Cheap plants, less nitrate! POTHOS
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Are they in a part of your tank that has good flow? Needs flow
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Yea. they sit right in front of the output nozzle of my XP4.
Nice!
That must have been a very stressed plant then. Stick at it or try another. out of the 2 plants I got one is finally starting to grow, but the other took off after a couple weeks. Maybe a little added light too!
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Nice!
I guess all it needed was some sun light
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The added light definitely helps the growth, although ambient light is still sufficient.
Wow they look healthy, like the length on those bad boys.
Is it dirt substrate? I would clean the roots and remember to snip an inch off the end of the roots, this will help it acclimate faster and re grow the necessary aqua roots, then you can just fill the pots back up with pea or aquarium gravel, like I did on page one!
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Can't really submerge these though unless they go in my sump:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...w-sump-finally-set-up-)&p=6162033#post6162033
Can't get them in the hood and the Silvber dollars destroyed my last plant
May just setup an above tank refugium thing like I said... Just need to find a suitable pot
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...w-sump-finally-set-up-)&p=6162033#post6162033
Can't get them in the hood and the Silvber dollars destroyed my last plant
May just setup an above tank refugium thing like I said... Just need to find a suitable pot
Put it in the sump for sure then, good water flow! Just grab a soap holder or shower caddy thing from Walmart with suction cups, the roots will dangle I'm the water, won't need substrate
Walmart has many different kinds and styles!
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Updates! These have been saving not only my life but my bass' lives as well... My fx5 broke a while back and was down for a few days and I lost all my beneficial bacteria. So I'm currently re-cycling the tank which means...: no water changes untill it's fully cycled. So although nitrates are still a bit high its bearable for everyone.
Here they are some without the extra light and one with
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Here they are some without the extra light and one with
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First off, your substrate and decor will also contain some bb, and the fact that your reading nitrates means your ammonia is still being converted to nitrite then to nitrate meaning you have both bb!
Also, you can still do small 15-20% wc in the mean time and it won't effect the cycling process but like I said before if your reading nitrates then your fine, ammonia and nitrite are much more toxic to fish, did you test those levels? If you have any ppm of each you need to do a 20% wc ASAP!
Anyways, tank looks good and I love the pothos, they are a great addition to any aquarium! Cheers
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