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New to CO2 systems Right now the only plants in my 20 gallon tank are Hornwort and an Amazon sword. I have 1.5 WPG right now, but am going to be upgrading and going to...	truestar	5	05-Jul-2010 14:37
New to aquarium plants, how do i start Pages: 1, 2, 3 I've had my 55gal tank for almost three years now but i had an oscar fish that didnt like plants. He is now gone and i have started a community tank....	justin84	45	18-Feb-2009 03:25
Plants for a Low Light Southeast Asian Setup I've been doing research on plants for a nano southeast Asian setup and would really appreciate the input of people more experienced than me in the fi...	Discuslover87	7	26-Aug-2010 02:02
Best Approach to Fertilizing I have a 20 gallon tank which has been newly planted within the last few weeks. I also have a Hagen CO2 system set up and running. A friend told me it...	kj fishy-finn	2	16-Aug-2010 21:57
Adding plants 'Help' 80 gal tank, has 4 28w bulbs, 2 are 10,000k and 2 are Actinic blue, FW community tank with a Eheim 2017 canister filter, 80f, pea size gravel 2" thick...	cashwellspent	4	16-Aug-2010 20:15
Bolbitus Never saw this plant before today at the LFS where they had them for $17 each. ba sed on how they were in the plant tank and the way the roots look...	Babelfish	5	25-Jul-2010 22:50
Plant offspring problem Hi I have in my tank a mystery plant. It was labelled 'rock fern' at the shop. It resembles a java fern but it seems to only grow as tall as a c...	Troy_Mclure	8	05-Jul-2010 07:01
Too much fertilizer? I bought this API leaf zone plant food. The bottle says to dose once weekly, will it hurt anything to dose more then that? And will it have any effect...	Gourami	3	27-Mar-2010 07:28
kill snail eggs on a plant My wife got some "plant" from my father in law. I would bet money that snail eggs are all over it. My wife put it in my 20 gallon but the end place fo...	steven1982	1	13-Mar-2010 08:28
Lobelia Cardinalis Any one familiar with this plant? I've just purchased one. I've read that it's a bog plant. I bought it because the foliage is striking. (gree...	Kellyjhw	8	02-Mar-2010 05:02
Lighting Question I have enjoyed reading a lot of posts here and had a question about my 29 gal. tank that I just planted. This is my first attempt at a planted tank so...	mimo	4	25-Feb-2010 23:38
Supplements Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to use CO2 in my tank if I am using a product like "Flourish - Excel"? Is one better than the other? Thank...	amackattack	10	02-Feb-2010 15:40
Bulb type Hi, can anyone tell me if acenic blue bulbs will work well with planted tanks? I purchased a 4 bulb light fixture and it came with 2 acenic blue bulbs...	amackattack	4	31-Jan-2010 17:34
New to Aquatic Plants I wanna get more serious about fish keeping im getting a 44 gallon pentagon tank and putting angels banjo catfish pleco and guoramis and possibly a di...	chopper3678	2	20-Jan-2010 07:26
java fern died I don't know what I did wrong. I have a java fern in my 55gal. I don't have it rooted or tied to anything. (so the fish pretty much push it ar...	Kellyjhw	3	16-Jan-2010 01:34
Can you name these plants? Okay, I need help. I thought I knew the plants but they are not what I was told they are. These plants have since died and I want to replace th...	Kellyjhw	11	12-Jan-2010 20:57
Where Do I Start With Coral Sand?! Hi all, Plant noob looking for some help here! I've recently decided to get some plants but I'm not sure at all whether I can or they will surv...	moose	2	07-Jan-2010 08:31
Planted Tank Substrate Has anyone had any experience with the substrate available at www.aquariumplants.com I was thinking about possibly getting some but thought i would...	aquapickle27	13	17-Nov-2009 04:47
Planting a 55 gallon tank. Hey all, Stop up at the lfs today to pick up some bulbs for my 55 gallon tank. I cleaned it out good today and want to try planting some plants alo...	DonnieBoy	13	16-Nov-2009 21:29
50 cube (High Tech) Hi guys, been awhile since ive posted here. This is my 50cm cube and its been running for about 2 years. Its basically a collection of exotic plants i...	mangor34	4	10-Nov-2009 15:45
water changes What should be my water changes in my WELL PLANTED FILTERLESS 3.5 GAL TANK WITH A BETTA AND A M.SNAIL?...	ragu_ed	4	30-Oct-2009 02:54
Matty 50g Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4 I have to start with a big thanks to Wings, he sent me a large plant "care" package as part of an as of yet incomplete trade. He sent so much rotala t...	mattyboombatty	73	11-Oct-2009 03:50
tank upgrade lighting questions Hi Folks Ok, in my existing 40g I have two 3ft light strips. One is 96w coralife compact flour with reflector, the 2nd is a regular 40w coralif...	DaMossMan	12	02-Oct-2009 12:35
good plant ferts I would like some guidance from anyone who ahs had success suing liquid plant ferts to grow lush green healthy plants in their FW aquariums. The on...	ScottF	1	30-Sep-2009 03:28
Co2 and affect on fish. i've been a member for years but finally bought a house and im able to setup my tanks permanently. For my 30gal i want to have it heavily planted, i'm...	stud_man50	2	12-Aug-2009 20:33
