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  1. AndreiD

    Lighting hours

    I would say 10 hours is too much if you are a beginner , I would stick to maxim 8 hours and see how it goes
  2. AndreiD

    T5 for a 57 cm tank

    It's ok one T5 24w
  3. AndreiD

    Risa (60l) - Tank Sponsored by Tropica

    Are you using the filter on full power ? or just half ?
  4. AndreiD

    Plant deficiency and melting plants ...

    All problems bellow are related to poor co2 injection or poor/bad flow of co2 What you say here "A lack of iron results in chlorosis of leaves and poor plant growth" is correct but if you rule out the co2 Low co2 injection has the same effect in plants growth
  5. AndreiD

    60 cm no name

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/135724897@N03/43043405832/in/dateposted-public/
  6. AndreiD

    deficiency

    Trim the plants so the tank can have a good flow, if you still have problems then co2 is the issue if you dose EI
  7. AndreiD

    60-P amazon scape

    Forgot to mention that you need to trim the affected plants(melted ones) , if co2 is in good shape new healthy stems will grow soon (5-7 days) Good luck
  8. AndreiD

    60-P amazon scape

    If you dose NPK and micros then those stauro melts is co2 issue , start co2 at least 2 hours before light are on and be sure you add enough co2 There could be another situation for stauro to melt , high NH4 levels in the tank , but if the tank is clean I assume NH4 is not an issue
  9. AndreiD

    Browning brital leaves

    I see in the corner Monte Carlo looks good , big leafs , healthy stem , maybe your problem is the outage of co2 you had , depend how many days you had the outage . Good flow means that the water needs to move gently in your tank and move all plants gently , if you have too strong flow and it...
  10. AndreiD

    Browning brital leaves

    Looking on monte carlo carpet I can say you still have co2 issues, either need to add more co2 or you need to improve flow
  11. AndreiD

    Maxspect R420r 55 W 6500k

    Anyone using this Maxspect R420R 55 w 6500K ? I would like some feedback I want to use it on my tank , want to switch from T5 to LED's 60x35x35 cm Thanks
  12. AndreiD

    Why do my plants looks so bad

    Also trim the plants which are badly affected by algae or melting , they will recover after the trim if they get enough co2 , if not they will melt and get algae again
  13. AndreiD

    Why do my plants looks so bad

    The first picture in post # 1 is pleco damage, rest of the pictures are poor co2 uptake issue
  14. AndreiD

    What kind of deficiency is this

    Hair algae , plants not growing , this is co2 issue
  15. AndreiD

    60 cm no name

    60 by Draghiciu Andrei, on Flickr Test
  16. AndreiD

    60 cm no name

    Meanwhile I made another tank https://www.flickr.com/photos/135724897@N03/40205578801/in/dateposted-public/ can't get correct link to flickr , so you have to click the link and here's a short video also
  17. AndreiD

    60 cm no name

    Long time didn't post , this setup ended up like in the picture below about one year ago
  18. AndreiD

    Red Plants vs. Green Plants

    Come back in 2 weeks with an update , but now you should see some improvement
  19. AndreiD

    Red Plants vs. Green Plants

    I agree with you regarding the diffuser place, but if the filter starts to burp then it's not good, of course, this is the most effective way to dissolve co2 after the cerges reactor but needs some fine tunning :)
  20. AndreiD

    Red Plants vs. Green Plants

    I would move the co2 diffuser from the intake , i don't know how good is that , i tried once but i was not satisfied with the results I would move it in the spray bar flow so the flow spreads the co2 bubbles around the tank
  21. AndreiD

    Tips of red plants are turning... green..?

    Rotala is turning red IF you have very good co2 levels, EI level ferts and good light, you don't need insane light but usually 0.7 - 1.0 w/liter if you have T5 tubes its ok
  22. AndreiD

    T5 Light intensity

    Maybe this helps https://rotalabutterfly.com/light-calculator.php
  23. AndreiD

    Red Plants vs. Green Plants

    Also try to inject co2 at the level that it can reach 1 ph drop in 2 hours, if you can't do that then you have a problem, either you are not injecting the right amount of co2, either you have too much surface agitation and all co2 is wasted Maybe a picture with the tank can help us to fix your...
  24. AndreiD

