Finally! Take 3 (pg15 or 16)!

[Hilde]

Originally Posted by jhoops

Have you tried water wisteria? It grows incredibly fast in my low-tech tank without root tabs, CO2, or anything special attention. It's hard to keep it contained in its section of the tank

I second that!! Scientific name Hygrophila difformis. I got some from EBay. The stems were in bad shape thus cut them back. Planted 5 5in stems. After 10 months it is a big bush 18 inches tall.

[skabooya]

Thanks all.
The BGA is getting a bit worse. Im gonna do another WC tomorrow after work to see if it helps. I also have a shipment of plants comming in from fishclubgirl. I will be getting at least 2 stems of each of hygro polysperma, sunset, blue, giant, difformis (some of these I will be getting more) I am also getting some vals nana from her as well. Im hoping all these plants sucking up the nutrients will help out with the BGA and make my tank look more full.
I had sunset hygro before and it was growing great until my first BGA outbreak... and then it died.

[skabooya]

Well i didnt get around to the WC. Other stuff came up and our small community got some really bad news. 540 jobs gone without warning from one of the only 2 major industries we have. Our town is gonna be DEAD in the next few months.

Anyway, the BGA seems to be getting a bit better but I just turned the lights on. We shall see later today. All ive been doing is underfeeding the fish and adding excel as normal. Not dosing any ferts and keeping the light schedule regular. Im trying to get the plants to suck up as many nutrients as possible to help starve the BGA.
I have more plants comming in on wednesday hopefully which will help a lot with nutrient uptake and help my tank to look full and like a jungle. I cant wait. I hope the plants im getting arrive ok and they do well in my tank.

[Hilde]

Sounds like a good plan!!

[skabooya]

Cyno is getting a bit worse. I tested and my nitrates are way up. Need to do another large WC to get them under control. The java ferns my bro in law gave me have a lot of melted leaves from the long trip and adjusting. I believe the rotting leaves are the problem.

Ive also been a bad girl. I was looking at discus again. Ive been wanting them since i began the hobby but I cant get another tank for some time. Ive got a baby comming, and Renovations on hold because the life of our town is up in the air with all the layoffs. I can still dream though
The discus patterns I love are:
Blue Cobalt
Leopard
Blue body red leopard snake
blue diamond red straited
White butterfly
white dragon
Red Dragon
Brilliant Blue

Ahhhhh, keep dreaming.

[skabooya]

UPDATE:
Cyno looks the same.
Also got my plant shipment in. FINALLY got my vals nana. Ive waited so long.
The plants were freezing cold. I planted them anyway just randomly throughout the tank. Im hoping that they will grow. Once i see them doing well I will move them around but until then Im just hoping they recover from their long trip from Calgary.
I recognize the sunset hygro and giant hygro and the wisteria but the others I dont recognize.
One looks like a crypt or needle leef java fern with the long leaves all comming out of one stem. Very lovely plant.
The other looks like just a plain light green hygro. There is another bunch with bairly any leaves and the leaves that are there are all squished and melted. I want to see what it is

Im so excited Im hoping they all grow out to be full lush plants that dominate the tank.