Journey To The Planted Side

[lljdma06]

Initial planting looks good. Now, don't fiddle too much with it. You running 2 lights or 4?

 

[Trod]

2 lights

 

[seffieuk]

2 lights

I can vouch for x2 t8s , asked her the other day, 'why are you only using two tubes'? back comes 'Liz said, just use two!'

Seffie x

Oh and Sis, if you dont want your reflectors any more can I have them please?

Big Sis x

 

[Trod]

Yep they are yours

 

[lljdma06]

Good, four lights is too many and your not growing anything extremely difficult. You decided not to dose CO2, right?

Liz

 

[StandbySetting]

Come on Seffie, you know you want to join the green side too

 

[lljdma06]

Come on Seffie, you know you want to join the green side too

I know right? We're just such nice people...

Post a pic of your tank... We like pictures here...

 

[Trod]

Yes come on seffie, you already have a lovely planted tank

No CO2 at the moment, it scares me and I really don't understand it properly, so for now its a no no, but maybe in the future.

 

[lljdma06]

Just saying because you have a lot of stems. I thought you were going to go a different route with the planting, ei... more crypts and those sort of plants. That being said, I've grown all of the stems you have currently in low-light systems without CO2 or dosing, the exception being the cabomba. But I can't grow cabomba no matter what I do. Too much mineral content in my water and I'm not willing to drastically change what I do to grow the plant.

 

[seffieuk]

Come on Seffie, you know you want to join the green side too

I have got a planted tank SBS - just not sure I want to show it to you lot though its just plants, stuck in sand with a few tetras, corys, shrimps and a yellow bristlenose

Seffie x

 

[Trod]

One week since planting all seems to be fine, had a couple of plants trying to escape, but they were caught and put back in their places
The vallis is the only plant that seems to be struggling a bit, the top of the leaves have become transparant.
I have tested twice now using API freshwater master kit,

2/6/11
Ammonia .50
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20

4/6/11
PH 7.6
Ammonia .50
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 40

I am slightly confused by these readings, as I would have thought the Nitrite should have some trace???
How can I lower my PH?

 

[Trod]

SHHHHHHHHHH don't tell seffie, sneaky picture of her tank

That made her post as she has posted better picture I shall remove mine

Blackmail over

 

[ian]

eeeewwww i can see why she's never posted it! (lol, only joking). That looks really healthy, well done Seff!

 

[bae1994]

I like it would look good with shrimp

 

[seffieuk]

I like it would look good with shrimp

there are loads of cherry shrimp in there!

This is a better photo - but yeah, it needs some work

And I really must stop having the lights on 12 hrs a day! Its a bit cloudy as I disturbed the sand during hte water change!