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Not sure it looks like wood to me. Theres so many way to attach plants since they basically grow hydroponically in a high tech tank ,they really dont need a substrate.

"The siesta" just another urban legend :p I like to see the first post ever put online and the persons data supporting this :)

I've had beard algae grow on fluorite ,its attracted to the iron from what I've researched. Anyways ive tried cleaning it off with no luck ,what i did was put a dirt cap over it . Other option is to scoop it out and boil it :(

Bigger is better!

Good start looking forward to watching this evolve.

Sounds like your on the right track by gathering information first .. BTW Welcome :)

A camera phone picture and a new Title "THE MORASS" Also went back to a black backdrop.

HA! Thats really cool no wonder your kids love it.

Looking good! I feel your pain with the bba ,I have some on my hard scape from too much light in the beginning, that i cant seem to eradicate. True Siamese algae eaters supposedly eat it? Have yet to try it.

Funny thats how my wife describes me :)

Since My water is harder then anything Ive ever encounters. I searched high and low for a great forum from your side of the pond because of the similar water profiles. Ive seen been hooked such a good forum and members.

Follow the golden rules! (for A high tech) Good light spread not really too strong 8hrs or so ,good turnover rate make sure your flow reaches the bottom(trim plants to allow for this),use dirt if possible makes up for lack of nutrients,at least 1 bubble per second co2 injection followed with 50%...

I tend to agree, because I've been looking at my plant and the lower thick portions are very dark and grow well . Poor flow or turnover and lack of carbon is my guess.

Led is still in its infancy .Im using t5 ho's and the one led I do have is reduced 50% as not to induce algae growth.I do have lots of cheap led paper weights:( If you choose led buy high end with dimmer and color variable options .

Very nice Indeed !

Just enjoying the morning while updating some posts and enjoying the smell of fresh coffee and breakfast cooking. I hope everyone has a great year!

Just an update The plants did partially melt down on replanting in my tank with liquid co2/Glutaraldehyde. I have two new shoots that are growing quite fast see the poor shot ; so it appears they will do well in these conditions.

thats awesome i'll defiantly watch my frog bit and duck weed!

Happy New Year! Looking forward to the setup ,nice tank indeed!

I'm pretty sure thats a co2 deficiency or a nutrient . However im no expert . Your Wisteria looks very poor indeed It should have nice division in the leave (not sure what its called) In good conditions the full leaves start to divide. Try dosing daily since I have my Wisteria looks text book...

From my own experience with a 125 gallon ... First would be cost if you wanted a nice looking high tech second would be maintenance. When a Giant planted tank goes of balance. For example if you had a algae outbreak, it could take a complete tear down to fix and start over. Another is I have to...

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I Tried working off the side in my large tank and the setup ended poorly. For example I had two filters with the heads at the corners, and 2 water jets pushing the flow around, and a pump with a reactor. the result was melted plants in dense corners etc. I Now use one filter with a spray bar...

Awesome I like the jungle look for larger tanks .. Lovely assortment of Rainbows they look right at home.

You win :) Another shot of the jungle I need to redo the BG bottom section fell off. Left to right ... Such a shame that the size of this tank does not come through in the pictures.. I maintain 55gallons with ease this tank is such a challenge to keep.

I'm hooked i'll have a breeder tank set up in the new year ... details to follow

I hear you on that I paid a ridiculous amount here in Canada .. All my Rams seem to do well in the hard water, maybe ill do a rain water tank and induce some breeding :)

looks great!

Stunning !

Thanks for the link,There's a couch with my name on it this afternoon!

no problems at all . I dont get to liberal with it just enough to coat the surface.

I can't get away with big weekly on my big tank.. I need to do 50 percent. Weekly and I use h2o2 spay to keep the film done during the week.

Two should be enough, 4 might encourage algae growth..

Love your hard scape! well done looking forward to seeing the grow-out phase.

A photo to end the year.

I've had great success keeping soft water fish in my liquid cement its seems the stability is more important. My latest addition to a new setup is Electric Blue Rams ,I've been told they are too delicate for hard water but they seem to be flourishing .

