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I might be able to find them for u but im in singapore.Phyto certs are awful.

Oxidation or reduction will change colour of solutions.Potassium is not a transition metal.Precipitation or displacement?fizzing generally is reaction btw acid and metal or metal carbonates releasing gas.Hot water has more energy hence fueling the reaction perhaps.Any other chemicals in...

Oxidation?

Found clearer pic with flowers but still a bit low definition.

Any idea how long until it becomes fully submerged?Non co2 tank with lights on ard 8-10 hrs a day.

Yea Im sorry my phone camera is bad lol.

Mine is still mainly in emersed form.I think I got the one thats evergeen.Plant beside them is lilaeopsis for comparison.

Apparently theres a narrower version that turns red under intense light and co2 and an evergreen version that has broader leaves.Ugh

At $5 per kg its cheap and has a brand.Anyone has experience?

No problem and errrm i made a mistake its https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants not aquasabi.My bad!

Oh hmm weird wait theres a picture of it flowering.Aquatic plants are quite hard to ID man.

Hi I need help identifying whether this is the narrow leaved kind that will turn red or the evergeen broader leaved one.However the leaves are still switching to submerged state.

Ammonia levels?Anubias shouldnt melt theyre one of the hardiest plants around.

The dwarf papyrus kinda started rotting so i binned it as well LOL.Another plant to go on my blacklist.Added more plants since then and fish oops.So far water params are ok ammonia is zero cos zero smell of ammonia.Got microworms as well to feed the scarlet badis and killis.What fussy...

Depends on how strong the current is.The lily pipe's job is to reduce current while also looking good. Beware as buceps, some other more sensitive plants can melt from ammonia.Of course best thing when starting out is to have more easy stem plants then slowly replace with other types of plants.

Sufficient amounts of micro nutrients will lead to faster and more healthy growth whereas severe deficiencies will show itself in plant leaves.So in this case, my best guess is that theres excess macro nutrients where the uptake is limited by micro nutrients.The reason algae can grow better is...

Flame moss only grows upwards Im afraid. If u want a moss that grows downwards try out weeping moss. I have found java moss to be the ugliest so far cos it will grow messily unless trimmed.Only good if u need something free floating for fry and thats easy to grow.US fissidens is another favorite...

Welcome!And yes I use seriouslyfish for fish profiles and aquasabi(preferred) or tropica for plant profiles.

Did a bit of shifting and binned the bettzickiana as it looks ugly and *too normal*.Got a secondhand shiruba PF1000 which looks big but ohwell.

Ah thanks then perhaps will get sparkling gourami.Its the biggest tank atm I can have.

Did they breed?Only one puffer?

Wouldnt the puffers eat the baby shrimps?They would catch them unawares and eat them.Agreed unless ph is about 6.5-7.5 then could try.

Tank is 32 litre.Currently five otos five green tetra plus a few shrimps that survived the micrococci purge.The shop is a reputable one theyre healthy have not lost any of the fish i bought which includes the otos and tetras.I didnt buy any gouramis yet just thinking.

Nah always nice.haha

Im tempted to get them due to their nice colours but since theyre gouramis,Im afraid they would fight.Was wondering if anyone has kept them together or no.I still remember as a kid I kept 3 dwarf gouramis(unfortunately all male because the shop only sold colourful males) and they ending up...

shrimps and otos love aufwuchs, well and prob every other bottom feeder haha.

If you have gravel substrate water column dosing is a must.Staurogyne repens will grow a bit too tall.I was recommended lilaeopsis as well as Monte Carlo.I had melting with my monte carlo as it was emersed but heard in vitro will do better. :)

Honestly a bit of algae on stone is nice hehe.

Welcome too!

Oh yes oops.And since ure so free go look at my journal Imao

Can someone help me confirm whether it is microsword and helanthium sp the leaves are a bit transparent for the helanthium.Any suggestions too?

Yep its green algae or manual removal.Yep ure welcome. ;)

Too much co2 then.Your wood has white fungus that the shrimps will like.If ure afraid of killing them 5-10.If not 20 would be good.Looks like the beginnings of hair or thread algae. ;)

The moss balls look cute though.I like the one with the moss balls haha.

U dont really seem to have any underwater plants so I guess they're for your emersed plants?U can use about 5-10% of normal EI dosing.

Oops yes ure right

Fancy Im using small barber scissors cos I ran out of budget and long 30cm tweezers as well as a normal green net heh.

Yep the CPDs. I wouldnt trust dwarf puffers.

