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Post by pem on Aug 19, 2006 20:29:56 GMT -5
Top view Front view it's a 10 gallon tank with two 24" 40 watt bulbs. The plants starting from the back left going clockwise are, N. x coccinea, empty pot , D. Spatulata, D. adelea, D. muscipula, D. Capensis, and lastly N. x maxima(unsure on this one). The bottom of the tank is covered in live sphagnum and it is open topped. And I need to clean the glass and water it lol.
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Post by sdeering on Aug 20, 2006 8:28:10 GMT -5
What are you watering with? By the marks on the glass the h2o loooks like its got some hardness to it. Make shure you use very pure water. Stephen
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Post by Flytrap on Aug 21, 2006 0:57:52 GMT -5
Yes... Stephen is right. There appears to be a lot of mineral deposits as a result of hard water...on your glass surface (or it may just before some of the chemical residue from your anti-fungal spray if you used it). Hard water will first kill your sphag, then will rot away at the plant roots...opening the door to fungus, rot, bacterial and soil gnats. Because it's below the surface of the growing medium, you won't know until it's too late...usually takes about 18 months before complete annihilation takes in. Use distilled water or rain water.
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