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  1. Wilis

    Washing New Plants?

    Thanks guys, I never have any problems with buying plants from my usual places, Tropica from Rhyl aquaria n TGM, & snails I don't class as nasties either - just snacks for my discus :lol: Just with people talking about buying plants,esp mosses, on eBay from places such as Taiwan & Malaysia &...
  2. Wilis

    Washing New Plants?

    Hi all, Just wondering what people here wash new plants with before introducing them into their aquarium to rid them of any nasties that could affect their livestock, especially when swapping plants etc? Regards Will
  3. Wilis

    PLant List for New 'Scape?

    Hey Ed, Yeah I have a plan it's going to be a kind of 'Jungumi' :lol: I'm working on reducing my plants list, as you guys say simplifying it for maximum impact. There may be a small patch of sand & then a carpet, the plants are going to get taller from left to right and front to back, one or...
  4. Wilis

    PLant List for New 'Scape?

    Hi, Thanks Ed I know exactly what you mean, it was more like going through the tropica catalogue thinking what I don't want rather than what I do! So difficult limiting yourself that's why I asked for help really? :lol: Regards Will
  5. Wilis

    PLant List for New 'Scape?

    Hi guys, I'm at the point of ordering my plants for my new setup & just trying to finalise the list-I haven't done a tank of quite this size before-esp front to back, what do you think? Tank is an 83 gallon 48"x24"x20" high, lighting is 300w Metal halide,c02, & I'll be dosing EI, substrate is...
  6. Wilis

    How plants are grown by AquaFleur

    Very interesting, thanks. The voice over guy sounds like Roger Moore :lol:
  7. Wilis

    Ech tenellus changing colour!

    Hi Wayne, The colours are awesome aren't they!? Read this somewhere, if I remember where I'll post the link! It's basically the leaves' natural sunblock, optical filters called anthocyanins, they're produced when leaves receive more light energy than can be used in photochemistry &...
  8. Wilis

    Riccia Carpet?

    Hi Dave - You don't know what I do with my moss! :lol: I generally like my plants on wood eg anubias,mosses etc & my moss to grow quite large having used it on a few interesting pieces in my tanks & even had it as a partial carpet in my 180. Gaining inspiration from my nature aquarium books &...
  9. Wilis

    Riccia Carpet?

    Hmmm, thanks Dave, although the area I'm thinking of carpetting is quite expansive so maybe I should go with one of my other ideas & then use some riccia like I normally use other mosses, decisions, decisions... Will
  10. Wilis

    Riccia Carpet?

    Awesome! Pics are good & the guides v useful, thanks guys. As riccia doesn't put down any roots though would my aquasoil develop anaerobic spots under the carpet? Will
  11. Wilis

    Riccia Carpet?

    Hi everyone, I'm thinking of using riccia fluitans as the carpetting plant in my new 48 x 24 x 20 as I think it looks gorgeous, I'll be using ADA Amazonia & was wondering what the best method of keeping it secured was until it settles in? Also I believe it needs trimming fairly often to keep it...
  12. Wilis

    Floating plants.

    Have you considered riccia fluitans? This is traditionally a floating plant & should be available from stores stocking tropica Will
  13. Wilis

    Low Maintenance Carpetting Plant

    Shame about the rotala rotundifolia!lol but yeah that Oliver Knott link is interesting thanks, that bacopa looks how yours sounds if you catch my drift!? Also that tank is deep at 70cm, maybe it needs very intense light to stop it reaching up & to carpet, sound plausible? How deep is your tank...
  14. Wilis

    Low Maintenance Carpetting Plant

    Hi James, I've not personally had any experience with Bacopa Australis but came across it in my 2007/8 catalogue & was looking at it with interest possibly for my next tank? Here's a quote from Tropica: "Bacopa australis was discovered in southern Brazil (australis = southern), and it does...
  15. Wilis

    Low Maintenance Carpetting Plant

    I agree with Ed here it's a lovely little plant a bit like four-leaf clover n definitely slower growing than glosso. Another alternative is Bacopa Australis. Conversely if you wanted a more 'grasslike' carpet, provided light is of a sufficiently high intensity & it's not overshadowed by...
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