly ain’t dead.
  44. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala sunset and florida leaves drooping

    I can’t tell what’s causing drooping. I’m having the same issue but it doesn’t mean your plants are dying off. They will still grow but just won’t look as good as they could. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  45. Konrad Michalski

    Moss identification help please

    Looks like cameroon moss. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  46. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    That is a very good point, which I unfortunately lost with time. I was planning to keep my hardscape more exposed but plants quickly took over. Even weekly hours of maintenance didn’t let me keep the plants where I want them to be and soon after trimming wood disappear again. The only way would...
  47. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Just after planting: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  48. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks
  49. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks.
  50. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks.
  51. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Hi all. As always I owe apologies to those who followed my thread. Unfortunately I was so busy with work and family that I never got a chance to update what was going on with my tank. My plan was to start uploading only good quality photos but on the end of the day I’m more than sure that I will...
  52. Konrad Michalski

    River Reef 90ltrs

    Very nice tank. All looks very healthy. Well done mate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  53. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks Dave
  54. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks Nigel. I wasn't going to use much of a moss at the substrate level as I wanted the roots and rocks to be sort of more visible. With this type of layout bottom parts are not very well accessible so if I let the moss grow on rocks and wood maintenance wood become a never ending story but...
  55. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    That's why I tried lava and seiryu to give myself some choice. To me in daylight seiryu were looking much, much better so without any thinking I decided to go for them. This time I decided to go for ADA substrate and to be honest I like the dark colour of Amazonia the most. Also it is reachest...
  56. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks for a good words guys but after I used them lava rocks I knew right away I won't have that in my tank. I could see that lava and wood is a big contrast already. If I added light colour sand there (which I was planning to do) it would just create a big mess. The final decision was to...
  57. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    My last decision was whether I should use lava rocks or seiryu stones. First I had a go with lava but it was just too big contrast between them and wood. In fact they were nearly as dark as charcoal and it puts me off a bit.
  58. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    After visiting Aquaeden Shop and seeing ADA Solar RGB above one of their tanks I thought it would be nice to get one of these and test it with the current, mature tank. I was thinking for a long time and couldn't quite convince myself mainly because of the price. After I heard Ryan ordered his I...
  59. Konrad Michalski

    Ada 60F -go with the flow- nature aquarium

    IAPLC is a joke so you either accept what they do or don't take a part in the competition. To be classified higher you need certain name, come from certain country and be lucky like in the lottery. I have already seen a few tanks classified higher and some of them were of really poor quality. I...
  60. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Maybe I was looking at it for too long ;)
  61. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks Alto. Well I hope it won't end up with loads of problems like co2 distribution issues, algae etc
  62. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks Nigel
  63. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    I added some more wood but it still wasn't enough so had to buy some more again. And finally added a bit to the left side of the hardscape. In fact I even had two options to chose from. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  64. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    As my sand pit was ready I quickly filled it up with sand and started sniffing for some more wood. Next three pieces arrived from my brother from Poland. But not to send an empty box I also bought some lava rock from there.
  65. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Maybe not next level but trying to improve things a little bit.
  66. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Are you trying to say that Led Zeppelin clip was my inspiration? ;)
  67. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    My next step was to work on the base of the layout. It was hard to do anything as I only had last few pieces of wood. I tried to use anything to keep it all in the position I wanted and my boy was constantly destroying it. After this stage my preparations have stopped for a while as out of...
  68. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks mate. I understand all the comments well and really appreciate each input, however sometimes we take the risk, go our own paths and do things different. I'm always open to constructive comments and that's why I create the journal so everyone can express their thoughts about the layout...
  69. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Last one was just a warm up ;)
  70. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks for all the ideas. I know some people don't like the symmetry at all but I'm exactly on the opposite end - I like it and I put quite a lot of effort to achieve it. It wasn't easy to get matching branches and I think I will keep the way it is for now. Thanks though
  71. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    You are right. Everything looks quite symetric but I was planning to apply rule of golden ratio and a perspective to one point in the same layout and that's what was slowly coming out. Thanks for your input though.
  72. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    After playing with a few remaining pieces of wood I finally found what I was hoping to find. A few not very nice pieces eventually started matching. From this moment I roughly knew how I would like the final scape to look like. All I needed was more wood.
  73. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    In my case thinking about creating depth was one thing available space was another. I only had 450mm (-16mm glass) of available space but I wasn't willing to use very tiny pieces of wood just so the plants wouldn't be outgrowing it a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  74. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    My first thought was to create a layout with a central island. I put two pieces together on the floor and here we go, layout nearly ready :) The only problem was, I wanted something more complicated and possibly slightly different with some sort of perspective and depth. After scratching my...
  75. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    As I'm quite far behind with the journal it all should be coming fairly quick.
  76. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    As you can see below I got home with a very first few pieces of wood. Maybe not the best looking but who cares, I had some wood :):):)
  77. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    So, just after making decision about rescaping in the middle of February it was time to buy some wood, rocks and other materials. Not to buy random pieces I tried to make something up even while in the shop. Would that be my potential new layout? Possibly not, but it was all about...
  78. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    It will definitely be something different but whether better or worse than the last one, let's wait and see.
  79. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks Ryan. I hope it will look good otherwise I will have to rescape again ;)
  80. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Thanks. Now it's only a past ;) Here is the link. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/konrads-iwagumi.38875/
  81. Konrad Michalski

