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Mark
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Rex, I've got some very tall sag subulata that I'm gonna wind up having to thin in the near future. If you want some, let me know. The strands are 24" to 30" long.
MarkWhat are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.
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I've never used real plants before. My brother has tried a few times but everything dies and looks like crap. I dont know if i'm ready to try my hand at it, i hate when i kill stuff. :aua:If it ain't wild caught
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An Airpump adds O2 to the tank by moving the water column quickly to the surface, which by itself is not bad, but what happens is that an airpump traps easily CO2 in the water column and pushes it quickly to the surface (in forms of bubbles) and release them out of the system. Plants wants to have CO2 to grow and become healthy. This is why when you have a planted tank that those who have the biggest and healthest plants in the tank, uses only canisters (closed loop where no O2 is added to the water) and release under the surface of the water allowing for quick movement of the surface. As long as you have water moving at the surface you have O2 exchange. Then at night when you want more O2 into the tank, plants use O2 at night when no Photosynthesis occurs, thye raise the under water return to break the water surface so that CO2 is released from the tank and more O2 is introduced.. Then when you turn on the lights in the morning, you move the return back under the surface to allow a current to continue, and allow the CO2 to stay longer in the water column.Originally posted by newb View Post
I hope that helps on why :)
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Jesper
What fish do Jesper have
180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
110 Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
58 S. Decorus
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the requirements depend on what kind of plants you have,the plants do root easily in sand, and it's pretty easy to plant them there. Also add in some MTS to keep the sand from compacting. You can try it and good look!!!Comment
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+1 more on removing the sponge filter or at least hiding it for the time being. The tank looks great though. I also have some fake plants for the reasons that the fish rip the live ones up/out and I kill anything green above the level of algae anyway
215g Malawi Peacocks and Mbuna
180g Tropheus Ikola and Bemba and Clown Loaches
58g Bristlenose breeding and grow outComment
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I always read not to put plants with Frontosas b/c they will tear them up. Thats why i use the fake plants. I bend the ends and hook them onto the eggcrate thats under the sand. I tried to hide the damn sponge filter but its too big!! It'll be gone soon enough. Thanks for all the nice commentsIf it ain't wild caught
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