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Has the AW mag been sent out yet? Not hassling, just wondering

It can be near impossible to ID crypts at times especially from a single picture. There are plenty that I can tell you it is not like Balansae, Affinis, Pontaderifolia, Cordata. It is most like a wendttii variety but may be beckttii or Undulata. Best way to ID it is buy it and grow it emersed. Or get seller to post up better pictures showing top and bottom of leaves and also the rest of the plant. Even then it will not guarantee you can tell.

And then send me some seeds

Very sad to hear Condolances to the family

LOL, Im not in Auckland. I took these a while ago and just found them on my PC. Thanks for comments though.

In your area, I have no idea. Unless you are certain it is the right stuff then dont touch it.

You sure can. Oxy weed is like saying vegetable. There are many plants referred to as Oxy weed. Only one type is legal, the rest is a noxious organism and it is illegal to posses. Lagarosiphon major Egeria densa Hydrilla verticillata These are the illegal ones. Elodea canadensis is the only legal one.

Basically on you journey path, There is nothing between Wellington and Rotorua worth looking at. Palmerston has Wetpets and Animates but as you will be going right past you wont see these. Wanganui has a tiny pet shop with three tanks. One Goldfish, One tropical community, and one Cichlid tank.

Ymir, please PM me you email address. Who ever took you membership has failed to pass on the information to the secretary. That is why you are not on the email list.

Two tea spoons of yeast is too much in my opinion. You will end up with a rapid increase in CO2 production and then it will die off as the alcohol kills the yeast. Start with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon and the co2 production is more constant and does not die off as fast. This prevents the rapid spikes in PH. Think of the story of the hare and the tortise. Slow and steady wins the race

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Depends who you know When are you coming to the club meeting?

Looks good so far. The plants you have in there should do nicely. I dont think the driftwood needs to be moved. Maybe attach some Bolbitis or Xmas moss on bits of wood. If you want to ad colour, R. rotundifolia is good.

Yup, Its retro

My Brothers dog Pow having a wheelie good time

Awesome, you wont regret it.

Boring dreary Wanganui Evening.

I too have A. rigidifolia. It does not have a rhizome on either of my two large plants. Looks like that to me also.

Fireworks

Sunset Wanganui river looking towards Tasman Sea. Fireworks

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-F ... 517?v=wall Hi all CFK now has its own facebook page. Feel free to visit it and see what is going on. It still in its infancy so please be patient. Simon

Why DIY? Pressurized CO2 systems are an expensive investment. You may not be sure it will be worthwhile, and would like to try CO2 injection to see how it affects plant growth before spending the money for a pressurized system. Or maybe you have 3 tanks in 3 different rooms, which would require 3 pressurized systems. Perhaps you are on a student budget and just can't afford a commercial system. Or maybe you have a 50 litre tank and figure a full CO2 system would be overkill. For any of these reasons, a DIY CO2 setup would be worthwhile. It costs very little, can be set up in a single day, and only requires a few minutes of maintenance every few weeks. And the difference to your aquatic plants can be dramatic. So How Does It Work? A yeast culture is started in warm sugar-water inside a closed bottle with tubing leading into the aquarium. As the yeast begins to reproduce and metabolize, it uses the sugar for energy and begins to produce CO2 as a byproduct. The CO2 builds up a slight pressure inside the bottle and then exits through the tubing into the aquarium. Various diffusers and reactors can be used to disperse the CO2 throughout the tank. The yeast culture continues to produce CO2 until all the sugar is used or until the alcohol level in the bottle reaches toxic levels. How Do I Set Up a System? You will need a 2L Fizzy bottle or plastic container with a screw cap which fits tightly, some standard airline tubing, and silicone glue from the hardware store. Drill or punch a hole into the bottle cap to the approximate size of the airline tubing.I find that if you make the hole slightly smaller than the tube,it creates a tight fit and silicone is not required. Insert the tubing so that it extends 2 to 3 cm into the bottle cap. Glue the tubing to the cap on both inside and outside. Allow to dry overnight. At some point on the tubing, insert a check valve so that gas can exit the bottle but not return. This will prevent any siphoning from the tank into the bottle. RECIPE: Using a funnel or rolled up paper, pour 2 cups of sugar into the bottle. Add 1/4 teaspoon of baker's yeast and a pinch of baking soda. Pour in a little warm water (NOT hot) and mix around to dissolve the sugar and yeast. Then fill to the shoulder (just above the label on a soda bottle) with warm water. Shake well and cap with the tubing-cap assembly. Run the other end of the tubing into the aquarium. This setup will serve an aquarium in the 30-150litre range. To disperse the bubbles, you can do any of the following: - place the tubing into or under the intake to the canister, powerhead or power filter, allowing the filter impeller to disperse the bubbles. Caution - do not place the tubing in any high flow area which might create a vacuum in the tubing and collapse the culture bottle or siphon the culture into the tank! - place an airstone on the end of the tubing and anchor in the aquarium. Yeast mix usually will last for two to three weeks and with the occasional swirl will continue to produce sufficient CO2 bubbles for lush growth of plants. REMEMBER: you will need more than just CO2 to grow plants Also required are LIGHT and NUTRIENTS

