Hhmmm, maybe it's time to do some thinning

Rickster · 09-11-2003, 03:25 PM

My over grown 90

Guttboy · 09-11-2003, 04:06 PM

Ya think? Man thats lots of growth!

Mike

**GulfCoastAquarian** · 09-11-2003, 04:11 PM

<sarcasm level=high>Man, that tank will look great once those sags grow in! </sarcasm>

That looks really cool, though, hehe. You must be doing something right!

Rickster · 09-11-2003, 04:31 PM

I started with 10 corkscrew vals in front. Now there is about 150 and still going. There is jungle val that starts from the left rear and goes all the way across the top and back. So I'm guessing they are about 8 to 10 feet long now. I started with 5 of those and now there are about 30. My crypts, the tall one with skinny leaves dead center, I started with 3 and they were about 4 to 6 inches tall are now all to the surface and have sent out lots of runners. I now have about 15 of those. It's amazing what CO2 will do even with only 4 40 watt tubes.

Wasserpest · 09-11-2003, 06:34 PM

Is that from the front or back side :lol:

Man now you can go into the plant selling business...

Rickster · 09-11-2003, 06:52 PM

Hard to tell, isn't it?

Vinlo · 09-11-2003, 10:56 PM

Jeez, I didn't even catcht he crypt the fist time around. I bet buck would like that plant..

Alex · 09-12-2003, 05:27 PM

I finally trimmed mine in my 55g after 6 months or so.

Alex

Wasserpest · 09-12-2003, 05:38 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol: Definitely too much light, CO2 or ferts :lol:

Zurp · 10-01-2003, 07:50 PM

Get some plant devouring snails, or some plant eating fish. It is not like you have to worry about them stripping your tank bare.

Better yet, how about wrapping them up and selling them to your local fish stores... Turn your expenses into profit, or at least trim your expenses enough to break even. In the process you would be helping those without a green thumb get some enjoyment from your gain.

Rickster · 10-01-2003, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zurp

Better yet, how about wrapping them up and selling them to your local fish stores... Turn your expenses into profit, or at least trim your expenses enough to break even. In the process you would be helping those without a green thumb get some enjoyment from your gain.

Yeah I took alot to my LFS and they gave me a $40 store credit

Rickster · 10-01-2003, 07:58 PM

Here is a pic of one of the 15 jungle vals that were in there

Rickster · 10-01-2003, 08:02 PM

Here it is thinned out

**Buck** · 10-02-2003, 12:36 AM

Heh.... that is some Val

I really like the looks of the Vals in a tank. Its just such a natural looking plant and there is a version of Vallisneria or a similar looking variety found in all bodies of water , salt and fresh, all over the world !

Great photo bro...

By the way... have I ever told you guys that I love Balansae's ?

09-11-2003, 03:25 PM	#1
Rickster Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poolesville,Maryland Posts: 149	My over grown 90 __________________ Eheimpimp#137 90 gallon tank with water and some fish. Plants died and tank overrun with algae. Lights nearly burst into flames last weekend. Needs lots of help

09-11-2003, 04:06 PM	#2
Guttboy Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 752	Ya think? Man thats lots of growth! Mike __________________ Mike 100 Gal Planted, two Filstar XP3, Milwaukee SMS 122 pH controller, Milwaukee reg/bubble, compressed CO2, reactor 1000, 7 WCMM, 12 Ottos, 14 neons, 1 SAE, 3 German blue rams, 2 Florida Flag Fish 10 Gallon...20 Endler's live bearers planted, peat/kitty litter/sand substrate 15 Gallon...Just Schultz Aquatic Plant soil

09-11-2003, 04:11 PM	#3
GulfCoastAquarian Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 3,577	<sarcasm level=high>Man, that tank will look great once those sags grow in! </sarcasm> That looks really cool, though, hehe. You must be doing something right! __________________ - Sam P - plantedtanker in limbo - all tanks currently in storage

09-11-2003, 04:31 PM	#4
Rickster Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poolesville,Maryland Posts: 149	I started with 10 corkscrew vals in front. Now there is about 150 and still going. There is jungle val that starts from the left rear and goes all the way across the top and back. So I'm guessing they are about 8 to 10 feet long now. I started with 5 of those and now there are about 30. My crypts, the tall one with skinny leaves dead center, I started with 3 and they were about 4 to 6 inches tall are now all to the surface and have sent out lots of runners. I now have about 15 of those. It's amazing what CO2 will do even with only 4 40 watt tubes. __________________ Eheimpimp#137 90 gallon tank with water and some fish. Plants died and tank overrun with algae. Lights nearly burst into flames last weekend. Needs lots of help

09-11-2003, 06:34 PM	#5
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,668	Is that from the front or back side :lol: Man now you can go into the plant selling business... __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

09-11-2003, 06:52 PM	#6
Rickster Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poolesville,Maryland Posts: 149	Hard to tell, isn't it? __________________ Eheimpimp#137 90 gallon tank with water and some fish. Plants died and tank overrun with algae. Lights nearly burst into flames last weekend. Needs lots of help

09-11-2003, 10:56 PM	#7
Vinlo Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 719	Jeez, I didn't even catcht he crypt the fist time around. I bet buck would like that plant..

09-12-2003, 05:27 PM	#8
Alex Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 84	I finally trimmed mine in my 55g after 6 months or so. Alex

09-12-2003, 05:38 PM	#9
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,668	:lol: :lol: :lol: Definitely too much light, CO2 or ferts :lol: __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

10-01-2003, 07:50 PM	#10
Zurp Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Enfield, Connecticut Posts: 292	Get some plant devouring snails, or some plant eating fish. It is not like you have to worry about them stripping your tank bare. Better yet, how about wrapping them up and selling them to your local fish stores... Turn your expenses into profit, or at least trim your expenses enough to break even. In the process you would be helping those without a green thumb get some enjoyment from your gain.

10-01-2003, 07:58 PM	#12
Rickster Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poolesville,Maryland Posts: 149	Here is a pic of one of the 15 jungle vals that were in there __________________ Eheimpimp#137 90 gallon tank with water and some fish. Plants died and tank overrun with algae. Lights nearly burst into flames last weekend. Needs lots of help

10-01-2003, 08:02 PM	#13
Rickster Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Poolesville,Maryland Posts: 149	Here it is thinned out __________________ Eheimpimp#137 90 gallon tank with water and some fish. Plants died and tank overrun with algae. Lights nearly burst into flames last weekend. Needs lots of help

10-02-2003, 12:36 AM	#14
Buck Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon, CT Posts: 4,939	Heh.... that is some Val I really like the looks of the Vals in a tank. Its just such a natural looking plant and there is a version of Vallisneria or a similar looking variety found in all bodies of water , salt and fresh, all over the world ! Great photo bro... By the way... have I ever told you guys that I love Balansae's ? __________________ Buckmanshome.Com

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