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Hi I have grown it in ADA system CO2 tank with Easycarbo (x5 -x8) the recommended dose and it didn't care(Was actually strongest growing plant in the tank) If a plant dislikes the Easycarbo(or similar products)it is usually displayed with melt being rapid or in a week or two. +1 for being a...

Hi Blyxa japonica ((In bright locations will show brown(red) hues Cryptocoryne albida brown (this one when in not very bright spot has nice green hues to it) Regards Konstantin

Hi I have been buying (exchanging) plants trough the post for years now and don't really see issues with it.As long as you buy from a reputable place and opt for suitable delivery method you will be ok.If you are UK based I could vouch for Aquarium Gardens.They know what they are doing and have...

Hi keep us updated.By sharing what changes you are making and loads of pics others will be able to help and give you guidance. There is nothing to be ashamed from in how your tank is looking now.Everyone needs to start somewhere and things not always go to plan. Regards Konstantin

Hi Its not unusual invitro plants to melt in new setup with aquasoil. Two weeks sounds about right for their small reserves to get depleted and melt to occur. How often do you change water. It is recommended in initial days of the setup to change water 50 %+ daily .Did you have seeded filter...

I will suggest to fill tank and see if you happy with it.Other option is film background on outside if you plan one may camouflage it too

Hi the silicone should come off pretty easy with razor blade type scraper.You may see some residue while tank is dry but is pretty unnoticeable once tank is full. You can see here where tank had a divider right in middle After I removed it you can see where silicone has been more on back as...

Hi I see that you have nearly full spray bar at the back.Most floating plants don't like being mangled about in high flow.Is your flow pushing them under water or you have calm spots they can settle in.I use fishing line tied to two small airline suckers just below water level to section my...

Hi Just a little warning. I will swap the Monoselium Tenerum for Riccardia chamedryfolia as that stuff grows fast and attaches to anything. Im forever plucking it out of my low tech.Its all over the wood,in my ferns ,buces and anubias. Riccardia does the same but is more compact and not so...

Hi The Narrow fern will get too large for the tank. I will recommend to go for Microsorum pettite instead. Another good plant is Hygrophila araguaia. It blends well arround hardscape and is easy to be kept compact. You can have a look at @Ady34 latest 90cm how it looks grown in. Cryptocoryne...

Hi Maybe try glueing/tying ( I prefer tying than glueing moss tbh)some on little pieces of gravel(stone you use in tank) and stick or tuck those in crevices on or arround the rock in question. It should spread onto the rock in time. Regards Konstantin

Hi Haven't heard of anyone having success with this plant under water.It seems its trying to push new growth but the leaves never actually develop past the twiggy stage. It grows well emersed in a tub on lava rock with some water on bottom on windowsill Regards Konstantin

Hi New immature growth of Jave ferns is usually weird looking.Usually transparent tips/part of the leaf but it sorts itself out as leaves mature. Is this the case or not? As above more information is needed. Regards Konstantin

Hi this plant low tech if it makes it at all(and thats a big if) will be painfully slow grower. I have mine 2 months in and I am yet to see any new runners and it melts and melts. Give it more time.If not working out for you try Monte carlo and Eleocharis parvula as accent here and there...

Hi maybe instead of leaf litter Spaghnum moss may be another option as many bonsai enthusiasts use it to invigorate root systems of weak plants or as an air layer medium. I am not really struggling to keep them alive its more the lack of propagation in the tanks that is pissing me off. lol I...

Hi all There is something that sorts of keeps me up at night and thought I will post a thread to see if I can get some insight on the matter. I have been keeping planted tanks on and off for the best part of 30 years and always had some Cryptocoryne sp in the tanks.Nothing fancy or demanding...

Hi is your tank low tech or CO2 injected.Few full tank shots will be usefull. Regards Konstantin

Hi Large clumps will be very difficult to keep down.You need to split them and replant some of them.Plants don't look at their best but the CO2 has been in place only 3 weeks they may need a little adjustment(recovery)before they take off.I will suggest to trim off the worse bits and replant the...

