Finally got my tank going (56K warning)
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onlikedonkeykong17;2550336; said:
Thanks, it will look a lot better soon. I think it looks awfully bare. After looking for days at plant profiles I decided on my red accent plant for behind and to the right of the tallest driftwood, a Pogostemon stellata (Eusteralis)
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119
http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm
then I bought another Aponogetons Ulvaceus because my other bulb died.
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=103
http://www.aquariumplants.com/Aponogetons_Ulvaceus_p/ap055.htm
and 60 Corkscrew Vals (Vallisneria Americana).
These vals won't get so overgrown as the contortion vals did. The contortions would get so long they shaded everything in the tank.
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=194
http://www.aquariumplants.com/product_p/va069.htm
They should arrive Tuesday. I used aquariumplants.com this time.
The plants were delivered at 7:00 Tuesday night (they were supposed to be here by 10 AM) I was sure they would be frozen but only the tips of the Ulvaceous were wilted because it is such a delicate plant. I pulled the bad stems and still have 6 leaves left. All of the plants are great. Really green and big. He threw in a few extra vals too.
The Pogostemon Stellata is really colored up nice. It does not have as narrow of leaves as this picture.
[URL="http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119[/COLOR][/URL]
It looks exactly like this one only even more dense. I got 5 stems. The color liike just like this picture.
[URL="http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm[/COLOR][/URL]
Since they do not sell fish I did not feel the need to quarantine the plants. They sat overnight in tap water (not de-chlored) then this morning I rinsed each plant very carefully and got any itty bitty snails off that I could see or feel and planted them in the big tank. It looks so much nicer now. After the Pogostemon Stellata fully opens up today I'll take a picture for you. Oh, and I added the third light set making a total of 2.86 watts per gallon and fertilized as per the regular schedule. Cut back the duration of lighting to 9 hours per day as per the PPS-Pro instructions. I just started using the EI method of PPS-Pro Fertilizer.
[URL]http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/showthread.php?t=39491[/URL]
Taken this morning...
I'm developing some brown algae on the foreground plants and a couple of sword leaves. New tank syndrome I'm told...also some hair algae on the flower shoots of the apons. I am thinking about adding an otocinclus. (First QT'd in the shrimp tank....no ich for me!!)
[img]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k25/DiamondDiscus/180/PlantedtankDec2708001.jpg
The Pogostemon Stellata is really colored up nice. It does not have as narrow of leaves as this picture.
[URL="http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119[/COLOR][/URL]
It looks exactly like this one only even more dense. I got 5 stems. The color liike just like this picture.
[URL="http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm[/COLOR][/URL]
Since they do not sell fish I did not feel the need to quarantine the plants. They sat overnight in tap water (not de-chlored) then this morning I rinsed each plant very carefully and got any itty bitty snails off that I could see or feel and planted them in the big tank. It looks so much nicer now. After the Pogostemon Stellata fully opens up today I'll take a picture for you. Oh, and I added the third light set making a total of 2.86 watts per gallon and fertilized as per the regular schedule. Cut back the duration of lighting to 9 hours per day as per the PPS-Pro instructions. I just started using the EI method of PPS-Pro Fertilizer.
[URL]http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/showthread.php?t=39491[/URL]
Taken this morning...
I'm developing some brown algae on the foreground plants and a couple of sword leaves. New tank syndrome I'm told...also some hair algae on the flower shoots of the apons. I am thinking about adding an otocinclus. (First QT'd in the shrimp tank....no ich for me!!)
[img]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k25/DiamondDiscus/180/PlantedtankDec2708001.jpg
The plants are looking very clean and healthy. The new plants really added a lot to it as well. Great job.
That is a lot of rams. I just got my first this week. They are beautiful fish.
That is a lot of rams. I just got my first this week. They are beautiful fish.
Truthfully, all Discus are kept in bare bottom tanks with higher temps than most plants like and daily water changes. But after this tank is established I may try some adults in with the plants.devder1;2585686; said:how do u keep your discus so beautiful and healthy!?
Thanks jason, The rams will be sold and I'll only keep 3 pairs. I love rams too. I am waiting for them to color up some more so I can sex them for their owners. They are pre-sold.yikesjason;2591481; said:
Thanks.djarmstrong;2591871; said:
set up looks so beautiful.............Diamond Discus;2578061; said:The plants were delivered at 7:00 Tuesday night (they were supposed to be here by 10 AM) I was sure they would be frozen but only the tips of the Ulvaceous were wilted because it is such a delicate plant. I pulled the bad stems and still have 6 leaves left. All of the plants are great. Really green and big. He threw in a few extra vals too.
The Pogostemon Stellata is really colored up nice. It does not have as narrow of leaves as this picture.
[URL="http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=119[/COLOR][/URL]
It looks exactly like this one only even more dense. I got 5 stems. The color liike just like this picture.
[URL="http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm"][COLOR=#810081]http://www.aquariumplants.com/Pogostemon_stellata_Eusteralis_p/bp-32132.htm[/COLOR][/URL]
Since they do not sell fish I did not feel the need to quarantine the plants. They sat overnight in tap water (not de-chlored) then this morning I rinsed each plant very carefully and got any itty bitty snails off that I could see or feel and planted them in the big tank. It looks so much nicer now. After the Pogostemon Stellata fully opens up today I'll take a picture for you. Oh, and I added the third light set making a total of 2.86 watts per gallon and fertilized as per the regular schedule. Cut back the duration of lighting to 9 hours per day as per the PPS-Pro instructions. I just started using the EI method of PPS-Pro Fertilizer.
[URL]http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/showthread.php?t=39491[/URL]
Taken this morning...
I'm developing some brown algae on the foreground plants and a couple of sword leaves. New tank syndrome I'm told...also some hair algae on the flower shoots of the apons. I am thinking about adding an otocinclus. (First QT'd in the shrimp tank....no ich for me!!)
[IMG]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k25/DiamondDiscus/180/PlantedtankDec2708001.jpg
