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[foxfish]

A bit of grass this time!

 

[Brian Murphy]

Just ordered a heat matt for one of my 36" x 12" tanks that I have lying about, got a 39 watt APS luminare that I have for my new optiwhite tank that I can't afford quite now, so gonna try an emmersed tank with some john innes no3 while I wait 🙂

 

[dean]

Looks great

 

[foxfish]

Really fast growth at this time of year using natural light.

 

[Andy Thurston]

I joined the club after reading this thread and 1st link

HC Propergator Journal into DSM | UK Aquatic Plant Society

Recommended number of 1 2 grow 'hc' pots | UK Aquatic Plant Society

Second link is where my week by week photos are
Grown on window bottom in john ines 3 with only sunlight

 

[Andy Thurston]

Actually the HC started deteriorating not long after my last post.
I put this down to cooler temperature & a lot less natural light simply due to the winter.
I still have the tank going but the plant is only half the hight it was.

Do you think this could be from the lower part of plant melting from not enough light because its blocked by top half of plant.

 

[foxfish]

Possibly? All I know is it grows like crazy with unlimited C02 & lots of light like most plants!
I use some chicken sh.t as fertiliser in this as that is what I use on my bonsai trees.

 

[Deer]

Gorgeous HC in the first few pics, wish I could get my carpeting plant to carpet like that!

 

[Ben Hooper]

Can't it be pushed to longer then 12hour days?

 

[foxfish]

Yes, I have read about 24 hour lighting working very well!!

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hello foxfish, Fantastic Thread 😎 Regards Roy

 

[foxfish]

Ha Ha yes great fun... I have another one on the go too, I will get a pic up very soon.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi foxfish,Looking forward to seeing your update photos 😉 😎

 

[foxfish]

Here you go...

 

[Greenfinger2]

Love It 😎 More Please

 

[foxfish]

Here is the tank 3 weeks on, I don't think there is anymore room for any more growth!

 

[tim]

Hi foxfish, really like this tank, have you considered flooding it as a low tech experiment, certainly has the plant mass to get going.

 

[foxfish]

I know mate & I should of done just that but it is to late as I gave the plants away only today!

 

[tim]

I know mate & I should of done just that but it is to late as I gave the plants away only today!

🙁 ah well always next spring