50G Planted Tank Log, ROUND 2! ding ding

thanks guys, i did not know excel is bad for anacharis. Have stopped using it and did a 50% water change to remove any that's left.

RockabillyChick, what's your tank size (width + height), lighting, dosing amount, co2 system? The dwarf hairgrass is what i am concerned the most about due to bare minimum lighting i have for them, and the fact that i paid quite a bit to have it shipped from singapore. Those are true eleocharis parvula - the shortest form, not the higher eleocharis acicularis that's commonly sold in us.

Also tried to separate them out, but it's just an impossible task. My tank is about 20 in high, and due to the reef tank design the front are covered. So planting them is a nightmare. Will it be ok if i leave them in those stacks? dont mind if it grows slower, as long as it wont die.

reiverix, love your tank! the plants look so healthy! will be going to the lfs to see what stem plans they have. But my tank is very much fish focused, want to have an unhindered large space in the middle for the fish to swim around. It's not going to be a tank full of plants with a couple neons. (will be 12 rainbows in 2 schools).
 
It looks like you are getting a good start on your tank. It seems like you have invested a lot of time and money in it. I would suggest investing a little bit more to set up a pressurized CO2 system. It really is like steroids for plants and I think it will a long way towards making sure they are healthy. It is also much cheaper in the long run than flourish.
You may also want to try tying the anubias to some bog wood fragments with black thread(by the time the thread wears out the plant will be attached). One of the coolest traits of anubias is its ability to attach to wood and rocks. It can be used to create some really nice aquascapes.
 
peleg38 said:
It looks like you are getting a good start on your tank. It seems like you have invested a lot of time and money in it. I would suggest investing a little bit more to set up a pressurized CO2 system. It really is like steroids for plants and I think it will a long way towards making sure they are healthy. It is also much cheaper in the long run than flourish.
You may also want to try tying the anubias to some bog wood fragments with black thread(by the time the thread wears out the plant will be attached). One of the coolest traits of anubias is its ability to attach to wood and rocks. It can be used to create some really nice aquascapes.
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He doesn't need CO2 with that lighting -- it won't give him much of a benefit at all at 1.9wpg. He'd have to up the lighting first, then add the CO2.

IMO wait. Get the tank going with plants first the way you are doing it before you try upping the light and adding high-tech stuff. It's way harder to balance the nutrients in higher lights.

Roan
 
gagaliya said:
The dwarf hairgrass is what i am concerned the most about due to bare minimum lighting i have for them, and the fact that i paid quite a bit to have it shipped from singapore. Those are true eleocharis parvula - the shortest form, not the higher eleocharis acicularis that's commonly sold in us.
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Not heard of that one before. Tropica says it's a "low-high light" plant, but doesn't have a lot of other information on it.

I've got a lot of plants brought in from Singapore/Malaysia, too, so I *really* understand your concern about it dying.

Roan
 
just an update, my hornworts are doing great however the anacharis are all dying or dead. Please see pics below, should i just remove them from my tank altogether? :(

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