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**Ugly Genius** · 09-30-2009, 01:37 AM

Thanks, zero

Thanks, mizu. Sweet thing to say.

Was the dude on CSI covered in moss, cl?

Outlaw, I think you were right on the money with the carpet encouragement. After planting the HC -- good call, by the way -- I came home yesterday and was actually excited to look into the tank. Up to this point, I stopped getting excited over Riven Tanglewood. Mosses, while pretty and neat, are boring as nitrate to watch grow. HC, an exponentially faster grower than moss, will give me something to watch.

I'm hoping that with the inclusion of HC, the carpet will help with the photos. Up to now, I can't get a good photo of this tank as it's so dark. The carpet should help reflect light back onto the hardscape so that all of you can see the details that are there.

Some goodish news is that I think I may see the return of the "Jellybolt" algae that I had in Source some time back. This was a type of algae that looked like Staghorn, but had a jelly texture and lightning bolt shape. It was fresh. I think I might be seeing it start to form in the front center of the tank. Initially, the area was occupied by BBA. It's now transforming to what looks like "Jellybolt".

Or it's just plain old Staghorn.

09-30-2009, 01:37 AM	#1218 (permalink)
Ugly Genius Experiments with Beauty (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,560	Thanks, zero Thanks, mizu. Sweet thing to say. Was the dude on CSI covered in moss, cl? Outlaw, I think you were right on the money with the carpet encouragement. After planting the HC -- good call, by the way -- I came home yesterday and was actually excited to look into the tank. Up to this point, I stopped getting excited over Riven Tanglewood. Mosses, while pretty and neat, are boring as nitrate to watch grow. HC, an exponentially faster grower than moss, will give me something to watch. I'm hoping that with the inclusion of HC, the carpet will help with the photos. Up to now, I can't get a good photo of this tank as it's so dark. The carpet should help reflect light back onto the hardscape so that all of you can see the details that are there. Some goodish news is that I think I may see the return of the "Jellybolt" algae that I had in Source some time back. This was a type of algae that looked like Staghorn, but had a jelly texture and lightning bolt shape. It was fresh. I think I might be seeing it start to form in the front center of the tank. Initially, the area was occupied by BBA. It's now transforming to what looks like "Jellybolt". Or it's just plain old Staghorn. __________________ Mini-S Mini-M Mini-L Plant Glass Cube Mini-M