JoeQ Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 My beloved water silk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) It has begun, finally received all my plants for this seasons tank. I think I ordered too many, looking to hire anyone who enjoys drawing up planted tank schematics!!!😅 Edited September 8, 2022 by JoeQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 Finally got around to attempting to scape, this should fill in nicely with the algea dissappearing once cooler weather hits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Just a few pictures to compare, the plants added were (2) dwarf lilies and a hygrophla (sp) that I'm trying to rehab. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted October 2, 2022 Author Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Rocky really ties the tank together! Now, if I replace the lava rock and replant I might have something im proud of! Edited October 2, 2022 by JoeQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 Got tiered of meticulously trimming and replanting so went for the clear cut option for preparation of new fish and co2 (guess who bought himself a early birthday present 😁) I'm not sure if the pogo is going to stay on the left, I just want to see if it'll grow there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 Not much new, just a quick light gravel vac, and a trim that mostly concentrated on algea covered growth. Zoom in to see my thinning hair algea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Just a little update to the journal, things are growing great, but I still have that pesky hair algea from the summer. As a final attempt of trying to melt it (instead of manually removing it) I turned my bubbler on 24/7 to see if that increases co2 in turn, helping with plant growth. Along with a return to my known successful fertilizer regime.. I guess if all else fails ill just give the tank a crew cut and call it a day!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Picture of my output to compare algea, snail power for the win! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Welp, here goes... ... Pic for posterity!!! Later i will post a before co2 pic, tomorrow will be my first full day at 1bps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 Last picture before co2 for comparison purposes. Like most of my ex girlfriends It looks good from far, but on closer inspection It's far from good!!! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 You should hear what the ex girl friends say about us guys.🙉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 4:31 AM, DaveO said: You should hear what the ex girl friends say about us guys.🙉 Exactly!!! But in my case its usually all true..... 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 Might be too early to compare but here goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Small trim and a growth comparison pic Dwarf lilly is really taking off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 4:21 PM, JoeQ said: Small trim and a growth comparison pic Dwarf lilly is really taking off! That plant in the back left (mounted in the glass holder) looks really nice. I can't wait to see this tank go full jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 7:32 PM, nabokovfan87 said: That plant in the back left (mounted in the glass holder) looks really nice. I can't wait to see this tank go full jungle. Thats Hygrophila Compact, I literally can't kill that thing..... so I just replant cause I feel bad about throwing it out. 🤣 I probably wont let it grow wild like last year, i have more plants on order to attempt a dutch style scape. Or at the very least, be able to keep plants that I couldn't keep last year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I need more Hygro's in my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 Bunch of new plants come today, they were just dropped in till I can decide what to do with them..... ill most likely just pot them again since that was really the easiest option and keep the jungle, non scape, scape going! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Plant weight and let them drop roots? The back left in front of the airline is a good spot (if you want to put it in this tank, but it's not bright light right there. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 12/1/2022 at 9:17 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Plant weight and let them drop roots? The back left in front of the airline is a good spot (if you want to put it in this tank, but it's not bright light right there. 😞 They come weighed down and grown submerged in a dirted tank so they are usually pretty root-ie 🤣. I like using the terracotta pots cause I can easily move them around. As for the left side, nothing interesting will grow there. Hence why its my Anubis/Java Furn corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 2:52 AM, JoeQ said: They come weighed down and grown submerged in a dirted tank so they are usually pretty root-ie 🤣. I like using the terracotta pots cause I can easily move them around. As for the left side, nothing interesting will grow there. Hence why its my Anubis/Java Furn corner. Ah! I understand. Yes, I find myself missing the anubias / terra cotta that ACO used to carry right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Current situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 @JoeQAre you floating that scarlet temple? I still can't grow that stuff to save my life. I'm currently floating a single stem to try to get roots to sprout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQ Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 On 12/3/2022 at 5:29 PM, DaveO said: @JoeQAre you floating that scarlet temple? I still can't grow that stuff to save my life. I'm currently floating a single stem to try to get roots to sprout. No whats floating is Ludwigia Glandulosa which I ordered mainly for my outdoor pond come next spring (if i can keep it alive). Youll notice in a terracotta pot a tall red stem, thats Regular Alternanthera Reineckii, not pictured in that glass floating pot is a stem (im trying to salvage) of Scarlett Temple, which i believe is more accurately named Variegated Alternanthera Reineckii. Like you ive floated it for awhile until it got roots. Then I planted it and its off to a promising recovery. I'll try to get pictures for you in a bit , and hopefully once fully grown do a side by side comparison. Regular Alternanthera Reineckii is pretty easy to grow. This is my second time trying to grow Variegated Alternanthera Reineckii (Scarlett Temple) and so far im down to my last stem!!!🤣🤣🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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