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Lights and Rotala Hello. A few weeks ago, i was asking of about which light bulbs to buy for LIVE AQUATIC PLANTS between Zoomeds Flora sun max plant growth(8500k with p...	clownloachfan	3	22-Dec-2005 01:53
Another Anubia question. I have some Anubias in my tank & some leaves are yellow. I wish to cut them, so the new ones will take all the nutrition. My question is, from whe...	jasonpisani	6	21-Dec-2005 20:30
Night time plants At night time my plants top section of leaves tend to fold upwards and then in the morning come back down to the spread out postition that they stay...	Wingsdlc	6	20-Dec-2005 16:19
Crypts turning black? I've got a relatively new tank and currently my only plants are crypts. They've been in there about 2 weeks and they are turning black around the edge...	coffeeman	10	20-Dec-2005 08:18
Why do plants pearl after water change? Pages: 1, 2 Gang, Either I never really listened when someone explained this to me or I haven’t gotten a proper answer to it yet. But I became very curious...	LITTLE_FISH	24	20-Dec-2005 05:00
Planted Tank in the Works---MAYBE!? Well, I just emptied out a 10g and got 2.3 guppies and a blue eyes panaque in there at the moment. I picked up some java moss from work today and deci...	Tainted Glory	18	18-Dec-2005 14:13
I need help First I want to say Hi everybody and thank you for the useful information you guys posted here Like 2 months ago, this forum (and you guys) starts m...	Decebal	4	18-Dec-2005 00:44
Nano Definition How big is a tank when it stops being a nano? Any thoughts. I guess if you have a 125g like LF a 20g probably feels like a nano, but really how small...	tetratech	8	17-Dec-2005 19:46
Project Poor (Wo)Man's Planted Tank - updated with new plants and fishies Pages: 1, 2 The purpose of this log is to show everyone that it IS possible to have a (hopefully, we'll see how it turns out) nice planted tank on a really limite...	trystianity	34	17-Dec-2005 12:54
Wisteria Pages: 1, 2 Right now I have some vine type things growing out of my wisteria. Does anyone else have such things?? They kind of look like they have really reall...	Wingsdlc	20	16-Dec-2005 16:43
sickly water sprite I just added 2 water sprite plants to my 29 gallon tank and they're hatin' life and looking kind of crispy and brownish. What could be wrong? Is thi...	crazyred	14	16-Dec-2005 16:24
Fast growing plants in medium light?? I have a 10 gallon unfourtunatly with sand and have 2.6 wpg compact fluorescent lighting. My saggatarius got destroyed by a snail. I need fast growing...	bcwcat22	6	15-Dec-2005 22:59
Plants and Sand Just curious i have a 40G L with 7 multis in it with a clown pleco and about 25lbs of lace rock with 2.5 inches of sand, im just curious as what types...	Donkynutz	9	15-Dec-2005 20:57
Fish Loss in Planted Aquaria I'd like to discuss fish loss in high light, co2 enriched tanks. When I compare my 72g that of course has hight light, pressurized co2, EI ferts etc...	tetratech	8	15-Dec-2005 20:45
blue/green algae i have some of this is patches on my gravel, now i have more light its spreading. i have just over 2 watts/gal and ive also increased my bottled CO2 s...	loulou	5	15-Dec-2005 18:10
few questions i've kept a few 'easy' plants before, but i'm inteading to do a heavily planted tank - and on a budget. 1) substate will be mix of flourite and river...	SheKoi	6	15-Dec-2005 18:01
Filters with activated carbon mess up plants? Hi there, One Simple question about plants Vs Filtering. Does the Activated Carbon mess up the nutrients needed by the Plants? Should I take it of...	seventh_son_of_ed	8	15-Dec-2005 12:31
Using a powerhead for a CO2 diffuser I have been using a powerhead for a diffuser in one of my tanks. The CO2 is fed into the intake. The venturi is still there also making a loop, but th...	plantbrain	8	15-Dec-2005 04:23
water sprite, wisteria Are these two plants good for low-light no Co2 tanks? I've done some research and I read that anubias and crypts are notoriously slow growers and expe...	djtj	11	14-Dec-2005 11:59
suggestions for my 90g? I finally took pics of my 90g tank in process but I have to say I suck as a photographer. My boyfriend also wouldn't turn off his computer monitor so...	sham	4	14-Dec-2005 07:37
What kind of algae how do I remove?? Pages: 1, 2 I have this whitish algae growing from the tank glass and plants I have never seen it before. Its less than 1cm long. I turned of the lights for a day...	bcwcat22	32	13-Dec-2005 17:11
Huh? Fuzzy plant bulb... A few days ago, I bought some bulbs from WalMart to go in my new tank. Since I will be moving my mollys in there soon, I wanted to have some good pla...	Inkling	3	13-Dec-2005 07:57
Beginner help Could somebody please provide me with a good link or two with beginner information on aquarium plants like substrate, filtration, and that sort of thi...	sporkfish	7	13-Dec-2005 05:54
how to kill algea on plants? How do you kill algea on plants, that are not in the aquarium yet?...	nea	3	13-Dec-2005 05:03
plants really confuse me... I've been trying live floating plants for the last few months. In all of my tanks and with different lights, I've tried hornwort, anacharis, and water...	T/A	2	12-Dec-2005 20:23
