Lucky 13

Yeah not sure how it got into the tank .. does do a nice edge on the glass.

Later Ferdie

 

Any idea what type it is? Looks quite nice

 

not really ... truth is have not even tried to submerge it ..



Later Ferdie

 

if it is Tayloria serrata it should be aquatic of some sorts ... need to dig at some point.

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Whatever it is, looks very nice!

 

Massive die down on the shelf ... suspect it it lack of light since the sun is now all but gone.

Need to fit a 600mm tube for winter.

Later Ferdie

Hi Ferdie

Noticed the same thing in my sunroom
are you installing a sunlight box
temp of my water as dropped by 10 deg

 

@reuben hmmm you might be onto something .. or rather leading me down a different path of thinking.

Room temperature has not been swinging that wild and it is gradual increase / decrease.


But the shelf only gets water when I put the lights on ... now that causes a temp "spike"



Wonder if that shock to the roots is enough to make them suffer ?

Not sure what I am doing this winter - waiting for inspiration to strike.

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Kaizen - first we add some light see what changes in the growth.

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Hopping to see heads up on these guys these evening.





Sure the 2ft tube is a bit short, but it will do to prove the point.

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Sitting in-front of Lucky 13 now ... appreciating how well it has recovered.



and a bit surprised at the color the buce has developed



And then the shelf seems to be looking a bit better with the extra light



and I have submerged growth ... looks way different



The BN are still doing a great job



Even if it is hard to get photo's of them



Can you spot the seven that are feasting on this rock below



Later Ferdie

 

Or shot in a video form ...

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Very cool.
Your tanks always have so much going on. Bet you can lose time just staring into them.

 

Thanks .. yeah will try and shoot more shorts .. maybe one day it will be a full length action film ;-)

Sure do ... esp in the mornings, I need to stick to a routine if I do a feed or - ja well hour later and I am stuck in traffic.

Later Ferdie

 

So green! Awesome work

How is algae fighting going? Plecs seem to be working. Personally I just grabbed some peroxide now for BBA

 

Very nice! Keep up the good work!

 

Yeah that is what all but annihilated the tank a few weeks ago ... since the die out and recover I have not spotted any BBA or other algae.

See https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/lucky-13.1189/page-22#post-384168

Later Ferdie

 

Got the old sonoff out ...





Clearly it has not been plugged in for a while ;-)



Want to see if I can get a bit more growth from the buce - so upping the temp a bit.



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Tested and moved to Lucky13



starting of a low of 19.4 ... so keen to see how long it takes to get to 22.

Later Ferdie

 

Happened to spot this dude .. for the first time in many many months ... man it has grown.



And the size of that mouth ..


it really did not want to give me a nice mughshot



Houston we might have a problem if they all get this big




They look so small and innocent



I think this is mommy .. and baby is catching a ride



Later Ferdie

 

Lots and lots of plecos! What a monster

 

I just got my first fish yesterday a baby bristlenose they are really cute. I put it into the 3ft that I now call the oros tank because of the Mopani won't stop leaching tanins.
It's been really good at going at the algae but it's name is going to have to be poop machine with what its accomplished in just 24hours.