You need a ridiculous amount of substrate and usually people will use cheaper but less reliable soil eg loam.Also it could release dangerous ammonia if the environment is too anaerobic, hence the need for a substrate that does not contain too much organic material...

Sounds like hydrated copper sulfate.U mean above 0.5ppm? Also remember its just one strain of bacteria being tested.In an aquarium there are many different types of bacteria.

Yep the draft removes moisture laden air. @zozo this is what u need.A human humidifier.But on a side note that much perspiration?At what temperature? :)

Yea you shouldnt especially if they have similar parameters.Generally switching between submerged and emersed will cause it to melt.Your ammonia reading is zero too right.

Yep have to remineralise too ;) What tools?

A little bit of carpet plants might be nice

Ermm still cant see

Ah i see thanks

Agreed my original plan was a low cost tank.Seems like i needa upgrade to HOB. https://www.plantedtank.net/forums/33-plants/723593-melting-monte-carlo.html Appears that emersed will melt completely then grow new leaves alright I will wait.Gonna upgrade to a cheap HOB to get more planting space...

Melt a bit??I lost like 60-70% so far ugh.Cleaned my sponge filter too.No lazing i guess.Im really beginning to hate emersed plants.My other plants didnt melt at least only a little bit.

Female nerites will lay unsightly eggs.Could consider assassin snails.If yr ammonia and nitrite is zero time to plop in some shrimps :)

For a lack of a better word.I dont even know what style it is anymore.Microswords at front as suggested,whats left of monte carlo after 1.5 weeks,limnophila sessiliflora,bacopa carolina,rotala bonsai,limnophila hippuroides, bettzickiana green,alternanthera reineckii ,subwassertang,java moss on...

Is it recently bought?If it is it might be due to difference in hardness and nutrient levels.

Got picture?Im excited

Ohh i see HAHAHA

They are large and so will eat them.Anything that fits inside its mouth is food.Also depends on fish personality too!

Tropica plants are one of the best.However if they are kept too long they can turn unhealthy(yellow).Tap water does contain algae spores.Ideal conditions will make them flourish.Your tank looks clean and nice again though.

For melt the leaves will turn yellowish almost transparent then just "melt".For maturation the leaves will turn a darker green or such.U cant really take the trimmings out with net.Siphoning as u thought is ideal as it also keeps the substrate clean.Trim perpendicular to the glass not along and...

Not a bad idea.If I had a pond I would go with azolla to use as fertiliser for my plants.I only have phyllanthus mirabilis which is a land plant hmm.Leaves close at night hehe.

I thought the pores in carbon will also trap the nutrients?I could be wrong though because I dont use it.Also I was assuming it was a mature tank as he stated cloudy water occurred after adding the root tablets.

Does your monte carlo melt when switching from emersed to submersed?My MC looks rather sad haha.

Nope.What you have should be melting as they are adjusting to the different tank conditions.Do u have different water params besides temperature?

Nice rocks but unfortunately I live in Singapore :(

Now I get around 1 litre loss per week cos its wet season during dry season 1.5-2.Was thinking of getting a cover but the condensation will look ugly.

Mine is ADP-300C.I have realised that after using for a few hours it would get quite hot(50-60 degrees).Does anyone know about its efficiency and lifespan compared to chihiros?I bought it from an aquarium shop sometime last year.

Full EI is good enough.Iron would be less available if ph is above 7.5 but since ure doing EI no need to worry.Just rmb alternate day dosing cos no matter what the pH is the micronutrients will still react with Phosphorus.Pretty much the same as for soil...

I never buy stuff from china.Too cheap is bad.They sell a lot of bad stuff.

Because Im from singapore the temperature here is about 29 degrees celsius for indoor tanks.Relative humidity plays a part too!

Agreed only farms and high intensity breeders would bother that much in freshwater systems.But then again when the water is too cold the respiration rate of fish drops hence the excess oxygen is useless and too hot the increased respiration worsens the low oxygen situation.

Peat moss is not the same as sphagnum moss, its harvested from bogs.It replenishes extremely slowly and I think we are using it way faster than we should. https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1150845/#b

Yes at least for approx 1-2 years.Moss peat is a non renewable resource though.

Alright so the co2 is working hmm

Amanos are bigger.They wont eat adults but the adults may hide especially if there are less than ten cherries.A planted tank will let them hide and breed though but u may see them less than u would like to.

When u turn off co2 it doesnt change to a lighter colour?

Tap water commonly contains nutrients.Curling is due to stress, perhaps changes in TDS when changing water.Perhaps the plants werent too happy to begin with.Distorted leaves is generally too much nutrients or too little.Are u putting root tabs directly below the plants?

