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Hi Donovan.. I too am from India.. coimbatore in tamil nadu. Where r u from? How r ur plants doing now? Can u post some pics? Cheers and thanks. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

Some snaps I took yest. Rotala h ra.. emerged form Myriophyllum mattogrossense and Hygrophila difformis Hydrocotyle tripartita honda and Lobelia cardinalis Full tank shot with MC carpet just planted. Sent from my SM-G973F using Tapatalk

That post was in german.. :) but anyways my point is that not only senegalensis, several other plants like aromatica and even rotala had the same fate in my tank earlier. But I may be counting my chicks before they have hatched. Let my plants grow well and then I will show u before and after...

Ok.. got your point. Its a 100 gallon tank with 21 inches height. So the ferts are delivered on the water surface and there is now way of directly hitting one specific plant. And I observed these changes at various positions in the tank, that's how I concluded that co2 was not the cause. I...

Hi.. been a while.. anyway thanks for the reply. But before I go on to what has happened after this thread I would like to understand what u mean by how u dose ur fert? Is that like whether I premix or directly add them to the tank? Not very clear. Anyway I am going out on a limb to say that...

Manually remove with a toothbrush as much as u can and as often as possible. Reducing light intensity by raising the lights a bit will help. Eventually they will disappear as the tank settles in by which I mean that ur plants settle in. So just a matter of time. Until then manual removal is the...

Hi.. I remember reading through ur threads when I was having issues with my frogbits and I think we did converse too. Anyway my frogbits looked almost like what u have shown in your pics. And it was not due to flow related issues. It was definitely nutrient based. As far as micros are...

Thanks Darrel.. always good to hear from you. I do love the limnophila aromatica and when it comes out well its awesome to look at. I continue to use the frogbits to judge nutrient balance cos of 2 reasons.. 1. As u said it takes co2 of the equation because of the exposure to air 2. As its...

Hi.. thanks for your comment. True regarding the feedback of people who have faced issues so that we can get an idea on how to resolve similar issues which we may be having.. Anyway.. although I do use RO I have not replaced chloride at all. All my compounds were sulphate based. Checked my...

Hi, I should have updated this thread a long time back but I was figuring out a lot of things and its taken me almost 2.5 years to figure them out. Even now I have not solved all the issues in my tank but atleast I can now grow most of the plants I try. Specially limnophila aromatica which was...

Think everyone here has already covered most of the areas. Just one thought.. ur plants seem to be growing beautifully. If u turn on co2 2 to 3 hrs before lights on and u still get staghorn algae it may help if u could increase the height of ur lights a bit. From the looks of it.. most of what u...

Hi.. Nice looking tank. I had exactly the same issues as you do and polysperma was one of the plants involved. After a lot of help from this forum (special thanks to Clive) I first tried increasing co2 to the max (which resulted in two of my best rainbows dying). Not much changed and I was then...

Hi everyone.. just to give feedback. I seem to have solved the riddle in my tank.. atleast for now. I put in a new set of frogbits and they r doing well. I was underdosing micros even though i was doing as per directions on the seachem floruish bottle. I started doubling that and every plant...

Hey Clive.. Thank you so much for your feedback. Was hoping you would say something. Means a lot. Anyway here goes.. I installed the second cylinder cos I read Tom Barr saying somewhere that co2 misting was a good way for co2 delivery. Thought i will try that. C ant use a second reactor as...

Just an update on what's happening. What I have changed: 1. Increased the co2.. I have added a second 4kg cylinder in addition to the pre-existing 3 kg. The former has been connected to an in tank ista ceramic diffuser which leads the bubbles into a power head and forms a fine mist (Pls see...

And have you seen other videos by Dr Kevin Novak. He says Nitrate and phophate if added as ferts are toxic to aquatic plants. he says that the nitrates from the filter bacteria and phophate from fish feed is enough. so i would consider his claims with pinch (more likely a container) of salt.

Even if I dont agree with the cleaning part I can still digest its logic. But Tuberculosis through that.. come on. I live in a TB endemic country and I am a doctor by profession too. The only mycobacterium that can come through water are atypical ones and those too through public pools which are...