Hi plated tanks operate very different from fish only tanks.You don't want nutrient depletion .All plants will use up nutrients while they are in active growth.The one mentioned above are really good(and easy) fast growing plants .The floating plants will always uptake more nutrients as they...

Hi I am not great with mosses Id.But the one I have growing outdoors came out of my tanks and was sold to me as java moss.It was few years back so no idea where that came from. On the other hand I got my Asellus and Grangonyx starter from you Darrell(they came in moss)so it may be some of that...

Hi all It looks similar to the java moss I have growing in a large bin ,in full sun outdoors in the garden for the last 3-4 years.(Actually my girlfriend's dad garden) I keep Asellus aquaticus ,ramshorn snails and Crangonyx pseudogracilis living there. It freezes over in winter sometimes and...

Hi if it is localised issue that may be your problem. I had similar localised issues(Rapid melt of some more gentle plants that may take anything from a day to a week to show ,also root damage to some Buces that took 2 weeks to show too plants actually didn't melt but the old roots present at...

Hi Have you dosed any Easycarbo or similar products lately? They can be harsh on some plants if not diluted properly. Regards Konstantin

Hi all It seems there won't be need to chill the bulbs out of the tank.Few regular large water changes with slightly cooler water seems to have done the trick and they have started to sprout new leaves.Still small and they need to fight few plants around them but Im sure they will make it...

Hi Its most likely the Excel.Unlike Anubias and Buces that take spot dosing quite well some plants with more gentle leaves can definitely get burned. Regards Konstantin

Hi if you have clown loach don't bother with adding any more snails.It will make a quick snack out of them. Regards Konstantin

Hi Thanks for your thoughts. During the next maintenance will try to dig few bulbs and give them a holiday in a unheated cup of water to check if it will make any difference. Regards Konstantin

Hi Sometimes carpet plants struggle to cope with all stuff that aquasoil substrate releases in initial setup if the oxygen levels are low. Had similar issues with HC in the past but much more severe melt.My substrate was ADA aquasoil. Increase of oxygen levels by adding airstone during lights...

Hi Its good idea to offer your Amano shrimp some feed.Not long ago I was keeping few in shrimp and snail only tank that didn't get any food as thought will help with the algae in it.Found them eating my Dwarf lobelia even with abundance of algae and bio film and in 24h the plants were only stems...

Hi I am bot buce expert by a long shot (I keep 3 different species (not sure if they are corect names tbh but bought tham as such B. Alamanda V3,B mini Needle leaf and B brownie Purple)but some Buce varieties are more prone to forming pads than others.While the first two will readily form pads...

Hi all I have some bulbs from the above plant buried in the substrate that have been dormant for over an year.I have checked on them and pretty sure they are alive. I bought the plants back in 2008 and by chance when I had a break from the hobby one small bulb survived packed in moist Aqua soil...

Hi its difficult to see on your pictures in the bag. It look nothing like Riccardia and more like Round pelia. Riccardia emersed grows identical to the one underwater but more compact and ticker stems. If I were you will contact the seller. Regards Konstantin

Hi Limnophila Sessiliflora is one of the most bullet proof plants out there.I have seen it once to behave like that and it was flow related issue in lower part of the tank. It grows well in all sorts of conditions (with or without CO2 under low or high light even in plain Argos playsand that is...

U can certainly try that too

Hi With Apogetons when they get too big U can trim all leaves off to give them a restart. It is stresfull to the plant but it does help to keep them in check before the pick up momentum again.Other thing U can do is to try to contain the roots in container that will alow some flow hiden in...

Hi all For me its the most bullet proof plant. Had a tyni bulb left in the damp aquasoil from old tank and after 5+ years when reused it desided to grow again.Been trying to kill it with low light and inert substrate and it still grow strong. Regards Konsa

Hi I use fishing line just under the water surface attached to suction cups on side panels. Regards Konsa

Hi have U though about sticking it in propagator to gain strenght before planting it.It should grow fairly well emmersed. 26°C is a tad warm for my liking.I prefer my tanks 22 to 24. Have U noticed if the plant area was getting enough flow before it melted? All else speck wise sounds good...

