Sal Goes Rio With A Bit Of Vision

[FishFanatic04]

Pics would help with plant issues. I am growing java moss in a bowl on my window sill.

 

[minnnt]

The 180 has sooo much light that unless you're running co2 and full ferts, plants are going to be hard to get right. Spreading them out more will help and see if you can get a bit more flow around the bottom of your tank.

 

[stu40]

I must admit to be a bit lost at times on this journal.
Are we talking the T5 2x45W Rio lighting?
How long as it actually had plants in? Are we talking melt or dying? Are you dosing?
A brief synopsis with the pics might help.

 

[Salam]

Thanks so far. I'm just having my dinner, but I'll get you close up pics of plants after and then I hope we can create a masterplan on how to save them.

FF, do you just have it in a bowl under water?

Oh yes, and it is two T5 in the 180 (the 125 has one T5 and one T8 I think). No ferts at the moment, wanted to see if it goes without and as I said they are growing like there is no tomorrow, but at the same time turning brown. Plants been in for about three weeks.

 

[minnnt]

The 125's come with t5's, they wouldn't have both.

Juwel in their wisdom decided it was a good idea... in reality it is a PITA for a lot of fish keepers.

2x28w T5ho on the 125
2x45w T5ho on the 180

 

[FishFanatic04]

I have it in a bowl of water...I usually change it out with water from one of my tanks because of all the ferts. The bottom has a nice mucky layer of green algae which will be nice since I had an accident today and some otos jump in a bag and rolled into the car.


I just change that water really often and it has more then tripled in size. I haven't figured out what to do with it yet.

 

[Salam]

Thanks for the info, FF. Will do that and let them grow out of the tank first.

Anyway, first of all the plant pictures so you can see how bad the damage is and also how much they have grown.

Minnnt's beautiful plant has grown big time, but it's dieing on me (Ignore the nosey sailfin at the front )

This pinked up at first and now it's going brown

 

[minnnt]

In all honesty, the plants look in full health. So either the pics aren't showing it or you're worrying about nothing. There looks to be a few yellowing leaves on the Hydrocotyle, but thats nothing really. Just nip them off. They could possibly be emergent leaves so have been shed by the plant and replaced with new submerged growth.

The Hydrocotyle from me looks great, mine hasn't grown anywhere near as much as that.

 

[Ps3Steveo]

They look ok to me, a little yellow ish but that could be your camera or Iron I believe.

 

[Salam]

It's time for a massive picture update! I tried getting a picture of every member of the family. I apologize for the quality of some of the pictures. The normal camera is pants and is really bad at focussing, so I used a video camera for most of them, but the pixels are rubbish. But at least I have some non blurry shots.

Let's start with a FTS.

Albert and Alfred, my two inseparable albino cories. I will get them some friends in the future.

One of my Venezuelan cories. FOTM winner?

Bob, the baby bristlenose plec, he is still shy hence only one picture.

Marley, my blue eyed L144. He is a bit more adventurous.

Notice the sailfin, I'll get back to them later

Harlequins have found their corner on the top right hand side.

My guppy ladies next. First of all my favourite, hairy Hillary. We call her hairy, because of her extremely long fin that looks like hair.

Lottie, my pretty snakeskin. I had her from baby on, couldn't believe how pretty she turned out to be.

Geraldine

Mary, another pretty snakeskin

Time for the platies. First the boy, Paul. He rules the tank (and gets all the ladies preggers )

Poppy

Penny

Priscilla

Stella, my only swordtail

Anyone else think of "This is my sister Flo" from Nemo?!

And last but definitely not least my crazy sailfin mollies and possibly 'normal' molly (he jumped into the bag as fry). Those four are seriously nutters. As soon as I get near the tank they stick their faces right to me. They nibble my fingers when I do maintenance and they are simply fun to watch. So much personality Got them as tiny fry and they are growing really nicely. And they always jump in front of the camera when I try to take pictures (as seen with Marley), but as soon as I want to take a picture of them, they obviously don't stay still...

Sunny, my common molly (I think)

The sailfin trio - Max, Sophie and Lucy

I hope you enjoyed meeting my gang in the Rio 180 tank. Photos of the other will follow shortly and videos tomorrow.

 

[FishFanatic04]

It looks like diatoms to me.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing they look good! lol

 

[Salam]

In all honesty, the plants look in full health. So either the pics aren't showing it or you're worrying about nothing. There looks to be a few yellowing leaves on the Hydrocotyle, but thats nothing really. Just nip them off. They could possibly be emergent leaves so have been shed by the plant and replaced with new submerged growth.

The Hydrocotyle from me looks great, mine hasn't grown anywhere near as much as that.

They look ok to me, a little yellow ish but that could be your camera or Iron I believe.

Thanks guys. Well actually it is more yellow. And they are growing. So just nip off the leaves that are broken and relax then?

It looks like diatoms to me.

Yeah I was thinking the same thing they look good! lol

Ok, I will calm down about plants now. Now go and enjoy the pictures

 

[FishFanatic04]

Yeah, the plants seem healthy in the photos. Diatoms are hitting me too and make everything look like crap

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Woah! Pictures!

Ok, where to start. Tank looks FAB! Once you're plants really come in it's gonna be

I think your corys are both females hehe, well at least one of them is

That L144 is

wowzers!!

Your harlequins look to be espeis and maybe even a Hengeli in the background of the second one...but maybe not

Love your guppy ladies and that male platy is a beaut!!

Ok I'll resist the urge to comment on EVERY fish haha, great update