    Red Plants vs. Green Plants

    Add more CO2 , you need ph 6.5 at 17:30 when light comes on, this is your issue 14:00 7.5 ph 14:30 7.5 ph (CO2 on) 15:00 7.4 ph 15:30 7.3 ph 16:00 7.2 ph 16:30 7.1 ph 17:00 7.0 ph 17:30 6.9 ph (lights on) 6.5 needed 19:30 6.8 ph 20:30 6.8 ph 21:30 6.7 ph 22:30 6.9 ph
  25. AndreiD

    Twinstar LED

    I'm interested to buy a 600E and from what I know the 600S is more powerful then 600E 600E has 33 w 600S has 45 w I'm waiting for more info from those who bought one
  26. AndreiD

    Plant ID

    bacopa monieri compact ?
  27. AndreiD

    White leaves

    First be sure you clean the tank of algae, manually, do water changes 50-60 % each week Then be sure you add more co2, try to reach 30-35 ppm and have good flow so co2 is reaching each corner of the tank After this aff more fertileser , try to reach 15 ppm NO3 , 1 ppm PO4 , 0.2 ppm Fe Most...
  28. AndreiD

    An attempt to aquascape - The rock bottom

    Looks fantastic , but I would raise the light to 10-15 cm above the tank to avoid BBA and i would add a surface skimmer
  29. AndreiD

    The Green Reaper

    All the problems above are related to low co2 or poor flow / distribution of co2 , dont waste your time searching for ferts issues or other dosing types...etc...etc Try to fix your co2 issue
  30. AndreiD

    How to succeed with H. Pinnatifida

    You are keeping this plant in the soil ? or attached to wood/stone ? I can tell you it grows better if it is attached to hardcsape
  31. AndreiD

    How to succeed with H. Pinnatifida

    This plant loves co2 , if it doesn't have enough co2 and light it makes holes in the leaves like it have K deficiency , but its not that , its co2 and light Kh is not important , as I said rich co2 , good light (but not very high) and EI ferts , you should grow it easy in these condition ,I had...
  32. AndreiD

    Alternanthera reineckii - Leaf problems.

    GSA , slow growth , plants melting , all this are CO2 issues , increase CO2 a little bit day by day and you should see progress
  33. AndreiD

    CIPS 2017

    Ye, maintenance is impossible in 90 % of the scapes that's why these tanks last only for 1-2 months
  34. AndreiD

    CIPS 2017

    Was thinking the same, the light is way too much, but 2 months is enough to win a contest then they make another scape :)
  35. AndreiD

    Roots - ADA 45P

    Looks good , but i like it more with cosmetic sand in the front
  36. AndreiD

    The Green Reaper

    You need to clean and cut the leafs of the plants that are covered in algae , cleaning is needed when you do the water changes
  37. AndreiD

    Crystal Valley

    So you are using the skimmer only when co2 and lights are off ? More to degas the co2 at night ,right ?
  38. AndreiD

    Plant rot

    Looking at your plants you have 100 % CO2 issues
  39. AndreiD

    Crystal Valley

    What's your values of no3 , po4 and Fe in this tank ? Thank you
  40. AndreiD

    Is my vallisneria dead or melting?

    Cut the meted plants , the will not recover , they will create more ammonia in the tank if you are not removing the dead plants
  41. AndreiD

    Is my vallisneria dead or melting?

    Do another 50 % WC in the next 2 days and change your filter, your problem is the internal filter , is too small for that tank Also stop fertilizing till you get rid of ammonia Buy an Eheim experience 350 and you will be fine
  42. AndreiD

    Normal test results: but problem with mobile nutrients?

    Stunted growth of rotala in the left upper corner shows CO2 deficiency , also pale growth of stauro considering your dosing is CO2 issue or poor distribution I also googled your light , Licht Chihiros RGB-30, looks too bright for me
  43. AndreiD

    Diagnosing the right course of action

    here are the stunted tips i was talking about
  44. AndreiD

    Diagnosing the right course of action

    yes i refer to those smaller leaves and rotala grows better when it reaches the top because they get acces to more CO2 on the top of the tank (from air)
  45. AndreiD

    Diagnosing the right course of action

    From the first picture i can see rotala stunted grow ,which leads to co2 issue Also the lily pipe is making too much surface agitation which eliminates co2 from the tank, try lower the lily pipe more in the water
  46. AndreiD

    Amano got the munchies...

