Thursday, October 23, 2003
PLANT DEVELOPMENTS
Two pieces of good news and one piece of bad news. First the bad news. Either my placement of it or the adjustment to a new tank has rendered the Crinum calamistratum practically dead. When I planted it, it was about 6 inches long, heavily root-pruned, with about five well-developed leaves. As of today, I had to clip four of those leaves because they decayed to squishy nothingness. A fine white thread-like growth swirled around the ill leaves. However, it shows a couple of new leaves, so I'm going to give it time and see how it fares in the first 30 days.
Now, for the good news! Some of the riccia -- already -- is showing signs of oxygen pearling, which means that they're happy! Very exciting discovery.
The 2nd piece of good news is that the Glosso is starting to show new growth, with itsy-bitsy new leaves peeking about 2 millimeters out of the substrate.
The Dwarf subulata and the Japanese fan are maintaining their status, nothing new, no dire reactions, although the subulata has yellowed a bit at the tips.
Now, for the good news! Some of the riccia -- already -- is showing signs of oxygen pearling, which means that they're happy! Very exciting discovery.
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| Riccia fluitans pearling oxygen bubbles after 5 days in the new tank. |
The 2nd piece of good news is that the Glosso is starting to show new growth, with itsy-bitsy new leaves peeking about 2 millimeters out of the substrate.
The Dwarf subulata and the Japanese fan are maintaining their status, nothing new, no dire reactions, although the subulata has yellowed a bit at the tips.
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