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Recent content by Phil_1983

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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Good to know. I just added a small amount.
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Yes, I know. :) I was thinking that I have the right one, because it works pretty well in the other tank.
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Okay, thanks. In fact, I already worked through the duckweed index, but I guess I am still too blind to identify the causes :). The "melting" of the limnobium did really confuse me. Too bad, I really like the h. aristata. Especially the roots. Would you go for trying to raise Mg first and...
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Ok, thanks, I will do as you say. I was cutting a little bit short on the botanicals, because the wood is tinting the water so much, that i really are at the point of too dark water. But maybe this is just subjective :)
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Okay, thanks. Parameters: EC: between 25 and 40 us/cm, depending on what day after wc you are measuring. pH - drop test: around 6 No3 - I get different readings, but it is usally low. Between nothing and 1 ppm KH - Not detectable with drop test (switches color with the first drop) GH - I have...
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    Deficiency symptoms in H. leucocephala – magnesium or iron deficiency?

    Hello everyone, I have a problem in my larger tank, the 240-liter aquarium. Ever since I set it up, my plants have been dying off, especially the floating plants. Limnobium laevigatum and hygroryza aristata in particular. Today I noticed that I can clearly see the leaf veins on the floating H...
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    any experience with Apistogramma mendezi ?

    I once had them (1,1) in a 175 litre tank with dense plant growth with pH around 6 and ec in the 90 to 120 us/cm. They spawned in there but the fry never became free swimming. I had the "Santa isabel" Form. At least they were sold as such. There was more aggression between them than...
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    'lipstick' pencilfish ??

    Beautiful fish!
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    Sexing Macmasteri and its morph

    Cool! I am really glad that it worked out for you. Sounds like a nice fish you got there. Just in case it was a parasite, I'd keep an eye on the female too. It might be nothing, but since they were together for a while, the other fish could have been affected as well.
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    Emerse Echinodorus on balkony?!?

    Okay, sound good. I guess I will give it a try :) Thanks.
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    Emerse Echinodorus on balkony?!?

    How do you grow them? Like bromeliads? As epiphytes?
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    Finally found a store that had Apistogramma in stock!

    Yeah, well... it is a nice fish, though :)
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    Finally found a store that had Apistogramma in stock!

    Oh boy....Didn't see it.
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