Unzan 75-P

[madness]

Wow.

I have never seen an HC carpet come in that fast and easily.

How much of your rapid transition and growth would you attribute to the tissue cultured plants?

[davidj12]

Originally Posted by madness

Wow.

I have never seen an HC carpet come in that fast and easily.

How much of your rapid transition and growth would you attribute to the tissue cultured plants?

To be honest I'm not really sure. I've never grown anything in this tank at all so I'm not sure how much is the set up and how much is the TC. I have to say thought I'm extremely surprised how fast everything is growing. From what I've been told this is a characteristic of TC plants.

[madness]

Yeah, I have heard that easy transition (lack of 'melting') is one of the primary benefits of TC plants.

My guess is that even with a perfect set-up you would not have seen this kind of immediate growth with anything but the best plants pulled from another tank.

I think this thread will motivate me to try out some TC plants.

[Green_Flash]

Very nice growth!

Reminds me of the ADA gallery set-ups, planted well/heavily and they fill in pretty quickly, not sure if they use TC plants.
I am guessing it is a combination of factors, but not surprised the ADA method is working well in unison.

[davidj12]

Originally Posted by madness

Yeah, I have heard that easy transition (lack of 'melting') is one of the primary benefits of TC plants.

My guess is that even with a perfect set-up you would not have seen this kind of immediate growth with anything but the best plants pulled from another tank.

I think this thread will motivate me to try out some TC plants.

You should! They are a bit more $$ then regular plants but I feel that the plant mass is a lot greater in one cup of TC plants than in a pot of normal plants. The other benefit it the plants were in really good shape. I'm a little disappointed with the quality of plants at most if not all of the LFS I have been to. Wish they would keep TC plants in stock.

Originally Posted by Green_Flash

Very nice growth!

Reminds me of the ADA gallery set-ups, planted well/heavily and they fill in pretty quickly, not sure if they use TC plants.
I am guessing it is a combination of factors, but not surprised the ADA method is working well in unison.

I don't think it's as good as some of their set up but I try I really think it is the fact that it was heavily planted to begin with. In my previous tank I had no plan and no idea what I was doing so I planted light. That was a big mistake because I think it would have solved some of my problems. It's still early so I hope I'm not jinx myself.

[davidj12]

Just got some new things

Boxes for my dry ferts, GH booster, and baking soda. Found them at the container store. They were a great price!



Decided to get some vessels for mixing and such. Found these on Amazon Lab supplies.

[davidj12]

Did a trim today on the foreground plants. Still not sure when to trim the stem plants. Do you think I should let them grow some more?



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Rotala



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Hair Grass



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[bluestems]

That is some amazing growth! I like how there's a path insinuated between the middle of the stones.

I think I missed it... what fauna are you looking at adding?

[davidj12]

Originally Posted by bluestems

That is some amazing growth! I like how there's a path insinuated between the middle of the stones.

I think I missed it... what fauna are you looking at adding?

thanks!!


I'm planning on:

Amano Shrimp
OTO
Cardinal Tetra
Cherry Barb

[OKnights112]

Looking great, looks like those ADA tanks on their YouTube Channel.

[bluestems]

Originally Posted by davidj12

thanks!!


I'm planning on:

Amano Shrimp
OTO
Cardinal Tetra
Cherry Barb

Nice! I have amano shrimp currently... love them!

[davidj12]

Oh and one last thing. The WeMo adjusted itself for daylight savings, I did not even have to do anything!

[Green_Flash]

Ha, nice!

Is that pretty close to what the color temp looks like in real life for the NAMH bulb? I like the slight green hue in the pictures.

For trimming the stems, I have read in Aqua Journal, to trim once they reach the waters surface. The series of YouTube ADA View videos (search "ADA LED" ) has tank setup and initial work and trimming up until livestock is added. They might be in Japanese, but the videos are pretty self explanatory when you watch it.

[iter]

Wow!!!

The growth is even denser than the wabi-kusa planted tanks in the ADA gallery!!!

TC plants are now my next interests .

[davidj12]

Originally Posted by Green_Flash

Ha, nice!

Is that pretty close to what the color temp looks like in real life for the NAMH bulb? I like the slight green hue in the pictures.

For trimming the stems, I have read in Aqua Journal, to trim once they reach the waters surface. The series of YouTube ADA View videos (search "ADA LED" ) has tank setup and initial work and trimming up until livestock is added. They might be in Japanese, but the videos are pretty self explanatory when you watch it.

Unfortunately I only have my iPhone to take pictures with and that's why they are a little crappy. I think the colors on my photos are a bit dark. Would really love a new camera to take pictures with but that is not in the cards right now.


I've seen the article you are talking about. I guess I'll try that out. I'll have a lot of stems to sell when I trim them down .