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Nympheae: Pixie lilies
Hello All:
I just aquired a so-called pixie lily. I can't recall the species,
but somebody mentioned it yesterday. What sort of conditions does it
require? I've got it planted in a bed of filter sand over soil &
vermiculite mix. I've buried about a third of the tuber in the sand,
with the rest obove the sand. Temp is 26C and pH 7.5. Lighting is 3.6
watts per gallon Osram Biolux daylight, 6500K I think. Can't give you
hardness or nitrates, but fish load is low, CO2 is supplemented with
a yeast reactor and I fertilise after water changes with MgSO4 &
K2SO4 ala Pushak. Phoshate is probably highish because the Lemna is
growing like crazy and needs to be scooped off once a week. Tank
just had a prune as well. Removed about half the vegetation, and it
still looks full.
Jacques
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Jacques Gerber
Botany Department
Rhodes University
Grahamstown
6140
South Africa
Dept Tel#: 046 6038596
Dept Fax#: 046 6225524
Home Tel#: 046 6225000
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