Glosso + H.C

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  1. solex69

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    Ola

    Yesterday I setup a small 'lil tank to grow glosso & H.C. *Kinda got the inspiration from Rowland/Ross*

    I put riversand in the tank and underneath it I have the gunk that that got out of my 1.2m tank's HOB when I cleaned it yesterday. There should be some nutrients in it to compliment the substrate.
    I pressed the riversand very tightly as I do not want a loose-laying substrate that goes every easily.

    I only added 2 small pieces of glosso into the tank as well as 1 small piece H.C (literally 1 'leaf' if I can put it to you that way). There's only enough water to cover the plants.

    No filtration at all
    No heating at all
    No CO2 at all

    Just one 6200k T8 tube fixed on the tank

    Added some of Prof's drops, so now let's wait and see what comes of this

    Here are some pics (again, apologies....was taken with phone)

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    Will keep you posted on proceedings

    PS - Many thanks to Henk for the tank & Gert for the light tube :bigsmile:

    Cheers
    Dale
     
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    Can't wait to see the results on this one...
     
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    Yip, me neither. Good luck Dale - if the plants stand any chance it is with you:blink1:
     
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    solex69

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    Ok....just for the heck of it, I've added riccia to the group. I've placed a small pot in the corner of the tank with a smallish piece of riccia attached to it. Water level is just creeping into the riccia (not showing in below pic). I've not used any string or elastic bands to secure the riccia. Here's a pic

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    update time Dale.....
     
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    yeah i agree, im also keen to see whats happened with this experiment!
     
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    solex69

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    Glosso started to grow, HC still status quo. The growth is slow, but there is life :)

    Riccia has started showing some growth and attached itself to the clay pot.

    I'll be getting myself some liquid CO2 for this lil tank soon...wanna see just how it'll grow then.

    Will post pics over the weekend.
     
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    does this Liquid Co2 come with consultancy fees?
     
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    solex69

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    lol, ok....this consultancy fee trip is going a bit overboard now. Let's put that in the closet :)
     
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    Its actually getting stupid!
     
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    whaaaaat? i was just offering to go get it for a small fee.... :D
     
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    solex69

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    pics as promised

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    Wow Dale - the growth since I last saw them, was it 2 weeks ago?, is phenominal!
     
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    solex69

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    ...considering that there's only water, light & ferts in there, yes...the growth is phenominal :) lol
     
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    JaguarCichlid Jaguar Cichlid

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    damn, i had to go back to the first page to compare, what ferts are you using???

    Steroids?? I want some!!!
     
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    solex69

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    Prof Bellstedt's plant food that he developed. Works like a dream it does
     
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    JaguarCichlid Jaguar Cichlid

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    I think he said in his last post that he was overseas for a few weeks, do you know who stocks his muti??
     
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    solex69

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    Not commercial yet, so you'll have to order from him directly.
     
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    From the reviews here, its good poison
    Will PM him in a week or two
     

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