Hi Sorry forgot to clarify .I am thinking of the tissue culture from Aquarium gardens when back in stock.I have small 22l shrimp tank that seems to grow bucephalandras well.So will put it in that to see if will make it as Im low tech all the way atm. Regards Konsa

Hi I was thinking to get a pot of it to try it tbh Just need to find what else to get to justify the postage cost Did U try floating some of it? Regards Konsa

Hi tam U can try Cryptocorine Spiralis it is supposed to get to about 40cm but mine is 25 ish only as it dont really like my tanks.lol Or even the good old balansae but will need hard trims to keep in check Regards Konsa

Hi all Started dosing the Rhizotonic today at 1ml per 10l of tank volume.Started with my shrimp tank and after few hours without ill effects dosed rest of the tanks.Shrimp are well .Eating and active without any signs of distress doing their normal thing . Will do the same dose every other day...

Hi It is quite hardy plant.It won't mind any substrate if U put some ferts in water column now and then Regards Konsa

Hi Im only joking about the carbon but it saved my shrimp from being wiped out with flea spray when my girlfriend did the house (have a house full of pets and some occasionally comming from charities too so twice per year we need to do the hose just to be on safe side)I forgot to cling film the...

Hi I just got email about it being delivered. Will wait til Im off Sun,Mon and Tue do start dosing it with a bag of carbon near me.lol Regards Konsa

That was my other suggestion but it can be a bit unpredictable in height as it matures thats why kept it quiet.lol Regards Konsa

Helantium tenellum green Regards Konsa

Hi @zozo have some experience with the stuff.This is where I first heard of it. He says is quite an alkaline compound. I will try it shortly in different dosages in my 3 tanks and any observations will be shared promptly. There is one of the ADA products that I used in the past post trim and...

Hi that product has been mentioned few times regarding mosses and ephites in general with a lot of positive feedback. I am considering to get it lately as keep some bonsai too and it will benefit me there too What dose U use in your tank? Regards Konsa

Oh right. In that case try floating them for a bit till they put some more roots. When I do maintenance sometimes I break little shoots off mine(I am a bit heavy handed) one leaf and almost no rhizome it gets stuck in my floating plants and when see some few new leaves and some roots this is...

Hi I will advise you on your next purchase of plats not to split them straight away.Give them a little while till U see some good new growth first before U chop them down Regards Konsa

Hi Few years back I used to cut the leaves and it worked good .Last time I got hair grass from Tropica tissue culture it did not melt at all. Regards Konsa

Hi The ADA range as lean as it is contains Iron and plants need it in small ammount. In your pics U can clearly see the veins of the plants and even the old leaves seem yellow ish so I will go with Magnesium as not sure if that is in ADA ferts.Iron deficiencies will show only on new growth as...

Hi I see one spray bar on right tank wall and the white thing should be the diffuser.Am I right. Where is the other filter spraybat located? Regards Konsa

Hi Some plants close up when they stop their photosynthesis. Its like they go to sleep at night .Its normal and nothing to do with light intensity they just had their fill fir the day. Regards Konsa

Hi U need Phosphate and Nitrate to grow healthy plants.They are vital part of the plant metabolism. In tanks with a lot of fish and only few plants the companies assume that Phosphate and Nitrate will be provided by fish waste thats why they exclude them from their mixes.But for heavily planted...

Hi Ada fertilisers are developed in partnership with their aqua soil that has gigh nutrient content.I have used ADA system on my first two ever planted tanks and really they work a charm ,couldn't trim the plants enough every week and they were always growing like crazy even with zero skill...

Hi First look at your fertilisers are guaranteed free of any phosphate and nitrate as stated by the company.Wich is not good for your plants as they are needed for healthy plant growth. Branded fertilisers like that are not targeted for very densely planted tanks as dosing instructions and...

Hi No problem with the type. It may be a bit too strong and if U dont have enough nutrients and CO2 the plants start falling apart. Sr Im not familiar with the brand fertiliser U are using. It is good to lower the light intensity.Maybe take 2 of the 4 light bulbs out. Co2 1 bubble per minute (if...

