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To diffuse? or To React...thats the question.. Hello!, Ok I have been thinking about adding a co2 injection system to my newly planted tank. I have my ferts under control, my lighting is suffician...	shawnp2k	12	20-Apr-2006 22:34
Converting to Planted Alright here is my current arrangement: a ten gallon tank with four khuli loaches, two cherry barbs and one male betta. I have marbles on the bottom,...	dreamseeker12	4	20-Apr-2006 16:23
Any thoughts on Red Sea Turbo CO2 Bio Sysetem I was wondering if anybody has used the Turbo CO2 system by Red Sea. My LFS is having a sale on them and I've been thinking of adding CO2. I thought...	jfk	2	19-Apr-2006 06:05
Small Plants for a Beginner I have never had a planted aquarium before. I've been doing a lot of reasearch though, and this summer, I'm going to put plants in my 10 gal. Becaus...	eogle	16	17-Apr-2006 06:32
Can someone ID these please? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Killerhobofish/Plants/Ssl13765.jpg [link]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v146/Killerhobofish/Pl...	inkodinkomalinko	8	17-Apr-2006 01:49
Bacopa puzzle A while ago, I bought some Bacopa. When I bought it, it was about 3-4 inches tall, and had leaves the size of my thumbnail. Now, it's grown to over...	Calilasseia	6	15-Apr-2006 13:51
Floating Plants i am looking for a floating plant that will do well in a low light aqarium can any one help...	juwel-180	5	14-Apr-2006 20:09
Is this brown mass diatoms? Still having the algae problem in my 46, but it's mostly stuff like in the pics below. It doesn't look like anything else to me besides diatoms - it's...	NowherMan6	11	14-Apr-2006 16:27
Incandesent Will Incandesent bulbs grow plants at all? My is built into the hood....	Garofoli	3	14-Apr-2006 02:37
10g Asian tank Well I realized that the betta and harlies in my 10g were all Asian...so I decided to plant the tank with Asian plants. I am not happy with what it lo...	GirlieGirl8519	8	13-Apr-2006 21:19
Plant Bulbs? What does anyone think about plant bulbs? I've been wondering because they are cheap and seem easy. Thanks for any and all replies in advance....	dogmai333	1	13-Apr-2006 11:00
New Tank- Scaping Comments. I've had this tank going for a couple of months now, slow process doing it all on a budget. details. 40G (3ft) 3WPG (4 X 30W 3ft T8 Flouro)2x 6700K 2...	cynical	11	13-Apr-2006 10:16
care for the "Borneo fern" i bought this fern today and i can't find any info on it the little tag that came with it calls it "Borneo fern" with the latin name Trichomanes ja...	petstoregirl80	1	13-Apr-2006 08:20
Sand Im setting up my 75g for a west african setup. I have some very fine black sand in. What some plants that might do well in sand. Im already gonna plan...	greenmonkey51	7	12-Apr-2006 21:43
On-line Plants in Oz Does anyone in Australia buy plants on line? Any recommomendations of a good supplier? Thanks for any replies....	TW	4	12-Apr-2006 01:56
Need Emersed Plant Recommendations Okay, this is NOT for a betta. I repeat, this is NOT for a betta. I have this neat little decorative vase holder that I bought a while back and I've...	crazyred	3	10-Apr-2006 16:13
Moondog 50G Planted this is the start so far. i don't know the exact type of sword i've got the...	moondog	4	10-Apr-2006 13:50
First Planted Tank. 38G log. Hello. I want to start a log that will beneift my 38 Gallon Planted Tank as I am new to the hobby and I hope you can help and encourage me along the w...	HiFi	15	10-Apr-2006 00:24
Plants for a low light guppy/otto tank What plants should i get?I was thinking of anacharis, a little java moss, and a small anubia nano . The residents will be 3 gups, and 4 ottos. Any th...	fishys_cant_fly	12	08-Apr-2006 20:13
Would Soft White Lighting Be Ok... Just wondering what people thought. Would Willow Moss and Hornwort grow when using just a normal soft white fluorescent light?...	T/A	6	06-Apr-2006 22:33
Transporting a Planted Tank I'm in college at Purdue and have a 10g in my dorm room. I want to turn it into a planted tank, but I would have to make a three hour car trip with i...	eogle	14	06-Apr-2006 05:53
Re-did 29 gal Pages: 1, 2 I began fish keeping with this tank, and when i started i went with all artificial structures and plants. i recently purcahsed some Drift wood, found...	mikdavy2	21	06-Apr-2006 05:28
Calling All NJ Members Hey, some of you might know this, while others may not. I work at Absolutely Fish in Clifton, NJ. Anyway, whille talking with some of the other employ...	Tainted Glory	7	05-Apr-2006 11:17
Plants For Firemouth Tank Hello, What plants if any could I have with 5 small 3/4" to 1" Firemouth Cichlids? The lady I'm getting the Firemouths from said they'll pretty much...	Fish On The Brains	4	05-Apr-2006 06:35
A shout out for Malaysian Trumpet Snails I’ve got a new planted tank aid I want to shout about. The humble Malaysian Trumpet Snail. I never had these guys until I changed to a sand substra...	bensaf	16	05-Apr-2006 05:52
Want to start a new planted aquaria - help Hi all. I am very keen on starting up a new planted aquaria. Im getting a 3 x 1.5 x 1.5 tank and wanted to start up something simple and beautiful. I...	Jimbooo	4	03-Apr-2006 07:37