Do I need CO2? I have a 20g high planted tank with a T5 fixture that offers about 1.5 wpg. I was just given two Nutrafin Co2 units with the canisters and ladders but...	TurboTurtle	4	12-Aug-2009 12:08
Will these fish eat plants? So, straightforward question... In your experience, do you think these fish would be likely to destroy aquarium plants? Dwarf Rainbowfish Siamese Alg...	lioness	3	11-Jul-2009 05:04
My new Aquarium Diary Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Hi everyone, I just registered to these forums and thought I should introduce myself to you. I'm a 31 year old Dutchman who's currently living in Fin...	Dr. Bonke	238	23-Jun-2009 15:14
Lighting Brand Hi All, I was going to spuce up my 3ft curved front Jebo style tank, which had T8 globes. What do think about these light units? SolarMax ht...	Gone Fishing	1	13-Jun-2009 16:50
Wingsdlc 55G Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Here are some picture of my newly set up 55G. Most of the plants game from my past tanks from MI but I did order a few in from some people online....	Wingsdlc	228	06-Jun-2009 03:11
Can't find the formula for WPG.. Hi, I did some research here earlier and ran across a formula for figuring WPG. Should have noted the topic as now I can't find it even in search? I'...	ginsing	1	06-Jun-2009 02:03
EGERIA DENSA Has "strings" hanging on it As the title states, there are long stringy things hanging off the egeria densa (anacharis) plants I have in my tank. Does anybody know if these "s...	dreamweaver	10	30-May-2009 08:11
What plants to get I have a 29 gallon tank 2.4 watts per gallon,going to switch to eco complete substrate.I currently have 2 anubias nanas,1 banana plant,1 java fern,an...	Pristellapower	8	26-May-2009 05:57
Ceramic Noodles? hey have'nt been on here for like 2 years or something but im back into the hobby, re-doing my 55 gallon planted tank at the moment. i was just wonde...	coop	5	24-May-2009 20:08
What Plants Is This ? not real sure what it is it's kinda neat what ever it is and it's my new apple snail pic name ?can you guess? http://s231.photobucket.com/album...	donovan	5	11-May-2009 05:49
Newly Planted 20G Pages: 1, 2 I just planted my 20 gallon 5 weeks ago and now it is being infested with algae. How do I get rid of the algae and the green glow??? I just changed th...	kj fishy-finn	28	08-May-2009 17:01
Removing beard algae? I remembered my question! I've removed the beard algae from most of my ornaments. Now, it's trying to take over my anubia. The stem plant...	Kellyjhw	3	27-Apr-2009 16:23
C. walkeri - am I going to kill it?? I've always found crypts quite unkillable. I had a box of one type that I picked up years ago, and I kept them in a sealed plastic box full of water f...	Callatya	8	22-Apr-2009 11:10
TW's 7 FT 138G (523L) Planted Discus Tank Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Eventually, not quite a year after I first planned a new 3ft planted discus tank, I am finally starting it - except it is now a 7ft. It's small for...	TW	83	19-Apr-2009 23:03
White Worm Thingy? ive notice a white, wat appears to be a worm like thing crawling out of my mopani wood. should this be a concern?...	Cichlid Kid	4	15-Apr-2009 04:44
Treating Ich In A Planted Tank I rearranged my planted tank recently, stirring up the substrate quite a bit and moving all the hardscape. Its been about 10 days and now a couple of...	fishfool35	2	06-Apr-2009 03:28
The Saga... (30G tank) Hi, It's been a while since I've posted anything about my tank. The tank had been set up for 15 continuous years and I was beginning to have difficu...	FRANK	7	30-Mar-2009 19:23
Metal Halides? hi all!!! i have a 5x2x2 tank 150 gal by my calculatin. im thinking about turning is into a planted tank. ive seen some 400w me tal halides advertised...	wildfish	7	27-Mar-2009 23:12
Carbon? hi all just started a betta tank, well actually just put a filter and heater in as my fish got really sick last winter! i did have a massive sword in...	wildfish	3	19-Mar-2009 07:23
A idea of mine. I was thinking somethin like a 24 inches long 24 inches wide and 12 inches tall..... i was thinkin something like a big feild of some type of grass al...	riri1	4	05-Mar-2009 06:38
Crypt spreading? A couple of months back, I had a plant I needed identified. We've narrowed it down to a crypt of some sort. Now I think it has managed to seed...	Kellyjhw	9	02-Mar-2009 20:07
Java Fern After years of plastic plant aquarium then more years of chiclids which eat and dig real plants. Ive decided to try a community tank with some angels...	kegman75	3	02-Mar-2009 18:45
New to Plants Pages: 1, 2 I've got a 30 gallon, which I plan on putting live plants in. I've read that other post about being new to plants and I'm not 100% sure if I understan...	Soidfuf	29	28-Feb-2009 20:47
CO2 and PH Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone knows whether when using diy co2, your pH will stabilize after dropping, or does it keep dropping? I'm using API tes...	elilk	5	28-Feb-2009 04:34
New to High-Light, Planted Tanks. Extremely Low PH Thanks to the encouragement of other enthusiasts, some here at Fish Profiles, after one year with a low-light, planted tank I invested in a high light...	todash19	18	10-Feb-2009 16:37

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