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Originally Posted by Tom Barr
Two things, you need like 4-8X as many plants and the tank's CO2 was terrible not too long ago, but some decent growth from the stem plants in recent times suggest you may have done some much needed work on the tank there.
Those leaves cannot be saved, even if the algae came off, they look ratty.
May as well export the algae that's there, buy a lot more plants etc.
Regards,
Tom Barr
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Boy, I can tell I still have a LOT to learn! The stem plants do seem to grow a little faster now in the last few days. Soon we'll be dosing with EI and away we go. I wanted to make sure things started growing well before I bought more plants, but maybe that's the wrong way to think about it.
Be "export the algae," are you saying get rid of all the plants or at least trim off all the stuff that has algae on it?
Is it a bad idea to start dosing, let it start growing first, and THEN trim, dispose and buy new stuff?
(I am reading almost exclusively here on your site now a couple hours a day, so I am trying to put the research effort in, as well as ask some of these questions. It just takes so much to absorb all of this as well as finding it. Love your site. Very glad I subscribed. Definitely expect to become lifetime member.)
Thanks,
kazooless
55g, Rena Filstar xP3, 2x40watt t12 (ODNA x2) & 1 38watt t5, Hagen CO2 diy type kit w/home brew yeast & Barr Venturi Reactor, Red Sea CO2 indicator, Flourite Substrate
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