Hi Its not Cabomba it's Limnophila sessiliflora. Its very easy plant that requires very little. Grows well low tech too. Do U add fertilisers Your light seems quite bright Regards Konsa

Hi It may be combo of inert sand and more likely CO2 shock.As U dont use CO2. Regards Konsa

Hi Simon when I got it emmersed was summer and the temp was arround 22°C ish Even if U dont see strong growth.Its a slow grower.Dont worry.U want it to get hold to the rock more than anything.It will grow later in tank. Regards Konsa

Hi The one U put on the stones U can even chop more so it is in contact in more spots and covers better the stones. Regards Konsa

Hi Other than pain to position there is nothing wrong with it.It grows well low tech for me and I have different experience than zozo with it.It covered my hardscape completely on its own and I haven't trimmed once.U can try dry starting it .What U can do is take plastic container with lid or...

Hi I might be mistaken but that looks more like an Eheim airstone to me:D Regards Konsa

Hi The idea of liquid carbon is to add it daily as it degrades in 24h period.By adding every other day the plant cant addapt to the suplement.There is the thing that Alternanthera sp are sensitive to nutrient deficiencies including CO2..May be the plant mass increases then there is something...

Hi Another plants to consider looking into are Hygrophila Araguaia and Pogostemon erectus .Both will do well in Low tech Regards Konsa

Hi Sometimes when it grows in the root mass get filled with loads of muck.Its just a muck magnet that plant due to leaves being not smooth and roots very fibrous.Everything sticks to it..I lift(replant mine from time to time as a long term rejuvenation and blow with turkey baster on every...

Hi It will be better to try to pick off all the bits of dead rhizome and cut all damaged leaves.Once U do that U will get better circulation arround the live roots and plant should respond positive.Sometimes a lot of muck builds up in the root mass when it gets too dence and not only and...

Hi What variety is your fern.I am keeping the pettite variety only for years now and is not doing that propagation. I think that a while ago had a read that when the java fern is doing that is sth not quite right with it.Its trying to multiply in order to survive rather than putting new growth...

Hi Monte carlo is quite easy and forgiving plant.U will be ok growing it if U have CO2 Regards Konsa

Hi When I had it.Best growt was in tank 22°C but it is probably the fact that lower the temperature better gas exchange U get.It was doing well in 24-25°C too.Are U a CO2 user? Regards Konsa

Hi U are using liquid carbon so i will add daily. Potassium is one of the macro elements required for plant growth. Not familiar with your Seachem product but my personal preference is to stay away from products that alter water chemistry.Stability in water parameters is far more important than...

Hi all Funny for me in my little betta duo with removed divider while was using it as snail factory(300 adult Ramshorn snails and babies) was growing various super healthy plants like crazy and snails never made a dent on them.Now added 3 small stones as hardscape and only few cherry shrimp in...

Hi Have a look at Ludwigia Palustris mini super red and Hygrophila Araguaia .The second is growing very well in my low techs and is really low maintenance Tank is 22ltr Regards Konsa

Hi George farmer has a video about that on Utube.He has air line attached with elastic to his scissors to hose the bits out. Regards Konsa

Hi Have U considered Hygrophila Araguaia it stays pretty low, its easy to grow and is not very rampant grower too Regards Konsa

Hi Using LC products is nothing like using gas CO2 .There is no option where U will be degassing CO2 as U are not adding it.I will return the filter output to max because it is only helping with gas exchange while agitating the surface.It is good idea to reduce the light period to 6 hours for...

Hi all Just had a quick look at this and few other videos from the same person. It is not actually selling a product.Its trying to convince the folks that his invention (clay filled filter basket with laterite core) is the best way of filtering an aquarium and how ammonia is being pulled in and...

Hi I have kept them in my living room on top of my fireplace frame for over a month with little light from my window and house lights only.They were all good with no damage. Regards Konsa

Hi Fissidens Riccardia Regards Konsa

Hi I have Beckettii"petchii " it stays rather small about 10cm in my conditions( next to a very overgrown with java fern root with very little light) U can try Albida brown,Lutea hobbit or Legroi all small under 10 cm but a bit more demanding(I grow them all low tech but get melt now and then...

