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yes thats right, the trimmed bottoms may well sprout 2 or 3 new stems, thats how you get them nice and bushy;)

Welcome to UKAPS Jason, depending on what they are they might take a little while to recover but should take off soon, any photos?

if you google it you will find plenty of disscussions and photos, personaly i think it's just another form of Bolbitis or Microsorum but there is a lot of speculation at the moment, possibly named after the late Mr Lim Kim Kiat, founder of South Island Aquarium. BTW Living waters in Croydon has...

there is also Pteridophyta "X kiat" rumoured to be a cross between some Microsorum and Bolbitis o_O

Java fern falls under the "Microsorum pteropus - various" catagory you can also add most forms of Bucephalandra to the list of which there are many :)

looks like a Dwarf Lily (Nuphar stellata)

forgot to add as Murf says leave the top exposed :thumbup:

straight into the gravel is fine:)

looks like one of the Echinodorus family

now that makes a lot more sense to me:)

A relationship between tempreture and required illumination?! this is a totally new theory to me, please explain in more detail or post some links for further reading o_O

Amicorum can get quite large 10-15cm but to be honest any crypt can be kept small and compact just by consatntly pruning out any leaves that get to big, but be aware some forms can grow very large root systems.

if you do not want use powders then go with a good liquid fert containing plenty of NPK

No It's fine, i have used it to secure the roots of ferns to wood and rocks as well :thumbup:

Quite right, it was the 10x flow that made me assume it was probably high tech:confused:

little blobs would be fine

I have found the superglue gel to be better than than the runny stuff as well

OK it's good your are dosing NPK but you are missing the most important Nutriant, Carbon! you will need to be adding CO2 in either liquid or gas form:thumbup:

i asked because it definately sounds like a deficiency, can you post a pic also details of your CO2 and flow

What brand of ferts are you using and how much are you dosing?

Here ya go... Microsorum pteropus "'Narrow'" - buy Nature Aquarium Plants | The Green Machine

Any chance of another pic, spread out so we can see it's structure

BTW if it is Potamogeton Pectinatus it's edible and supposed to be good for the liver:)

It looks like it could be Potamogeton Pectinatus also know as "Sago Pondweed" or "Fennel-Leaved Pondweed" found throughout the world including the UK

Keep putting it in, there is never a good reason to stop feeding your plants :thumbup:

i have a crypt thats over 5 years old i want to move but i think i'm going to need a JCB, you made need to do a water change afterwards if you end up disturbing a large amount of substrate and you may find you have to dig up a few other plants as well to get it out:nailbiting:

OK i just googled "photoperiod in tropical plants" and found a few studdies that say terrestial plants in the tropics are triggered by photoperiod and in some cases a difference of only 15mins in the availble daylight is enough! not sure if it is the same in aquatic plants tho', intersting...

I have no idea mate it was just an idea, something in their natural enviroment must trigger them tho' but if not photoperiod then maybe temp but i am just guessing.

In Nature the usual trigger for flowering is photoperiod it could be that your lights are on for the right amount of hours for that particular plant to triiger into flowering, you could start slowly reducing your photoperiod to see if that triggers some of the others, in other words try to fool...

Just had a look at the king British aquatic plant food, and i quote... "The formulation does not include nitrate and phosphate that would otherwise encourage unwanted algae growth" Arrggghhh :roll: Paulo can we have a banging your head against the wall smiley?

stunning :clap: have you tried giving it a sniff, some aquatic flowers smell wonderful and some smell disgusting :(

That might be a bit warm, they say it should be kept at about 64-82 F (18-28 C) but there is only one way to find out, it wouldn't be the first time we have proved the text books wrong on this forum :wink:

why don't you just pop them in the tank in their pots or bare rooted until you are ready :wink:

can you post a pic so we can get a positive ID first :wink:

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Superglue :thumbup:

Thanks Clive :D recieved my large batch of cuttings and planted them last night, will post some photos once it's took hold :D

Thanks Clive PM sent :D

I'd love to try it Clive if there is still some going spare :)

They are growing this in the display tank at Wetpets, looks good but seems to grow very slowly, well in their tank anyway :D

OK so now it's VERY interesting :D

MMmmm interesting :wink:

Very nice write up clive... i could feel the love :D

OK the first thing to do is step away from the sledge hammer and take a deep breath! :shock: Now if possible post some pics of your setup and swords with as much info as possible and i'm sure with everyones help here we can sort it out together :D

you don't suppose this is Georges new plant from Tropica do you? :wink:

I'd love some too, it must be available for sale somewhere?

here's a pic for anyone that hasn't seen it before, not my tank BTW :D http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/cav2i6/planted_aquascaping/full_size_pics/5-22_front.JPG

Yes it's a stunning carpeting plant, i would love to try some too, apparently it loves nitrate :D it has a close cousin Elatine gussonei which turns red under strong light, anyone fancy a red carpet in their tank?

yes garuf is right, i found out the hard way.... several times :oops:

I was going to drive down friday night and just find a local travel lodge or motel, but now it looks like i will have to work friday night and drive down early in the morning.

I might drive up the night before, where in London are you?

Welcome to UKAPS The-Green-Machine :D Prepare for the UKAPS beano comming your way... we may need a coach :D

Wow! Lets Go :!: :!: :!: :D

I'm no expert that's for sure! but i do love them. i have about fifteen different mosses at the mo but whenever i have tried to purchase this one it never seems to survive the post. :(

Peacock is one of my favourite Taxiphyllums, if it is Peacock you have been very lucky 8)

i'd say it was a Taxiphyllum of some sort but you would need to view it under a microscope to be sure which one as the differences can be microscopic. i have quite a few species of moss in my collection but i would need a sample to do a comparrison. Nice photo BTW :)

:D Thanks George :D Top Man!

No it's just Rotala sp. Green although some call it Rotundifolia Green, here's a link... :D www.tropica.com/productcard.asp?id=033A

Does anybody know where i can get some Rotala Green, i have tried all the usual places and all the links from this site but they either don't do it or can't get it at the moment! is it a seasonal thing? i need about 6 buches so if you see any for sale anywhere please let me know. :)

Why is that do the water companies inject Co2?