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I decided in May to migrate my tank from African Cichlids to a planted tank it has been definitely a journey but well it is looking all good, here are some pics from when I started and how it looks now.
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Wow. Very impressive, it looks great...! Definitely got a green thumb, I'd say."I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability." -Oscar Wilde -
Thanks, the plant that really has helped, I will say the Wisteria, which it is growing like crazy. And got it from the gel packages that sell at petsmart.Comment
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I've ended up with some good plants that way, too- just have to know what to look for (and what NOT to buy, lol)! The lotus looks really happy, too...such a beautiful plant."I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability." -Oscar WildeComment
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yes that one I got it from HAW, definitely my favorite plant too the only thing I notice it is a mean plant :) it is starving the lower plants from light ;-)Comment
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Very nice tank! so far the gel pack plants have turned out great... except the dwarf hair grass but that's my fault cause i planted it on some fluval stratum with corries swimming around and they all got uprooted lol!Comment
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"I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability." -Oscar WildeComment
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That is just beautiful Raul. Inspirational for worn out folks like myself. :)
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That looks really nice Raul. The wisteria definitely does fill in a lot of areas nicely. hope my tank turns out half as good as that when it fills inComment
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looks good Raul!! Keep us updated on your tank!!A wife, two kids and two cats.Comment
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Awesome transformation!
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thanks, well I think the key for that fast grow is of course is CO2, lights and ferts, which the only thing is to keep up with the regime, and yes I had had my battle with hairA, BBA, GSA etc etc and all the algaes that you can imagine which i might not even know they are there.Comment
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Nice looking aquascape.
What type of lights and fertilizers, CO2 fertilizers have you been using?
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Originally posted by mr504 View Post
Thanks, I am running the PPS-PRO system for ferts which is technically dry ferts but on a daily dosage.
Light I have 4T5HO catalina fixture but it has 3 switches so i change the amount of light during the day.
Start with 1 6500K add a roseta about 2 hours after then during the high light period another roseta with a 10K and then I start turning them off from 4-2-1.
And CO2 pressurized, and I use a cerges type reactor to diffuse the CO2.Comment
I finally gave up on anything with short roots.
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