OmidNiav
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I have been eyeing potamogeton gayi from APF for a while. How has it been growing for you? A lot of runners?
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HarryL
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Week 6
Bought 5 ember tetra last weekend and I thought their orange color would really fit in the style of the tank. I plan on adding another 5 next month to really get that group swim going.
The blue dreams have been doing quite well, spotted at least 3 out of the 13 I bought to be pregnant.
Potamogeton gayi are called pond weed for a reason, they send out runners fast and grow quite dense. I don’t have a before and after comparison, but I used to be able to see the slate at the bottom of the wood sticking out very clearly from this angle.
This white spot solid has been growing on the wood. Not something I’ve seen before, not spreading yet, only a couple in this area. Any idea what this might be?
Crypt. Nurii is growing slowly, but surprisingly better and faster than the ones I grow emerged. Might be because emerged grown ones rely on light passing through my window, and my room temp has been slightly lower than the water temp.
Bought 5 ember tetra last weekend and I thought their orange color would really fit in the style of the tank. I plan on adding another 5 next month to really get that group swim going.
The blue dreams have been doing quite well, spotted at least 3 out of the 13 I bought to be pregnant.
Potamogeton gayi are called pond weed for a reason, they send out runners fast and grow quite dense. I don’t have a before and after comparison, but I used to be able to see the slate at the bottom of the wood sticking out very clearly from this angle.
This white spot solid has been growing on the wood. Not something I’ve seen before, not spreading yet, only a couple in this area. Any idea what this might be?
Crypt. Nurii is growing slowly, but surprisingly better and faster than the ones I grow emerged. Might be because emerged grown ones rely on light passing through my window, and my room temp has been slightly lower than the water temp.
HarryL
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Week 8
Maybe because I started this tank using dark start, the cycle was somewhat built enough to avoid the diatom phase. But other algae recently started to kick in. Staghorn and some filamentous algae creeping in different places. Hasn’t gone wild yet, so I don’t plan on doing much about them.
One day I came home to a few eggs at the bottom of the lily pipe, I’m assuming it’s Ember tetra’s, since they are the only fish I have in the tank.
But they disappeared later that night. Probably eaten by themselves when it fell off the pipe.
Exchanged some plants online today, hoping to receive them by early next week. Will receive Buce. Brownie Ghost, Brownie Ghost Mini, Green Godzilla, and Velvet Leaf Entikong. I will need to find spots for them to grow, might not plant all of them into this tank, but I love having lots of buce.
Overview of the tank right now
Maybe because I started this tank using dark start, the cycle was somewhat built enough to avoid the diatom phase. But other algae recently started to kick in. Staghorn and some filamentous algae creeping in different places. Hasn’t gone wild yet, so I don’t plan on doing much about them.
One day I came home to a few eggs at the bottom of the lily pipe, I’m assuming it’s Ember tetra’s, since they are the only fish I have in the tank.
But they disappeared later that night. Probably eaten by themselves when it fell off the pipe.
Exchanged some plants online today, hoping to receive them by early next week. Will receive Buce. Brownie Ghost, Brownie Ghost Mini, Green Godzilla, and Velvet Leaf Entikong. I will need to find spots for them to grow, might not plant all of them into this tank, but I love having lots of buce.
Overview of the tank right now