July meeting - who's coming, what are you bringing?

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PaulS
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Another great meeting. It was very interesting watching Luis setup the tank and he offered some very good tips. Thanks Francine for hosting.
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I too had a wonderful time (as did my friend) and it was great to finally meet you all! I must say, the plants I purchased look wonderful. I need to get the pics up, especially my newly designed 5 gal. I was so motivated by everything that I broke down my 12 and am revamping it. Just need more substrate! :mrgreen: BTW, if I make it to the next meeting; can someone show me planting stratiges (sorry for spelling) with the forceps? I can't seem to figure them out and wind up pulling plants out as often as I get them in. I"m also notorius for breaking the plant apart as well.

Thanks!
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It was nice to meet you Bridget! I'm glad that you left the meeting inspired. :-) Planting with the tweezers takes a little practice, but once you've got the hang of it, you'll never go back to shoving plants down with your fingers. Generally, I hold the very bottom of the stem plant/roots with the tip of the tweezers. Then, I drag the plant down into the substrate, at a slight angle. Once deep enough, I gentle open the tweezers partially, wiggle them free, and pull them from the substrate. I'd be happy to show you at the next meeting, if it's still not clear.
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Short synopsis, plus pictures are online here:

http://gwapa.org/articles/july2008/index.html

Thanks Jeff U for the photos!
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Once the tank is set up I can only imagine Francine bidding for more difficult plants and turning that scape into a collectors paradise...
Good luck resisting that ...

Eugen :wink:
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LOL! That has already crossed my mind. But I must resist the temptation!
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I hear Francine's next project is a 125 gallon planted daphnia tank.
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How is the tank doing?
Jeff U.

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Funny you should ask...

I have at least 4 kinds of algae and a lot of snails.

Waiting for the foreground to grow is like watching paint dry.

The crypts are putting up new leaves, too.

I'm loving it.

I do want to get more C helferi and have yet to pick up blyxa.
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Post by ingg »

Is the water cycled out of the Ammonia phase yet? Get your cleaning crew in - otos and nerites and amanos...

Oh! I found Onion plants/Crinums locally too - Exotic Aquatics has a ton of them in the back room, there is a tank back there with plants for sale.
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