    A Forest Pathway

    Welcome everyone in my second journal on this forum. For the last two years I've been working and experimenting with my Iwagumi project. Surprisingly I never got bored with it and only decided to change the layout as I wanted to create something slightly different, a bit more complicated and...
  82. Konrad Michalski

    Crystal Mountain

    Great journal. That's what we call a real aquascaping, nice hardscape, super healthy plants, great quality photos and everything based on high level of knowledge. A lot to learn from. Thanks for sharing.
  83. Konrad Michalski

    George's Aquascaper 1200 Nature Aquarium

    To be honest George I wouldn't make changes as it is lovely scape (unless shaping the plants). But when planning next one in the future it is definitely worth thinking about something extraordinary with great depth of field. Don't forget - you are most recognisable aquascaper in UK
  84. Konrad Michalski

    George's Aquascaper 1200 Nature Aquarium

    Great journal, scape and plants condition. My only criticism is, this type of layout does not show full potential of such a nice tank. If I didn't know the size of the tank I would have thought it is no more than 40cm in depth as a whole layout is very flat :( You need to use your 60cm more...
  85. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Maybe that's the answer to your last post then. If you're not interested what you have in your own tank transparent/pale leaves won't sort themselves out without correcting things ;) If you want to sort the problem out just start making changes and it will go away quicker than you think.
  86. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    No idea. But if you think that you have iron deficiencies why won't you start dosing more for a week or two and see what happens?
  87. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Another 3 weeks gone and it looks like (at least for now) they eventually get to the shape I was expecting from them. They lost some colour but I'm not to bothered about that just yet. Only a poor photo taken with my phone but hopefully you can see the difference. Not to get too excited, my...
  88. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I have never heard that potassium could be responsible for green dust. In case of them paper white leaves I don't think it's anything to do with potassium neither. I would dose more Iron but if you think that potassium sorts the problem out so quickly why not increasing the doses? I had same...
  89. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Thanks for joining the conversation. I'm not 100% sure but Rotala on your pictures doesn't look like Rotala Rotundifolia. More likely that's Rotala Colorata or other uncommon form. As we know for fact they have thin and log leaves and get pink/red a lot easier than Rotala Rotundifolia. I think...
  90. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Another 2 weeks are gone and things are getting even better but I'm still not happy with my rotalas appearance. They only look good when their leaves are being lifted by the oxygen while pearling. Unfortunately they start pearling about 5 hours after light are on, which means that for the first...
  91. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I could do it for you but it just make not much sense now. PO4 is about 0.5ppm but I will be increasing it to about 1.5ppm. Apparently Fe gets dissolved and lights break it so the test won't show the correct result no matter what as it won't stay in the water for long. If I test it the morning...
  92. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I use Ferka fertilizers and not sure what they contain. To be honest I received more of rotalas from my brother and when I looked of what he sent me mine are still rubbish :( knowing it is the same plant and looking so much different it just make me feel bad. I'm starting to lose my hope again.
  93. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    KH about 6-7 GH 12-13 I can't really lower it down as tank is filled up with rocks.
  94. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I can't really take better picture right now as I'm too lazy to pull out my dslr but it looks much better in the tank than on the photo. I have not done anything unusual, just general things we spoke about in the thread. I have a big delivery of rotalas coming from Poland and that should...
  95. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Ok, so another few days have passed. I've been keep playing with my rotalas and not to be happy to early but eventually it looks nearly as I wanted it too look. Now when the shape is about there (no stunted growths, leaves up) I will be trying to put some colour on it. That's how it looks for...
  96. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Thanks for reply. I'll keep eye on my plants and see how it gows. So far it is much better but I'm not quite happy with their look.
  97. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    My target was 0.5-0.7ppm. I didn't want to exceed it as apparently from 1ppm Iron becomes dangerous for fish and plants. As you have calculated I wasn't far of. Normally when I made changes I tried to keep them for the next 2-3 weeks. When I didn't see any improvement I was going back to where I...
  98. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    My tank is 180ltrs, taking the thickness of the glass away, minus 30+ kg of rocks, minus about 20ltrs of soil leaves me with about 130ltrs of water Possibly even less as tank ain't full . My dose of Ei was always calculated for 150ltr. And sometimes on top of that I was dosing even 4ml of easy...
  99. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Situation in my tank was slightly different. Many people advised me to dose more Iron and I did so. On top of full dose of EI I was dosing Iron from EasyLife and nothing has improved - as mentioned above I only got green dust all over my glass. Bare in mind I only have some carpet plants in my...
  100. Konrad Michalski

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    As she reported back she never had to adjust anything like phosphates, iron or mikro. The only thing which was adjusted / lowered down was potassium. In my case the situation was exactly the same. All I had to do was to put the bottle called Balance K on the side and after a few weeks I forgot...
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