This is my frogbit. The size of new leaves seem to diminishing and older leaves just turn Brown and mushy. Most of my plants inside the tank seem to have this problem of older leaves turning Brown. So I was thinking either co2 or ferts. The whole thing is on another thread in Ukaps. So I have...

I know this is an old thread. Just wanted to know whether things worked out for the OP.

I know this thread is old. But would like to add something. I have been growing limnophila sessiliflora and the browning of the older leaves is due to nutritional deficiency rather than poor light or algae. It gives bright green leaves in low light environment but only thing is that it may have...

Hi Jameson-uk.. I know this is an old thread but I saw your recent posts on the frogbits regarding yellowing and was wondering how you got over the isues you have mentioned in this thread. I have been facing the same exact problems what you have mentioned here with my frogbits. They develop...

Awesome job with the tank. Love the way the plants look.. especially the hydrocotyle and the moss. Just a few doubts if ubdont mind.. How hard s ur water? Wats ur bps for co2 and timing schedule for injection ? At the end of the week with ur dosing schedule how far does ur nitrate and phosphate...

Hi Steve.. I have been experiencing similar kind of issues too. U can have a look at my recent posts. Mine s a 100 g co2 injected tank. My ferts use also very similar. And deficiency r also very much like urs. After extensive discussions in the forum I too purchased florin fe which contains...

One more short video of yesterday's pearling. Will take some pics today if possible. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/59d2e79bec59f/20171002_102855.mp4 Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I corrected the slant. Ping pong is to and fro. What I have created is two circular pattern. Outer horizontal plane and inner vertical if u view from top. Don't think it's the same cos if it's all counter current it will just create turbulence and cancel put the flow. And I try to work with...

Nope. It was definitely pearling. The bubbles were coming out of the leaves. The undersurface and tips. Am pretty sure of that. I am not adding anything today. Just want to c what happens. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

These were short clips I took today morning. This was after three days of no ferts as I was away from town. I changed my water in the morning 50%. Then as I was adding water I also mixed 3 tsps of equilibrium. This amt of pearling at just two lights and that too so early in the day I have not...

Thanks so much for taking the time and effort. Yes.. I got the idea of placing the spray bars on the back from one of ur posts. The green spray bar s eheim and it's a little slanted cos it was pretty close to the surface and didn't want the co2 coming out to reach the surface quickly. The...

I do get what u r saying and I did read through the link that u provided. Have ordered florin fe which contains both edta and gluconated forms. But the thing is that I have dosing iron regularly only recently.. probably last couple of months. Before that I used to skip dosing for weeks together...

Not saying I have a whirlpool or need one. Just saying that there s a lot of flow. But I get ur point. Yes. That's true. But I wasn't dosing micros in the beginning. Could that be the reason? Yes. I could post some videos of the flow pattern. Btw that aromatica looks awesome. Pls don't...

Thanks. I think u do have a point. I will have a look at that and get back to u. Just have a couple of them left from what used to be 50 or so. Pretty sad. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I read abt that too. Actually even though there s strong flow in my tank water surface does not break. And the frogbits get segregated in one corner by my fish feeding rings. So they r stationary. Anyway thanks for ur comment. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Thanks for ur reply.. I am a fan of urs and of course Tom Barr. So my first and foremost thought was poor co2 and poor circulation. So I increased co2 from 2 to almost 6 bps. I checked the tube for kinks and leaks. Also cleaned the inline reactor. I also added an extra 800 gph wavemaker and...

Thanks for ur reply. The thing with iron is that I have been dosing with seachem iron since the very beginning and the dose has been very even. Just 5 ml once per week. But as u can c from previous pictures I haven't had this sort of plant morphology before. True that I have burnt up some...

