My Grass Land (56k)

almostaskater62 · 07-10-2007, 04:16 PM

can cabambas regenerate themselves after almost dying...hah
i ask because i recently upgraded from 15W plant fluorscent lighting to 20W compact fluorescent, which is no doubt better.
i had a 13W CF lamp going too but it died

ikuzo · 07-11-2007, 02:46 AM

i don't know, but probably not. how big is your tank compared to that lighting you have?

almostaskater62 · 07-11-2007, 03:01 AM

i have 20W of light in a 10 gallon tank, 2WPG. however this is only as of like 4 days ago. before that i had 15W, with a 13W CF lamp, but that blew, so only 15W Fluorescent (albeit a plant bulb) lighting
i got rid of the cabomba anyway and moved some shards into my betta tank, i replaced it with this (un-ID'd, if you know what it is, do tell)

(it's the one at the back-left)

ikuzo · 07-11-2007, 06:59 AM

not enough light to provide cabomba IMO. my tank has 40 watts fluorescent and DIY CO2, which probably explain why it was growing like crazy while yours died. picture is blurry but i think that's hornwort.

almostaskater62 · 07-11-2007, 07:49 AM

yeah i got it ID'd on a different forum, apparently this is easier and grows quickly, so it should fill up nicely

thanks

ikuzo · 07-13-2007, 03:59 PM

i got some bolbitis, looks too massive isn't it.

took out some, gave it to a friend and here's what i kept. looks so beautiful when pearling.

ikuzo · 07-19-2007, 03:36 AM

i'm considering heavily to change from hairgrass to hemianthus cuba, so i'm gonna need lots of advice.

my current setting is 10 gallon tank, 42 watts CF lighting, temp about 27 celcius (80 F). for substrate i'm planning to use lokal sand/gravel with grain size about 1 mm diametre. can these grow cuba correctly? and what about base fertilizer, is laterite only sufficient?

rodney · 07-20-2007, 03:44 AM

Great lookin' tank so far!

Could you give me alittle insight on you diy co2 reactor/diffuser? I have a very similar setup but instead i have microsword

ikuzo · 07-20-2007, 04:40 AM

it's just a simple system, using powerhead to pump water downward to a clear pipe. the pipe then turns 90 degrees along the substrate surface, create small holes to distribute flow evenly. CO2 goes to the powerhead intake to create small bubbles. these bubbles are blocked with some sponges inside the pipe.

bump on HC questions, anyone?

rodney · 07-22-2007, 03:04 AM

Thanks, i was just wondering if it would be any easier to set up than the one im working on now

As for the hc, i don't see why it wouldn't work, the smaller the grain size the easier the hc will be able to grow and spread. just be sure you dose some flourish excel. I don't know really anything about laterite though

If i were you, I wouldn't go with hc, everyone does it

, i really like the look of the "grass land"

rodney

ikuzo · 07-23-2007, 01:49 AM

flourish excel is not available at where i live. i got this urge to try HC as i never grew this plant succesfully, i just don't have the requirement back then and my hairgrass is somehow dying a bit, just don't know why. as i mentioned back then, i was planning to get a hairgrass lawn with eleocharis acicularis and end up getting parvula instead which do not grow as my expectation (straight up). this parvula bends to the ground too much and won't spread beautifully.

ikuzo · 07-24-2007, 04:38 PM

made this yesterday, now waiting for the varnish to dry. it's a hood for my DIY fans, what do you think.

the inside

BBA problem when the CO2 reactor got clogged up

rodney · 07-26-2007, 01:50 AM

Nice Job on the fan cover!

cant offer any help on the BBA though, still have some myself...

ikuzo · 07-26-2007, 04:25 PM

thanks rodney
here's the fan system itself

fit nicely insie the hood, i'm glad my measurement was correct this time

FTS with fan hood on place, really helps to cover the lighting brightness so i can enjoy the tank without hurting my eyes.

the right corner of the tank, hygrophila verticlata growing like crazy. the wood is tied with windelov here. there's a stone covered with riccia and a small piece of wood with pellia. i know it's weird, but they're there just to satisfy my curiosity on how well will they grow in my tank's condition.

recently added the left corner with java fern covered driftwood. i know that there's some part of the wood seems naked. it's because i'm expecting fissidens sp singapore which will grow vertically to put in the long horizontal branch. also there's some bolbitis with about 4 leaves at the back. under this massive looking driftwood i will put some other small wood tied with fissidens sp singapore too.

as you notice, there's a long wood there tied with new windelov as my last one got BBA. if you really look just next to the windelov, there's a short rhizome of bolbitis with no leave i put there as an experiment. the result is as you can see that the rhizome has a small sprout that will become a new branch of leave. i don't know how this happen, maybe the rhizome stored some energy left to grow one leave and will take off nicely from there. as before this, to my knowledge is that no leaves = no photosynthesis. can someone explain this better?

oh and this will be the last photo of the grassland as this sunday i will convert the foreground to hemianthus cuba.

maybe i will regret this, but currently my hairgrass is dying because i made a really bad mistake. I ONLY PUT 2 CM DEEP OF SUBSTRATE. don't make the same mistake as i did. the hairgrass aren't growing greatly because they can't develop their roots well.

again, switching to HC is my process to learn about this plant. read about them so much, but the real learning is by doing and have experience about things.

like always, comments and suggestions are well appreciated. thank you all.

