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February 14th, 2009
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| actualy the plants use the carbon dioxide or co2 to grow and give of o2 as i biproduct that the fish can use.
i have co2 in one of my 4 tanks and love it but i also have air pums for all of my tanks and add o2 trough air stone.
make a long story short using an airstone is benificial to fish and doesnt realy help plants but is a good thing to have | 
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February 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I have heard that its better for plants if you avoid breaking the surface of the water because this would allow the co2 to escape. I'm definitely not a co2 expert, just though I'd mention it. Your tank looks great btw. That looks like some serious lighting you have there. | 
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February 14th, 2009
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| ^Thanks for the information. And thank you for the compliment! =) Yes, it's 65w coralife, pretty serious stuff, haha.
mjordan: thanks for that information as well. =) | |
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February 16th, 2009
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| Wow! you should be able to grow any plant you want with 3.5 WPG. I'm jealous | |
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February 16th, 2009
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| 33.5 wats per gallon is to much for alot of those low light plants unless they get the indirect light underneath other plants.
also you will prob start having algae problems with excess nutrients.
you could start doing ferts like florish or plant tablets or u could use a plant substrate like florite.
u could also combined that with co2.
wat i would do is instead of getting expensive liquid ferts go with a plant substrate and co2. trust me it makes a difference fast
i guess u always could just let the fish eat it. i think u said u had a pleco? mabey not but if u dont thats an posibility if the algae gets out of control. | |
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February 16th, 2009
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| So far (tank's been running for about a month now) everyone's looking healthy and lively, and no algae has developed yet. The light is placed on the front end of the tank, and the plants are in the back. Most of them have red coloring, which requires more lighting, anyway.
I use flourish excel and flourish iron and they are in the sand substrate packed with laterite around their roots. | |
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February 16th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Je55*e  p.s.: in the last shot, is that plastic air stone good for the plants? It only gives off a small line of bubbles from the top of it. I heard it was good for planted aquariums, to diffuse the O2. Yes, no? | Really for plated tanks you need to have a higher CO2 content which the plants use then give of oxygen. You can buy a cheap CO2 diffuser or i've seen instructions online on how to build them yourself. Try looking for directions on how to build one on instructables.com.  | |
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February 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| ^Thanks for the tip. | |
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February 17th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Je55*e | You might want to post a different thread for this question cause i have almost no experience w/ planted tanks I just know that they need the CO2 lol! If you can't get some ones opinion I always just go read all the reviews on a product from several different sites. This gives you a general idea if people were satisfied with that product. It's also a good idea to do anyways.  | |
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February 19th, 2009
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| i use a DIY setup comenly found in the DIY section of this forum and i can find u a link if necisary.
i also got my diffuser which is seramic from drfostersmith.com
and if you intresed i can easily get a link for that to.
my most resent post o said 33.5 wpg but i meant 3.5 | |
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February 19th, 2009
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| ^I am interested in the link to that diffuser, if you don't mind. =) | |
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February 20th, 2009
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| most definatly...
EDIT: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?c=3578+3747
this is the link to the co2 section
this is the link to the diffuser i have... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...15&pcatid=9915
it works with a tablet that fits in the seramic.
the info says more than 90% disolve rate witch is good for the price and i researched it and it has some nice reviews
i added the first link to the co2 section so if u wanted to u could look at other systems and diffusers.
there is a big price difference$$$$$$$$$$$
enjoy hahaha
Last edited by mjordan; February 20th, 2009 at 05:06 PM.
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February 21st, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| ^Thanks so much for your help =) | |
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February 22nd, 2009
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| ya shure it took little time since i have seen the stuff 5000 times. i can navigate that site so easly. | |
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May 9th, 2009
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| I don't have pictures yet (should tomorrow), but I just added my two Otocinclus to the tank, and I'm hoping they do well! I floated them in a bag over the water for 25 minutes or so, and then I took them out and put them in. Wish the little guys luck! After a day or two, I'm going to add the 4 Hatchet fish and then after a week I'll stock some new guys.
Exciting!  | |
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May 11th, 2009
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| I added the Otos the other night and they are very happy! I've never seen them so active, I'm thrilled. =) Now to update with photos:
Shot of full tank: 
Dwarf lily pads resting on water: 
Creative side view:P: 
Two of the Otos resting happily this morning:   | |
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May 22nd, 2009
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| So, as of now, the 4 Hatchets are in the tank, and I have 4 Ghost Shrimp and 3 striped Kuhli Loaches in the quarantine tank. They've been playing together at night, eating well, and look good. =)
I am a big fan of Arrested Development, the show, so I named the shrimp GOB, Buster, Michael and Lindsay. :P I'm going to name the Loaches after characters from the game, Zelda. I'm a nerd. :B | |
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