So much for a nice, quiet UG

[spiral_72]

Can we get back to fish?

[Gill Passman]

spiral_72 wrote:
> Can we get back to fish?
>

Just start posting :-)

Gill

[Larry]

On 10 Nov 2005 12:40:52 -0800, "spiral_72" >
wrote:

>Can we get back to fish?

Spiral,

Tried posting to you several days ago but it got lost. Your 55g has
lovely plants. How do you keep them so green? I use Excel flourish
daily, weekly water changes, add iron once maybe twice a week and
have a high output light. Some swords have brown/blackish marks.
What is the name of the plant growing in most of your aquarium. Mine
sprouts green then turns brownish after a few days. I can shake this
plant and brown stuff flies off.

Any ideas???

TIA

[spiral_72]

Hey Larry,

Aw, shucks..... <blush> Ya' know how to compliment a guy!

Seriously, the plants that seem to have taken over my tank, started as
a little-bitty one.... Large Leaf Ambulia is the common name. If you
like that, you ought to see my Rubin Sword now!!! Oh, the Amulia grows
extremely fast, good to detect nutrient problems.

The key to my success? Well I am still learning, but that was a growth
explosion just after the addition of my homemade hood (128W of T8s) and

DIY CO2. I use Sera tablets and Sera leaf fertilizer by the directions.

I use South Carolina red clay for my substrate, (against the advice of
some). So I don't have an iron problem :) YMMV - Good luck!

Oh, by the way, a guy named Chuck Gadd has an excellent Aq site with a
chart to help target a tank's specific nutrient deficiency:
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm

I hope that helps!
http://www.geocities.com/spiral_72/Spirals_page.html

[spiral_72]

Oh, and.....

"Mine sprouts green then turns brownish after a few days. I can shake
this
plant and brown stuff flies off."

Not saying this IS the case, but don't be fooled. A huge problem (IN
MINE) especially with the finer leafed plants, is that "stuff" floating
around in your water gets trapped within the leaves. The "stuff" builds
up enough to seriously hinder photosynthesis and the plant...... I
suppose the term "belly-up" wouldn't really work here would it? :) Lack
of maintenance maybe, but my tank needs more circulation to keep the
stuff suspended in the water, so the filter can pick it up..... Later!

[NetMax]

"Gill Passman" > wrote in message
.. .
> spiral_72 wrote:
>> Can we get back to fish?
>>
>
> Just start posting :-)
>
> Gill


Looks like this thread has 'digressed' to discussing aquarium plants ;~).

.....and digital signatures aside, some posters are fairly distinguishable
by their writing style, like me: preaches basics (while performing wild
experiments), wordy (but smithed), anecdotal (but open-minded), geeky
(absolutely) and certifiably a fish-nut. Someone might be able to copy
me, but who would want to? ;~)
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