Pittbully's planted tank journey

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PoppaRyno said:
Ive got about a 4ft carpet of staur repens im abt to trim back if youd like some.

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PoppaRyno thanks for the offer. Fresh said he gots me but if I need more, you'll be the first to know. I want to make an instant carpet so if I don't have enough...expect a pm. Again thanks!

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Thanks yall. It's coming back around. I have to replace my co2 tank. It's almost on empty. I'm going to use my diy rig once I change it out.

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Finally digging my tank. Here's some pics. Oh thanks Fresh for the stars!

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Glad they arrived on time. You should have a full carpet soon. It should complement the hedge effect you got going.


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Fresh2o said:
Glad they arrived on time. You should have a full carpet soon. It should complement the hedge effect you got going.


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I just hope there's enough light on the left side for them to grow in. I'm waiting for the blyxa hedge to grow in too. It was pretty bad but seems like they are coming back.


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I call it the potion of power. I mix 50/50 glut and h202 in a small spray bottle. Usually I pull out the anubias stick when it gets covered with BBA and Throughly spray it down. Then I let it sit for a min or two. This last time I forgot to put the stick back in the tank and about 20 mins latter I came back to some dried out leaves.

Since then I'm been seeing the leaves show signs of distress. Probably caused by my carelessness.

So I say that to say this....with great power comes great responsibility. Use with caution. I can since I'm a trained professional.

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Another pittbully tip of the day, brought to you by Flowbee...lol. When I trim off these distressed leaves, I cut off the leaf only. Leaving the stem that comes off the rhizome. Usually another leaf will develop along side the deleafed stem thing. If you cut it too short, no leaf will be able to grow in its place.


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pittbully13 said:
When I trim off these distressed leaves, I cut off the leaf only. Leaving the stem that comes off the rhizome. Usually another leaf will develop along side the deleafed stem thing. If you cut it too short, no leaf will be able to grow in its place.

This is a great tip pittbully! Ive not had to trim any leaves from my anubias patch but i will bare this in mind if i do. Thanks for sharing


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pittbully13 said:
I call it the potion of power. I mix 50/50 glut and h202 in a small spray bottle. Usually I pull out the anubias stick when it gets covered with BBA and Throughly spray it down. Then I let it sit for a min or two. This last time I forgot to put the stick back in the tank and about 20 mins latter I came back to some dried out leaves.

Since then I'm been seeing the leaves show signs of distress. Probably caused by my carelessness.

So I say that to say this....with great power comes great responsibility. Use with caution. I can since I'm a trained professional.

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Aww, it lost it's magic!

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pittbully13 said:
I call it the potion of power. I mix 50/50 glut and h202 in a small spray bottle. Usually I pull out the anubias stick when it gets covered with BBA and Throughly spray it down. Then I let it sit for a min or two. This last time I forgot to put the stick back in the tank and about 20 mins latter I came back to some dried out leaves.

Since then I'm been seeing the leaves show signs of distress. Probably caused by my carelessness.

So I say that to say this....with great power comes great responsibility. Use with caution. I can since I'm a trained professional.

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I think I'll be using this potion from now on haha.
 
I recently nuked the BBA growing on the substrate (EC). It took probably 3 days before the BBA took on a pinkish hue. During the last WC i siphoned off the offending granules. I still have some BBA on the glass and even on the MTS.


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I just did a lil tank maintenance. I removed some substrate that had bba on it and trimmed up the tank. Now I have a ton of clipping.




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