20 gallon Q & A build

[mikem691]

So is there anything I need to change as to what I'm doing at the moment.
Since adding the additional plants I have turned the light up to 100% on all colors....Good or bad?
I'm running DIY co2
API leaf zone dosed per instructions
Seachem Flourish as per instructions
Have root tabs around all stem plants
Running light 8 hours
weekly 8 gallon water changes and dosing the flourish and leaf zone after water change.
Should I be adding anything else?

 

[mikem691]

So is there anything I need to change as to what I'm doing at the moment.
Since adding the additional plants I have turned the light up to 100% on all colors....Good or bad?
I'm running DIY co2
API leaf zone dosed per instructions
Seachem Flourish as per instructions
Have root tabs around all stem plants
Running light 8 hours
weekly 8 gallon water changes and dosing the flourish and leaf zone after water change.
Should I be adding anything else?

So no input on this so I'm assuming this is all good. On another note all 11 Neon's accounted for 24 hours later. And this fricken light is incredible !!

 

[fish wrangler]

If you don't get any algae then i wouldn't say you have to change anything

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[Brookster123]

No 100% yet man.. 60% until they fill in!

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[mikem691]

No 100% yet man.. 60% until they fill in!

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Awww man but its so bright and looks like high def 4K even. Ok I'll turn it down. Should I turn down all the colors?

 

[Brookster123]

Yah algae looks awesome in high def. Too!! Just turn the whites down, blues as well..

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[mikem691]

Yah algae looks awesome in high def. Too!! Just turn the whites down, blues as well..

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Thanks Brookster.

 

[Brookster123]

Thanks Brookster.

No prob.. I'm pretty much the giecko gecko of algae.. save you atleast 20%..

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[RadMax8]

What do you mean "look different"?

Plants grown "emersed" sometimes have different leaf structures and colors than plants grown submersed.

Tank looks sweet, Mike! Get the blyxa, it'll look awesome!


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

 

[RadMax8]

Yah algae looks awesome in high def. Too!! Just turn the whites down, blues as well..

Should've multi-quoted... Does blue help grow algae? I've got some nasty BBA on my cyperus helferi.


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

 

[fish wrangler]

Should've multi-quoted... Does blue help grow algae? I've got some nasty BBA on my cyperus helferi.


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_freshwater_algae.php helped me figure out how to combate my algae

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[Brookster123]

Should've multi-quoted... Does blue help grow algae? I've got some nasty BBA on my cyperus helferi.


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

I think it fuels GSA but it's completely unfounded.. I'd need.2 identical tanks with a control.. I've just noticed GSA like crazy in certian spots in my tank. Primarily under blue leds.. I'm seeing this experiment through

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[mikem691]

Plants grown "emersed" sometimes have different leaf structures and colors than plants grown submersed.

Tank looks sweet, Mike! Get the blyxa, it'll look awesome!


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

Thanks RadMax Is this the stuff that looks like sod in some ones front yard? I'm dying to do that.

 

[RadMax8]

Yeah, it kinda looks like a nice rye or fescue hahaha. It's really prolific, too. I started with two plants about a month ago, now I've got four. I like it in my tank.


Definitely not wasting time. Nope.

 

[mikem691]

Is this what melting looks like and should I remove this leaf? The one dead center that's covering the heater in the pic.

And is this normal for the Ludwigia repens to have roots growing out of the stems at all levels of the plant?

 

[fish wrangler]

Thats what mine look like...except they are alot more green

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[Gillie]

It's normal for most stem plants to grow "air" roots. Just trim them if they get near the substrate( it will anchor and pull the stem horizontal) or when they get unsightly.

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[mikem691]

Thats what mine look like...except they are alot more green

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It's normal for most stem plants to grow "air" roots. Just trim them if they get near the substrate( it will anchor and pull the stem horizontal) or when they get unsightly.

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Thanks! Any input on the sword leaf?

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[fish wrangler]

If it is melting it is very early. I had some leafs that looked like that but never melted.

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[Gillie]

Thanks! Any input on the sword leaf?

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Can you get a full shot showing the shape of the leaves?
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