    Feed them more with shimp food, maybe they are hungry ?
  47. AndreiD

    Browning plants with no growth

    If you are dosing EI and plants are not growing stop searching for micro /macro deficiency , you have a co2 issue . Your plants have stunted tips and pale new growth which is co2 issue Try adding more co2
  48. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia help

    Co2 issue , you increased the light to 100 % but didn't increase the co2 , If you have high light and good levels of CO2 rotala will pearl , but i gues you lack CO2 What soil do you have ?
  49. AndreiD

    ADA 60p "Reach Out"

    Very nice , what are you using for diffusing CO2 ?
  50. AndreiD

    Tangled Roots

    ...and very noisy
  51. AndreiD

    The Green Reaper

    Are you using the external filter on half of the power as shown in the pictures in post # 1?
  52. AndreiD

    Microsorum Trident dying quicker than it is growing? (Other tank is fine)

    Try post a picture with the tank and one with the plant having problems, it's more easy to diagnose the problem when seeing pictures
  53. AndreiD

    45 cm cube iwagumi, my first tank :)

    When i had Aquasky 601 over a 60 cm tank , i had the same problem , solved it after i added 0.5 ppm iron each other day from Easy life (Ferro)
  54. AndreiD

    45 cm cube iwagumi, my first tank :)

    Did you find out why was Monte Carlo melting ? Or this problem went away since you changed the lights ? Thanks
  55. AndreiD

    Tips on the perfect Staurogyne repens carpet

    Can confirm this , maybe because of the NH4 from the soil
  56. AndreiD

    Browning of leaf edges

    Can you post some pictures ?
  57. AndreiD

    HC turning Brown

    Hi , EI is working on tanks with very good filtration and very good CO2 levels and water circulation and very good maintenance . Also moderate light about 50-70 PAR at substrate level and fast growing plants like rotala . Of course if you don't clean your tank and plants are not growing and you...
  58. AndreiD

    What am I doing wrong? At wits end

    Have you tried to up co2 till drop checker is yellow ? My plants aren't doing good if drop checker is lime green , it has to bee yellow . I'm using JBL drop checker liquid Try it but watch your fish !
  59. AndreiD

    What am I doing wrong? At wits end

    Sorry to ask , but how do you know you have good CO2 levels ? Change your co2 diffuser and try again .
  60. AndreiD

    Guess the deficiency

    In this picture , https://www.flickr.com/photos/aeropars/28277981553/ , i can see you also have cyanobacteria (BGA) which is sign of too low NO3
  61. AndreiD

    Guess the deficiency

    Light is too much in my opinion ,but if you run it at 50 % i have no idea what that is meaning. The dosage is less than you are saying , and you need to dose more KNO3 . PO4 you need to increase till you get rig of GSA . The point about GSA is that you need to trim plants and if you see the...
  62. AndreiD

    What am I doing wrong? At wits end

    Try adding more CO2 , stay at home and increase from 2 bps to 2.5 bps and check if fish are ok . Then if everything is ok try add 3 bps.....and so on In my tank drop checker needs to be yellow so the plants can be happy , if its lime green its not ok
  63. AndreiD

    Guess the deficiency

    Whats the size of this tank ? And what lighting are you using ?
  64. AndreiD

    Guess the deficiency

    What levels of EI you mean ? More exactly how much PO4 are you dosing ? I dosed 3 ppm of PO4 each other day in a 60p tank with ADA aquasky 601 to get rid of GSA . If i dosed 2.5 ppm GSA was back in 3-4 days
  65. AndreiD

    Guess the deficiency

    Stunted growth in rotala is lack of CO2 . Also GSA spots on plants is lack of PO4
  66. AndreiD

    What am I doing wrong? At wits end

    How about CO2 ? have you done any improvements ?
  67. AndreiD

    help needed mont carlo deficiency?

    What type of lighting you have ? in the description you are saying that is high . Have u tried with less light ?
  68. AndreiD

    help needed mont carlo deficiency?

    The transparent leaves are new leaves or old leaves ?
  69. AndreiD

    Monte Carlo growing straight up.

    I think this it's a CO2 issue . Cuba also grows up if it doesn't have enough CO2
  70. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    What was your problem ?
  71. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I'm curious how much iron do you have in your tank , not how much i have :)
  72. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Do you have any idea how much iron do you have in the tank ?
  73. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Reattached the picture for a better view
  74. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Can anyone confirm that the transparent leaves highlighted in the picture attached is Iron deficiency ? Or something else ?
  75. AndreiD

    Dosing

    How do you know you have a magnesium deficiency ?
  76. AndreiD

    Marsilea minuta?

