lectraplayer
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Went to Pet Supplies Plus and picked some plants up. They look to be cuttings without roots.
I planted them in my 29g I am recycling after bleaching away a cyano infestation and resubstrate. Tank currently mudded from my latest visit of the Wet Arm Society. (ask Old Scales about this one!)
The new tank with new sand over soil...
The foreground shows the remnants of the swords I had before. I separated them before treating the tank but obviously I lit their world up. I intend to leave them and see if they come back.
Those swords from the same batch in gravel on soil. 15g. Plants in back are fake and awaiting replacement by something else (top).
Water is from well and includes iron silt (not filtered).
My questions include:
1) What should I expect to see the plants doing as the tank continues to cycle? Will these "sticks" die back and then come back? Will they just sit until the roots "get good" and then take off? Do the swords look like they are about to take off?
2) With dual 40's overhead and some sunlight, and iron already in the water, how much Leaf Zone will I need? What other ferts are suggested?
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I planted them in my 29g I am recycling after bleaching away a cyano infestation and resubstrate. Tank currently mudded from my latest visit of the Wet Arm Society. (ask Old Scales about this one!)
The new tank with new sand over soil...
The foreground shows the remnants of the swords I had before. I separated them before treating the tank but obviously I lit their world up. I intend to leave them and see if they come back.
Those swords from the same batch in gravel on soil. 15g. Plants in back are fake and awaiting replacement by something else (top).
Water is from well and includes iron silt (not filtered).
My questions include:
1) What should I expect to see the plants doing as the tank continues to cycle? Will these "sticks" die back and then come back? Will they just sit until the roots "get good" and then take off? Do the swords look like they are about to take off?
2) With dual 40's overhead and some sunlight, and iron already in the water, how much Leaf Zone will I need? What other ferts are suggested?
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