C02 - Solenoid Valve - Do I need it????? Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hello If I get the "real deal" C02, do I need a solenoid valve? I'm confused on this. LFS who stock these systems, tell me that if I want to be abl...	TW	89	03-Apr-2006 04:54
Compact Flourescent vs Flourescent. I have a 10 gallon tank that I want to plant. I have the plain 15 watt single strip light that came with the hood, and I want a bit more light so I...	KoN_mkII	4	03-Apr-2006 00:45
Enough Light For 35G? i was wondering if a 20 watt life-glo flourescent light was sufficient for moderate light plants in my 35g. i know that the rule for a moderately ligh...	zachf92	2	02-Apr-2006 05:01
Doing Substrate For Cheap? i'm about to re-establish my old planted tank from scratch and i'm wondering how best to do the substrate for not a lot of money? i know i've read he...	moondog	9	01-Apr-2006 17:59
T5 & T8 Lighting???? Hi all, just bought a new light for my aquarium. Really happy with the result. I have 1 x 40watt tube and 1 x 36watt 10,000k tube. Whilst I was sho...	crusha	11	31-Mar-2006 09:33
Transporting plants Tomorrow I have someone coming to pick up the contents of my 2 foot tank and was just wondering what the best way to transport the plants is. The pla...	milkyboy	2	31-Mar-2006 07:10
Problems! My 70G has now been setup for a few months. the main problem i have is algae! lots of it. the main one is a very dark green thread or hair algae it...	SheKoi	2	31-Mar-2006 07:06
Deionized water Apperently My water is a little too high in GH whats the best way / cheapest being the major issue to lower my GH as it stands now my GH is about 11...	shawnp2k	1	31-Mar-2006 03:36
Product Test Azoo Brush Magic Pages: 1, 2 i have a tank that is overrun with brush algae , so i bought azoo brush magic to clear it up. it says on the bottle that treatment takes two weeks so...	dan76	25	30-Mar-2006 08:36
Hornwart or other leafy plant? I would like to add some hornwart or another leafy plant to my 46g Mbuna tank. I read that all you have to do is snip them below the leafs and plant t...	Inkling	6	29-Mar-2006 19:09
Can plants transmit diesease into new tank? I'm just aquiring some new "non plastic" plants. Tell me, just like qting a new fish should same be done with live plants? I often see plants being k...	Bar-B	4	29-Mar-2006 16:06
Jungle (Jumbo?) Val - easy to grow? I want to start using live plants in my tank. I don't have a clue what to do. Do you plant them in the little containers they are sold in? (i.e. bur...	rasboramary	7	27-Mar-2006 00:31
Substate Change I need to change my substrate to a smaller one. The problem is that I have fish in my tank. Can anyone tell me how to change the substrate without b...	jettrscga	9	26-Mar-2006 03:49
Phosphate level....when to worry? I just got me a phosphate test and checked my levels last night. The test only goes to 3ppm and my level was over that. It wasn't too much darker than...	GirlieGirl8519	8	25-Mar-2006 21:05
Low light foreground plant Hi, I am setting up a new 90g planted tank. Light will be low at around 1 wpg, no co2, temp around 25, ph neutral. I will be using plants I already...	Dangerous Dave	3	25-Mar-2006 03:53
What Chemicals to add for a planted tank OK as you can tell with my other posts that i am rather new to this whole planted tank setup. I have realized what i have done wrong to have killed or...	shawnp2k	11	24-Mar-2006 01:44
25 Gallon Planted Tank Log Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Ok Little_Fish, you asked for it, so here it is. I have decided to start a log of my 25 gallon tanks progress from low tech, low-light, non CO2, to a...	luvmykrib	161	23-Mar-2006 06:19
Cryptocoryne spiralsis Hello all, its been a while. I would like some information on C. spiralsis. I got this plant a few weeks ago. I was going to buy retrospiralsis but i...	clownloachfan	4	23-Mar-2006 03:37
Gravel Vac a Heavily Planted Tank My tank has lots of plants & rocks & not very many areas where there is just gravel. I find that its really too small for the gravel vac to get in &...	TW	4	22-Mar-2006 13:54
Flourish Excel. and useage help required please Pages: 1, 2 Having just read a reply stating add more Flourish Excel to help remove algae. I am wondering for how long and how do you calculate how much and how...	keithgh	29	22-Mar-2006 09:57
Prime? Is Seachem's Prime bad for planted tanks as it detoxifies nitrates? Would this make it something different for the plants not being able to use it?...	Wingsdlc	8	21-Mar-2006 22:35
I killed the unkillable Wanna know how? Lose your light fixture. Simple huh? I had the most stunning lush java fern tank. i had the entire back wall of a 2' FULL of brig...	Callatya	5	21-Mar-2006 22:28
Algae Problems in a planted tank Ok im sure this msg will be redundant with previous posts but im not too sure what exactly to do. I have been on the quest to build up and grow plants...	shawnp2k	7	21-Mar-2006 15:50
Weird Plant all my plants are thriving, exept one which seems to be growing new leaves only for them to die and rot straight away, its making my tank look really...	craig_w	9	21-Mar-2006 00:28

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