Hi I was starting a tank from stratch.Everything new including filter.No bacteria present in tank to start with and enormous ammonia content of the aquasoil seemed to choke the roots and the plant stems in it.I pumped CO2 high with no surface agitation too.Plants are addapting and not producing...

Hi I had same issue with new Amazonia substrate and HC,Staurogine and Pogostemon helferi.Heavy melt from the roots up.Plants go sluggish and come out as slime strings out of substrate and out of water.All I had to do was to add airstone at night to increase oxygen levels and help the cycle.Melt...

Hi If there is green bits on it will come back. I have some in propagator in shaded back yard corner.Cheap propagator from homebase drilled the lid about 15 holes (3-5mm)spread evenly for ventilation 1.5-2cm of water on bottom java moss in with some blackworms.After a week it started growing...

Hi U can try dropping the water level a bit (about 1cm below substrate level)U dont need that much water in. I grew mine in moist multi purpose compost with only misting once per day till the plants adapted to emersed growth as got them out of the tank.Once they adapted misted only once every...

Hi U have recently started your tank.It is still cycling so is normal to get high ammonia. The thing about using soul is that it goes through a process called mineralisation during wich the soil will give off ammonia and other chemical compounds.It may take 2 month to complete the process but...

Hi The algae is GSA It is caused by high light in combination with poor CO2 and low PO4.Try to up the phosphate it will help clear it.Also trim off the affected leaves. Regards Konsa

Hi Sounds like a good plan. Dont forget to keep on top of your tank maintenance.Remove as much bad leaves and debry as U can .U want as little organics in the tank as possible till it stabilises. Regards Konsa

Hi Here he also said that his floating plants new leaves are yellow and they have access to atmospheric CO2.Thats why I thought about Iron as possible defficiency. Regards Konsa

Hi Dont know the difference between Ro water for marine and ro water for fresh water setups.But if the fish store has marine section is possible to have received ready mixed saltwater instead the RO by mistake It has very little chance of it happening but is possible.Mine lfs sells both types...

Hi Cant really be sure but CO2 is always a suspect . Regards Konsa

Hi U need to dose your iron on your micros days.You are aiming for 0.5 ppm so for 180ltr 10ml of TCN iron will provide that as according to their dose 1ml in 10ltrs gives 1ppm. Just to let U know the iron(Fe )is not mobile in the plant and It wont affect the old leaves.U will need to be patient...

Hi Usually the iron in your micro mix is enough on its own unless U are aiming in boosting some red colours but using Dry powders and DIY ferts is sometimes tricky in hard water as many use Fe EDTA chelator as cheapest and is just not stable enough.In your case U are suplementing with extra iron...

Hi Dont know about the smokey film and what that is indicating. The macro and micro does work on hard water too.It is just a case of choosing the right product as some chelators in the micros are a bit unstable under hard water conditions as Darrel suggested before and U get usually Iron and PO4...

Hi Dosing Equilibrium doesn't do any harm apart from being an extra cost.Tbh water parameters unless in some drastic cases doesn't really matter about plant growth.If U plan on keeping some wild caught or breed some fish with specific requirements its just a hassle trying to chase some ideal...

Hi Looking at your dosing regime I find two faults.One being not adding Excel on daily basis as it wears of in 24 hours.And second and more important is that U adding your iron with your macros instead of the micros.U have good chance of the Iron and PO4 reacting and being plant unavailable.I...

Hi Two suckeres tied with tin fishing line about 5mm-10mm underwater will hold them in the area U want them.I have mine along the front of the tank about 15 cm wide area(suckers on both sides)as redusing the light over the open sand area. It works as a charm and since I fixed them there and they...

Hi If U have good relation with your lfs get some small (young)guppies or platies they will sort them out for a week (if U dont feed them)and then return them. It is surprising that your fish are not eating them. Regards Konsa

Hi I have frogbit and dwarf water lettuce growing well under hoods in 3 tanks.They dont like it when bashed arround the tank or pushed too tight together on one side by the current too.I fixed im setrain calm ish areas with fishing line and sucers and they fine now.U can try Ceratophyllum...