The second one really does look more like the picture . looking forward to seeing it in the tank.

http://www.discusnada.org/category/discus-101/all-about-water/ Quote from link ---Domestic discus can be kept in soft to moderately hard water (GH 3 to GH 14). Most discus are raised in a pH above 7 and many hobbyists report success with a pH of 8.5 or higher.

16° is not to bad its only moderate hard. I've been keeping fish at 28° hard water they seem to adapt well and as plug the stable water is better in the long run. I think Discus refuse to breed unless you provide them a acidic home.

Thank you , I was hoping I could avoid Co2 .. I guess ill have to break out the back up 5lb tank .

Will babys tears grow well in a none injected co2 tank? Good med light ,stratum substrate and daily EI dosing

I have a fair bit of experience with Cross border shipping ,some packages take up to 3 months and others a few weeks. This time of year slows all forms of shipping down to crawl .

Well made a few changes. I went with a frosted background and the substrate is capped with soil . I also added a few more species of plants and fish. I have close to a hundred Tetras and Cory's and a few oddballs :)

Welcome aboard.. You'll find the members here are very knowledgeable and willing to help.

Mines a guppy that came hidden with a plant purchase :) What Orphan fish do you have ?

lovely shots! I noticed you handle your exposure well her do you use a Nikon or Canon :)

Notice the new 29" mtb Rims I bought cough cough SANTA ! i mean.

Thanks for the info!

Finally I was able to obtain 3 Juvies ; however my water is quite hard and it worry's me, so I've added Almond leaves and bog wood ,but its still above 7 ph. should I worry? or just carry on....

Can you post a picture Ive been having a similar problem and cant decide on the culprit .

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Lovely setup you have, and i enjoyed your progression from the start..

it does but i still dont why the catalog has a few of the chemicals that have the same elements but named a bit diffent

New to EI dosing after reading whats required I found myself overwhelmed shopping for salt. there's too many with the same names . Can someone go through the list and give me the catalog numbers for a EI kit ,also I dont see chelated iron is that not a salt ? Thanks so much . Cheers...

looking good!

Thanks ill try it what can i loose .. I refuse to give my id online (see link at the bottom) http://www.theplantguy.org/PlantGuys-Potassium-Nitrate-KNO3-1-pound_p_618.html As for ebay it ships from over seas I doubt it would make it here in fact I may have problems getting it across the border...

Got ya a better picture still not the best with a wide angle shot cropped , just cant get a panoramic program to work.

Thanks this is great info for me ..I would love to ei dose but we have to jump through hoops to get KNO3 the Canadian Government requires a copy of my license and the only person who sells it is 2000 km away :( cheers!

Sorry if i missed this in a post .. Are you using soil at all and what do you do for fertlizer. The reason I ask is once my 125 is grown in im thinking about backing off on the high tech and going low ,Ive already went to med low light with co2 and my plants are loving it.

I have 4 now and all in storage ,I found with my ultra hard water that it was better for co2 absorption to use Excel and 15 ppm pressured co2 which i let the intake of the filter manage.

Thanks ! Its Just in the last 3 weeks that i got the balance just right and they are growing at a good rate , and hopefully next image will be better quality one with a prune.

Im really after the worst pictures awards lol! Just an update from the phone this is a panorama program it might work in better light . Added a few plants and made a couple changes.

Truly the best camera for you is the one you like the feel of mostly. Go to an electronics shop where you can feel the camera and take some dummy shots . The one that has the best ergonomics and is not to confusing is the one i'd go with. Ive been shooting Nikon's for 15 years because Cannon's...

Looks really nice!

Im excited to have something fresh its such an interesting species.

i would think the excel some plants cant absorb it.. looks like my riccia when the excel killed it

You guys are giving me some great ideas (my wife is groaning in the background) :)

120w could be quite high! It also really depends on the quality of the transformer etc.... without having the lights in my hands and going by wattage i would stick with the 5 twenty watts so that you can control the output if needed. I have a very high end Cree light system 88w that I don't use...

