Eclipse 3G - Page 2

shade2dope · 03-10-2008, 03:01 PM

I just called up to lfs(not a chain store) and the guy said that right now what he would recomend was Rotala Indica.Would this be fine?He also said that he thought Hemianthus callitrichoides would be better for me then dwarf hairgrass.

**JustOneMore20** · 03-10-2008, 03:27 PM

Rotala rotundifolia (alot of people call it indica, but its almost always rotundifolia) would be fine. Its a stem plant, so you'll be cutting and replanting alot until you don't have room in the tank anymore.

I would not recommend HC unless you are going to dose ferts in the tank (potassium, nitrates, micro nutrients) because it will not thrive without ferts. Dwarf hairgrass has a better chance of thriving IME than HC without ferts......but it would do better with it.

That is if you can get atleast a 20w daylight bulb (for the hairgrass).

fishbguy · 03-11-2008, 04:29 AM

I have some rotala indica(what I bought it as) in my 10 gallon, and it grows like a weed. I wouldn't recomend it for your tank, just because it grows so quickly. but if you have a new tank for it as it grows, go for it.

shade2dope · 03-11-2008, 09:06 AM

well I already got it.lol. I also went and got the right light.26w daylight 6500k I got a 2 pack for $7.44.

shade2dope · 03-11-2008, 02:30 PM

Is it normal for the plant to kinda bend to the side.Will they ever grow stright up?Maybe it had something to do with the light at the lfs.

trashion · 03-11-2008, 02:33 PM

Mine bend slightly when they grow. I think it's just the way they grow...thinking of replacing them with something else.

**JustOneMore20** · 03-11-2008, 03:21 PM

Yeah, some stem plants have a lean to them.

shade2dope · 03-11-2008, 03:49 PM

I got a bundle of maybe 15.Should I keep it one bunch or into a few smaller?

**JustOneMore20** · 03-11-2008, 04:38 PM

Spread them out......you can plant 3-4 stems at a time and make a group, but I wouldn't plant the whole 15 stems in one bunch. Give them a little space.

shade2dope · 03-11-2008, 06:09 PM

I figured...That what I got them like 15 in one bunch held by a lead wieght thing.

fishbguy · 03-11-2008, 06:52 PM

they grow ALOT faster when seperated. FYI.

shade2dope · 03-14-2008, 03:40 PM

When I got home today I had white stuff on plants and tank.What is it some sort of algue???Any help on how to remove it.

**JustOneMore20** · 03-14-2008, 03:43 PM

You have any DIY CO2 going into the tank? If so, make sure its not yeast/sugar......you'd know if it was though....smells nasty.

Can you take a picture of it?

shade2dope · 03-14-2008, 05:22 PM

once the batterys charge I can take pics.I have a check vaule on it its not the mixture.Its fuzzy,if that helps.

shade2dope · 03-14-2008, 06:44 PM

I cant get a good pic to where you can see it so I look around to see if anyone else has had this problem.

**JustOneMore20** · 03-15-2008, 10:44 AM

That's weird. And you have no fish or shrimp, right? So you haven't been feeding anything.....hmm. Try to pick it out or siphon it out (airline works good for small tanks, but you'll have to start the siphon yourself by sucking on the end.......). Hopefully it won't come back, whatever it is.

emc7 · 03-15-2008, 12:06 PM

White and fuzzy is usually fungus. Did it have dead leaves? Something else the fungus could eat?

shade2dope · 03-15-2008, 01:07 PM

No the plants are good I not sure what it Iam going to try to remove all of it and see what happens.

shade2dope · 03-17-2008, 04:22 PM

Any Ideas????Its all over the glass and plants.I cleaned off but it didnt help,It came back worse.Should I break down the tank?

shade2dope · 03-18-2008, 02:42 PM

emc if it was fungas how could I get rid of it? sorry for post in a row but I dont what this is and dont want the tank to go to crap.if anyone has anyideas or know someone who would please tell me.

