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That looks really nice maybe I'll let mine grow to the surface and see how it looks? What's the surface plant you have in there also that looks really nice I did buy some duck week and place it in a separate tank while I decided what to do with it and my golden apple snails ate it 1 night 🤣🙈

I will keep an eye on it as co2 as been running around 3 weeks now and I don't have a proper dosing schedule in place, as of this week I've started 'el' dosing using sechums products so maybe it's a nutrients based thing I will keep and eye on it see what happens its all a learning curve for me...

Yes they do pearl from time to time I mean I don't actually sit there and watch but I do and have seen them Pearling, what wattage of lights are people using I'm still very new to planted tanks I'm just kind of winging it 🙈 and asking for advice along the way

Hello guys so I've noticed only 3 white tips on the limnophila sessiliflora it's been in the tank around 3 weeks started lovely and green I've trimmed a couple times as the growth was crazy first bunch I planted and trimmed has turned slightly brown but today I've noticed some of the tips have...

Chin up all the best 👍

I just wanted to say a massive thanks to essjay, she has been unbelievably helpful over the last 2 weeks talking me through my tank cycle i wouldn't have been able to do it without her help I have hounded her with question after question and she has always replied 🤦‍♂️ she deserves to be...

The fertilizer is based on the plants within the tank I'm guessing I'm new to this all so I'm just trying to work out what's best for the long term and keeping my plants healthy

Hello guys, so I've a 34 gallon tank, 14 varietys of easy grow plants within it running co2 injections but im trying to balance the fertilizer (seachem flourish is what I have) seachems says 5ml a week twice a week if needed, my question is if I'm doing 5ml a week am I for instance best dosing...

Currently in the process of cycling my plants tank, I have a co2 set up ready and waiting for when the cycle is complete I have easy plants in the tank at the moment but I want to get the full potential out them should I use a fertiliser aswell as co2 also is there things I should be aware of...

So around a month ago I decided when setting up my tank I would try grow a carpet of utricularia graminifolia from what I was watching and reading didn't sound like a massive challenge.. seems I was wrong I did read that people had had trouble growing it in aqua soil because of the nutrition in...

Yodel havent delivered my ammonia as planned for whatever reason they will use 🤦‍♂️I agree it is a fun process that's why I'm not really bothered about getting fish in there yet very confusing at the same time, I am slightly worried why my rotala bonsai has by the looks of it died within 48hrs...

Speaking of trimming plants how soon after planting utricularia graminifolia should you start to trimming or does it need chance to carpet before considering trimming. Thanks

Am I correct in thinking I could use use tropica premium nutrition in my tank as it doesn't contain nitrogen and phosphor it says its suitable for aquariums with slow growing plants and many fish (not that is has any fish yet) hoping my ammonia is going to be here in the next couple of days so I...

Personally I would like to get on top of the early stages getting the cycle completed and levels stable with the help and instructions of you guys before I even consider adding fish I ask these questions because I look to get a simple answer that I can understand being a newbie to all this I get...

Would it be Safe to add fish with such high nitrite levels, would that mean I wouldn't need to dose ammonia into the tank if I was to add fish they would create the ammonia instead?

That's the information I needed from the started, I was speaking with 'essjay' he informed me to do a big water change reset the tank I've done an 80%+- last night and do 2 tests 50/50 tap water/tank water reading was still 8.0+ and 1:4 which was reading around 4.0 after 2mins as the test tells...

That all siunds fair enough and makes sense alot of the vids I was watching didn't really have many fish if any, I'm using 'aquarium lab testing kit' with this test kit it's 5ml of tank water and 5 drops of nitrite ill do a couple small tests and see what the results are and I'll stop with the...

I've added no ammonia yet I will attach a photo of the back of the bottle, this tank is more or less made up of what I've seen on you tube and read on Google which seems to be didnt fully understand or I have been misinformed by certain things but info I have picked up off this forum so far...

Can anyone work out at which part of the cycle I am currently at in simple terms understanding this is crazing me, I have ordered "Dr Tim's ammonium chloride solution" unless anyone can point me in a better direction 🤦‍♂️

Completely missed it wish I had that link from the start, seems I've probably stalled the cycle but not understanding as and when to add the ammonia

Very rough and basic but this is what I have from the 6th until today

Ok thanks for the replies as of now I have turned the co2 off, as of now am I right in believing I should be adding ammonia to the tank?? This is what I've been told on another forum I've read different opinions here and there I'm just looking for a straight answer if so which product would you...

I started the tank on the 1st of April I didnt start testing until the 6th, since the 6th the nitrite levels have just kept rising and has been 8.0 for the last week ammonia started off at 0.5 for the first week then has started to drop and yesterday was the first day of 0 ammonia, as for...

Hello guys I'm new to the forum and looking for some help I've read a few of the other threads regarding similar issues I am a beginner in the aquarium seen so I am very blue but have done a fair amount of research before setting up but I have alot to learn I'm currently at the stage I have...