I doubt its Cree lights. If they had an image of the led itself i could tell you for sure. Ask the seller for a closeup up of the diode and compare it to the pictures in the link. http://www.ledwarehouse.com/pages/led-tech

Good find! Im really tempted to ship one to Canada but its a bit pricey to risk it. Thanks for the post though ,I can us the specs to compare to something more local for me.

A friend at work is also a aquatic enthusiast gave me some Aungustifolia as a gift. I understand its quite uncommon in the trade and i have never heard of it. Has anyone ever kept this with Excel /Glutaraldehyde ? Im worried itll melt ,i have it in a Glutaraldehyde dosed tank and another piece...

You're probably right mine melted and the came back nicely after adding excel.

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/raw-glutaraldehyde-50.35182/#post-378171

Wow that will look amazing !

Canada has harsh restrictions on chemicals so i did some searching on glut dosing and have ordered some of this . Its much cheaper then excel and twice the strength better then nothing? http://www.ebay.com/itm/CIDEX-METRICIDE-OMNICIDE-14-DAY-STERILIZATION-GALLON-/141403945541

Sorry to derail this thread , but how do guys manage with the high light requirements?

Very nice collection its something i would like to do myself .

If your tetras are doing ok so will the cats .

heres when the tank was establishing you can see the small patches of green now its spread out took it a while also.

I will as soon as my back straightens out.Pulled it at work today damn i feel older my the minute :)

Thanks and sorry its gba .. I run my co2 24hrs because of super hard water its hard for the plants to retrieve their carbon from the water so i leave the c02 on to add stability. Im currently only 20 ppm of co2 and full strength dosing of liquid carbon.

good idea! You could also rock wool the inside of your cabinet that would stop most of the noise . http://www.rockwool.com/stone+wool+benefits/acoustics

Many times! Unless i missed something in the postings there, I cant find anything related to algae growing on flourite and or how to get rid of it.

First off just want to say this before Clive Beats on me :) just kidding. I have good co2 both pressurized and liquid ,I have great flow and circulation also my lighting is mid high with a 9hr photo period. But i have algae(beard style) attach to flourite in my substrate and has been there since...

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Very nice! The baby tears looks like its all from trailers did place it there or did it grow over ?

muh hahaha .........

Ive been having issues with my large tanks and just keep playing around till i found the right balance. Back to the OP i still have one plant i cant grow for the life of me, but I'm sure there's a formula just waiting for that one too.

No Glut is all you need. I think the iron was something to do with Excel and marking; possibly so they could create their own name for glut and re-market it.

looking forward to future posts !

Glad to see theres a MTS support group :) Im suffering from 2x125 g tanks 1x65g and a nagging 55g tank. And the constant look disapproval from the wife when I happen to say its time for a new tank.

Bigger water changes and make sure your tank is allowing for good turnover(aeration) To treat use excel itll kill most shrimp snails and mosses so i would only x2 dose if you try it.

this^^ and also a lack of co2 is more likely the start and once established thrives in high light at the top of the aquarium.

Sounds like they could be to starting to establish. I found that they always do well faster after melting down and if they don't melt down they look weak for a few months. What species fish do have ? I like African tanks.

that would be nice!

how long ago did plant them and how do you feed them , other stats and temperature might help as-well.

Looking forward to seeing this progress ..

I personally prefer moss for breeding it tends to look a bit messy to me and your tank has a nice look as is. All you can do is try it if you like great and if not its all part of the fun .

I used hydrogen peroxide and wiped out my B/Bacteria. I can attest to Excel working well on BBA and diatoms I used it as follows . whole tank 1 cap to 20g to start and double doses daily took 5 days to start clearing up well worth it. I also use CO2 about 20 ppm right now.

Test with regent test kits so i know my kh is really the alkalinity. *Ph 8.5 out of the tap 7.5 with a large amount of pressurized co2 *Gh 280ppm (15 deg hardness) not sure if that converted right? *Kh (alkalinity) 200mgl Im stuck with the water i have is there anything i should watch for or...