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From @Chantz_the_Scaper at Badfish Florida at a recent hobby expo in west palm. Took a while for them to transition as they were emmersed, but they are really taking off now.
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Everything’s bouncing back nicely, except the Ludwigia super red mini is now getting pinholes. I won the battle with twisted curled new growth and now this. This plant always gives me trouble.
Are the pinholes in the new shoots or the older leaves?
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Older leaves. All new growth is seemingly perfect, but starting to get an increasing amount of pinholes from about 2/3 of the way down the stem to the base. I’m using Thrive+ at about 90% of EI dosing. 1 point relative pH drop. Remineralizing RO with equilibrium to 3dkH so I’m getting some extra K and Fe. Everything else in the tank seems to be thriving under these conditions.
Anything that could be munching on the yummy leaves? You would expect to see a nutritional deficiency (K) in the newer leaves.
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Are the pinholes starting as tiny white dots that look like dust on the leaves? Mine does that every now and then and I can’t say for sure why or what fixes it. I do recall reading in one of Vinn’s threads thread it’s a minor micro (non iron) nutrients issue.
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I’ll check out Vins thread for info. Yes it does kind of resemble what you’re describing with the white dots.
Side note, tanks looking good. I have no idea what this was that I field collected but it’s cool as hell.
Side note, tanks looking good. I have no idea what this was that I field collected but it’s cool as hell.
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“I just sent you $$$ from our joint account so you can buy that fish tank. We might as well have one large fish tank instead of two small ones”
Those words just came out of my wife’s mouth.
Time to find the best deal on a 21-22 gallon long rimless tank.
Those words just came out of my wife’s mouth.
Time to find the best deal on a 21-22 gallon long rimless tank.
Amazon has some good prices for rimless tanks, I’ve got my eye on a 50 gallon from Landen for the future
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Anyone have any insight as to whether the Crystal Lifegard Aquatics tanks are worth the extra $70-80 over the regular low iron clear tanks?
FrankZ
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Ask for a 120 gallon
I think the difference you’d notice would miniscule unless you had both to compare side by side. Low iron period will always look nice.
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I have a feeling the difference is negligible unless you know what you’re looking for. Picture for the night.
Stopped at the stormwater treatment area next to the bulk trash drop off site while unloading the Christmas refuse and found more variety than typical.
Lindernia dubia (these turn a beautiful deep purple/crimson brown under high light/co2).
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pilularia globulifera (?)
Galium palustre
FrankZ
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You’re motivating me to attempt some collection trips up here in the summer time. Which of course will require an other high tech co2 tank….
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PSA: NilocG Thrive also works well in a pond.
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Stumbled across a field of submersed Ludwigia palustris, Lindernia, and Bacopa. What a sight.
Is this spam? Like seriously how tf are you so lucky to have all this free S**t around you 
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Sorry y’all. I actually feel like an island down here, constantly in awe of the fauna. I’m sure anyone who saw me reach through the barbed wire fence around the airport property to take a picture of a stormwater retention area thought I was nuts lol.
