triumphcarnut
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Can any body give me some advice on planting bulbs in my 300 liter tank. I have some space that needs filling in my tank and I have a yearning to try slow growing bulbs in pots buried in to the current substrate as well as adding some mosses to the front of my set up to cover the mixed up gravel... see later!
I have some stem plants, Bacopa Caroliniana, Mayaca Fluviatilis Green, Didiplis Diandra, and a variety of Amazon Swords and Varius unidentified Crypts all growing great guns at the moment probably due to the root tabs, daily fert (liquid stuff called "Lush") CO2 injection and the fish and the plants are doing great. Very small amount of algae which I clean off when i do the water changes 25% every other day or there abouts. I have twin T5 lights on for about 6-7 hours a day and i know thats the source of the algae but as long as it stays manageable I am happy as it is not getting on the plants in fact some of the plants did get a coating of BBA but it has all but disappeared.
My filter uses a 9watt UV light and I use treated tap water as our supply is very soft and very clean. It is supplied from the Service provider just along the road from us in brand new plastic pipes and is connected to our property through the same alkathene pipe system. the only nasty in the water is the chlorine which is clearly detected by a humans nose when the taps are running! In fact the water is so clean all our house plants need extra mineral dosing as does the fish tank
The substrate is a mixture of kitty litter gravel and some ornamental stuff that was a waste of money as it just got mixed in with the other gravel during the makeover six months ago! I also run a under gravel heater cable which seemed to be a good idea at the initial set up time but now i dont know if it does any good but am scared to turn it off as everything is looking ok.
I cant do pics as my camera and photo or aquascaping ability is not up to it. The pics on here and the level of aquascaping is way too good to put my attempt alongside. So sorry no pics... not yet anyway
I have some stem plants, Bacopa Caroliniana, Mayaca Fluviatilis Green, Didiplis Diandra, and a variety of Amazon Swords and Varius unidentified Crypts all growing great guns at the moment probably due to the root tabs, daily fert (liquid stuff called "Lush") CO2 injection and the fish and the plants are doing great. Very small amount of algae which I clean off when i do the water changes 25% every other day or there abouts. I have twin T5 lights on for about 6-7 hours a day and i know thats the source of the algae but as long as it stays manageable I am happy as it is not getting on the plants in fact some of the plants did get a coating of BBA but it has all but disappeared.
My filter uses a 9watt UV light and I use treated tap water as our supply is very soft and very clean. It is supplied from the Service provider just along the road from us in brand new plastic pipes and is connected to our property through the same alkathene pipe system. the only nasty in the water is the chlorine which is clearly detected by a humans nose when the taps are running! In fact the water is so clean all our house plants need extra mineral dosing as does the fish tank
The substrate is a mixture of kitty litter gravel and some ornamental stuff that was a waste of money as it just got mixed in with the other gravel during the makeover six months ago! I also run a under gravel heater cable which seemed to be a good idea at the initial set up time but now i dont know if it does any good but am scared to turn it off as everything is looking ok.
I cant do pics as my camera and photo or aquascaping ability is not up to it. The pics on here and the level of aquascaping is way too good to put my attempt alongside. So sorry no pics... not yet anyway
perhaps this is a stupid question.....do I just put the bulbs in the aquarium gravel or do I put them into pots in the gravel. Maybe use some nutrient rich planting medium... which one?
