DIY Presurized CO2 start

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    Sunday was day 21, so 3 weeks, i did start dosing last week, but not every day. I was advised about ferts the first few days to skip, luckily
     
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    That is cool then but go slow on the dosing for the first week you could always start with half the dosage for the first week or two and then you can go full dosage.

    But you must really rather look at EI dosing 50% wc on your tank is not that much. EI dosing is hectic cheap Salpetre(Nitrates) @ Dischem R14.95 Nature "No Salt"(Potassium) R17.95 and Lenolax (Phosphates) @R25 for 130ml bottle this will last you very long.
     
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    Just got seachem, the rest I needed. 20130723_174805.jpg . I will be doing 10% every 2nd day or maybe more . @hviviers75 thanks for the help btw . Ja first 2 weeks I havnt used ferts, ill bo doing the minimum ferts on flourish for now .

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    New fish , 4 cardinals , 4 cherrie barbs , 3 celebe rainbows :noworry: Just hope the plants sorts themselfes out
     
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    So update . total of 10 cardinals now, 6 Celebes rainbows , 5 cherrie barbs, 2 flying foxes .
    Plants is looking much better but still struggling with gsa
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    Ek dink dit lyk goed. Hou van die skakerings wat nou begin deurkom op die plante. Oor 'n week of twee gaan dit stunning lyk.

    Die groen alge wat jy kry, kan dit nie wees omdat die tank baie natuurlike lig kry nie? Het eendag iets erens gelees van alge en sonlig maar net die gedagte het vasgesteek en nie veel verder nie. Kan dalk die oplees werd wees.

    Jy moet bietjie 'n nader foto van jou celebes probeer neem, sal graan wil sien hoe lyk hulle in lewende lywe.
     
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    Ek sal my bes probeer later, hulle is onsetende besige visse, en die nuwe cherrie barb skool saam met hulle. Die tank kry nie direkte sonlig nie, in somer behoort hy te kry maar dan skyf ek somer die tank of iets. So sover twyvel ek dis sonlig. Sal maar dophou en loer wat gebeur
     
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    Hoop die fotos is okey, daar is die cherrie barb wat lyk my glo hys n celebes

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    Lol! Ek het 'n platy wat op en af saam met my corys probeer swem! Ook nogal iets om te sien! Dink ons moet 'n thread begin oor visse met identiteitskrisisse!

    Jou plante lyk vir my regtig baie beter. Hulle begin "vars" lyk. Dink oor 'n week of wat gaan jy nie jou eie tank herken nie! Die kleure op jou repens is net so mooi.

    Die fotos is mooi. Dis regtig pratige vissies. Hulle was laasweek op die stocklist en toe ek op die nuwe lys vanoggend kyk weer niks. Dink hulle sal mooi lyk saam my ander rainbows. Dink jy hulle sal crossbreed?
     
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    Nice choice of fish for the tank! I've always loved cardinals and cherries. Those Celebes are also stunning fish!
     
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    Thanks, jap i love them all, the big cherrie i had to take, he was all alone one sided in the lps and great looking, there is still one type of rainbow my lps doesnt want to sell, but ill get it someway, karing karing karing lol. Dinky ek weet glad nie, ek ken hul nie so goed nie.... Ja die een oog cherrie doen dit ook meestal,maar hy is pal tussen die flying foxes. I do hope the plant will be better, i see great growth on vallis aswell as on the ambulia, so flourish must be working for me
     
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    Removed all the polysperma , do hope it looks better.
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    The algea on this plant did seem as gsa but also some other type, but seems to be clearing ufter I had done a 40% wc Fryday

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    Dit lyk regtig baie goed! Die wallichii het mooi in hulle plek ingepas! Dink dit gaan stunning lyk as alles begin ingroei!

    Watse plant het jy aan die regterkant voor die klip? As dit Hygrophilia Difformis is sal jy dit dalk moet skuif (myne staan al 30cm hoog so dit gaan jou view na jou agterste plante veral jou wallichii heeltemal blok). Miskien so bietjie meer regs en agtertoe, omtrent langs die klip of aan die linkerkantste hoek agter.
     
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    Ek het gedink an regs van die klip, maar iets is nog nie reg met hulle nie, groei baie sleg, dink hulle sal nou begin optel... Ek glo so, ja, ek sien reeds nuwe blare by wallichii , sal hulle mooi dophou, soos ek se, al gebeur wat solank hulle net servive, great plant , foto wys nie maar real life lyk soveel beter
     
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    Ek sien die punte van die wallichii wys nuwe groei! Dit is regtig 'n stunning plant - vandat ek gesien het hoe dit vertoon in 'n tank. Voor dit het ek REGTIG gedink dis le-lik! Lol! Ek sukkel nog my alie af aan die kant met die alge. Noudat dit besluit het dit los die groot tank so 'n bietjie het dit my betta tank invade!!!!
     
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    Haha, praat so, my betta tank is net so vieslik van die alge, ek beplan om hom oor te bou maar die materiaal sal amper R200 seker kos, sos perspex maar is harder, wil filter agtertoe skyf en 8 spasies maak, volgende maand gaan ek try teel, maar my rooi male bou weer nes so hys dalk eerste.. Ek hoop my alge hier raak beter, dink ek moet maar van 30% weer na 50% wc gaan, sal maar kyk, en ja daar is wragties nuwe groei, ekt lunch gekyk, en hy is nog solid rooi.... :rofl:
     
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    @Marius Swart

    Hallo!

    Jy praat hier van ander rainbows waarna jy soek, watter is dit?
     
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    Im not sure neither is he :suspicious: that's why he doesn't want to sell them :flute: karing al vir seker 2 maande , hulle is al amper adults
     
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    Quick question... I also have a T5 (not sure about the wattage), and placed some lillies and what not in on Friday. This is how they look now :worried:
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    Is this what you refer to as melting? (sorry, everyone throws terms arround here - not much examples going about) :bigsmile: I did a DIY CO2 quickly this evening (Yeast + Sugar) but I would definately need something better long term to get my plants (and tank) where I want it. Time to start reading this thread front to back!

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    I hear good things about diy co2 but i would ssay presurized co2 so much easier, just expencive.That plant looks to me like java fern and it needs to be tied to a rock or wood. Do you dose ferts? @cknipe
     
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