REDSTEVEO
Member
Hi,
I notice that some of us are getting paranoid (if that is not too strong a word) about our plants pearling, and I should know I am one of the worst offenders, I am not happy if I don't see any pearling. I follow everyone's advice about lighting timings, WPG, CO2, flow rate, correct dosing and so on.
And yet when I come home from work in anticipation of sitting in front of the tank with a cup of tea and watching the plants pearl away, I am dissapointed when its not happening. Flow rate good, drop checker bright green going on yellow, lights have been on for hours and nothing. :?
I do notice that the pearling kicks off big style for one day straight after a water change which I understand because the reasons for that have been explained in detail on this forum. But I have a question about flow rate after I noticed something recently. I was about to do a water change so I switched off the heater and the pumps and filter, I also knocked off the CO2. So, perfectly still water, no movement whatsoever, all the lights still on. The phone goes and I get chatting for 20 minutes, then I make a cup of tea and start pfaffing about with RO water and pipes and buckets, the usual palarva so about 45 minutes has gone by. When I approach the tank armed with a pipe in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, what do I see, yes you guessed it, plants pearling like mad, bubbles streaming to the surface like crazy.
Has anyone else noticed this and what is the reason for it?
Cheers,
Steve.
I notice that some of us are getting paranoid (if that is not too strong a word) about our plants pearling, and I should know I am one of the worst offenders, I am not happy if I don't see any pearling. I follow everyone's advice about lighting timings, WPG, CO2, flow rate, correct dosing and so on.
And yet when I come home from work in anticipation of sitting in front of the tank with a cup of tea and watching the plants pearl away, I am dissapointed when its not happening. Flow rate good, drop checker bright green going on yellow, lights have been on for hours and nothing. :?
I do notice that the pearling kicks off big style for one day straight after a water change which I understand because the reasons for that have been explained in detail on this forum. But I have a question about flow rate after I noticed something recently. I was about to do a water change so I switched off the heater and the pumps and filter, I also knocked off the CO2. So, perfectly still water, no movement whatsoever, all the lights still on. The phone goes and I get chatting for 20 minutes, then I make a cup of tea and start pfaffing about with RO water and pipes and buckets, the usual palarva so about 45 minutes has gone by. When I approach the tank armed with a pipe in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, what do I see, yes you guessed it, plants pearling like mad, bubbles streaming to the surface like crazy.
Has anyone else noticed this and what is the reason for it?
Cheers,
Steve.