Advice Needed: New Azalia Root Position in Tank
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Lydia, can you trim some moss for me and maybe help me on Sun? Brian
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Gonefishy wrote: Hooray!!! Forgive my excitement but the root is already waterlogged!!! Only a few days to get the job done! Kept soaking it in joining hot baths or close on boiling at least. Waterlogged in 5 days.....
Lydia, can you trim some moss for me and maybe help me on Sun? Brian
Mine was done in nothing but cold water. Maybe the hot water makes all the difference
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LemonJelly wrote:
Gonefishy wrote: Hooray!!! Forgive my excitement but the root is already waterlogged!!! Only a few days to get the job done! Kept soaking it in joining hot baths or close on boiling at least. Waterlogged in 5 days.....
Lydia, can you trim some moss for me and maybe help me on Sun? Brian
Mine was done in nothing but cold water. Maybe the hot water makes all the difference
I think it does Lemon! Darren gave me the heads up on this. I believe the got water and temperature 'opens up' the wood and increases it's absorptive capacity- well it's no longer floating which is great, as now I don't need rocks, suckers or anything else.....happy days...
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Gonefishy wrote: Hooray!!! Forgive my excitement but the root is already waterlogged!!! Only a few days to get the job done! Kept soaking it in joining hot baths or close on boiling at least. Waterlogged in 5 days.....
Lydia, can you trim some moss for me and maybe help me on Sun? Brian
Ah nice tip, I should know this when mine!.
Yeah Sunday it's ok I'll trim the moss tomorrow, about what time more or less?
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LemonJelly wrote: Ah, the joys of being a fishkeeper. No one outside the hobby will truly understand why a piece of wood not floating makes us so happy
LOL hilarious!
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Let me know ! Philippe.
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I soaked mine in a bin outdoors over winter, took 3 months to sink.LemonJelly wrote: Ah, the joys of being a fishkeeper. No one outside the hobby will truly understand why a piece of wood not floating makes us so happy
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Besides he is the fraking mastah so his help will be great!
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Aroshni wrote: Brian I think we should wait for Philippe's moss because once the wood is in there and plant around and between it will be a mess taking it out.
Besides he is the fraking mastah so his help will be great!
Sounds good Lydia....if this is ok with you Philippe maybe we could aim for Thursday evening? Tx to you both!! B
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LemonJelly wrote: Ah, the joys of being a fishkeeper. No one outside the hobby will truly understand why a piece of wood not floating makes us so happy
Just hilarious.....but so true!!!
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LemonJelly wrote: Activated carbon is the first thing that springs to mind, though you may have to use it continually until the tannins stop leaching.
Thanks Lemon. Won't Carbon also remove the nutrients I'm adding for my plants too though? Not sure what effect this would have on my plants?
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Inza wrote: Ok for me! Carbon will remove the plants nutriments and you will have to change it every 2-3 weeks. The only way I know would be to boil it for a couple hours, this is what I did with mine.
Yeah, I've just been reading some stuff online about this hotly debated topic. Some say activated carbon doesn't and others say it does...I'm going to read some more....
Thanks got your offer of moss Philippe and maybe you can come by on Thurs. Btw, your new discus are the business....I saw them last week and wanted them immediately....the checkerboard pigeons are outstanding. Pics please when they've settled.......
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You are most likely to get a serious growt of slime mould on the Wood, no matter how many times it is scrubbed or boiled, totally harmless and easily sorted using one or two Ancistrus , they love it.
Another tip on speeding up the water logging process is to put it in a water but or large Bin and place something heavy on it, making it sink causes pressure on it via the weight of water around it and helped force the Oxygen from it.
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Homer wrote: Brian, Charcoal will work initially but most wood will release tannin until it is totally decayed so there will always be Tannin to some degree and it will help keep your ph down so not a bad thing if you are keeping Softwater species.
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Thanks Kev. What is your opinion on whether or not activated carbon will remove essential nutrients from the aquarium which might plants need to grow and thrive? Lot of conflicting info online about this - some people say it doesn't make a blind bit of difference if carbon is present and apt hat there is no scientific data to prove that it affects plant health and growth - in other words it's another fish keeping myth. Other people say it does so I don't know what to believe!!!
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Here's the finished result....have to trim back the large plant on the right in line with top branch of root but just too tired....tomorrow...
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Lovely fishes and patience they had there. The tanks looks really fantastic!
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Aroshni wrote: We had a nice time there Brian and Philippe, glad for being of help.
Lovely fishes and patience they had there. The tanks looks really fantastic!
Philippe/Lydia, thanks again and I'm delighted with the tank. Also delighted you like my discus - these guys and girls have got a lot of my time over the last 18 months and I'm glad they are healthy and thriving! Fingers crossed they'll stay that way.....
Chat soon. Brian
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