Recent content by Pteronarcys

I am sure people who are new to EI probably ask this stuff all the time. So I am new and I have been pouring over forums and information to make sure I get the numbers right. I am going to order 1lb of KNO3, 1lb of KH2PO4, 1lb of Plantex CMS, and 1/2 lb of Chelated Iron. First question: Do...

Mayaca fluviatilis is what the first picture looks like. I have some in my tank and it grows fast and is very easy to grow. It also could be Egeria densa? The other plant looks like Bacopa monnieri or perhaps lindernia rotundifolia. I agree with the corkscrew vals ID.

Appears to be rare in North America... grow it out and sell it for premium prices!!

Sweet... I was looking in my encyclopedia of aquarium plants by Peter Hiscock (Yes that is is name... horrible isn't it!) and that's where I found the plant that looked like yours. Good book, lots of info.

Ya I used to have my pH at 6.5 but have lowered it till plants pearled and fish/shrimp don't seem affected. I have 4 crystal shrimp and many many yellow neocardina. I want to do more crystals but wanted to see how these guys did first. Have to get my tank set properly and dosing down pat...

I will up the dose for phosphates using the seachem I have. I was hoping my oto cats and SAG would get rid of it, but doesn't seem to be disappearing. I don't have signs of deficiencies in the plant leaves. Just don't like how black beard algae is coming back in small little tuffs on the...

If it is DIY yeast CO2, what can happen is sometimes yeast water can get into the tank, especially if it gets knocked over. Thus sugar water and yeast are now in the tank. It looks like blue green algae growing too. The cloudy water might be yeast growing in your tank and the algae might be...

How about Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides? Looks similar

If it is marsilea it will quickly start giving off runners and filling up the foreground like glosso. In my tank it went all over the place and when it hit a corner of the tank or a rock it was there it made another clover. The runners give off only 1 leaf per node no clovers. If that plant...

I agree it does have more notched leaves. I have had marisilea in the past and the clovers were distinct 4 leaves. (I just got rid of that plant because it took over my tank and I tried planting some in a planter outside.. surprisingly it survived and has been growing for over 2 months in my...

I have been recently looking into powder dry ferts. I think I might have issues getting KNO3 in canada since it is banned due to it being an ingredient for explosives. I have seen it online at a lot of american stores but I don't really want to ship it across the border and have an issue. I...

It may be cadimine lyrata? If it is marisilea drimmondii it will make a lot of small low leaves, similar to glossostigma.

So I know this type of question has been asked many many times and I have searched and done research to keep informed, though I appreciate input in my attempts to combat algae. I have found that in moving around different provinces and even living in the states for a while that with each place...

Calgary Store The Calgary store has been under new management for about a year now. It was franchised by the same person who runs the Edmonton store. Under the old owner it was all fish. Since corporate has taken over it has become all pets. It is still a nice place to shop, but new owner...

Calgarian here too Hey fellow albertans!