Jeffery's 100 Us Gallon Planted Aquarium

[catfish101]

also u may want to use liquid ferts instead. I have fund them to work much better

 

[aaronnorth]

also u may want to use liquid ferts instead. I have fund them to work much better

That is starnge, tey are exactly the same as in liquid except they are dry lol. You can create a mixture in water if you want, you wouldnt know the difference!

 

[hellohefalump]

dry ferts are a lot cheaper. I'm running a 100gal and if I used liquid ferts, I'd be paying £10 every 2 weeks. I've just done an order on the internet for a years worth of dry ferts, and I've paid £65approx for the lot.

When I first planted my tank I knew nothing at all about plants. So I got a tropica catalogue off ebay. Great book - huge variety of plants, and a description of each, with requirements.

 

[jb12288]

i will look into that

 

[jb12288]

My flourite and laterite came in yesterday, today I am expecting my co2 regulator and new lighting to come in. After all of this comes in I am going to start ordering plants.

I have put off ordering plants because my firemouths have laid eggs for the 7th time and I would like to give the parents and opportunity to have one last batch before they are re-homed.

After I re-home all my fishes and get my laterite and flourite in the tank and filled with water should I start dosing ferts and co2? Also, how much co2 (as in bubbles/per minute)?

 

[aaronnorth]

only start the fertilisation and CO2 injection once you have the plants in.

start with about 10BPS

 

[jb12288]

Last night I ordered HEMIANTHUS CALLITRICHOIDES as a carpet and Fissidens fontanus. The plants should ship out monday or tuesday and are on 2 day shipping.

 

[hellohefalump]

I've got the hemianthus callitrichoides. Nice plant. I put mine in a week and half ago and it's starting to fill out now.

 

[jb12288]

yea it seems to be a pretty carpet plant. i have a question though; they come potted in some cotton like stuff, do i take the plant out of the pot and cotton stuff and put the plant in the flourite or what?

 

[aaronnorth]

pull the stems off and plant. even if there is no roots ther (treat it like a stem plant).

 

[jb12288]

and then how long does it take for the stems to grow back?

 

[aaronnorth]

to cover the substrate area you want and providing you have spread it effectively you will almost have a carpet in a month in a high tec set up.

if yo have a look iat my 60l in my sig you can see how i have done, i have just gave mine a trim (height wise) you have to keep it low.

 

[jb12288]

alright, so when I get the plants just take them out of the pots and remove and remvoe the stems then plant it

alright, so when I get the plants just take them out of the pots and remove and remvoe the stems then plant it

 

[aaronnorth]

yes, it will be one big plant, so just pull a stem off and plant it for best results - or you can plant it in small clumps.

 

[jb12288]

i will plant it in small clumps. i am getting 8 pots of hc