A good assortment today....very impressive. Got a large green tiger lotus to go with my red one. Got a patch of potted dwarf hairgrass and some more rotala walichii (sp?). So, I come upon the jars that hold the Riccia portions. I have been unsuccessful with every attempt to attach riccia, so I took the lazy, expensive way out and bought a big piece of driftwood that had some Riccia attached, instead of laboriously making another attempt. It doesn't look good in the tank yet, nor do my 'glossos' , which I put in patches all across the front, foreground of the tank, hoping I'll finally get a cover (I don't know with just over two watts per gallon (130 watts/6700k for 55 gallons and a fermentation CO2 kit that is typically geared for 40 gallons). My clown loaches also seem to be digging up stuff more than before. I may have to trade them in....my gold nugget seems to be MUCH less of a problem.
At any rate, I came across some portions, in jars, labeled duckweed. Now, I was very intrigued about these floating plants, but I decided against it. Is this a plant that will multiply to the point that it will block out all of my lighting and make the tank a mess? I think it would be...
At any rate, the tank looks good, though I am still battling the algae with doses of Excel every other day and recent overdoses/syringe methods during water changes (weekly and up to 40 percent). I have used algae destroyer every four to 7 days, but I still see black hair and blue green algae (this is advanced algae destroyer, and I opened it five year ago, so I wonder if it is effective at this point). I think I need to upgrade CO2, but I don't want to use more than another inexpensive system to supplement the fermentation kit (any ideas?). If I had the money, I'd add a good CO2 system and a UV sterilization unit, but the economy is terrible right now in the USA, and it has hit my home full force. At any rate, I'll post a new video of my tank over the weekend, and I'd appreciate any feedback, particularly on the glossos (if they look to be planted correctly) and hair algae situation.
At any rate, I came across some portions, in jars, labeled duckweed. Now, I was very intrigued about these floating plants, but I decided against it. Is this a plant that will multiply to the point that it will block out all of my lighting and make the tank a mess? I think it would be...
At any rate, the tank looks good, though I am still battling the algae with doses of Excel every other day and recent overdoses/syringe methods during water changes (weekly and up to 40 percent). I have used algae destroyer every four to 7 days, but I still see black hair and blue green algae (this is advanced algae destroyer, and I opened it five year ago, so I wonder if it is effective at this point). I think I need to upgrade CO2, but I don't want to use more than another inexpensive system to supplement the fermentation kit (any ideas?). If I had the money, I'd add a good CO2 system and a UV sterilization unit, but the economy is terrible right now in the USA, and it has hit my home full force. At any rate, I'll post a new video of my tank over the weekend, and I'd appreciate any feedback, particularly on the glossos (if they look to be planted correctly) and hair algae situation.
