Gilles

Work in progress, still not happy with the results although my plants seem to look healthy






A few hours later:

Gilles

A few days later, look at the limno gigantea

Gilles

Did a waterchange yesterday to slowly get my KH to be 3 and also lowering my PH at thesame time to be 6.2 (giving me between ~29 and ~82 ppm co2 which should be good). Right now my KH is approx. 4.5 i think.

Only problem i am facing right now is that my blyxa japonica (you don't see it due to the bad lightning) isn't growing tall and my limno isn't growing wider; although i am giving 210ml/week of trace which should be 50mls/week according to the 'default' specs on the bottle.

CrimsonTsavo

This is a really neat tank. can't help you with the algae problems; just wanted to compliment your hard/intricate work.

gonathan85

I just read through this whole journal.

Amazing.

Submit some photos and journalism to a popular science magazine!

Gilles

Thankx all! Have to trim tonight. The plants are already reaching the surface....

berniekooi

Very impressive setup.

Luc

Hello Gilles, how are you doing in cold Netherlands?
Was reading a bit on your thread, trying to catch out details that I missed before.
Came accross your question for the Rotala Macrandra Pink and did a quick search. Have you ever tried this company: http://www.borneofish.co.id
Seem to have a good selection. I don't order anything online, and got more into growing plants, then exchanging sprouts with my local shops to get better / other plants.
Slowly getting to finish my 99G tank. Still many things to do, but as with you, very little time. Thailand is nice except for the 6 day working weeks I have here. Sigh.

Another one, your computer controlling the tank...heheee that one again. Any chance you want to share some on that? You're using linux, but what are you using it for? Only light? Or also measuring and dosing CO2 and ferts with it?

Would love to get something like that installed as well, still got time to sort that out. Hope you can give some directions on it.

Have a nice weekend and enjoy the holidays...

Luc

Luc

Hello Gilles,

I finally got my epoxy done. It's hard as glass and not tacky or anything anymore.
Now, after filling up with water, it slowly turns white....sigh.
Emptying the tank, and the epoxy turns clear again.
Just wondering, what type of epoxy did you use?
Do you have specificatons on type and hardener used?

Epoxy I'm using is PC600 with 0.5% hardener and 0.03% Cobalt.
It has short drying time, takes about 15 minutes after adding the hardener to becoming gel and not able to use any more.

Hope you can enlighten me on the epoxy you used....

Thanks and late but still, best wishes for 2010...

Kind regards,
Luc

Tex Gal

Have you upped your ferts as your plant mass has increased? If growth slows that's usually the first place to start looking.