Mr.Pleco
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Yeah that sounds very cool they would look awesome mate you can buy them big already in an submerged form
If I can find them bigger for a good price. MarineWarehouse has large ones for $11 so I could do that.
Yeah that sounds very cool they would look awesome mate you can buy them big already in an submerged form
Mr.Pleco said:If I can find them bigger for a good price. MarineWarehouse has large ones for $11 so I could do that.
Mr.Pleco said:Ah I'd say they are about 18 tall. How many leaves, I'm not sure. I'll look when I go next.
How much did you pay for yours?
richpowell1989 said:I have 3 big ones but I grew 2 from about 8 inches but I bought one from them and its now HUGE I live in the uk but I paid 3pound which is about 5 dollars
Mr.Pleco said:The background plants I'd like to buy bigger. I guess $11 isn't too bad for a larger sword.
#1 was in reference to:
On a related note, Floramax doesn't have squat for nutrients. Maybe some iron and micros, but not enough to warrant bypassing ferts
#2 in reference to:
https://www.aquariumadvice.com/atta...670651_0_94f9956240823cbeee96b6c2139a2980.jpg
IMO, whenever dealing with T5HO, you might have to use CO2. In a tank that size (but what height?), it's probably not going to be an issue, but it's still a lot of light:
Courtesy of Hoppy of PlantedTank.net
Rearding #3, those were your words, not mine.
Sorry I was meant to say I did buy one about 18inches off them and trust me when a big sword is added to your tank it makes a world of difference its a beautiful plant I would get one 100% if I was you and no 11 dollars is fine
Mr.Pleco said:Oh I've wanted swords from the start, I love the look. I'm going to be buying christmas moss here in the next day or two off ebay so I'll check to see if there are any good deals for swords for the **** of it.
Yh they look great, also the Christmas moss will look great are you putting it on the rocks? Were did you get them from?
Mr.Pleco said:I looked into co2...I know there are 20lb tanks on Craigslist for $50-60.
20 pound co2 tank
I looked into regulators and solenoids and aren't Miluakee's pretty good or at least decent? I thought I read that, but just making sure.
Amazon.com: Milwaukee Instruments Solenoid Valve, CO2 Regulator with Bubble Counter: Pet Supplies
Rich...I was lucky, we drive our van and have a topper so on the way back from Georgia there were more rocks in the topper than luggage ha.
That is lucky then I have got a lot of wood but only 2 peices I like my gf gets annoyed I'm always getting more then not liking it lol what wood is it your using?
Mr.Pleco said:I found 3 pieces the only time I went out. The one I'm using is the nice one. The other two are skinnier and not as pretty but I wasn't sure if I wanted to cut them up or not
This is the one that is in the tank. The back has cool crevices as well as the one in the center of the upright part.
I think it looks great do you no what type of wood it is? What did you do to it before you put it in?
Mr.Pleco said:Pretty sure it's cedar?
I just scrubbed it really good with a brush and then soaked it in the bathtub for like a month with the big slab on top to hold it down. I let it dry out once and put it back in the tub.
Cool I like the colour and the way it looks I am going to try get some
Mr.Pleco said:I got lucky. While I was searching the small island with a saw I was starting to give up and looked down at my feet by the boat and found it just floating there.
If my friend and I find some nicer pieces in a few weeks we'll keep what we want and maybe try to sell it cheap. It makes me mad going on websites and seeing people try to sell driftwood for sometimes a couple hundred for a 3ft piece. I understand if it's an amazing piece that's 6ft or something with a nice pattern but most of the time they aren't too special.
The price ain't a problem its just finding a nice peice the wood is cheap around my lfs but they hardly get any big bits in and when then do they are just stumps basically I want I big bit like yours with a bit of character, I wish in the us I would buy some off you but I no it would be a bomb to send it the uk lol