Mine is 124 at the substrate under the light. Tested with a PAR meter.
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Journal Advanced planted tank - Lean dosing experience
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If you have a spare head on a dosing pump, you can rig up something that tops up enough to kinda sorta function like a top off. You just have to tune how much to dose to offset evaporation.
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Day 168 - 5 months
So far doing good without return of the filamentous nightmare. Added some new plants with the recent stable parameters.
Added some Buce TC Brownie ghost 2011 from APF. Dennis warned me that it might not get the nice dark color with the TC, but let’s see.
My nemesis has been the Ludwigea Arcuata which failed to take off 3 times before (2x tc, 1x emersed) , trying it again now with the stable parameters. Removed much of the rotala tulunadensis and placed this in the center. Let’s see if it takes off.
Interesting to see how the Blyxa Japonica is an indicator plant for PAR. The newer leaves are now green with the lowered PAR around 50. Probably going to use this in future setups to say that I might be having too much light when the Blyxa turns red. Read it first from @Dennis Wong - How to grow Blyxa japonica
Finally, last but not the least, got to install the Rocco holder for the Chihiros auto doser. Thank you @Naturescapes_Rocco
Love them! Very sleek
So far doing good without return of the filamentous nightmare. Added some new plants with the recent stable parameters.
Added some Buce TC Brownie ghost 2011 from APF. Dennis warned me that it might not get the nice dark color with the TC, but let’s see.
My nemesis has been the Ludwigea Arcuata which failed to take off 3 times before (2x tc, 1x emersed) , trying it again now with the stable parameters. Removed much of the rotala tulunadensis and placed this in the center. Let’s see if it takes off.
Interesting to see how the Blyxa Japonica is an indicator plant for PAR. The newer leaves are now green with the lowered PAR around 50. Probably going to use this in future setups to say that I might be having too much light when the Blyxa turns red. Read it first from @Dennis Wong - How to grow Blyxa japonica
Finally, last but not the least, got to install the Rocco holder for the Chihiros auto doser. Thank you @Naturescapes_Rocco
Love them! Very sleek
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techman81
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Lookin good!
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I remember your tank having some tall Pogostemon decannensis, did they ever grow out of the water ? I am hoping to see if some of my stems would.
techman81
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Oh yes, once it get's going, it's definitely a grower. I've trimmed mine many times and even got to where it was time to pull the original stems and start with just new cuttings which, in fact, is what I just did again on my show tank. Some stems, after a number of trimmings, will start to put more growth into additional side stems and grow more full that vertical. I've never let mine grow so tall though that they flower. I should try that with the current stems.
