OMG HC is kickin my butt

Mad78 · 10-31-2008, 05:06 PM

how much?

**chicken** · 10-31-2008, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsmith782

If you still have all of the piping hardware that came with your XP you will find that there is a flow adjuster in there. It hooks onto the outflow.

You can also point the spraybar towards the back glass.

**fishscale** · 10-31-2008, 10:54 PM

Mine is actually floating when pearling occurs - the entire chunk, substrate and all floats to the surface.

Mad78 · 11-03-2008, 05:58 PM

i will do that now, piont my spraybar to the back. will that be enough circulation?

**chase127** · 11-03-2008, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishscale

Mine is actually floating when pearling occurs - the entire chunk, substrate and all floats to the surface.

do you have any pictures of this?

dr_sudz · 11-03-2008, 08:45 PM

What is HC stand for? Sorry I am still getting use to the whole lingo for planted tanks.

**epicfish** · 11-03-2008, 08:46 PM

Hemianthus callichtroides.

Mad78 · 02-21-2009, 09:23 PM

what he said.

Mad78 · 02-21-2009, 09:23 PM

or she. srry

chuukus · 02-21-2009, 10:33 PM

Try planting them deeper in the substrate I have planted them soo deep the leaves were burried and they grew awesome but it took two weeks for them to poke there leaves through the substrate. Good Luck

**dthb4438** · 02-21-2009, 10:43 PM

I found out that my cory cats and bottom feeders kept rummaging around in it and pulling it up out of the substrate. You can try a few things to weight it down temporarily until it roots good. You can use some stainless steel grating, a hairnet over the top weighted down with rocks or gravel, that sort of thing. Use your imagination.

**Craigthor** · 02-22-2009, 12:00 AM

I planted mine individually as well. I lost a few pieces due to the shrimps but not much now it is 10 fold bigger in the last 37 days.

**fishboy87** · 02-22-2009, 04:16 PM

so is it showing signs of melting/dying or is it just floating to the top?

**hooha** · 02-22-2009, 04:22 PM

another trick you can try is cutting very small (i.e. 1/8 inch) pieces of the lead weights and place them on top oft he HC after you plant it.....

jrs · 02-22-2009, 04:40 PM

or take a pane of glass break it and put the pieces of glass over the HC to weight it down and to allow light to penetrate it

10-31-2008, 10:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
fishscale King of the Noobs (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 3,903	Mine is actually floating when pearling occurs - the entire chunk, substrate and all floats to the surface. __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)

02-21-2009, 10:43 PM	#26 (permalink)
dthb4438 planted tank fanatic (View User Tanks) PTrader: (44/100%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 893	I found out that my cory cats and bottom feeders kept rummaging around in it and pulling it up out of the substrate. You can try a few things to weight it down temporarily until it roots good. You can use some stainless steel grating, a hairnet over the top weighted down with rocks or gravel, that sort of thing. Use your imagination. __________________ Eheim pimp # 348(Classic 2217, ECCO 2236)

02-22-2009, 12:00 AM	#27 (permalink)
Craigthor Riparium pimp! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (100/100%) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 4,648	I planted mine individually as well. I lost a few pieces due to the shrimps but not much now it is 10 fold bigger in the last 37 days. __________________ 150g Riparium in the works! Support out Sponsors (SoS) without them all the cool stuff would be gone. President EIAA www.finflap.com

02-22-2009, 04:16 PM	#28 (permalink)
fishboy87 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Garden City, New York Posts: 751	so is it showing signs of melting/dying or is it just floating to the top? __________________ Ehfipimp #340!!!(2215) 29 Gallon planted 10 Gallon manzanita scape

02-22-2009, 04:22 PM	#29 (permalink)
hooha Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (72/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 967	another trick you can try is cutting very small (i.e. 1/8 inch) pieces of the lead weights and place them on top oft he HC after you plant it..... __________________ Member of PAPAS and GPASI - Pittsburgh Area Planted Aquarium Society and Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society

10-31-2008, 05:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mad78 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 256	how much?

11-03-2008, 05:58 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mad78 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 256	i will do that now, piont my spraybar to the back. will that be enough circulation?

11-03-2008, 08:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
dr_sudz Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 4	What is HC stand for? Sorry I am still getting use to the whole lingo for planted tanks.

11-03-2008, 08:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
epicfish Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (185/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 8,850	Hemianthus callichtroides.

02-21-2009, 09:23 PM	#23 (permalink)
Mad78 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 256	what he said.

02-21-2009, 09:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mad78 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 256	or she. srry

02-21-2009, 10:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
chuukus Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: martville, NY Posts: 300	Try planting them deeper in the substrate I have planted them soo deep the leaves were burried and they grew awesome but it took two weeks for them to poke there leaves through the substrate. Good Luck

02-22-2009, 04:40 PM	#30 (permalink)
jrs Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 431	or take a pane of glass break it and put the pieces of glass over the HC to weight it down and to allow light to penetrate it

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