"Exotic Roots" Standard 55 journal

Dennis Singh

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standard 55g aquarium


wet/dry filter


marine land led 48" light fixture


ada africana substrate


co2 injecting high bubble count rate via inline atomizer


around 75% ro, 25% tap water


photoperiod 6 hours a day, 12:00pm to 6:pm


co2 on from 11:00 till 5:30 done manually


water changes range and vary


no fauna, 2 amanos/1 common killifish taken to the sump or co2


fertilization routine constantly changing


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Dennis Singh

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fauna: snails


flora:


1 stem or 1stem +


bucephalandras:


buce jade green


buce brownie satan


buce theia green leaves


buce theia dark leaves


buce brownie blackhole


buce giant catherine


buce brownie blue


buce brownie purple green


buce blue mini


buce kapas adinde


buce opera mini


buce valentine


buce upper ghost


buce black label


buce pink lady


stems:


ludwigia white


eriocaulon sectaceum


syngonanthus belem


syngonanthus lago grande


syngonathus madeira


syngonanthus sao gabriel


syngonanthus rio negro 2006


syngonanthus rio negro giant


eriocaulon and crypts:


erio vietnam


erio ratagnirouni


syngonanthus bolivia 2010


crypt nurrii mutated phanang


crypt metalic red


crypt green gecko


unknown crypt


Echinodorus aflame


mosses


mini weeping


weeping


spikey


casticostello panti johr malaysia


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You will note that the bright green stems you like and the deeper purples and blue hues of the Buce contrast.


Something to ponder when designing the layout. Buces do very well in soil.
 

Dennis Singh

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I'm getting a lot of buce leaves melting and decaying off and floating. Daily it seems, mostly the buces on glued to the wood. The more exotic ones, compared to the ones in the substrate are doing a lot better. The ones especially closer to the light seem to be doing the worst. I think I have co2 right but I don't dose, but i do use water from the other tank with the fresh amazonia. There isn't much N in africana so i don't think. I have dosed before, I'm on the on's and off's on dosing. There is too much debate. And since what i have left of my s grades are in this tank, i'm very skeptical.


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Dennis Singh

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So apparently I got this algae called Rhizoclonium. Algae fix won't kill it. Work will though. WC, jugs and jugs of 5 gallons


My rio negro 2006 began to melt. I'm not understanding these S grade syngonanthus. Said to be sensitive to water change, i guess i see it because of the melt, but not really in the sao g.
 

Dennis Singh

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and then about a few hrs after lights off


so keep working it, and i can eradicate it, but thats not the root


root is probably lighting and the mist point positions, lighting was upped 7 hrs from 6, now I set to 5 and 1/2 starting today.


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I pump enough co2 to easily gas 1 amano in the entire tank