jbarr
Aquarium Advice Freak
- Lighting: 2x 15W Screw-In Fluorescent
- Substrate: Silica sand w/ fert tabs placed intermittently (top), on bottom is old substrate (I'll get to that)
- CO2: DIY?
- Anything else?
Is my lighting sufficient for glosso?
The 10gal has mostly been fish only, and recently after moving all my fish out I decided I wanted plants.
I started with a Melon Sword, and some Java Moss & Anubias Nana on driftwood.
I noticed there was a lot of algae (some looked furry even, green & slimy to the touch. ID?) I scraped all I could off the tank walls w/ a magnet, and took all the rocks out and rinsed them w/ very hot water.
Does algae die when it dries out? I have been told they go through some sort of dormancy and survive out of water for long periods.
Anyway, I went to the LFS and bought some Glosso on impulse. Newly arrived. I took it home and put it in my 20gal planted, still potted, just as a sort of 'waiting room' until the 10 is ready.
Should I have acclimated it any certain way, as it had just arrived & just out of the shipping box?
I know glosso propogates best in finer substrate, so I got some white silica sand. In which I crushed a fert cone (not sure, bought it at LFS, should have asked) and placed the smaller pieces throughout the sand. I figured my old substrate was full of fish poop, and offered some encouraging nitrates, so I just put sand on top of it. Heh, hope that wasn't a bad idea. I'm hoping my plants will outgrow the algae.
How many plants do you reccomend to outgrow algae? I also read something about fast growing plants as starters? Any info on that?
I will probably construct DIY CO2 for the glosso. Any recomendations on how much? How many/size bottles that is... Diffusion method: Power-head. Any better DIY diffusion methods? Will the fast current have any adverse effects? I don't think I can turn the flow down, it is a maxi-jet.
I have Fluorish Comprehensive, will that help?
Any other tips?? Critique is encouraged! Help me out, TIA!
- Substrate: Silica sand w/ fert tabs placed intermittently (top), on bottom is old substrate (I'll get to that)
- CO2: DIY?
- Anything else?
Is my lighting sufficient for glosso?
The 10gal has mostly been fish only, and recently after moving all my fish out I decided I wanted plants.
I started with a Melon Sword, and some Java Moss & Anubias Nana on driftwood.
I noticed there was a lot of algae (some looked furry even, green & slimy to the touch. ID?) I scraped all I could off the tank walls w/ a magnet, and took all the rocks out and rinsed them w/ very hot water.
Does algae die when it dries out? I have been told they go through some sort of dormancy and survive out of water for long periods.
Anyway, I went to the LFS and bought some Glosso on impulse. Newly arrived. I took it home and put it in my 20gal planted, still potted, just as a sort of 'waiting room' until the 10 is ready.
Should I have acclimated it any certain way, as it had just arrived & just out of the shipping box?
I know glosso propogates best in finer substrate, so I got some white silica sand. In which I crushed a fert cone (not sure, bought it at LFS, should have asked) and placed the smaller pieces throughout the sand. I figured my old substrate was full of fish poop, and offered some encouraging nitrates, so I just put sand on top of it. Heh, hope that wasn't a bad idea. I'm hoping my plants will outgrow the algae.
How many plants do you reccomend to outgrow algae? I also read something about fast growing plants as starters? Any info on that?
I will probably construct DIY CO2 for the glosso. Any recomendations on how much? How many/size bottles that is... Diffusion method: Power-head. Any better DIY diffusion methods? Will the fast current have any adverse effects? I don't think I can turn the flow down, it is a maxi-jet.
I have Fluorish Comprehensive, will that help?
Any other tips?? Critique is encouraged! Help me out, TIA!