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Journal Dutchy Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
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TRyan
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Looking great! What are the stems to the right of the wilsonii group?
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Thanks! Thats Didiplis diandra. Its great for making a dense thick bush. Can change its color fast, over the course of a day. Typically it stays a bright yellow. Extreme light or a heavy dose of Fe can make it turn deep reddish brown. Macros dont hinder the color at all unless they run short. Growing in inert substrate it thrives with heavy ferts in the water. These are all inert blasting sand, the vid too
Limnophila belem sorta flies under the radar but it can show striking colors with inert sub+rich water. Its the middle group all the way on the right in the vid
TRyan
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Oh wow! I actually thought the diplis diandra might be limno belem. I really like the color contrasts and layout. That fasset green looks amazing, too! Lots of plants I still need to try out. Thank you, Joe!
gnatster
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When the floor buckles.
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Anybody growing Rotala sp 'Maka Red'? Looks identical to wallichii varieties, except its noticeably wider
These have been in this spot for about two weeks. Directly right of the Lily, tallest group in the tank. Its right underneath a full spectrum bulb that kinda washes out the color. Its not quite as wide as it typically gets but theres zero stunting
And guess what....
Its not even planted! Matter of fact its been sitting a couple inches off the bottom, held up by the groups beside it. Those bright white roots have never touched the sand
Try that with a lean water column, lol
Somebody call Marcell and tell him I finally figured it out!!
These have been in this spot for about two weeks. Directly right of the Lily, tallest group in the tank. Its right underneath a full spectrum bulb that kinda washes out the color. Its not quite as wide as it typically gets but theres zero stunting
And guess what....
Its not even planted! Matter of fact its been sitting a couple inches off the bottom, held up by the groups beside it. Those bright white roots have never touched the sand
Try that with a lean water column, lol
Somebody call Marcell and tell him I finally figured it out!!
JayP
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Well here's the Maka Red I just got from you a couple weeks ago. Are you telling me this is the first time these stems have been in substrate? They seem to be taking the change OK. I was a little concerned as from above, it looks like the tops are turning rather white but after I took the photos from straight on I was happily surprised at the pink I was seeing. They've also shown some decent growth already as well.
I don't know Marcell, or his phone number.
