pepetj

Hi everyone. I keep one Aponogeton species in the Angelfish tank. The tallest tank I have at the moment (29US gal, Aqueon 26). It shares the tank with other thriving plants. I keep pH at 6.8 - 7.0 range, with DKH at 2.0 -3.5, dGH at 5.0 -5.5, DIY CO2 keeps it from 12ppm (lights on, day time) to 24ppm (lights off, nigth). The substrate is a blend of Eco-Complete and natural river sand (collected by myself at Jimenoa River) roughly in a 7:3 ratio.

I've been dosing somewhat carelessly (mostly once but seldomly twice a month) with chelated iron and a few other trace elements, depending on the availbility of liquid fertilizers (e.g. API Leaf Zone, Tetra Flora Pride). Since I noticed the flower stem I began dosing weekly. Another flower stem is looking for the surface!

I don't know exactly the species but today I trimmed three somewhat damaged leaves and the longest one measures 33" (84cm) long.

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

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	close up of Aponogeton sp flowers.JPG (263.4 KB, 20 views)
	Another close up Aponogeton sp flowers.JPG (272.5 KB, 20 views)
	Trimmed leaves of Aponogeton sp.JPG (339.1 KB, 20 views)

Red1313

oh wow neat!

Butterfly

Cool! congrats on the flower! Looks like A. Ulvaceus I really like these.
http://www.plantgeek.net/plantguide_viewer.php?id=103
Carol