June 2009
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March 2009
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Week 2
Ok, so it’s been a week and I did a WC. I was really tired today (was running on 2hrs sleep) so I forgot to measure the water perameters but I stopped by Aqua Forest since I was in SF and picked up some more plants for the tank. Keep in mind the choices for my plants are mostly based on what I think will survive in there. I’m trying to cover all the bases on aesthetics (foreground,...
Fertilizer Comparison →
5G Low Tech Non-CO2
Testing out a low tech setup for the first time.
Setup: Substrate: Flourite Black Sand Lighting: two CF 9watt Coralife bulbs 8hrs/day Ferts: Excel 1/day Plants: Java Fern, Cardinal Flower (just found out this is not a true aquatic :\ ), Crytocoryne Ciliata (I think var. latifolia), Amazon Sword, Hygrophila Corymbosa Day 6: Water Perams. before WC… PH 8.0 (my water’s hard outta...
Chuck's Planted Aquarium Nutrient Deficiency →
Nutrient Deficiency from The Krib
Nitrogen-----------entire plant turns yellow green, and the older leaves become more yellowish than the younger. Older leaves do not die unless deficiency is extreme (almost never seen in aquaria). Phosphorus---------Plant stops growing and becomes darker green or stays green. Some species may become purple with excess anthocyanin ...