Bacterial infections generally turns the body of guppies white which isnt the case in the videos.Visible darting, something like trying to rub against the rocks are sure signs of parasite.Cant see at least from the video so can guess its internal?

Nice tap water maybe i should move over.Mine has TDS 150-200 from the tap which is still ok.Brighter light will also turn them redder but be careful about algae.

Nice.Spirulina is expensive though haha.U mean treat not supplement.U can add more to get more growth though.

Yep do a 50% water change will help with the visibility. :)

Just a suggestion but u can also use fishing line especially for plants that dont attach and normal sewing thread for other plants.Marks shrimp tanks uses it on youtube for the latter so it should be alright.

Fish are more tolerant of high co2 than shrimps but TDS will affect dissolved oxygen and hence gasping?Higher tds means less dissolved oxygen and i think co2 too.As a general guide harder to keep fish will be more sensitive due to the ph drop caused by co2 and perhaps other factors.

I dont use floaters as they grow like mad and significantly decrease light to the other plants at the bottom.Just my preference though.Getting them in is easy but getting them out isnt.A heavily planted bottom also wards off algae too but may need some time to acquire. :)

Also if u are not running co2 the root tabs should be used around once every 3 months even in a heavily planted tank.

Do u have an ammonia test kit?Cloudy water seems like bacteria bloom caused by ammonia spike.Are u using root tabs meant for aquarium plants?Aquarium ferts are supposed to supply nitrogen in form of nitrates and not ammonia.Also yes the carbon in the filter is considered chemical filtration as...

21 times is quite overkill.I had sulawesi snail shells dissolving in my tank.If ph is lower than 6.5 its gonna be a real prob.If between 6.5 and 7 can try one nerite.Hmm the fish u like would only go well with amanos.

Thanks for finalising my shopping list haha.I lost about 40-50% of monte carlo that i bought one week and two days ago grr.I have pretty high lighting but my mum limits my lighting because she says its bad for the electricity bill.

Co2 always lime green?hmm maybe too much ferts

Shrimp generally only eat green algae unless theyre really hungry.Heard nerite snails at a rate of 1 per 10 gallon works too!Otherwise could consider otos they are small and peaceful.

Well you need green water and yeast and preferably airstone to get enough to feed your fish. Keep a few cultures as well in case one crashes.I had gammarus come in with my aquatic plants.

Same here,smaller tanks or tanks with more surface area lose water to evaporation more quickly.I lose abt 1-2 litres per week from my 32 litre tank but luckily my tap water TDS ia about 150-200.Watch yr TDS though :)

In that case your son probably wouldnt like shrimp they are not that active and just graze around with an occasional shrimp swimming around.Maybe just keep guppies?And choose healthy ones.No clamped fins hovering near water surface no sign of disease.And dont buy if the tank has unhealthy fish...

Y Yep guppies are large.Either amanos or neos.U can also keep otos safely with shrimp.If u want snails ph should be at least 7 or u might have dissolving shells.

Do u have a drop checker to calculate how much co2 u have?If yr plant mass has increased it would be sensible to inject more co2 as well as dose more ferts?

Yep thanks guessed patience is a def must with plant growth rates being slower.Anyone tried DHG or MC or marsilea?

Hmm co2 or nutrients too low?Maintenance wise seems ok.Plants are healthy right?

Nice contrast

Apparently so at least for oil spills in the ocean I think.Activated carbon would probably be more effective due to more pores that can trap oils.And since the research papers say absorb well I would think it is.Just do yr maintenance from time to time to prevent oils clogging everything up.

I believe if its more alkaline then the bases would react with acids which are commonly released by organic substances hence they would turn into other substances.Its the same for land decomposition too ideal ratio C:N is about 20:1.Extreme acidity will make it hard for even bacteria to thrive...

Does anyone have any experience with carpet plants in non co2 aquarium?

I have a suspicion that plants are able to absorb these substances that cause black water in aquarium because the colour disappears after time without any water change.Otherwise degradation by light.

Agreed some salts are better in terms of solubility etc.Might wanna make yr own one but since the algae issue only popped up a week ago while you went away it appears the plants may have depleted the ferts and the leftover ferts would have contributed to algae.

Humic substances contain many different substances some of which is DOC/DOM eg humic acid. The ones that contribute to the colour are tanninc acids humic acids and other such HS.Yes there are too many such compounds haha. DOC(dissolved organic compounds) are interchangeable with DOM(dissolved...