cleekdafish · 07-26-2007, 05:11 PM

fantastic dude like ur driftwood and the ferns

07-11-2007, 02:46 AM	#47 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	i don't know, but probably not. how big is your tank compared to that lighting you have? __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-11-2007, 06:59 AM	#49 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	not enough light to provide cabomba IMO. my tank has 40 watts fluorescent and DIY CO2, which probably explain why it was growing like crazy while yours died. picture is blurry but i think that's hornwort. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-13-2007, 03:59 PM	#51 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	i got some bolbitis, looks too massive isn't it. took out some, gave it to a friend and here's what i kept. looks so beautiful when pearling. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-19-2007, 03:36 AM	#52 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	i'm considering heavily to change from hairgrass to hemianthus cuba, so i'm gonna need lots of advice. my current setting is 10 gallon tank, 42 watts CF lighting, temp about 27 celcius (80 F). for substrate i'm planning to use lokal sand/gravel with grain size about 1 mm diametre. can these grow cuba correctly? and what about base fertilizer, is laterite only sufficient? __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-20-2007, 03:44 AM	#53 (permalink)
rodney Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 265	Great lookin' tank so far! Could you give me alittle insight on you diy co2 reactor/diffuser? I have a very similar setup but instead i have microsword __________________ 10 gallon. 20 gallon long low light garden.

07-10-2007, 04:16 PM	#46 (permalink)
almostaskater62 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chapel Hill Posts: 65	can cabambas regenerate themselves after almost dying...hah i ask because i recently upgraded from 15W plant fluorscent lighting to 20W compact fluorescent, which is no doubt better. i had a 13W CF lamp going too but it died

07-11-2007, 03:01 AM	#48 (permalink)
almostaskater62 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chapel Hill Posts: 65	i have 20W of light in a 10 gallon tank, 2WPG. however this is only as of like 4 days ago. before that i had 15W, with a 13W CF lamp, but that blew, so only 15W Fluorescent (albeit a plant bulb) lighting i got rid of the cabomba anyway and moved some shards into my betta tank, i replaced it with this (un-ID'd, if you know what it is, do tell) (it's the one at the back-left)

07-11-2007, 07:49 AM	#50 (permalink)
almostaskater62 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chapel Hill Posts: 65	yeah i got it ID'd on a different forum, apparently this is easier and grows quickly, so it should fill up nicely thanks

07-20-2007, 04:40 AM	#54 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	it's just a simple system, using powerhead to pump water downward to a clear pipe. the pipe then turns 90 degrees along the substrate surface, create small holes to distribute flow evenly. CO2 goes to the powerhead intake to create small bubbles. these bubbles are blocked with some sponges inside the pipe. bump on HC questions, anyone? __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-22-2007, 03:04 AM	#55 (permalink)
rodney Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 265	Thanks, i was just wondering if it would be any easier to set up than the one im working on now As for the hc, i don't see why it wouldn't work, the smaller the grain size the easier the hc will be able to grow and spread. just be sure you dose some flourish excel. I don't know really anything about laterite though If i were you, I wouldn't go with hc, everyone does it , i really like the look of the "grass land" rodney __________________ 10 gallon. 20 gallon long low light garden.

07-23-2007, 01:49 AM	#56 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	flourish excel is not available at where i live. i got this urge to try HC as i never grew this plant succesfully, i just don't have the requirement back then and my hairgrass is somehow dying a bit, just don't know why. as i mentioned back then, i was planning to get a hairgrass lawn with eleocharis acicularis and end up getting parvula instead which do not grow as my expectation (straight up). this parvula bends to the ground too much and won't spread beautifully. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-24-2007, 04:38 PM	#57 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	made this yesterday, now waiting for the varnish to dry. it's a hood for my DIY fans, what do you think. the inside BBA problem when the CO2 reactor got clogged up __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-26-2007, 01:50 AM	#58 (permalink)
rodney Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 265	Nice Job on the fan cover! cant offer any help on the BBA though, still have some myself... __________________ 10 gallon. 20 gallon long low light garden.

07-26-2007, 04:25 PM	#59 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	thanks rodney here's the fan system itself fit nicely insie the hood, i'm glad my measurement was correct this time FTS with fan hood on place, really helps to cover the lighting brightness so i can enjoy the tank without hurting my eyes. the right corner of the tank, hygrophila verticlata growing like crazy. the wood is tied with windelov here. there's a stone covered with riccia and a small piece of wood with pellia. i know it's weird, but they're there just to satisfy my curiosity on how well will they grow in my tank's condition. recently added the left corner with java fern covered driftwood. i know that there's some part of the wood seems naked. it's because i'm expecting fissidens sp singapore which will grow vertically to put in the long horizontal branch. also there's some bolbitis with about 4 leaves at the back. under this massive looking driftwood i will put some other small wood tied with fissidens sp singapore too. as you notice, there's a long wood there tied with new windelov as my last one got BBA. if you really look just next to the windelov, there's a short rhizome of bolbitis with no leave i put there as an experiment. the result is as you can see that the rhizome has a small sprout that will become a new branch of leave. i don't know how this happen, maybe the rhizome stored some energy left to grow one leave and will take off nicely from there. as before this, to my knowledge is that no leaves = no photosynthesis. can someone explain this better? oh and this will be the last photo of the grassland as this sunday i will convert the foreground to hemianthus cuba. maybe i will regret this, but currently my hairgrass is dying because i made a really bad mistake. I ONLY PUT 2 CM DEEP OF SUBSTRATE. don't make the same mistake as i did. the hairgrass aren't growing greatly because they can't develop their roots well. again, switching to HC is my process to learn about this plant. read about them so much, but the real learning is by doing and have experience about things. like always, comments and suggestions are well appreciated. thank you all. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

07-26-2007, 05:11 PM	#60 (permalink)
cleekdafish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: usa,maryland, rockville Posts: 687	fantastic dude like ur driftwood and the ferns

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