angel
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Post by angel on Sept 15, 2009 7:05:58 GMT -6
Does anyone keep broad-leaf water sprite? Or know of anything that will keep them healthy? And all plants, really. Ree had asked me about plant care, and is having trouble with this plant falling apart. I've had some trouble with plant leaves getting lacey looking in the past, and it seems to be better by changing the type of lightbulbs and adding flourish occasionally, but how safe is this stuff for fish? Is there anything else that can be done to improve plant life?
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Post by allierw on Sept 15, 2009 7:36:41 GMT -6
We use flourish and started out with a sand/plant mix for the substrate--I am not sure what it's called anymore, I will try to figure it out. It is made for plants, though. I know serious planted tanks usually have a CO2 bubbler, but we've grown quite a few of the "easy" ones like java fern, moss, and others I don't know the names for without one. If you add too much flourish you are at risk for an algae bloom, though.
So....yes I am pretty hopeless at helping here, sorry!
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Post by jgentry on Sept 15, 2009 11:47:10 GMT -6
Does anyone keep broad-leaf water sprite? Or know of anything that will keep them healthy? And all plants, really. Ree had asked me about plant care, and is having trouble with this plant falling apart. I've had some trouble with plant leaves getting lacey looking in the past, and it seems to be better by changing the type of lightbulbs and adding flourish occasionally, but how safe is this stuff for fish? Is there anything else that can be done to improve plant life? Keeping a planted tank is a ton of work and requires a ton of knowledge and a good amount of equipment to have long term success. Go online and read about low tech and high tech planted tanks. I have never had long term success with low tech planted tanks though. I feel CO2 is a must if you want to grow plants instead of algea. |
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angel
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Post by angel on Sept 15, 2009 12:21:59 GMT -6
Personally, I've been afraid of CO2. Not for the mess it could potentially make, but isn't CO2 the anti-oxygen? How are the fish affected? We breathe in oxygen and release CO2. Plants absorb CO2 and release oxygen. Without oxygen we, and our fish, starve. So what would an abundance of CO2 do to the fish in a tank with both plants and fish?
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Post by angel on Sept 15, 2009 12:24:47 GMT -6
Oh, and for that matter--what does Flourish Iron do to fish? Iron's metal. Don't we try to eliminate metal? I had a problem with the one tank I put flourish in occasionally. Everything was fine until a few days ago and all of a sudden my fish started dying. I have just a few left and moved them. Dennis cleaned out the tank and found a few rust marks on the bottom glass, but no metal pieces. Could this have been something to do with the flourish?
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Post by jgentry on Sept 15, 2009 13:29:42 GMT -6
CO2 used properly is no damger to your fish. When you are in proper balance the plants will literally bubble out pure O2.
Lots of people have reported fish deaths using flourish. I personally have never had an issue with it and I use it on my discus tank. I prefer using plant tabs though and only use a small amount of the liquid. Almost all fertilizer have iron, the plants need it, water in the wild has iron as well.
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