29 Gallon Planted Build...Advice Appreciated!!!

[pittbully13]

Your tanks look nice. Mine on the other hand looks like poo. Great job thus far.

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[Sk3lly]

Ive only just come onto this thread and im really not going to read over 1000 replies so excuse my ignorance to tank specs.

It is a known fact that in a high tech tank with good lighting, decent ferts and a carbon source, plant growth is accelerated. Plants growing at this rate produce bi products other than o2. This bio waste can be detrimental as algae can feed upon it. That is why in high tech tanks it is strongly recommended to change 50% of the water weekly to try help this issue.

I dont know what your water change schedule is, but i read a post where you were advised to do a large water change (50-75%) after some treatment. Well in my opinion you should be doing 50% weekly as it is.

Please ignore if you currently do 50% changes


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[Brookster123]

About the added light.. if you're having good results with just the led I wouldn't add anything.. balance is key. None of my tanks are high light. I turn the bml down to 75%, does alright there

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[Sk3lly]

About the added light.. if you're having good results with just the led I wouldn't add anything.. balance is key. None of my tanks are high light. I turn the bml down to 75%, does alright there

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I got mine running at 40% to find the ideal balance for me. Although im slowly turning my tank into a 'slow grower'. Quite the challenge trying to grow lower light plants healthily with a bml


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[fish wrangler]

Ive only just come onto this thread and im really not going to read over 1000 replies so excuse my ignorance to tank specs.

It is a known fact that in a high tech tank with good lighting, decent ferts and a carbon source, plant growth is accelerated. Plants growing at this rate produce bi products other than o2. This bio waste can be detrimental as algae can feed upon it. That is why in high tech tanks it is strongly recommended to change 50% of the water weekly to try help this issue.

I dont know what your water change schedule is, but i read a post where you were advised to do a large water change (50-75%) after some treatment. Well in my opinion you should be doing 50% weekly as it is.

Please ignore if you currently do 50% changes


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Welcome to the thread!

Specs-29 gal, 3.5 BPS pressurized, PPS-PRO ferts 3ml daily, fluval led light, 23watt CFL spotlight.
50% pwc since every Sunday afternoon

What are talking about? Your tank looks good.
About the CFL, I had it over my Limno for a few days but noticed that the new leaves on the Ludwigia sp red appeared a bit shriveled. I'm thinking not enough CO2 for the amount of light. The Ludwigia grows fast anyhow. So I moved it back over the pogo and Rotala macrandra.
Not sure if the H2O2 will impact the effectiveness of the erythromycin. Just something to think about.
The erythromycin treatment should take no more than 10 days.


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I will give the cfl a week or so amd if it isn't helping I'll remove it.
I'll also holds off on h202 treatment until the erythromycin is done.

Your thanks looks nice. Mine on the other hand looks like poo. Great job thus far.

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Thanks

About the added light.. if you're having good results with just the led I wouldn't add anything.. balance is key. None of my tanks are high light. I turn the bml down to 75%, does alright there

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I'm having good growth, but I adeed the cfl to try and get the ludwigia to color up.

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[PerfectDepth]

I'm having good growth, but I adeed the cfl to try and get the ludwigia to color up.

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You might have to find a different cultivar if you want red. I bought some ludwigia that I thought would turn red, but I think it was mislabeled which isn't surprising. It ended up being a reddish gold color. It's nice, but I'd like to find a true red ludwigia also.

 

[Brookster123]

Just get some ludwiga sp. Red! Grows the same just super red.

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[PerfectDepth]

Just get some ludwiga sp. Red! Grows the same just super red.

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Yeah, that's what I thought I was buying. It was green at first, and I thought maybe it would turn red since the tag in the pot said ludwigia repens "red rubin".

 

[fish wrangler]

Yeah, that's what I thought I was buying. It was green at first, and I thought maybe it would turn red since the tag in the pot said ludwigia repens "red rubin".

Thats probably what i have. Red under the leafs but green on top

Edit: after more research it seems that the ludwigia sp. rubin is more likely to turn green compared to the ludwigia sp. red. If the picture on post #13 in the link is right I do have the ludwigia sp. red http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=200212

Plant probs...

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[Brookster123]

This is sp. Red. You probably have ludwiga repens. I just threw out a ton of this stuff

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[fish wrangler]

The leaf structure looks the same as mine but color isn't. I'll take a close up after school but post 1016 is the best close up I currently have.

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[fish wrangler]

Here is the picture I just took of the ludwigia.

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[Brookster123]

Looks like repens

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[fish wrangler]

Is the only difference the color? That the only difference I can see.

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[fish wrangler]

Found a dead oto in my skimmer after maintenance, not sure what killed him either. Dosed an extra millimeter of prime to knock out the chlorine faster and reduce any extra stress.

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[tiger terror]

Here is the picture I just took of the ludwigia.

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With Brookster,looks to be ludwigia repens..

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[Brian_Nano12g]

Is the only difference the color? That the only difference I can see.

I used to have ludwigia repens as well. Still have ludwigia sp. red. L. Repens definitely has larger leaves and stems by comparison.

Tank is looking good, btw.

 

[fish wrangler]

I used to have ludwigia repens as well. Still have ludwigia sp. red. L. Repens definitely has larger leaves and stems by comparison.

Tank is looking good, btw.

Thanks!

I'll keep the L. Repens until I can se of the Ludwigia sp. Red over the summer. Also not sure what to do with the elodea, have to pull and replant the tops next weekend because the bottoms are ?

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[fish wrangler]

Picture time...

One plant that I'm really happy with
Spotlight time


Full strength light FTS


BGA is all gone and the hair algae is almost all gone too

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[Brookster123]

Looks good man! Stars are making a run for it prison break style.. better put the spotlight on em

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