Cheap plants, less nitrate! POTHOS

[TakeNotes]

Thanks again F1 and thanks for reading the book I wrote you.lol I will take ur advice and do two 40% w/c weekly. Besides upgrading the pump on my 2250 I may also be purchasing a 2260 from a user here this weekend. If I have 7$ bucks left over I will invest in a pothos again and keep u guys posted. Will try the cloning method tho this time.:thumbup:

 

[F1 VET]

Thanks again F1 and thanks for reading the book I wrote you.lol I will take ur advice and do two 40% w/c weekly. Besides upgrading the pump on my 2250 I may also be purchasing a 2260 from a user here this weekend. If I have 7$ bucks left over I will invest in a pothos again and keep u guys posted. Will try the cloning method tho this time.:thumbup:

No problem at all, imo your filtration is adequate, once your tank stabilizes it will be fine as long as you keep up on wc and maintenance!

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[F1 VET]

Been busy, haven't tested in 2 weeks or so, was going to do a 50% wc today on my 125 gal w/ 5 adult red belly Piranha:

fed them 5lg shrimps yesterday and a few handfuls of NLS earlier in the week, so I thought id test before I did a 60gal wc, here are my results:

5-10ppm nitrates no need to change, just a simple 5 gal top off! :beer:

Plant is growing rapidly:

Great roots:

Couldn't be happier, hope most of you have exp the same great results!
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[szymon328]

I love those numbers! That's absolutely incredible and I really hoped that the plants would be able to do that! Turns out nature did provide us with answers to everything


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[F1 VET]

I love those numbers! That's absolutely incredible and I really hoped that the plants would be able to do that! Turns out nature did provide us with answers to everything


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+1

I'm so happy to have achieved these numbers!
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[soupa2]

hey F1 if the plants dies and would it pollute the water?? my plants are dying.. from home depot 10 pot i only left with $2 worth..

 

[F1 VET]

hey F1 if the plants dies and would it pollute the water?? my plants are dying.. from home depot 10 pot i only left with $2 worth..

I always pluck the yellow leaves, once their 50% yellow its best to discard them so the plant can focus energy on the existing green leaves!

Tips for a healthy plant:
-snip roots 1-2" before placing in tank
-pick an area of the tank where water flows
-if ambient light isn't abundant add a cheap cfl
-pick dead yellowing leaves every couple days
-if your tank has little to no nitrate it has no food
-make sure tank is cycled
-make sure leaves aren't submerged

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[ExoticGREEN]

Is there somthing wrong when you do a 50% WC and the nitrate levels are still the same??? For me after the Wc the nitrate somehow drops down which is weird.(after a couple days)
does that mean my sump is not fully cycled?

Is it possible to the pothos in a sump?

Kai

 

[smoosh]

Is there somthing wrong when you do a 50% WC and the nitrate levels are still the same??? For me after the Wc the nitrate somehow drops down which is weird.(after a couple days)
does that mean my sump is not fully cycled?

Is it possible to the pothos in a sump?

Kai

Nitrates should drop after a waterchange. If they are still the same after do a few smaller ones a few days after.. Maybe a 20% each day for 2-3 days and that'll knock em down. Are you vacuuming the gravel during water changes?


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[szymon328]

Is there somthing wrong when you do a 50% WC and the nitrate levels are still the same??? For me after the Wc the nitrate somehow drops down which is weird.(after a couple days)
does that mean my sump is not fully cycled?

Is it possible to the pothos in a sump?

Kai

It might be that your water source is high in nitrate, run a test on ur water before replenishing ur tank and see if that contains nitrates


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