These were taken yesterday. The l. aromatica has such small deformed leaves. Never seen this plant behave this way before. Frogbits almost gone. L. Ovalis showing def symptoms in older leaves as are rotala indica. Pls give ur valuable feedback. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Recent pics. Before multiple water changes. U can notice that the older leaves have been robbed off nutrients and look unhealthy. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Loss of l. aromatica but notice the healthy l. aquatica. This was before the recent failure. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

3. Burnt plants 4. Post overdose recovery Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I know what a lot of u must be thinking. I have read all those discussions on this topic and there r a lot of people who don't believe that micronutrients toxicity can happen. Well... I am no expert and I have not measured the micros in my tank. However the way that things have unfolded in my...

Rotala can be kept short by constant trimming. But it is gonna be a pain trimming it because of its high growth rate. And it really does look better as a background plant. And as it closer to the light the red ones really light up. You could try bacopa species. Might suit your needs. Sent from...

I have been researching this topic quite extensively these past few weeks and from the discussions held till now it looks like most experts agree that co2 misting using a diffuser is better than a inline reactor. Tom Barr recommends it and Amano uses it. There s some consensus that microbubbles...

Sorry for the late update.. that set of l aromatica didn't pull through. So got another set and they did even worse.. there was a magnesium overdose which I have subsequently corrected. I am back to a 1.5 hr siesta due to green string algae. I am getting l aromatica again for the fifth time...

Thanks a ton. Got 6% h2o2 today. Will wait till the end of the week though as I did my water change only last night. Will have to do with a 10ml syringe as it's only a small area. Will post pre and post treatment pics. It may be useful for the OP too. Tc. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

sorry to steal the thread. Was wondering whether we just spray 3% h2o2 on moss within water or do we take out the moss and then spray? If sprayed inside water r there any other precautions to take apart from switching off filters and powerheads? I too have green string algae on my flame moss...

Update.. I have increased my co2 delivery from 2bps to 4bps with co2 coming on 2 hrs before lights on and going off 1 hr prior to lights off. Apart from this I have started dosing k2so4 5 tsp in 600 ml of water dosed 30 ml on alternate days. I think I may have Magnesium toxicity leading to Ca...

Well said. I have been following ukaps for a over a year now and I should say that I am a big fan of ur posts. Have learnt a lot and I think it's the way u explain things. It's very simple but scientific too. I hope u keep finding the time to enlighten more souls like mine in this awesome hobby...

Ok.. I have just started dosing k2so4 this week. Let's c whether the situation changes. I have increased the kh2po4 by 2 spoons today in the original mix. So keeping fingers crossed. Most plants r doing reasonably well with a bit of green string algae which I keep removing by hand. Flow s decent...

This a 100 g planted tank with co2 injection and being lighted for 6 hrs.. I dose reduced ei based on long term observations of nitrate and phosphate levels. Water s RO to which I add seachem equilibrium with each water change. My dosing is like this Macro.. 10 tsp of kno3 + 2 tsp of kh2po4...

They may be limpets as dw1305 suggested. But I cannot say for sure whether they r ostracods or limpets based on pics. Anyway looks like both r not reasons to get alarmed. I was worried whether they be some sort of parasite. Anyway a big thanks to all of u for ur kind response.. Very very helpful...

This s from my 4 g nano rcs shrimp only planted tank. I started noticing these egg like structures on the glass. They seem to have increased. Any idea what they might be? Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

It's a beautiful setup and seriously awesome for a first attempt. The wood placement is great. So dontb worry. Just decide at height u wanna trim. Since they r background plants u wud wanna be able to c them from the front. So u can probably trim when they reach a couple of inches from the rim...

Thanks for the suggestion.. I think I figured it out. It s probably the siesta.. My light timings were On 7.30 to 11.30 - 2 bulbs only Off 11.30 to 1.30 On 1.30 to 4.30 - all 4 bulbs I was never getting any pearling with this schedule. And I have been following this schedule for sometime now...

Thanks for the reply.. I moved the drop checker today morning to the place u said. The plants initially grew extremely well. My co2 ran out for a day before I refilled it. But after that it has been a downhill course. I thought maybe it was the co2 too but drop has been light green.. and this is...

