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  1. Did they look like berries before drying up? Could be a coprosma..

    No its not a coprosma. I thought after I posted the images that I should mention that it was not one. The leaves look like it in the photo but they aren't.

  2. I like that.

    Can I ask what the substrate is?

    I really need to go out to the shed and strip my Native tank down and redo it.

    I got a case of Cyano in mine as it sits near a window and has obviously got more light during the day now that the sun is lower in the sky.

  3. Jag X festae is one of the few I really like, sometimes called Manaconda (if you're going to google it make ure you earch "manaconda fih" or "manaconda cichlid" not jut manaconda........... :o ), there seems to be a few more large female fetae around (compared to males, certainly my group turned out to be almot all girls) so it would be cool if someone with a big male jag got them together...........

    David, is you S button playing up? LOL :smot:

  4. This is really bizzare. I was thinking about you the other day Twinkles. Well not you personally but the saga you were having with this bit of land. I am not sure what made me think of it but I was wondering what happened here and also what happened to you as I had not seen you on the board for a few years.

    Good that you are taking matters into your hands. I think if everyone had this sort of attitude then NZ may actually be that green country that we try to pass ourselves off to being.

    Thanks for the update.

    Simon

  5. Well that lighting is regarded as very low. 15watt T8.

    You will be able to grow Anubias and java moss, normal java fern.

    Most other plants will struggle.

    If you were to add another light the same you could grow crypts easily. But would be best in sand or fine gravel.

  6. Obvious suggestion would be plants like Java fern or Anubias.

    To give a better answer we would need to know some more information.

    What are the tank dimensions? what type and how much light are we talking about? what sort of substrate are you using? and what are you goals(what look do you want to achieve?)

  7. With constant water changes you are constantly stripping the tank of the nutrients that the plants will benefit from. You can do it but something will loose out. Be it the plants that are constantly loosing their nutrients and it will cost you heaps to dose the tank every water change, or the Discus who dont get the water changes they require for healthy growth.

  8. Slowly getting back into planted aquarium after 1-2 years break and was wondering what people use for fert these days? I'm an "old school" Flourish Excel user, used in conjunction with a CO2 delivery system, but always looking for something new and different to try.

    ????

    Why would you use flourish excel and CO2 injection?

    Excel is a carbon substitute which does the same as CO2.

    What you need are macro and micro nutrient dosing such as a comprehensive PMDD, along with a nutrient rich substrate.

  9. You need to have a good flow of water over the heater if you wish to mount it behind the background otherwise it will short cycle.

    Also any areas behind need to have water movement to prevent it going stagnant. The hard part is also proving this but also preventing the fish from getting stuck behind it.

    Best option would be to have a canister filter with an internal heater and the mount the inlets and outlets into the background in a way that they can easily be removed for maintenance etc.

    otherwise, looking great so far.

  10. I've read opinions by planted tank experts that a highish level of consistent CO2 supply will help prevent regrowth, but i haven't managed to replicate that in my setup...

    This is basically what flourish Excel is doing. Its a carbon alternative so doing the same thing CO2 will do.

    As mentioned by Adrienne. Squirting directly onto the BBA will be most effective.

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