I get crystal clear water from 2 trays of K1 micro, 2 trays of 20ppi foam and 2 trays of 30ppm foam. No filter floss at all.And the Biomasters can produce very clear and healthy water without filter floss, too
I get crystal clear water from 2 trays of K1 micro, 2 trays of 20ppi foam and 2 trays of 30ppm foam. No filter floss at all.And the Biomasters can produce very clear and healthy water without filter floss, too
Re the plants that are transitioning, which I think was the original question 🤔 leave them another week if possible then cut and re plant.I’m wondering if I should just keep letting it do it’s thing for another week or two or go ahead and trim it now
Thank you John. Yes that was the original question. I appreciate sticking to the task at hand thank you.Re the plants that are transitioning, which I think was the original question 🤔 leave them another week if possible then cut and re plant.
Re the plants that are transitioning, which I think was the original question 🤔 leave them another week if possible then cut and re plant.
Fair enough.Thank you John. Yes that was the original question. I appreciate sticking to the task at hand thank you.
@Scmelik I’m sorry if I overstepped, I was just trying to get to the root cause of your tank’s issues. The additional information you provided has give us a wider context of the issues you are having with the tank. It appears that there as a few strategies that you can implement to prevent recurrence in your upcoming new tank.Thank you John. Yes that was the original question. I appreciate sticking to the task at hand thank you.
To answer your question, "yes leave them". Personally I would let them grow for a lot longer before I pruned them*.Yes that was the original question. I appreciate sticking to the task at hand thank you.
There are some mosses, but plants like Cryptocoryne & Bucephalandra spp. are exclusively from the Old World. Echinodorus (and the plants split from it) are all New World. A lot of floating plants are biotope appropriate Azolla caroliniana, Phyllanthus fluitans, Limnobium (Hydrocharis) laevigatum & Pistia stratiotes for example.My original plan for this tank was to be a South American themed tank with only plants and fauna from South America so from my research I could come up with any moss or crypts from those regions (I’m sure there are I just didn’t find them)
Age of the set - up. Setup up as a planted tank Sept 23 (so still a very young tank)
I know nobody wants a tank full of algae, but you just need to limit your intervention for a while and <"let the tank stabilise"> and grow in, and (hopefully) <"over time things will improve">.Originally there was many more stems in the back but because of the GSA I ended up having to remove them all.
I’d suggest you massively increase your plants in the tank.
Like the others have said "more plants". The main advantage of floating plants is that <"they aren't CO2 limited">.Floating plants will suck up excess nutrients. Water lettuce and Frogbit are hungry plants.
Can I ask why? I'm not a <"filter floss fan"> personally. Like the others, I like both <"Sponge and Eheim "coco-pops">.Next water change, this Friday, I will be removing the media in the top try and adding filter floss
I regularly check my ph and kh and use the chart to know where my C02 is at, I rarely drop below 28ppm of C02
<"I don't use CO2">, but I would <"definitely have a drop checker"> if I did, as @hypnogogia and @simon_the_plant_nerd suggest. I think you run the real risk of asphyxiating your fish.I don’t run a drop checker
the real risk of asphyxiating your fish.
limit your intervention for a while and <"let the tank stabilise">
I am very guilty of that. When I first started having problems as most people do I went straight to my ferts and reduced my dosing. What I failed to do was give it time to adjust. After 3-4 days I adjusted again, and again only gave it 3-4 days and over and over again. What I didn’t do was get to the root of the problem, the biggest being my light were way to bright for the ferts I was dosing, and I was doing a very very bad job and cleaning up detritus during my water changes.I’m guilty of always tweaking and changing things. When I leave the tank alone, things tend to much more smoothly and problems sometimes fix themselves.
I’m still learning that patience is key.
Leave them until you rescape. Then cut them on half and hide the ugly ones behind those that still have tips and new growth.I planted these Rotala Narrow Leaf Sp Red stems on April 4 and it’s been growing really really well. It’s started converting to submersed growth nicely. It’s starting to send out some side shoot off the main stem on a couple of stems, and those shoots are getting to be an inch and in a couple of instances 2 inches tall.
With it still be very young in my tank and still converting over to a fully submersed growth and adjusting to my water parameters, lighting, and fertilizer schedule; I’m wondering if I should just keep letting it do it’s thing for another week or two or go ahead and trim it now and get some more stems in the tank?