56G~Mountain SCAPE~GOLD RAMS JUST BREED!!!!

[tinah]

this is really looking nice!! Where are you getting your plants? I must be missing a store somewhere. I never see plants like that around here.

[Hilde]

What is the name of the store you go to in Merritt Island, Fla for plants? I used to live there. Sometimes I like to revisit the area.

So you are going to home depot to find some nice flat slate rocks. Last time I looked at their slate it had a film on it I didn't like. Have your tried landscapers for slate?

[MikeP_123]

The store I usualy go to is by the Publix on 520 and Courtney Pkway. The mannager there is a fellow plant enthusiast as well. They get there shipments every thursday.
Occasionaly I will go to the one by the HomeDepot but be ware... over HALF the plants that are sold there are non aquatic. But they have some beautiful plants that have been set up in there fish tanks.


well guys, its been a long time (with many anoing algea blooms), but I shall make a little update.

The rams have breed a total of three times. The third being the most successfull but still no adult rams. They got about 100 swimming and then one day they all dissapeared...

Note: Rams will not breed in even the slightest cloudy water... AND blood worms will change there color in a matter of hours.

A few plants have died in the process of controlling my algea. The giant hairgrass has a little setback and I have also introduced a few more plants. I am realy falling in love with this plant sold as "alternanthera reineckii".

Questions: As I understand it, CO2 will help control/prevent algea blooms...but will flourish excell do the same thing or can the algea utilize the "middle product"?

If anyone has any segestions on how to control this cloudy water. It would be awesome.

[monkeyruler90]

wow. i love this tank. i live in orlando and my dad usually travels to merrit island so if you ever want some plants im sure we could arrange something. im still in the process of getting them to grow out but i could definitely share some extras


i love your rams as well. they look really nice, im glad you got them to breed. i remember the first time i saw my tetras breeding, i started jumping upside down and everything.
well, co2 wont exactly make the algae go away but it'll boost your plants' health meaning that they'll be able to compete better against the algae. excel is awesome for plants and some say that it has some algaecidal properties, but im not 100% sure.
if you have some $ then definitely invest it in some pressurized it'll make your plants BOOM!!

oh and it sucks that the giant hairgrass melted, its such an awesome plant, it would have made such a good background.

[Hilde]

Originally Posted by MikeP_123

The rams have breed a total of three times. The third being the most successfull but still no adult rams. They got about 100 swimming and then one day they all dissapeared...

You are so fortunately that the 2 connected so well. That doesn't always happen with the 1st pair.

Someone on You Tube told me that his rams ate their fry until they became experienced.

Originally Posted by MikeP_123

I am realy falling in love with this plant sold as "alternanthera reineckii".

I found that plant needs a lot of light. Have read that adding iron will keep the red plants red.

Originally Posted by MikeP_123

Questions: As I understand it, CO2 will help control/prevent algea blooms...but will flourish excell do the same thing or can the algea utilize the "middle product"?

Flourish excel is used to replace the carbon that injected Co2 gives the plants. It kills many types of algae most of the time. It doesn't keep it under control. I and complexity have found to keep BBA under control is easier by concentrating on the growth of the plants. Adding KNO3 has and adding a powerhead has increased the growth of my plants and gotten rid of the BBA, which is a chronic problem, in my tank. Thus I think algae is due to an imbalance of the lights and nutrients.

The higher the light the higher the amount Co2 needed. The lights are the engine to everything. Something I learned from aaronnorth.

I use Clear by nutrafin when I have some cloudiness. I think it works better than accu-clear. It is listed as biological water clarifier.

Did you get the problem with your lights taken care of? Did you add fans?

Examples of lights:
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/lighting.htm

If you decide to buy some ferts, here is a link to buy dry ferts. They are cheaper and last longer than ferts in the stores. Also you'll find than some ferts need to be diluted. He supplies the info on the solutions at the sight
http://www.rexgrigg.com/

Here are where I have bought plants in Florida:
aquaticplantdepot.com. Ph: 813-621-4213
cah925 chillplants@gmail.com
member of aquaticplantcentral. HIs plants are grown with injected Co2, thus need ferts to adjust to non injected Co2. Has sent me generous amounts of plants.