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Here, I'll be monitoring the growth of my plants since I upgraded the lights today.

Went from AquaCulter brand Plant Growth Bulbs:




To two these fancy things (GE reveal 60 watt, uses 13 watts):




The new bulbs are considerably brighter, and make the tank look GREAT! The Ram is a little freaked out by how bright they are, so I only left them on for an hour or so, and then turned them off for the night.


So heres the tank as of 10/11/11:



Stock:

-1 Male Ram


Plants:

-Wisteria
-Aponogenton
-Anicharis
-Water Onion
-Crypt Wendtii
-Java Fern
-Lace/Windelov Java Fern
-Dwarf Lily
-Marimo Mass Ball

This'll be to see how the plants do with only lighting. No ferts (excepts fishy poop).

Fancy! You should get some CO2 going.

Day 4 (10/14/11)

I'm leaving tonight for the weekend. So updates, and a pic!

The plants have noticeably grown. Some of the leaves on Crypts are poking up and inch above the rest of the leaves on the plants. Looks silly and lop-sided, but its a good sign lol





The Anicharis has grown a good 3 inches, and all the brown has pretty much gone away, excpet the shoot off the larger plant (but the stem is green).



The Aponogenton is growing a bit. I think it liked the lower lights better. Hopefully it just needs some time to adjust, as the larger one is turning a bit brown. The smaller one (which was actually the first one of the two to sprout), is nice and green, but doesnt seem to be growing any.





The Wisteria is well, Wisteria LOL Its loving the new lights, and bending and curving to get the most of it. It was a tube plant, so its had a hard time adjusting to life under water, but it never died off or anything. Its filling out great.



The Moss Ball is looking shaggy, and getting kind awkward shapped, so its growing. Its collected bits of algae wafer as well, which I'm sure is helping.



The Lilies leaves were getting thin under the old lights, and occasionally I'd see a leaf floating around the tank. The leaves are thickening back up, and its growing a bit as well, but seems to be mostly focusing on thickening up.



The Water Onion. Not really sure about it. I guess its do it good. Its got a new leaf shooting up. Its was about 2 inches long yesterday, and its now about 4 inches. But theres two other leaves (that it had when I got it), and they dont really seem to be adjusting to my tank very well. Brown tips on both older leaves. Also theres what appears to be black beard algae in the older leaves (been there for a week or so, so its not from the new lights). Its hard to say its its spreading or not, as I dont really pay much attention to it.





And then a random pic of my Lace Java Fern. Its also a tube plant, and seems to be adjusting to underwater life at its own pace. This and the Wisteria were bought a few weeks ago.



And the Ram. He was jelous that the plants were getting attention and not him XD




And a full tank shot. I sware, it looks great in person XD

Ok, update time! Day 10 (10/20/11).

I'll start with this picture smile This is my haul today! $32 later, and I only have 4 things XD




Close up of the plant:




And Thought I'd share this one too. This is on the back of the plant package:




Ok, serious talk now! Since I got the new plants (broke it up into 4 smaller plants), I had to do a little rearranging. The smaller Aponogenton got moved to the back of the tank, and I moved over one of the crypts to make room. Planted two of the new guys in front of the larger driftwood, on to the right of the smaller driftwood, and one behind the smaller driftwood.








Also added 5 Flourish Root Tabs to the tank. 2 on the left, 3 on the right (the side with the Lily).

I'm seeing lots of new growth in some of the crypts. Lots of new baby leaves, near the gravel. There are also a lot of baby plants on the Lace Java Fern.

I caught some baby Least Killifish today, and I have added them to the tank, in the breeders net. They have been acclimating since 11:30 this morning, and they have just been added to the tank, at about 6:40.

Full Tank Shot:

Day 14: 10/24/11

The Wistera and new plants (I forget what they're called already >.<), are growing crazy! As are the diatoms >.<

After the rearrangement, the onion plant managed to unplant itself, so I need to put it back where it goes.

Current stocking and plants:

~1 Ram
~4 Least Killifish
~5 Pygmy Killifish

~Moss Ball
~Wisteria
~Wendelov Java Fern
~Java Fern
~Crypt Wendtii
~Aponogenton (hybrid bulbs)
~Anacharis
~Water Onion
~Dwarf Lily
~Bacopa caroliniana

~5 Flourish Root Tabs



Soon to have:

~Guppy Grass
~Water Lettuce
~Duckweed

~DIY CO2

Its a breeders net rofl

My least Killies are in there until I get my Water Lettuce 3nodding