algae

Man, the n00b blunders again. I'm whipping up a new batch of media. I decided to do it right this time after screwing up first by not rinsing anything, second by adding vermiculite. Now I'm doing it right: 3 parts peat, a little less than 1 part perlite, a little more than 2 parts sand. First I...

Hi all! Having been inspired by many users here, I built myself a grow rack a few weeks ago: It has reflective mylar on all four sides and a black mesh exterior to help keep passers by from having seizures :-)) Inside, there are two Home Depot shop lights that each hold two 48" T8 bulbs - each...

Long story short (not really) the binata was one of the most vigorous growers before I moved back to school. After that the newest leaves just halted growing and I figured it was just stressed (temps spiked to 90F+ and it was a bumpy ride) so I trimmed them off and assumed it would bounce back...

HI guys, I think its finally time to show what I have been trying to achieve in the past year. I have been very hesitant to show it off as I wanted to wait till the plants thrive. Unfortunately, the summer hasn't been too helpful and my plants didn't do well at all. I don't think that will...

So I've sown some D. Venusta seeds in a pot with 50/50 peat/pearlite and had them in the pot for a few weeks in the windowsill. After not seeing any results I removed the plastic bag (it's been off for about a week now) and now I'm seeing what I think is some microscopic seedling growth...

Hey folks, I've got some giant species of the popular "instant pet" Triops coming. I will be attempting two large species: T. cancriformis (4.5") and T. australiensis green form (4.25") Triops australiensis Not my picture: I was curious for those of you who have kept regular Triops (or...

For a couple of years since they were given to me I have been struggling with keeping my D. capensis wet, but not too wet. The main problem has been that the house is heated with wood heat. It evaporated their small dishes of water in no time flat. Finally, I came up with this solution and it...

Thanks to the kinda efforts of another TF member I recieved some APS and NAPA mediums so I figured I'd run a test and see if I should get more. These have been COMPLETELY ignored, expect for checking the water level since Sept 09. I started out with 4 same sized containers with the same...

A while back, before I had gotten my Aldrovanda, Blokeman decided to PM me some very helpful tips (Thanks again, Steven!). Bloke compiled up the info from his own experiences, local CPers and Barry Rice's very informative Growing Carnivorous Plants. Here's his PM: "Hey Clue, I've tried growing...

Hello. I'm fairly new to plant care in general, and the carnivorous plants i recently bought and planted in a long planter box are doing pretty well in my opinion (i.e. growing new traps/flowers), but i have a few main concerns... Let me first give some background info in case it helps: The...

I just did a trade of some Utrics with a member of this board for some of his Porcellio scaber woodlice for my vivariums. For now I'm just starting a base colony of my own before I start seeding vivariums with them. These little squirts have some very good press as a live "terrarium maintenance...

Well, I guess it is time to introduce myself since I’ve been lurking for some time now. My name is Hotrod30; after my hotrod that I drive. To tell you how old I am; tenth grade math class we spent a week on learning how to use and master the Slide Rule. I grow my carnivorous plants...

Cultivation of pygmy Drosera Jan Flísek and Kamil Pásek Pygmy Drosera comprise up a peculiar group that include the smallest sundews - small growth is a typical characteristic of this group. Most pygmy Drosera are found in southwestern areas of Western Australia. Only D. pygmaea is found in...

Hey everyone....Just some of my pics to get the picture things going... Starting off with the "lowland hamata" haha Enchinostoma Side view http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm206/kentosaurs/RIMG3474.jpg Okay next up is viking..Finally gave me some decent no neck pitchers Side The...

Reason i ask is because my rainwater aquariums turned very very green! im assuming that it is algae.. I imagine in my terrarium im setting up, if i use the bucket of rain water i still have, that in a few weeks the same thing will happen. But idk if its necessarily bad. Im expecting it to do...

To all who fertilize neps via pitcher, what fertilizer do you use? 20-14-13 Better-Gro Orchid Plus at quarter strength worked well in the soil (minus the algae problem it caused regardless of how much I flushed), but putting the fertilizer into the pitchers, while the results were fantastic...

So yeah, I've got a ton of Greenshield (looked it up and it's the same thing as Physan 20.) I sterilize tools and repotting spaces/used pots with it. Is this OK to sterilize new plants with before repotting? It supposedly kills everything.. viruses, fungi, bacteria, and algae. It seems ok to use...

I'm in a pickle. Earlier this summer, I planted sundew seeds and VFT seeds. They're in separate pots in the same big watering tray covered with saran wrap, under a T5 fixture, with a fan blowing between the light and the saran wrap to keep the heat down. If the fan is off, it gets 100F in...

A year or 2 ago, I remember seeing elgecko's approach to growing utrics suspended over a pool of water. Since then, I'd always wanted to give it a try. When I saw RSS's great efforts with U. graminifolia over here, I figured the time had come. When I got some a few months ago, I stuck a chunk...

I have my first Amp growing well in a small terrarium. It's in its own pot and is growing in pure LFS moss. There is live LFP growing on the LFS mulch which forms the substrate outside of the pot, yet some of it is becoming extreamly green and I take this to be algae. Now, is one light, say your...