Can anyone shed some light On this .. has anyone had similar experiences with l aromatica and then gone onto growing them well.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

If u can c in those pics.. the limnophila aromatica has lost most of its leaves except for the top. Don't think it's deficient light as I was running so much light that I was starting to get lots of string algae and some bba too. Co2 too was cranked up with a green indicator @ 3 bps in...

Learnt of this while browsing in search of answers. One of the best sites for planted tank enthusiasts. Some of the experienced members r so knowledgeable.. it helps novices like us immensely. Thanks for everything.. looking forward to more such interactions.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Hi all... this is the third time i am trying to grow purple limnophila aromatica in my tank. I read somewhere that u need to float the stems in water for a week for the roots to develop before u plant them. This also applies during trimming. My plants usually grow really well in the beginning...

Mostly due to excess light. Even though the watt per gallon is around 1ish ur par levels may be high. Remove as much as possible everyday manually, simultaneously start dosing excel 1x dose daily for 2 weeks and reduce photo period to 6 hrs or increase the height of the lights if possible...

Good luck to u.. Keep us posted Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Yes.. I agree with the above replies.. and also wish to add that both the bala shark and rainbow shark grow to good sizes like at least 20 cm. That's too big for ur 10 gallon. And the fire eel can grow up to 40 cm which is again too big for ur 65 g. And tetra s a schooling fish which means the...

Is there anything wrong with seachem iron. It says it's ferrous gluconate. Can u pls explain wats wrong with using that.. I read thru the posts u suggested but cudnt get why seachem s not good. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I do add weekly doses of micros (seachem flourish) and seachem iron. I know some ppl say flourish is macros but it says micro on the container. And my water is RO to which I add seachem equilibrium to make sure there s no calcium def. So u c that I have tried to cover all my bases. Anyway now...

Nice growth. And that too without co2. How long did this take to grow. Did u have any issues during that period. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

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Sorry if there was a miscommunication from my side. Just wanted to clear few stuff. Most of the stem plants had melted or had burnt look and that I attribute to the high levels of nutrients. And as to why the ei dosing with weekly 50% water change did not work was also bcos of inadequate...

I agree with Xim. Ferropol does not contain nitrates and phosphates. Only Trace elements. And how tall is ur tank.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Very valid point. I brought down the drop checker to a lower point on the glass today. Thanks. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Yeah.. guess I was a bit over zealous in the beginning but that was early on. I had to remove all the burnt rotala. But after that episode I brought things under control. This is a new set of rotala. For the past three months my nitrates are around 5 to 10 ppm and phosphates between 2 and 5...

Limnophila aromatica were just planted last night. They were grown emersed. If u can c that the ludwigia is unhealthy and melting. Aquatica has turned Brown. Rotala seems to be recovering but lost most of its leaves. Have increased lighting to all 4 lights for 6 hrs and two lights only for 2...

1.. full view 2. Ludwigia ovalis 3. Limnophila aquatica 4. Rotala. 5. Crypts & anubias doing well Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Hi.. I have been keeping a co2 injected planted tank for almost a year now. In the first 4 months plant growth was dense and robust probably from the nutrients leached from Ada Amazonia. However after that I started dosing dry ferts.. As per ei dosing.. 100 gallon tank So.. 10 teaspoons of...

U can try using boiling water. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

I have a sunsun 303b and eheim 2217 running on my 95g. Although eheim is made of more sturdy plastic i found the sunsun to be vfm. Almost as silent as the eheim. And easy to clean up too. U just have to be a little careful while handling due to the quality of the plastic but if u r ready to do...

From the looks of it the plants in the pics don't seem to be doing well. Especially the older leaves. And the dark patches look like GSA to me. Now my advise to u is this.. do not try and fight the algae. Try and keep ur plants healthy. That s the key. I have had several types of algae hit my...

Wat r ur nitrates and phosphate levels.. pls take a full shot of the tank. If u r using liquid macros and then plants r not showing improvement may be there s some other problem which s preventing utilisation of NPK. Full tank specs including type of substrate and filters pls. Sent from my...

