Guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Naah, no fish will survive this tank. too many chems in the water. What Chems are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 NPK fertiliser, daltons, JBL, flourish, co2, charcoal, laterite, KNO3 (i think), and then all the normal plant ferts i can get. crypts are still alive in cold water, with no lights and so are the lotus seeds and a few others. must be working ahhaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpy_boy11 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 By any chance Pheonix, have you used 'Nutrafin Plant Gro NPK'??? Just wondering as i recently brought some and testing it in a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 yeh. i use that in conjunction with flora pride and PMDD. PMDD is a home made plant fertiliser. google it as well. Hans on here may be able to help you if you need to buy some. (PS- don't goldfish eat all plants?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 (PS- don't goldfish eat all plants?) goldfish eat plants?? the ones in the pond haven't touched anything even the almost 20cm long ones , I think I might be having to get some of that PMDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 As requested a photo update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Some photos showing the size of my leaves, the ruler is 40cm and the 0 mark is at the top of the substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks for that :bounce:, I never actually realized how big it was The photo with the oto sitting on the leaf and the flower bud close up look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpy_boy11 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Wow really neat! Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 isn't it just magnificent? This time dehydrate some of the seeds, and plant them at a later date. That should work as well. You should get near 100% of the seeds sprouting that way. *ps- your flower is distracting me from my very important assignments! **runs away to do said assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I have some dehydrated seeds from 2 flowers ago just haven't got round to planting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpy_boy11 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Do you think....if i planted it a pot and placed it outside in a deck pond that i have (a small 1m*40cm rectangle box sitting on my deck), that has full sun over summer and winter it would grow well? Or is tank probably the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ooo! That's nice. Is that the maximum size it'll get to? BTW Zev, got two emails today saying that they thought they had sent it but will send it again and are sorry. All is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 This plant hates the cold. and i mean hates the cold. it withers and dies out doors. Ive tried it over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ooo! That's nice. Is that the maximum size it'll get to? TBO I don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ooo! That's nice. Is that the maximum size it'll get to? BTW Zev, got two emails today saying that they thought they had sent it but will send it again and are sorry. All is well. You know what will happen now, don't you? You will get two lots that will turn up on the same day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Well if two lots turn up then I may have a few more divided tanks... :roll: If I have any spare I'm sure I could off load it on here... 8) But I'm sure I'll find a million and one uses for it, and if I can't, I'll ask someone on here how to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I have just had a club member inform me of her tiger lotus flowering. have we got a best practice sorted for pollenation/collecting seeds/germination. Its been a while so ther emay be new info. Please advise. Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well a quick update first my 200L had a leak so I had empty it which meant I had to up root my tiger lotus, it had some roots a 800mm long . It is back in the tank now and seems happy so hopefully it will flower again. As for pollination etc. I have found that a cotton bud works well, just use the one bud for the 3 nights it is open wiping it around the in side of the flower being careful not to get the pollen wet in the nectar pool at the bottom of the flower. Once the the flower has finished flowering it will head back into the water where the petals will die off. What is left once the petals are gone is the seed pod, this will get bigger over a couple of weeks until it pops. The last pod I had I put a plastic bag over it and gently tied it to the flower/pod stem then blew in the end of the bag with a straw so the the bag was half water half air, this seemed to be a goo way of collecting the seeds I did have to blow the bag up a bit each day though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thaks for the reply. Jenny is flat out working atm so we will find out if they really do self pollenate when tehy wilt (I suspect she will be catching ZZzzzz at midnight O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fingers Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Awesome pic matey.....well done and keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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