sNApple's 90 gal - Final Aquascape -

[Pen3]

I live in MN, right below canada! drive through the great lakes ice top lol

My 40 breeder is using soilmaster and i got some hc in there and i saw new growth in 2days and going fast in a newly setup tank for 4 days. I am not sure whats making grow so fast, but could it be HQI? I got HQI with ADA bulb on all my tanks and HC grows much faster than PC i had before. I don't dose most of my tanks either its just light+co2+substrat and on the tanks i dose its just ADA step1 and brightly k

[sNApple]

Originally Posted by Pen3

I live in MN, right below canada! drive through the great lakes ice top lol

My 40 breeder is using soilmaster and i got some hc in there and i saw new growth in 2days and going fast in a newly setup tank for 4 days. I am not sure whats making grow so fast, but could it be HQI? I got HQI with ADA bulb on all my tanks and HC grows much faster than PC i had before. I don't dose most of my tanks either its just light+co2+substrat and on the tanks i dose its just ADA step1 and brightly k

thad be sweet if you lived in Bellingham you could order it from robert, id drive down and pick it up that would save about 2 weeks of it being in the mail, and no customs problems, unless they search

[trfjason]

Originally Posted by sNApple

I mean, how does one, reverse the effects of stunned growth.
thanks!

Well, my HC grows even it is floating or planted on the substrate. However, when I see stunned growth, I dose more K and Fe and the problem is solved.

[trfjason]

Originally Posted by sNApple

Did you take out all the water?

When I changed my plain gravel to Flourite, I take some water out of the tank, put it in a big plastic container. Once you feel you have enough water, then start netting the fish. After that, you can remove all the plants, and then drain all the water out and remove the old substrate and add your new ADA Aqua Soil. Hope this helps!

[sNApple]

this was the HC that was floating in my tank...




bling bling

6 Bags - Aqua Soil - Amazonia
1 Bag - Power Sand Special-M
contest book

[sNApple]

Crappy pic, from a crappy camera

Water is pretty murky, from yesterdays substrate change.

I'm not sure what i should do with the 2 empty areas.

[mr.sandman]

Maybe you could add some sort of plant. Hair grass maybe??

[weaselnoze]

sNapple! that fish eye pic u took. was that a post picture edit or do u have a lens that is capable of shooting fish eyes? is that one of those .42x fisheye things that screw onto your wide angle? if so, what do u think of it (as a toy i know)...?

[sNApple]

Originally Posted by mr.sandman

Maybe you could add some sort of plant. Hair grass maybe??

lol... i have ALOT of drawf hair grass from my last scape, probably a packed zip lock bag.. i dont know if i want to put it in my 90gal

Originally Posted by weaselnoze

sNapple! that fish eye pic u took. was that a post picture edit or do u have a lens that is capable of shooting fish eyes? is that one of those .42x fisheye things that screw onto your wide angle? if so, what do u think of it (as a toy i know)...?

this pic was taken with a Opteka .22x Hi-Def Fisheye Lens For Sony Alpha A100K A100 Digital SLR with the stock lens. I bought it off amazon for my gf's sony alpha, i think the fish eye is pretty cool for " once and a while" , its different, i like it .
heres the lens...
Amazon.com: Opteka .22x Hi-Def Fisheye Lens For Sony Alpha A100K A100 Digital SLR: Camera & Photo

[dufus]

If a little height doesn't scare you, lobelia cardinalis small form would be cool in the open spots.

[sNApple]

ph 6 - ( i dont have a test kit that goes lower then 6 so could be lower)
ammonia -6.1


HC melting/ half dead
Blyxa tips melting

[logan]

what's your temp? and i'd suggest buying one of those milwaukee ph controllers and stick it on your tank. i just bought one, and it's so easy to use it should be a crime.

[ringram]

I experienced the same melting issue with my 90g aquasoil 'Amazonia' tank. The only difference is that my plants were transplanted from a high light fluorite 20g tank. Right away, the blyxa and crypts melted, but some of the other plants, like HC, rotala macandra and a couple others are growing...slowly, but a little.
Cloudiness is certainly an issue as mine hasn't cleared up after ~ 1 week. It's gotten better, but without a diatom filter it takes longer (obviously). You can try what I've been doing and do wc's every other day (50% or so), making it looks better each time, as long as you don't *touch* the substrate...

[mr.sandman]

Well maybe you should let the HC settle in. Is the water clearer now?

[sNApple]

Originally Posted by logan

what's your temp? and i'd suggest buying one of those milwaukee ph controllers and stick it on your tank. i just bought one, and it's so easy to use it should be a crime.

temp is about 75.4 F right now..get a bit high at night around 77 F

Originally Posted by mr.sandman

Well maybe you should let the HC settle in. Is the water clearer now?

Obviously... im hoping for whatever HC is left after the melt, it will bounce back Water is alot clearer, after 3 , %50 WC's, and carbon in the filter for 3 days.