Why DIY? Pressurized CO2 systems are an expensive investment. You may not be sure it will be worthwhile, and would like to try CO2 injection to see how it affects plant growth before spending the money for a pressurized system. Or maybe you have 3 tanks in 3 different rooms, which would require 3 pressurized systems. Perhaps you are on a student budget and just can't afford a commercial system. Or maybe you have a 50 litre tank and figure a full CO2 system would be overkill. For any of these reasons, a DIY CO2 setup would be worthwhile. It costs very little, can be set up in a single day, and only requires a few minutes of maintenance every few weeks. And the difference to your aquatic plants can be dramatic. So How Does It Work? A yeast culture is started in warm sugar-water inside a closed bottle with tubing leading into the aquarium. As the yeast begins to reproduce and metabolize, it uses the sugar for energy and begins to produce CO2 as a byproduct. The CO2 builds up a slight pressure inside the bottle and then exits through the tubing into the aquarium. Various diffusers and reactors can be used to disperse the CO2 throughout the tank. The yeast culture continues to produce CO2 until all the sugar is used or until the alcohol level in the bottle reaches toxic levels. How Do I Set Up a System? You will need a 2L Fizzy bottle or plastic container with a screw cap which fits tightly, some standard airline tubing, and silicone glue from the hardware store. Drill or punch a hole into the bottle cap to the approximate size of the airline tubing.I find that if you make the hole slightly smaller than the tube,it creates a tight fit and silicone is not required. Insert the tubing so that it extends 2 to 3 cm into the bottle cap. Glue the tubing to the cap on both inside and outside. Allow to dry overnight. At some point on the tubing, insert a check valve so that gas can exit the bottle but not return. This will prevent any siphoning from the tank into the bottle. RECIPE: Using a funnel or rolled up paper, pour 2 cups of sugar into the bottle. Add 1/4 teaspoon of baker's yeast and a pinch of baking soda. Pour in a little warm water (NOT hot) and mix around to dissolve the sugar and yeast. Then fill to the shoulder (just above the label on a soda bottle) with warm water. Shake well and cap with the tubing-cap assembly. Run the other end of the tubing into the aquarium. This setup will serve an aquarium in the 30-150litre range. To disperse the bubbles, you can do any of the following: - place the tubing into or under the intake to the canister, powerhead or power filter, allowing the filter impeller to disperse the bubbles. Caution - do not place the tubing in any high flow area which might create a vacuum in the tubing and collapse the culture bottle or siphon the culture into the tank! - place an airstone on the end of the tubing and anchor in the aquarium. Yeast mix usually will last for two to three weeks and with the occasional swirl will continue to produce sufficient CO2 bubbles for lush growth of plants. REMEMBER: you will need more than just CO2 to grow plants Also required are LIGHT and NUTRIENTS

Either I read the title totally wrong or its been changed, But I read it as DIY Co2 I use it as I am to stingy to buy a proper pressurized setup. Learn the mixture rate and keep an eye on it as with DIY it tends to fluctuate with temp and age. This can cause algae problems if you are not careful. Otherwise, go for it. Its cheap, interesting to experiment with and rewarding when it goes right. Its really quite simple.