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Dan and Andy's crypt
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Andy Thurston
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Awesome just arrived at sans to see this
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Well nearly a month into this I'm very pleased with the growth the glosso has started to spread nicely and so far is staying pinned down.
Everything else is making steady progress the crypts are starting to bounce back and are showing some new leaves.
This weekend I've added a co2 drop checker don't really need it as yet I've no livestock in here so not concerned about gassing fish but was curious to the colour I would get turns out to be day glow yellow (lots of co2 ) still dosing liquid carbon at 5ml daily and 5mm every other day of tnc complete oh and there are a couple of tnc plugs 1 under the glosso and one in middle of the crypts combined with the john Innes substrate I think I'm on top of the nutrient side the tank pearls daily usually starting about 6.30 in the evening and increasing throughout till lights out and by 10 o clock it's like a glass of lemonade I've cut water changes back to 40 litres and every other day I'm averaging a tds of 140 ppm and a ph of 6.2 to 6.4 which Andy tells me is good.
I've removed the microphylia from the back right corner and planted some amazon swords the micro was acting like filter floss near the filter intakes and constantly looked dirty which I didn't like I've also planted a few stems of cabomba in front of the heater to hide it a easy common plant I know but I've always liked it and after all it's not so much a scape anymore just a collection of plants I like hopefully one day becoming a dense jungle for my shrimp.
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Everything else is making steady progress the crypts are starting to bounce back and are showing some new leaves.
This weekend I've added a co2 drop checker don't really need it as yet I've no livestock in here so not concerned about gassing fish but was curious to the colour I would get turns out to be day glow yellow (lots of co2 ) still dosing liquid carbon at 5ml daily and 5mm every other day of tnc complete oh and there are a couple of tnc plugs 1 under the glosso and one in middle of the crypts combined with the john Innes substrate I think I'm on top of the nutrient side the tank pearls daily usually starting about 6.30 in the evening and increasing throughout till lights out and by 10 o clock it's like a glass of lemonade I've cut water changes back to 40 litres and every other day I'm averaging a tds of 140 ppm and a ph of 6.2 to 6.4 which Andy tells me is good.
I've removed the microphylia from the back right corner and planted some amazon swords the micro was acting like filter floss near the filter intakes and constantly looked dirty which I didn't like I've also planted a few stems of cabomba in front of the heater to hide it a easy common plant I know but I've always liked it and after all it's not so much a scape anymore just a collection of plants I like hopefully one day becoming a dense jungle for my shrimp.
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Lots and lots
Dan walton
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Hard to say its a steady stream in the counter but in the diffuser itself I'd say about 2 bps I'm not concerned about chucking to much in there at the minute I will be changing the co2 setup for a larger bottle and solenoid/reg and needle valve at the minute it's just a hobby weld disposable gas bottle a basic reg all I do is unscrew the reg at night and screw it back on in the morning wasting co2 I'm sure but so far it's lasted 2 weeks and I've another two full bottles to go at so should see me into spring been a busy day today Sam and not had chance to parcel up that moss but you will have it before the weeks out
Dan walton
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Oh yes
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Nice fire extinguishers by the way a bargain enjoy your whoring
Alastair
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Looking very healthy dan. The e.reni has a lovely colour to it. I find this plant very slow growing though.
Dan walton
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Yes it hasn't grown much but that's pleased me to some degree as I was concerned it might take over at this rate the glosso is going to the one to dominate I can't believe how quickly it's growing very pleased so far
Dan walton
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First bottle of co2 ran out today it's done 15 days and been averaging 12 hours a day not the most economical way I know but just been relying on me screwing the reg onto the bottle before leaving for work then off again when I get in all the same I've another two bottles to go at till I get fit up with a reg solonoid and needle valve and another 5 kg bottle
Dan walton
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Possibly I have 3 pots that are wait to go into the 180 Andy May want some left overs anything spare I'll send to you the way it's growing in the 125 it won't be long before I trimming it so will defiantly be a supply in the near future will keep you posted
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Yeah it's doing great in the 125 it's spreading quickly sending out runners it's already touching the front glass and I can see some substantial roots growing down into the substrate I'll sort you some this week and get it in the lost will message on here day in send it
allan angus
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looks good so far good luck with it !
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