]]>Many thanks once again NASH ! You guys did a wonderful job. This has to be my 3rd or 4th time in Houston and I enjoyed it as much, as I did my first one. Keep up the good work. I’m still working on my TFH article so I won’t go into details of what, how and when. For now, enjoy photography
Below you will find your typical snap shots and further below more “artistic” collection.
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Enjoy and tell me what you think !
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]]>Few weeks ago I finally got a glass cover. Since then I noticed drastic increase in overall growth and most importantly - numerous flowers. Could it be all of the following: established environment, water, temperature, circulation, humidity or simply one of them ? I’m not sure but I know that the only elementes that were adjusted are: humidity and water circulation.
I received Cryptocoryne usteriana x walkeri from good friend of mine - Ghazanfar, few months ago. I was told that this plant came from one and only - Jan Bastmeijer. I guess I can cross another specimen off the list.
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]]>I briefly posted about a year ago about Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia. Few runners were taken out of the tank in November 2006 and placed in a tupperware-like container. No substrate, no pots, no water. I had done nothing except very occasional water misting. I opened the container in June 2007 and found rich root system and number of healthy leaves (pic 1).
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia is definitely not the only hardy specimen. About two years I visited my friend’s fishroom and on the way out I was given a healthy potted Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia in a small plastic container. When I got back from the trip, I must have misplaced the container because I never got around to re-potting it and adding it to my emersed setup. Few months later I found the container without a plant. It melted and died !!! or did it ? I didn’t feel like cleaning it up so I left the container in the same spot, untouched. Few months later I looked into it again and found the plant alive, growing well with healthy root system and healthy leaves. I left it alone and decided to challenge it again. Plant continue to grow, melt (*not completely) and bounce back.
Yesterday I decided to take it apart, re-pot it and add it to the emersed setup. Moral of the story … let’s give those plants some credit or a lot of it !. They can grow in very limited conditions and some times they can even come back from the “death.”
]]>About a week ago I finally got rid DIY foil cover and invested in glass lids. Humidity levels increased immediately ! I noticed that water circulation was inadequate so I introduced another small water pump. Slimy algae went away immediately. Nothing else to report …
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