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Forum: Fish 01-01-2013, 02:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 514
Posted By rnaodm
I have 4 Pencil fish in my 6.6 and one is also...

I have 4 Pencil fish in my 6.6 and one is also extremely aggressive, the others spent most of their time in the corner of the tank, I don't really get it either, why do schooling fish sometimes go...
Forum: Lighting 12-31-2012, 11:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By rnaodm
Haha, I bought it a few hours ago, I think its...

Haha, I bought it a few hours ago, I think its because of the bulbs age, its not really "that" bright.

The tank looks great, No more dark corners.

I do lightly dose ferts, and am thinking of a...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-31-2012, 12:26 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
20 days later, Got some more plants and some more...

20 days later, Got some more plants and some more growth. Took out both amazon swords and gave them to my father as I bought him a nano planted tank for xmas.

Picking up a 24" 54w light fixture...
Forum: Lighting 12-30-2012, 11:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By rnaodm
Used Coralife 54w 24" Striplight Too much for my 6.6g bookshelf aquarium?

My planted nano is 24" so length is perfect, some of my plants, while still looking ok, are reaching for the light.

I got lucky and came across a used coralife fixture, I can buy it for $20. I...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-12-2012, 01:54 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,957
Posted By rnaodm
I love the tank, It looks like you took a section...

I love the tank, It looks like you took a section out of the betta's natural habitat and boxed it.

If the algaefix isnt working maybe the algae isnt algae? Could it be slime "algae"(CyanoBacteria)...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-12-2012, 12:00 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 231
Posted By rnaodm
Hi Co2 isn't a necessity for alot of plants for...

Hi Co2 isn't a necessity for alot of plants for so that's a plus.

You could pretty much skip the cycle using existing filtration/Lava rock though you might see a slight rise in ammonia, if you...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-11-2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,004
Posted By rnaodm
I like the extra tech your employing, nice start,...

I like the extra tech your employing, nice start, I really like the left side with the two rocks and slope, the right seems kinda out of place, but im a terrible aquascaper so im probably missing...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-09-2012, 11:51 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
Turned the ISO down on the camera took come of...

Turned the ISO down on the camera took come of the cloudyness/blur out of the tank shots, Ill play with it some more. But as you can see one of the two new plants I bought is doing very very well,...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-05-2012, 05:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,567
Posted By rnaodm
Nice tank! I wanted an evolve, but I find with...

Nice tank! I wanted an evolve, but I find with alot of the all in ones, the lighting fixtures are pretty much always subpar and the filter is usually incredibly week
Forum: Plants 12-05-2012, 02:15 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 409
Posted By rnaodm
Substrate is FloraMax, I don't know anything...

Substrate is FloraMax, I don't know anything about my waters chemistry. Every other plant has done well and I haven't been able to order shrimp yet so I haven't bothered to have its ph/hardness tested
Forum: Plants 12-04-2012, 07:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 409
Posted By rnaodm
I thought it was Bacopa, but when I look up...

I thought it was Bacopa, but when I look up pictures of bacopa, it looks like the other plant I bought pictured here in the foreground.

http://i.imgur.com/KamQ2.jpg
Forum: Plants 12-04-2012, 06:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 409
Posted By rnaodm
Thanks, Yea I have a bit of green slime/cyano on...

Thanks, Yea I have a bit of green slime/cyano on the lava rocks. Did my first Maracyn dose today. I do need a stronger filter, the whole thing was the bookshelf aquarium kit from petco, so the...
Forum: Plants 12-04-2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 409
Posted By rnaodm
I took them out of the tank, placed them in a...

I took them out of the tank, placed them in a bowl of tank water and shook it out to remove the rot.

Replanted, they still look alive just miserable, maybe they'll pull through.
...
Forum: Plants 12-04-2012, 06:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 409
Posted By rnaodm
Type of plant starts dying as soon as I put it in my tank, why?

So my other plants are doing well. I dont have a very good local source for live plants, so I resort to petsmart.

They have aquatic plants suspended in a vacuum packed bag with water and gel. They...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 12-04-2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
Bought some lace, removed the wood added some...

Bought some lace, removed the wood added some smaller plants, I wish I wrote down the types because one of the species is dying quickly(Which is happening for the second time, Why does it keep dying...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 11-30-2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
One of the plants I took out, the root system is...

One of the plants I took out, the root system is longer then the plant! I wanted to know is that a good thing or were they growing so long because they were starving?

http://i.imgur.com/64OdX.jpg
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 11-30-2012, 01:47 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
http://i.imgur.com/4dlkJ.jpg I got rid of the...

http://i.imgur.com/4dlkJ.jpg
I got rid of the stem plants, I sort of liked them, but I don't really have any room for more tanks so I can grow em out.

I had some green slime algae, turns out my...
Forum: Plants 08-10-2012, 05:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 231
Posted By rnaodm
Never mind its such a small amount of HC Ill just...

Never mind its such a small amount of HC Ill just toss it and stay away from the only small LFS within 20 miles /sigh
Forum: Plants 08-10-2012, 05:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 231
Posted By rnaodm
HC being overtaken by hair algae

Had I known that if I waited a week before I bought two pots of HC from my LFS, I could of saved the 15 bucks.

The LFS plant tanks are now disgustingly full of hairalgae. Debating trying the...
Forum: Substrate 08-03-2012, 05:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 453
Posted By rnaodm
I used this method as well. I wish I used a...

I used this method as well. I wish I used a thinner layer of soil/thicker layer of cap but the plants do incredibly well. Plants with barely any roots going in, have a great root system a month later.
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 08-02-2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
Tanks doing well, picked up four forktail rainbow...

Tanks doing well, picked up four forktail rainbow fish. I have ten CRS coming tomorrow. Plants are all growing healthy but I made a mistake with the stem plants, I dont like them.

Tough to see...
Forum: Tank Journals 08-01-2012, 01:49 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 13,422
Posted By rnaodm
Tank looks great! I need to look more towards...

Tank looks great! I need to look more towards online orders for plants, My LFS' planted tanks have a disgusting amount of hair algae, and just over all poor selection/health.

The HC only comes in...
Forum: Low Tech Forum 07-19-2012, 06:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Posted By rnaodm
Thanks, Im going to try that first. It...

Thanks, Im going to try that first.

It wouldn't be a huge inconvenience to redo everything because its a tiny tank. But I like how it looks atm(Minus the brown).
Forum: Low Tech Forum 07-19-2012, 04:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 894
Posted By rnaodm
Too much dirt, not enough sand cap. Tanks forever cloudy

There are a couple spots specifically in the back where I kicked up too much dirt while planting and there's no sand cap.

my substrates already about an inch and three quarters in a 6.6g tank. So...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 07-16-2012, 05:04 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 4,400
Posted By rnaodm
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pHosting.php?do=...

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/pHosting.php?do=show&type=f&id=11075&title=rescapec.jpg

Redid the rocks, moved/trimmed a couple plants. Picking up some HC/HS soon hopefully to replace the moss...
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