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Unread 10/23/2007, 05:44 PM   #25
Plantbrain
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Nice, has lots of potential.

You might add some C serrulata for a foreground weed.
Or Halophia etc if you can get it, the Caulpera ser is easy.

Be careful, as the biomass increases, so will growth rate and demand for nutrients, particularly Fe and NO3(2-3X a week). PO4 should be kept below 0.5, ideally less than 0.2 ppm and pulsed 1x a week or so.

One thing you need A LOT MORE OF: CURRENT

These plants live in areas with far more energy than anything if the FW tanks.

Keep up on the KH and the Ca.

You need to get rid of the less desirable green hair algae in there, toothbrush etc. Keep the tank clean(2-3x a week).

Add another 500-1000GPH wave flow etc in there.

These are surf and seagrass bed type plants, rarely over a few ft deep with good sized waves crashing.

Regards,
Tom Barr


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