03-10-2008, 03:01 PM	#21
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	I just called up to lfs(not a chain store) and the guy said that right now what he would recomend was Rotala Indica.Would this be fine?He also said that he thought Hemianthus callitrichoides would be better for me then dwarf hairgrass. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika) Last edited by shade2dope; 03-10-2008 at 03:04 PM.

03-10-2008, 03:27 PM	#22
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	Rotala rotundifolia (alot of people call it indica, but its almost always rotundifolia) would be fine. Its a stem plant, so you'll be cutting and replanting alot until you don't have room in the tank anymore. I would not recommend HC unless you are going to dose ferts in the tank (potassium, nitrates, micro nutrients) because it will not thrive without ferts. Dwarf hairgrass has a better chance of thriving IME than HC without ferts......but it would do better with it. That is if you can get atleast a 20w daylight bulb (for the hairgrass). __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-11-2008, 04:29 AM	#23
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,892	I have some rotala indica(what I bought it as) in my 10 gallon, and it grows like a weed. I wouldn't recomend it for your tank, just because it grows so quickly. but if you have a new tank for it as it grows, go for it. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

03-11-2008, 09:06 AM	#24
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	well I already got it.lol. I also went and got the right light.26w daylight 6500k I got a 2 pack for $7.44. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-11-2008, 02:30 PM	#25
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	Is it normal for the plant to kinda bend to the side.Will they ever grow stright up?Maybe it had something to do with the light at the lfs. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

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03-11-2008, 02:33 PM	#26
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,332	Mine bend slightly when they grow. I think it's just the way they grow...thinking of replacing them with something else. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

03-11-2008, 03:21 PM	#27
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	Yeah, some stem plants have a lean to them. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-11-2008, 03:49 PM	#28
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	I got a bundle of maybe 15.Should I keep it one bunch or into a few smaller? __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-11-2008, 04:38 PM	#29
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	Spread them out......you can plant 3-4 stems at a time and make a group, but I wouldn't plant the whole 15 stems in one bunch. Give them a little space. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-11-2008, 06:09 PM	#30
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	I figured...That what I got them like 15 in one bunch held by a lead wieght thing. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-11-2008, 06:52 PM	#31
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,892	they grow ALOT faster when seperated. FYI. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

03-14-2008, 03:40 PM	#32
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	When I got home today I had white stuff on plants and tank.What is it some sort of algue???Any help on how to remove it. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-14-2008, 03:43 PM	#33
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	You have any DIY CO2 going into the tank? If so, make sure its not yeast/sugar......you'd know if it was though....smells nasty. Can you take a picture of it? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-14-2008, 05:22 PM	#34
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	once the batterys charge I can take pics.I have a check vaule on it its not the mixture.Its fuzzy,if that helps. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-14-2008, 06:44 PM	#35
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	I cant get a good pic to where you can see it so I look around to see if anyone else has had this problem. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-15-2008, 10:44 AM	#36
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,592	That's weird. And you have no fish or shrimp, right? So you haven't been feeding anything.....hmm. Try to pick it out or siphon it out (airline works good for small tanks, but you'll have to start the siphon yourself by sucking on the end.......). Hopefully it won't come back, whatever it is. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

03-15-2008, 12:06 PM	#37
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,304	White and fuzzy is usually fungus. Did it have dead leaves? Something else the fungus could eat?

03-15-2008, 01:07 PM	#38
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	No the plants are good I not sure what it Iam going to try to remove all of it and see what happens. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-17-2008, 04:22 PM	#39
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	Any Ideas????Its all over the glass and plants.I cleaned off but it didnt help,It came back worse.Should I break down the tank? __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-18-2008, 02:42 PM	#40
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 371	emc if it was fungas how could I get rid of it? sorry for post in a row but I dont what this is and dont want the tank to go to crap.if anyone has anyideas or know someone who would please tell me. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

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