My rio 240 planted discus tank

[Nick16]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

i havent, il try to find it. cheers

 

[Nick16]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100g-Pure-Asc...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

is this the right stuff for adding to make a DIY TPN+?

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

no idea mate i dont use that,i have 2 bottles with micro and macro mix in them

 

[aaronnorth]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100g-Pure-Asc...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

is this the right stuff for adding to make a DIY TPN+?

Yes

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Well wasn't happy with the tank so i ripped out the fast growing stems that i had on the right side and planted it up with some blxya cuttings,also got a Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri) to try out

As you can see got some Seiryu Stone in now aswell,will be getting more hopefully, also another piece of wood maybe in the new year,this xmas lark is expensive

I just cant seem to keep the moss free from algae,drop checkers green,good flow,daily dosing but it just gets covered with this green/brown slimy floaty stuff,

Its annoying to try and pull off as it just snaps off into bits

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Well thought it was about time to post an update as i havent posted in a bit
Not alot has changed since the last time i posted,just got a new camara so they look a better picture to me

As you can see the blyxa is growing well(its a good 30cm high now) and the hc is still spreading,i gave it a little trim before taking the photo,thats why theres green things floating
The lotus bulb seems to have taken ages to settle in but its now starting to grow,just see one of the leaves in the back right corner
Got myself a group of 6 albino corys,there great little characters(you can just see one in the bottom left corner )

 

[Garuf]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

I'm actually lost for words. What a pretty tank!

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Thanks alot ,it still needs to grow in abit but its getting there slowly

 

[Goodygumdrops]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Not much's changed?The Blyxa is a monster who looks like it's just finishing off a tree!!It's massive!New camera really shows off the tank,looking great and mega healthy.

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

thanks the blyxa is a great plant,my old camara was from the dark ages

Just noticed the discus are in almost the same spot i last time took a picture(guess they know which side i put the grub in)

 

[samc]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

wow love the blyxa its looks great does it grow like that on its own?
thanks

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

What to you mean on its own :?
I dose daily if thats what your meaning?

 

[samc]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

oh sorry i mean how its grown like the dome shape lol

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Yeah pretty much of its own course,i only started out with 5 small plants,then kept trimming them and planting next to them ,so where the 1st 5 plants are is the higher part(cant beleive i only stated with 5 tiny plants )

 

[samc]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

i cant ether its grown so quick i must give it a try some time

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

It was planted up in september so probally not that quick,its just this last month its took off

 

[altaaffe]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

That does look great and the blyxa mound does look fantastic, I was at a loss for what to try in a back quarter of my tank - think you might have given me a bit of inspiration.

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Thanks,it was intially in my plan as a foreground plant as i didnt realise how tall it could grow,most sites said between 10cm t0 15cm

 

[LondonDragon]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

Tank looks great Steve, that Blyxa is awsome, shame mine just suddenly died for no apparent reason

 

[steve2tanks]

Re: Rio 240,hc emmersed setup

What happened to it,did it just die off completely?