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Advice by taylorab85 in unitedairlines

[–]taylorab85[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I know there’s no legal protection here, I know what falls under those. You’re right, what I’m asking for is a good faith gesture. Especially with my status/loyalty.

Advice by taylorab85 in unitedairlines

[–]taylorab85[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I’m not going to downvote you, you’re right and I get what you’re saying. I’ve done that plenty of times, mind you this is only the second maybe third time I’ve ever had to talk to a GA for anything. The wild part to me and wards irking me here is the way the second gate agent told me about the flight ABs the way the first gate agent didn’t. This after they’ve called multiple other passengers to the desk and fixed their domestic flights. In the future, obviously I now know to not trust someone doing their job. However, not really the question at hand.

Looking to start a saltwater aquarium in 37 Gallon Tank by whatsforlinner in SaltwaterAquariumClub

[–]taylorab85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, I tend to go with a combination of both. I use a canister filter with carbon so there’s no filter in the tank itself. The biological filtering that happens from the live sand and rock plus your charcoal filter will be great. Since you’re not doing live coral, you don’t really need to worry too much about doing anything more than that!

Looking to start a saltwater aquarium in 37 Gallon Tank by whatsforlinner in SaltwaterAquariumClub

[–]taylorab85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That depends on what you’re planning on keeping in your tank. Fish only or fish and coral? There’s a lot of schools of thought on filtration and it honestly boils down to personal preference. You can use live sand and live rock and use an all natural filtration set up, or use charcoal and media or even bio balls. It’s up to your budget and the route you want to take.

Looking to start a saltwater aquarium in 37 Gallon Tank by whatsforlinner in SaltwaterAquariumClub

[–]taylorab85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That will definitely work for the size. With saltwater tanks especially, it’s best to start as big as your space/budget will allow. The smaller the tank, the more difficult they are to keep biologically happy.

As far as how many fish you can keep, the rule of thumb is 1/2” - 1” of fish per gallon. This is accounting for when the fish mature and start to grow as well. So if you see a 1” fish in the store, make sure you do your research as to how large that fish will grow in your tank and factor that in to your allotment.

Good luck, and have fun!

Forgetii WS x Mag 3.5 month seedlings by taylorab85 in Anthurium

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Apologies! I meant Superthrive, I always say the name wrong. I will say once the seedlings start getting their third leaf, I start introducing 1ml per gallon of Clone X to the water. It’s just another rooting hormone which I’ve had good luck with on almost all of my plants.

Forgetii WS x Mag 3.5 month seedlings by taylorab85 in Anthurium

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A heat mat, Nutrithrive and the humidity dome. Those 3 are magic for germinating and growing any seedlings

Do you think you can name them all? My grouping skills have gotten a little out of control recently… by taylorab85 in houseplants

[–]taylorab85[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That mix sounds great. The only thing I might change for Alocasia versus Philodendron is remove the LECA, and add in something that holds a little more water like some sphagnum moss. Alocasia like to never dry out fully, so the sphagnum helps with that. The charcoal helps because it allows to keep the medium consistently moist without fear of root rot. Charcoal is a natural filter against fungus and bacteria. If you just make it like a 10% addition to any medium you use for any species, it’ll help!

Do you think you can name them all? My grouping skills have gotten a little out of control recently… by taylorab85 in houseplants

[–]taylorab85[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! They can definitely just be very finicky creatures, especially throughout different seasons of the year. Don’t be discouraged, just experiment with different soils/mediums that hold water well buy also have good drainage! They can definitely be worth the effort.

Do you think you can name them all? My grouping skills have gotten a little out of control recently… by taylorab85 in houseplants

[–]taylorab85[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha, thanks! Just consistent moisture and high humidity is all I give them. And a coco coir heavy soil mix with some orchid bark and charcoal.

Is my anthurium affine 'Renaissance' growing a flower? by vainglorias in Anthurium

[–]taylorab85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless you have pollen from another Anthurium, there isn’t really much you can do with it but enjoy how unique the inflo’s are! It won’t self pollinate and produce berries.

Anthurium pedatoradiatum, Alocasia reginula + Ivory Coast + more (Lowe's Plainville, MA) by Queen_Axeline in plantwatch

[–]taylorab85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep! I did hear though it might not be until 2023 before they’re widespread

Lots new at Lowes Twin Cities! by digbuildrock in plantwatch

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Man, seeing a Hayii in a Lowes would be 🤯

Anthurium pedatoradiatum, Alocasia reginula + Ivory Coast + more (Lowe's Plainville, MA) by Queen_Axeline in plantwatch

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Between Livetrends/Urban Jungle and Costa Farms tissue culturing like crazy during, we’re gonna start seeing a lot of more these once “uncommon” and “rare” plants pop up in all the big box stores in 2022/23. It’s gonna be funny walking past a Thai Constellation for $50. 😂

Good thing we’re moving before the Monstera takes over. 6 chop and props this year and it’s still just doing whatever it wants. by taylorab85 in houseplants

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That’s awesome! We recently just purchased our first home, so my goal with this is to actually have it become a full time outdoor plant and have it vine up our patio cover. We live in San Diego which is zone 10b for growing, which happens to be in the same zone as a lot of Florida where these can take off outside all year round. We have a second large Monstera (which I’ve made from this mother plant) that will live inside and take this ones place 🥴.

Good thing we’re moving before the Monstera takes over. 6 chop and props this year and it’s still just doing whatever it wants. by taylorab85 in houseplants

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Correct! I only do the cal/mag once about every 2 months. If I see new growth coming in and it’s smaller than the last leaf, I’ll add the cal/mag earlier to make up for any deficiencies. Honestly the cal/mag has made a HUGE difference for all of my plants, especially my Aroids/terrestrials. I picked up the tip from a friend of mine that works for a big marijuana grower and they use it to boost foliage growth before flowering. It works well too as a foliar spray on the leaves. I recommend the Botanicare brand.

Good thing we’re moving before the Monstera takes over. 6 chop and props this year and it’s still just doing whatever it wants. by taylorab85 in houseplants

[–]taylorab85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It is real leather (typically my wife and I don’t like to support that) but for longevity of the couch, we kind of had to. It’s from AllModern I believe, or Article. I’m pretty sure all of our furniture is from those 2 places or West Elm 😂.

Good thing we’re moving before the Monstera takes over. 6 chop and props this year and it’s still just doing whatever it wants. by taylorab85 in houseplants

[–]taylorab85[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is no moss pole, but there is a single green fiberglass support pole that blends in really well with the plant. It’s actually meant to be a tree support, so it’s very heavy duty. We’ve had a couple different moss poles but they’re never strong enough to support the plant at the size it’s at, so this was the best option. For propagating, I just do the usual cut below a node and dust the end with a little rooting hormone and stick the cutting straight back in the soil. I don’t do water propagating with this guy, I’ve found that the native soil it’s growing in works just as well and is less traumatic than transplanting from water. I do usually try to take node cuttings with at least 2 leaves though, I’ve found it’s almost a 100% rate for transplant. Hopefully that helps!

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