Mmiller2001 Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 L. Vietnam is one of my favorites. If you need some L. Aromatica, I can send you some in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 green greco is actually a nice plant for a crypt; well i think it is but others might disagree. I have a few of them in my low-tech tank; might have one buried in my hi-tech tank but if so i can't remember where and it is buried beneath a ton of stuff. Still I think it is one of those 'plain' but vastly under-rated crypts. A plant you might like is myriopyllum roraima; this plant is incredibly easy to grow and the colour is a nice contrast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 3:58 PM, anewbie said: green greco is actually a nice plant for a crypt; well i think it is but others might disagree. I have a few of them in my low-tech tank; might have one buried in my hi-tech tank but if so i can't remember where and it is buried beneath a ton of stuff. Still I think it is one of those 'plain' but vastly under-rated crypts. A plant you might like is myriopyllum roraima; this plant is incredibly easy to grow and the colour is a nice contrast. I've had Myriophyllum Roraima before and it is a nice plant, but it was tough to manage with how fast it grows. I also didn't necessarily want two Myriophyllum species in the same tank. I love crypts and I'm thinking of turning the cube tank with emersed plants into a crypt garden. One thing I've noticed is that the Myriophyllum mattogrossense 'Golden' is a lot prettier when you don't plant it as densely. The tips get an almost pinkish hue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Are there different variance of M. MATOGROSSENSE; some seem to be sold as red and others as golden? As to having two species - i actually like how rormaia mixes with green; though they are both fast growing plants; also green handles being chopped better than roraima; that is it is more predictable. I'm replacing my 40B with a 72x18 tank in may and figure I would line the back with Myriophyllum; remove the pso and then the front will be mostly crypts and smaller colourful swords. The one thing i do like about myriophyllum over other stem plants is i can whack the top and don't have to worry about the bottom stem rotting. I find with ludwigia for example you have to replant it now and then as eventually the bottoms will give way. Just starting to play with mermaid weed but it turns green quickly if shaded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share Posted December 18, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 5:22 PM, anewbie said: Are there different variance of M. MATOGROSSENSE; some seem to be sold as red and others as golden? As to having two species - i actually like how rormaia mixes with green; though they are both fast growing plants; also green handles being chopped better than roraima; that is it is more predictable. I'm replacing my 40B with a 72x18 tank in may and figure I would line the back with Myriophyllum; remove the pso and then the front will be mostly crypts and smaller colourful swords. The one thing i do like about myriophyllum over other stem plants is i can whack the top and don't have to worry about the bottom stem rotting. I find with ludwigia for example you have to replant it now and then as eventually the bottoms will give way. Just starting to play with mermaid weed but it turns green quickly if shaded. This is the only mattogrossense variety I've grown is the golden one. I haven't seen a really red variety, only green with a reddish growth point. I know Myriophyllum tuberculatum has a very nice red color. I look forward to seeing what you do with a six foot tank! I'm sure it will look great with a back wall of different myrios. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 Due to holiday circumstances I went about 3 weeks without a water change. The golden Myriophyllum stunted, as did the Ludwigia natans. The Nymphaea micrantha dropped all its leaves after being moved but has recovered. The biggest issue was lack of ferts. I finally doses macros again last week (after 2 weeks without) and again during the water change last night. I also popped in some root tabs. Overall I might need to either switch to more frequent dosing (currently at once a week) or just increase ferts. I am going to give it a couple weeks of regular water changes to see if things improve first. Otherwise the colors and layout are coming along fairly well. The right hand side still needs work but I do like the addition of the moss in the center-right hand side there. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 That darn life getting in the way again 😆. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Apparently I'm out of CO2. No idea for how long, but I guess that is why there was almost no growth over the holidays. I'm guessing there is a leak somewhere because that didn't take long at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Hate when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 This is a new one for me, my Nymphaea minuta is flowering underwater! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Somehow I got a weird exposure on this one. Anyways, now there is CO2 again things are recovering. I picked up some Crypt Jacobsenii Pink from the auction today and got my rotala macrandra green back too. Not much else to report! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Nice, the exposure looks great! The tank is looking pretty darn good man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 I did more rearranging to better accommodate the plants I got at the auction on Tuesday. Excuse the cloudy water, this is pre-water change. My fav I picked up is this beautiful Cryptocoryne Jacobsenii 'Pink' The crypt nurii 'Luminous Green' is also looking pretty good these days 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 11:22 PM, gjcarew said: The crypt nurii 'Luminous Green' is also looking pretty good these days What is that very deep red plant on the top right? AR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 11:27 PM, nabokovfan87 said: What is that very deep red plant on the top right? AR? Ludwigia natans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 Gotta be careful with that Jacobi pink; it will get large and spread like a weed. Nice colour but it is not a friendly plant 😉 Given how fast it spreads i'm susprise it is not more common. Also if it gets shaded it will be less attractive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Alright, last full tank shot for a while but this is one where I blocked out the light seepage from above. This tank would look waaay better with a hood. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 11/13/2022 at 12:41 AM, gjcarew said: I also bought some snowball neocaridina for the fry tank, since I miss having shrimp around. How are they doing? How do you handle water changes in that tank? (Asking for a friend! 🙂 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 They're fine. I use the tank water to water my plants then top it off with dechlorinated tap water ever two weeks. I replace evaporated water with RO if it starts to get low. The shrimp are doing well, no breeding that I've seen but the small fish in there also might be eating any babies On 1/17/2023 at 12:43 AM, nabokovfan87 said: How are they doing? How do you handle water changes in that tank? (Asking for a friend! 🙂 ) They're fine. I use the tank water to water my plants then top it off with dechlorinated tap water ever two weeks. I replace evaporated water with RO if it starts to get low. The shrimp are doing well, no breeding that I've seen but the small fish in there also might be eating any babies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Fun tidbit, someone from the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society (Bentley Pascoe, you may know him from YouTube) bought some of my Pogostemon erectus from the last auction and a rainbowfish egg hatched from it. I'm curious if it's the Rhadinocentrus ornatus or the Melanotaenia trifasciata. Probably the rhads since they're so easy to breed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 My fish always decide the best time to spar and show off is when the glass is dirty and the water murky from trimming and uprooting plants... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 7:51 PM, gjcarew said: Fun tidbit, someone from the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society (Bentley Pascoe, you may know him from YouTube) bought some of my Pogostemon erectus from the last auction and a rainbowfish egg hatched from it. I'm curious if it's the Rhadinocentrus ornatus or the Melanotaenia trifasciata. Probably the rhads since they're so easy to breed. Ever considered doing a video showing your tanks and process with Bentley? On 1/27/2023 at 10:19 PM, gjcarew said: The plants on the left look like a mix of a few species? Is that the case or are my eyes just messing with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) On 1/17/2023 at 7:51 PM, gjcarew said: Fun tidbit, someone from the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society (Bentley Pascoe, you may know him from YouTube) bought some of my Pogostemon erectus from the last auction and a rainbowfish egg hatched from it. I'm curious if it's the Rhadinocentrus ornatus or the Melanotaenia trifasciata. Probably the rhads since they're so easy to breed. I know your membership number now lol What is his channel on YouTube? Edited January 28, 2023 by Schuyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 8:41 AM, Schuyler said: I know your membership number now lol What is his channel on YouTube? I don't know why GSAS doesn't just have a directory of member numbers. Just search for Bentley Pascoe on YouTube, I think that's his channel name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcarew Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 A couple more fish photos and a full tank shot after the water change 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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