Taichop Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 So I got a whole lot of plant cuttings and I was wondering if anyone can help me work out what these two are? This one is quite fuzzy with jagged edges I had a hard time getting a good photo of this (I'm pretty sure I planted it wrong too ) it's the thin purple plant with small round leaves. Also, I have a DIY CO2 setup with the airline going straight from my culture to my filter pump but I end up having lots of bubbles sometimes and other times there will be almost no sign of any CO2, is this going to cause problems? What are some things I can do to help regulate the amount of CO2 entering my tank? Thanks in advance - Megs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 that is maintrouble of diy co2 u cant controll it properly ..still u can get a air controll tap on ur tubing and allow little co2 to go to ur pump rather than leting all gas goin straight to ur tank..also don forget to turn it off in night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insectile Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 The first photo appears to be emmersed Hygrophila difformis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I agree with the first one, second is emersed also--could be hydocotyle or cardamine lyrata--more likely the latter going by where the stalk meets the leaf. You cannot control diy CO2 and if you try to restrict the flow it could blow up so you have to just divert it to waste. Cylinder is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taichop Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks guys! I ended up giving the Hygrophila to the apple snails...everything else is doing really well. I've ditched the co2 set-up at the moment, will look into getting a cylinder soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 If you are going to go down the pressurised CO2 path I would recommend you spend a few more $ and buy 'proper' aquarium plants. A lot of stem plants are grown emmersed and struggle to convert to submersed, if at all. Of course you will need decent lights and fertilisers- its really if you are going to CO2 then you need to do it 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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