Fresh2o
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Thanks!nicely manicured
After I trim it just right, I wish things just stay the same (or stay put). I am constantly checking the undergrowth for shoots of broadleaf chain sword; every 1-2 weeks I am removing a few daughter plants that if left unchecked, will reach the front of the tank.
All is not as pretty as it appears. While there is significant improvement, the new growth on the AR regular and AR mini just don't seem as smooth and straight as they should be. I do not recall having this problem when only dosing Seachem Flourish Comprehensive and API Leaf Zone. Supposedly stunted new growth may be a result of a calcium deficiency. I believe that Ca+ is supplied in the PPS-Pro micro mix (please correct me if I am wrong on this). I have doubled the micros to deal with this. I am ordering Microbe Lift 2-Pound Pond Calicium Montmorillonite Clay to help with the deteriorating MTS shells. Perhaps it will add calcium and address the plant needs.
I think one of my longfin blue danios has gone to aquarium heaven today. There are too many places to hide a fish body in the undergrowth. It had been sick/emaciated for a while and I figured it was a matter of time. It was one of the 6 danios I bought in Oct 2012 (which was the last time I bought any fish come to think of it). I got the gold tetras in 2007 or 2009. Those hardy fish even spent a summer outdoors and I brought them in October when the temps started dropping into the 50s. I would get more fish but only if I get my 6.6g QT up and running. It is currently housing all of my plant extras. There is an auction at a local aquarium society this weekend and I will see what I need to do clear that tank. Probably has 12-15 broadleaf chain swords, 25-30 dwarf sag, 8-10 AR regular, and a few crypt wendtii.