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After reading about these set-ups and dosing regimes, I can't see any particular evidence that a lack of any nutrient is inhibiting growth. Fish food and and the ADA substrate could contain all of the nutrients needed, the higher the light intensty and the more CO2 provided, the less likely...

H.polysperma "Rosanverig" is a bit different from other red/variegated plant varieties in that the colouration is believed to be caused by infection of a specific virus as opposed to purely genetic traits, so it makes sense to me that it responds to light differently than other red plants :).

Nope, no need to avoid them! Red plants are great, and not necessarily harder to grow than green plants :). A select few red species in particular can be a bit fussy, mainly preferring softer water and requiring high light levels, but most don't have this issue. Also, some red species may grow...

I learnt a lot from that post, thanks! :) I've had a lily tuber for many years that I've been taking out and giving a "rest" period in a tub of damp sphagnum for a couple of months every year whenever it stops growing, after reading your post, it seems I may not need to be going through this...

Yeah, can't be 100% sure without a clearer close-up, but the movement in the video and the shape are consistent with harmless ostracods. In all of the pictures, they can only be seen feeding on already dead plant tissue. I think your plants are suffering from a deficiency of potassium (possibly...

This is definitely due to it trying to adapt to the new conditions, it's not doing too well, but could recover! I find in my non-CO2 tanks it easily melts like this if its is placed somewhere with far more light than it was receiving before. Can you move the rhizomes somewhere with more shade...

I cant see any bugs? The black specs just look like algae/silt but the pictures aren't really clear enough to see, it maybe looks like a bug in the 5th pic but can't ID it without more detail Insects aren't normally a problem for submersed plants in aquariums, if there was any in there, they...

Thanks for sharing and making this thread :). Here's my thread for anyone coming across this while searching: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/probaby-not-glossostigma-from-seed-impulse-ebay-buy.48088/#post-481768

I have a heavily planted fancy goldfish tank full of Egeria densa (commonly labelled Elodea), substrate is a mix but mainly sand (gravel isn't great). Are you planting them in bunches? If so, they will go pale then rot at the base. Most of mine is just floating, but individual stems easily root...

I generally wait until most of the green has gone before I remove a leaf, as the plant may still be able to recover some resources from the dying leaves before they fall off. Removing them will do no harm though (as long as it still floats well), and dying leaves attract algae (which I...

Don't worry, it will recover from the stress fast! As Marcel says, I've heard it is fairly hungry for nutrients, but the new growth is healthy so your probably good. The tank it came from is dosed with EI levels of nutrients, I also grow it in a messy goldfish tank that I irregularly dose...

No easy way of keeping floaters in check other than removing them, they have an amazing ability to multiply fast. Floating plants certainly will not regulate their own growth, this fact has created the current environment we live in, and you will have heard that many floating plant species are...

Other than the obvious Fontinalis antipyretica (willow moss) I know of one other species that I've read grows submerged, Amblystegium serpens. I plan on collecting some soon to give it a try. No idea about the plant though sorry. I've not had much success with native aquatic plants, I think...

Number nine looks like Hygrophila polysperma to me.

Interesting! I have some of these growing too: https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/probaby-not-glossostigma-from-seed-impulse-ebay-buy.48088/ I hope they are Hygrophila sp., mine may be something different though.

Everything sounds good, but with most of the circulation coming from your 406 and it also being on a spray bar, you may find that some extra circulation will help. External filter flow rates are calculated by the manufacturer and only apply to the pump when there is no media in the filter and...

Nope, it's a still taken from an .mp4 video file, the video is on Youtube. That tortured mouse that was probably killed after. No idea why you think it would be a Photoshop or is even funny in the first place. Purposely torturing a small defenseless animal for your own amusement is not...

I find that picture saddening rather than remotely funny. Not cool.

Sorry but that doesn't counter any of the points made in that thread ;). In fact if you actually read the discussion in the above thread, it even covers why some people think it works for them: The problem with the Redfield ratio theory Many people still think excess nutrients categorically...

It is certainly far more likely to be a nitrogen issue than calcium, but adding some (along with other minerals) from tap water can only do good as it's both easy to do and free so I would highly recommend it anyway. No point in relying on test kits when you can just add more than enough to...

Going to be hard to pin this down to one particular deficiency (definitely not iron though :lol:), but since this only started to happen after adding purigen...I do have some thoughts. Your using RO water and adding no calcium (other than slowly dissolving dragon stone)...what test kit are you...

Unfortunately that's the non-aquatic Hemigraphis colorata :(. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm with Mick on B.monnieri.

They are different :thumbup:. Aquaessentials have both in the potted plants section!

That first pic is beautiful! Second pic it looks like blood in the water lol. Maybe there should be a UKAPS expedition to "ensure it's survival" ;). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One of my ferns actually has a leaf thats grown into the flow of CO2 micro-bubbles from the diffuser and even this leaf has translucent growth at the tip. Tbh I've never seen new growth without it. I don't really know if Java fern ever grows submerged permanently in nature, so maybe it just...

Depends on your regime, if you can keep up with cutting it and looking for runners. It certainly took over my tank when I had it, as I was lazy a few too many times lol :D.

Don't know what species it is, but a Utricularia spp. of carnivorous plant. Collection location would help narrow down its identity further. Those little white round structures on the plant are traps that vacuum in small Daphnia, Cyclops etc. when activated. Interesting plant to keep...

So that works out as a 270l tank, but only 2100lph turnover. This means that poor circulation could very well be a contributing factor as to why your plants aren't able to get enough CO2 for the light intensity provided. The recommended minimum rated turnover rate for a high-tech tank is 10x...

I'm going to say CO2, as you don't mention a specific ppm value, you seem to be going by pH. You need a drop checker, see this article :). 1000w LED sounds like very bright lighting, but I have no idea if this is appropriate lighting for your size of tank, or if your circulation is good, as...