    Post updated with new pictures here http://www.acvariu.ro/forum/posts/list/38650.page
  77. AndreiD

    Eleocharis turning yellow

    What ferts are you dosing and how much in this tank ?
  78. AndreiD

    Old Leaves or Fish Damage

    Pictures in post #15 are pleco/ancistrus damage
  79. AndreiD

    Crystal Mountain

    JBL tests ?
  80. AndreiD

    Marsilea minuta?

    Looks like u have the same problem like a guy from a romanian forum , he bought the same seeds from internet , pretending that they are HC , but they arent , look here how they look after growth http://www.acvariu.ro/forum/posts/list/38650.page I know its in romanian language but you can see...
  81. AndreiD

    Heteranthera zosterifolia 'mechanical damage'

    New growth looks the same or its just old growth looking damaged ?
  82. AndreiD

    Crystal Mountain

    Thanks for the info
  83. AndreiD

    Heteranthera zosterifolia 'mechanical damage'

    I think its some sort of deficiency , but cannot help you because i don't know what it is .
  84. AndreiD

    from top 100 pictures of the year 2016

    Winter’s abrupt arrival, Mari El, Russia
  85. AndreiD

    Rotala macranda deficiency

    Might be ammannia gracilus , i'm not sure, but you need to test your water , sometimes its it's irrelevant how much are you dosing because each tank consumes different amounts of nutrients . Can you test your water ? NO3 . PO4 and Fe ?
  86. AndreiD

    Rotala macranda deficiency

    Those values are the water parameters or how much are you dosing ? I don't think that is rotala macrandra narrow leaf .
  87. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Can you do water tests ? NO3 PO4 and Fe ?
  88. AndreiD

    Tom's ADA 45P - new design

    Any news ?
  89. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Please let us know how much and what are you dosing . I'm curious :) Thanks
  90. AndreiD

    KNO3 solution cloudy

    Haven't done the "fire test " yet but this powder has pungent smell (but not like ammonia) . Anyone else can confirm this ?
  91. AndreiD

    KNO3 solution cloudy

    Ok, thanks , i will try that
  92. AndreiD

    KNO3 solution cloudy

    Thanks Darel , but how can i be sure its KNO3 and not CaNO3 or something else ? This is my concern I added 45 gr of powder to 500 ml still water , can be because of still water ? i'll try with boiled water and then chill the water and mix it with the powder
  93. AndreiD

    KNO3 solution cloudy

    Hello , recently i switched the KNO3 powder , i bought from other aquarium shop. And when i mixed it with water the solution became cloudy , but it was cold (same as the old KNO3 solution) , this because it contains nitogen . And my question is : is it normal for the solution to become cloudy...
  94. AndreiD

    Crystal Mountain

    Hi Nuno , do you have any idea what levels of NO3 , PO4 and Fe (in ppm) do you have in this tank ? I'm not interested on how much are you dosing , i'm interested in the values that you have inside the tank. Thanks
  95. AndreiD

    My Road to IAPLC 2017

    Add fast growing plants , like stem plants , rotala ...etc
  96. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    I'm dosing 4 ml of EL Ferro and 2 ml EL profito in my 64 liter tank . So i think you were not adding enough micros / FE. As Sciencefiction said don't be afraid to dose more micros / Fe .
  97. AndreiD

    What exactly causes BBA? Part 2 - Bacterial imbalance

    Actually what you say about the light/BBA balance its true
  98. AndreiD

    What exactly causes BBA? Part 2 - Bacterial imbalance

    After having BBA in the tank for almost 1 year (reading 100000 articles about it) i figured out that BBA starts to grow more and more if the plants in the aquarium are not growing well .
  99. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Hi , unfortunately i don't have pictures with rotala before switching micros , but for sure it had stunted tips on new growth , but now it looks like in your post number #53
  100. AndreiD

    Rotala Rotundifolia - Growth Issues

    Maybe she was dosing too much KH2PO4 and that was wiping the iron . It's not good to dose KH2PO4 and Iron/traces in the same day . If you want to try , just stop dosing Iron or any kind of micros / traces for 2-3 weeks and you will see that rotala will have stunted new growth again , probably...
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