Scapes, stems and CO2 arguments
6 members · founded by @plantedpeteMesh wall on the back of my 20 long has been going about six weeks and it's still patchy in the lower half. Pic below of where it is now. Light is moderate, no CO2, I dose a little all-in-one weekly. Is this just a patience thing or should I be tying more moss on in the gaps? Never tried a wall this size so no idea what normal looks like.
Did the first big change tonight after wrapping the back glass in black and adding two pvc elbows and floaters like finandfry suggested. Pic below of how it looks. They hung at the surface for about twenty minutes and then came to the front glass for food, so far no hiding. Will update in a couple days.
Hung a few pothos cuttings with the roots in the back of my hang-on-back filter about two months ago. Pic below of how it looks now, roots are long and white. Nitrate in the 40 gallon went from around 25 to 10 and it hasn't crept back. Cheap fix, wondering if anyone has had problems with the roots clogging the intake.
setting up an indoor tub for the guppy juvies I'm bringing in from outside this weekend. Pic below of the tub as it sits. I have water hyacinth roots and a sponge filter I can seed from my shrimp tank. Is a day of running enough or should I wait for it to settle a bit longer before moving fish in?
Thinking about going bare bottom on my grow-out tank so I can do big daily changes without hunting for waste. I keep sand in my display and the juveniles just seem to grow slower when I skimp on changes. Anyone who switched, do the fish look stressed with no substrate or do they not care?
Planted my amazon sword mothers in plain sand a month ago and the older leaves are going yellow with pinholes. Water column ferts only so far, low tech, moderate light. Thinking root tabs every couple of months but I've heard they can leak and feed algae. Anyone running tabs under big root feeders in sand without trouble? Pic of the tank setup is below.
The stems are pressed against the surface and the foreground is getting shaded out. Pic below of where it's at. I'm tempted to pull everything and replant, but the fish and shrimp are settled and I hate disturbing them. Has anyone done a big trim in place without a mini cycle or an algae bloom after?
My rotala in the 20 gallon is getting leggy at the top and I keep putting off the trim. Low tech, moderate light, no CO2. Do you cut and replant tops every two weeks or wait until it hits the surface? Mine seem to grow slower after each trim and I wonder if I'm doing it too often.
Moved a big bunch of hornwort from my fry tank into a 40 breeder with harder water and it's dropping needles everywhere. Is this normal adjustment or is it telling me something? Lights are on 7 hours, no CO2, gravel is bare so it floats.
Had a patch of nana petite glued on a piece of spiderwood for about two years and this week it threw three little white spathes above the waterline. Low tech 20, moderate light, no ferts besides fish food. Anyone else get flowers on their anubias submerged or does it usually need the rhizome poking out of the water?
Thinking of moving a small colony of my fancy guppies into a heavily planted 20 long with no CO2. Hard water here, around 12 dGH. Do the plants hold up against the nibbling, and do you find the fry survive better with lots of stems? Curious what plants people have had luck with.
My colorata used to go a deep pink under the same light and now the top growth is washed out, almost peach. Co2 is steady, nitrate about 15, I dose a comprehensive twice a week. Is this more likely an iron issue or too much light bleaching it? Photoperiod is 7 hours.
Trimmed some old leaves off a few of my buce rhizomes last week and now the cut ends are going brown and a little translucent. They're glued to driftwood in a low tech 20 with moderate light and nitrate around 5. I didn't touch the rhizome itself, just the leaf stems. Is this normal die back or am I headed for rot?
Pulling a few big swords out of my 120 for the auction and it got me thinking about how many people bury the crown. Mine do best with the crown right at soil level and roots spread wide. What's everyone's method, and do you root tab before or after planting?
Moved a lotus from my 120 into a new 40 with fresh soil and every floating leaf is yellowing and going soft. Parameters look fine, nitrate around 10. I've read they sulk after a move but this is the whole plant. Do I trim all the leaves or leave them until they drop on their own?