75g Piranha I've been wanting to plant my 75g forever it seems like. Now that Im getting a big black piranha Im wondering if now is the time to do it. In general...	greenmonkey51	13	12-Dec-2005 17:44
why oh why! Hi everyone im just wondering why my plants arnt thickening up like other peoples tanks? my stem plants seem leggy and arnt too keen on side shoots ju...	loulou	15	12-Dec-2005 14:41
plants mail order has anybody brought plants online? in the UK. what is a good site and do the plants come in good condition? cheers shekoi. PS. i'm thinking of addi...	SheKoi	2	12-Dec-2005 10:49
planted 5g I set my 5g back up today to give my new Betta boy a bigger home. I used plants from my existing tanks. I know there are a few people who are setting...	GirlieGirl8519	7	12-Dec-2005 05:35
shipping plants (another question) Is shipping plants pretty much the same as shipping fish or is there something different I need to do? Thanks Last edited by Th...	Theresa_M	7	11-Dec-2005 06:52
1 Year Anniversary I set up my 125 last November. Just posted new pictures at [link=http://discusasahobby.com/forum/index.php?topic=1142.msg57451#msg57451]http://discusa...	Bob Wesolowski	18	11-Dec-2005 05:37
Aquatic Moss Website This is a very good website on everything to do with Aqua moss. It lists like 15 different types - Enjoy! [link=http://www.aquamoss.net/]http://www....	tetratech	19	11-Dec-2005 04:52
FERTS Hey, im just wondering what kind of ferts i should be using in my planted tank, i have crypts and wistera, java fern and lace fern, with soem vals as...	Donkynutz	13	10-Dec-2005 18:04
An ode to glass co2 diffusers Ever since I've been injecting Co2 I've been using of one type or another to diffuse the gas. I've never been really happy with any of them. They did...	bensaf	17	10-Dec-2005 13:33
10 gallon planted Pages: 1, 2 Very shortly, I will be starting my first planted tank. I think I have almost everything figured out, except for my lighting and plants. The main qu...	sporkfish	20	08-Dec-2005 22:20
problems with plants i've got a 40 planted tank soon to be moved to 60g but doing a water change today i noticed that my Limnophila aquatica or could be Ceratophyllum dem...	SheKoi	2	08-Dec-2005 20:17
algae covered plants I don't have any algae eaters in my tank 20 gallon right now because the tank is pretty fully stocked. I've got two live plants, both of which are cov...	little fish	12	08-Dec-2005 16:10
Good plant site---low shipping!! [link=http://www.aquariumcenter.com/plants.php]http://www.aquariumcenter.com/plants.php" style="COLOR: #C0C0FF[/link] I ordered about 8 plants and sh...	ladiejl	5	07-Dec-2005 09:09
Need Help with Nano Cube Ok Gang, For some reason, the wife would like to have a Nano Tank (Cube) for Xmas . She will not take care of it though, that would be my job (yess...	LITTLE_FISH	13	07-Dec-2005 08:59
Plants in the five gallon Ok the crypt I put in my five g began to melt, very slimey so I moved it to the 12 g with some fertiliser. it looks ok so far...... meanwhile the gri...	goldfishgeek	5	07-Dec-2005 08:44
Can anyone tell me what this plant is?? Hi I have no idea what this plant is and was wondering if anyone could tell me?? Here are the pics sorry not real good I only have my camera phone to...	ashes	3	07-Dec-2005 08:35
new plants dying......HELP! Wow, am I ever getting discouraged. We got our plants last Thurs and our first 2 fish (swordtails) on Fri. The male sword is already dead and the fem...	tinfil	8	06-Dec-2005 23:17
Which is better? I am going to have to change my light bulbs on my planted aquariums pretty soon. My question is which to get. I like the Zoomed brand. Should i buy th...	clownloachfan	8	06-Dec-2005 23:12
plant life? Ques one of my plants is covered in whitish slimy film and it's making my water cloudy would this harm my fish what is it? I can't tell what kind of p...	bettalife	3	06-Dec-2005 19:39
My plants looks like swiss cheese... Well not all of my plants but 4 of my plants are really doing bad. The plants have plenty of small holes on their leafs,can it be some of my fish eati...	Rob1619	3	06-Dec-2005 14:36
where can I store these plants? My plants came in today and unfortunately, I am still waiting for my stands. I put some of these plants in my tanks for a temp spot until I can plant...	ladiejl	2	06-Dec-2005 07:22
i got a hank of java moss hey all i just got a big chunk of java moss...... what do i do with it? Shoulod i plant it in the substrate or let it float around? If I stick it in...	esandbergger	5	06-Dec-2005 03:10
planta without co2???? Ok sometime next year I will be hopefully setting up a 75 gallon tank.I Want this to be planted ,but I don't want co2 because I cannot afford it.I hav...	Pristellapower	7	06-Dec-2005 02:52
quick lighting question i'm having i 60g planted tank setup, i've been looking for types of lighting. 40"x18x24 could get a twin starter and 2 30W 36" bulbs 6700K (life glo)...	SheKoi	5	05-Dec-2005 15:03
Apon bulbs and a 5 gal hex I saw "grow your own" Apon bulbs at Petco. How hard are they to sprout and will they do well in my tank? How many should I plant? My lighting is 2.6...	katieb	8	05-Dec-2005 11:00

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