Journal 120 Dutch Ft. Yugang Reactor (Horizontal CO2 Reactor)

[Yugang]

The lily is coming along nice, is it micranthra? Pich the biggest leaves off if/when they get unruly. New ones usually come in better

This is a forum about plants, so I hope I am forgiven for being fascinated, or having too much imagination, by what seems to be some rudimentary 'intelligence' of these lily's. Mine wanted to shoot a leaf to the water surface, if successful that would make the lily's life easier having access to plenty of atmospheric CO2. I said no, pinched the leaf off halfway, but my lily tried a second and third time, I pinched off again and again, until it got the message and only formed new leaves downstairs. Then, as I am still learning how to manage this plant, I accidentally pruned too much and not so much was left for the lily, so it decided apparently (or maybe I project too much of my imagination) this was a rather hostile spot and launched a side shoot in what I may interpret as an attempt to see if life would be more successful 10 cm further.

Am I reading too much in it, or do these plants indeed have a mechanism to learn from experience and plan ahead for more success?

 

[Unexpected]

This is a forum about plants, so I hope I am forgiven for being fascinated, or having too much imagination, by what seems to be some rudimentary 'intelligence' of these lily's. Mine wanted to shoot a leaf to the water surface, if successful that would make the lily's life easier having access to plenty CO2. I said no, pinched the leaf off halfway, but my lily tried a second and third time, I pinched off again and again, until it got the message and only formed new leaves downstairs. Then, as I am still learning how to manage this plant, I accidentally pruned too much and not so much was left for the lily, so it decided apparently this was a rather hostile spot and launched a side shoot in what I may interpret as an attempt to see if life would be more successful 10 cm further.

Am I reading too much in it, or do these plants indeed have a mechanism to learn from experience and plan ahead for more success?

I’ve had this same experience. I’ve also noticed it’s well behaved after a few runners have been trimmed. It holds a good height for a while and then will try to sneak a runner when you are looking away.

 

[Yugang]

I’ve had this same experience. I’ve also noticed it’s well behaved after a few runners have been trimmed. It holds a good height for a while and then will try to sneak a runner when you are looking away.

Does it mean it remembers the past when planning its next move?

 

[Koan]

Does it mean it remembers the past when planning its next move?

"Records" might be a better way of putting it?

My assumption is that repeat injury on the active shoot induces formation of some microstructure down on the apical budding region in the bulb, as a sort of 'scar tissue' over where the next new shoot will generate, repositioning that next bud at an angle to daylight rather than aiming toward it..

Something like that

 

[Unexpected]

Does it mean it remembers the past when planning its next move?

In theory, plants communicate with each other. Maybe?

 

[Unexpected]

@Mr.Shenanagins do you add the sponge vertically or horizontally?

 

[Mr.Shenanagins]

@Mr.Shenanagins do you add the sponge vertically or horizontally?

Vertical, as a baffle

 

[Unexpected]

Vertical, as a baffle

Thank you

 

[gjcarew]

Best looking micrantha I've seen. I grew it for a while and it never wanted to fill in for me, it was always about 6" tall and the never looked particularly attractive.

 

[Unexpected]

Best looking micrantha I've seen. I grew it for a while and it never wanted to fill in for me, it was always about 6" tall and the never looked particularly attractive.

When I first got it, it didn’t do anything. I was going to toss it but my wife wouldn’t let me. I plopped it in my 20 with no CO2 and it sat till just recently. Now it’s doing this. Dunno

 

[Count Krunk]

Trees certainly talk with other trees so id imagine plants can do something similar.


As far as sump volume, turn off the return pump and make sure your sump doesn't overflow.

 

[Unexpected]

Trees certainly talk with other trees so id imagine plants can do something similar.


As far as sump volume, turn off the return pump and make sure your sump doesn't overflow.

Tested, thank you. I have already flooded my floor being an idiot, but completely my fault

 

[Mr.Shenanagins]

Tested, thank you. I have already flooded my floor being an idiot, but completely my fault

No worries, I still do it going on 4 years of having a sump

 

[Unexpected]

Lights hung, reactor working (1.3pH drop) and ratty plants planted. Waiting on a few more pieces of gear and the final wire management will be completed.

 

[Unexpected]

Pulled the Trip wall out. The core reason was it was taking up too much space. I was running into just a background and foreground look in the tank. I also did a big and needed trim with a few adjustments.
I just need the Tulu to recover and the Difformis to convert. The S. Velho is converting too and I don't want to touch it for fear of losing it for a 3rd time.

 

[Mr.Shenanagins]

Pulled the Trip wall out.

 

[Burr740]

Good move. The Trip wall was no bueno. I didnt see it coming but once you made it and it started filling in it was a bad shade of green to be behind everything

Plus, it was going to be an absolute resource hog and maintenance nightmare because with co2 and big light it is a fast fast weed

But I held my tongue about it because y'all worked so hard on it, lol. How'd the misses take it?

Thing about walls is you dont need the whole back covered, and its probably better if its not. You just need it where the bare spots would be

My first couple entries I had the entire back covered down to about 4-6" off the bottom. It was a real doh! moment when I realized how unnecessary that was.

 

[Unexpected]

Good move. The Trip wall was no bueno. I didnt see it coming but once you made it and it started filling in it was a bad shade of green to be behind everything

Plus, it was going to be an absolute resource hog and maintenance nightmare because with co2 and big light it is a fast fast weed

But I held my tongue about it because y'all worked so hard on it, lol. How'd the misses take it?

Thing about walls is you dont need the whole back covered, and its probably better if its not. You just need it where the bare spots would be

My first couple entries I had the entire back covered down to about 4-6" off the bottom. It was a real doh! moment when I realized how unnecessary that was.

She took it OK. She had fun packaging it up and enjoyed the extra few dollars from selling it all. In person it looked decent, but in photo it’s was everything you mention.

 

[gjcarew]

I kinda called it
I'm excited to see what the new back wall will be. I've been on a personal mission to try to find a better method for back walls but I think I'm gonna give up. I haven't found anything that looks any easier than the Burr method and I've spent close to $100 trying out different materials

 

[Unexpected]

I kinda called it
I'm excited to see what the new back wall will be. I've been on a personal mission to try to find a better method for back walls but I think I'm gonna give up. I haven't found anything that looks any easier than the Burr method and I've spent close to $100 trying out different materials

I believe I’m just going to settle on black. It looks really good.