Photo period... 12 am to 9 pm? Must be 12 pm. Anyway nice looking tank. How long has this been set up Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Wow.. I like the way the substrate has been done in clean fashion and also the wave like effect. Driftwood looks awesome. Plant distribution could be altered a bit. Anyway key to low tech is the light. Think ur lights r 27 watts and it's a 32 gallon tank. I know wpg is crude. But it seems to be...

Transferring new fish is a very delicate thing.. I know a lot of attention s paid to acclimatisation. But also important is the way u get them in. I have found that when I use a fish net invariably I find jumpers. Whereas when I dip the bag and let them swim out there has no jumpers at all. I...

Hi.. seen the pics and ur rocks do show amt green algae. Now what u have to understand is that though ur tank may have cycled by now it's still in its infancy. Give it time to settle down. Through this time u will encounter several types of algae. Mine.. I saw brown diatoms then cladophora then...

Looks neat.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Reduce water level so that u leave atleast 2 inches space at the top. Did u transfer them in there recently? Or if they get agitated by sudden lighting changes outside.. those r some reasons. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Can u post some better close up shots of the algae cos from that first pic it looks more like brown diatoms than GSA which will be nice green discrete spots. And second thing s that ur tank s just a month old.. has it completed cycling? New tanks need time to settle down and for the plants to...

So daily dosing. Almost like ei. Thanks a ton. It's a good mix and must be economical as it's in the dry form. How much lighting doing u use.. type and duration? Sorry for the trouble. Just trying to get an idea. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Awesome work. Really great pics too. So do u do ei dosing now that u have co2. I have a nano but it seems to do better as low tech. When I add minimum ferts I start getting brown diatoms all over the glass. Pls shed some light. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Sorry for the late feedback.. just figuring out wat happened. Bn plecos definitely had a hay day with my swords. But the stem plants like limnophila seem to have died due to overdosing of ferts. My nitrates and phosphates were off the chart. Cut down on the ferts now. Planted some fresh...

Hi guys.. I am here to give a feedback on wat happened. First I wud like to thank u all so much for taking the time to reply and why I haven't posted this reply earlier cos I just figured out wat was going wrong in my tank. Problem: 1. The swords died a few weeks after this thread started. 2...

When was the tank set up. Has it finished cycling? By which I mean do u have zero ammonia and nitrite. Wats ur nitrates and phosphates? U seem to be doing things correctly and so I understand ur frustrations. Don't worry will try and help u as I have also felt helpless at some point. Also r...

Yes. Need not dose for atleast 3 months. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Depends on wat kind of substrate u have used.. with volcanic soil like Ada or ecocomplete u need not use ferts for atleast 3 months. Inert gravel needs ferts from the start. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Very neat.. waiting to c the magic. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Frogbits r easy and they just proliferate like hell Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Quarantine tanks can be bare as it is easier to spot the fish and identify any ich. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Sorry forgot to upgrade this thread.. all the cardinals developed their bright red color a couple of weeks after the last reply. Will post pics soon. Thanks a ton for all ur posts. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Welcome.. wonderful looking tank.. how do u dose ur ferts for this one. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Looks excellent.. love the arch and the placement of the red plant. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Will measure the tds soon. In the meantime.. discovered that it WAS the bn plecos munching on the swords and the dwarf gourami picking apart the limnophila aromatica. Planning to give some zucchini for the plecos. No idea how to control the gourami. Any thoughts on that? Sent from my SM-G920I...

I think he meant K when he said P. Anyway question to the OP.. do u dose liquid ferts.. aren't they expensive? If u r using dry how do u dose N and K separately? Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Amazing tank.. excellent work. Keep it up. Really like the way the plants show their red color. Is there anything specific u do for that.. like extra iron or more co2.. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk

Yes.. whatever u said is absolutely true. But unfortunately the city I live in has outrageously high ground water tds. We have a huge RO plant for the entire apartment. The waste water that is generated is used for gardening. It's not a good ecological alternative but if the ground is used...

All my water outlets including all taps have RO water coming out. The ground water is too hard to be used as such. So the entire apartment gets RO water. That's why I add the equilibrium. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk