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Destructive Shrimp in Planted Aquaria Does anyone have any suggestions in the way of plants for the following species? [link= M. carcinus ]http://www.crusta10.de/index.php?sideid=gal...	Veneer	4	18-Oct-2005 12:50
Rare Echinodorus? Im going to order some new "Rare Echinodorus Sp." soon, and just wondering if anyone have seen these before? [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b...	Forever-mango	3	17-Oct-2005 02:40
29 gallon well, I just recieved a 29 gallon tank. (12x18x30) and I need to get a lid and lights. I was wanting to do plants, so I was wondering if I can just bu...	lookin_around	14	16-Oct-2005 02:51
Water Temps I've got a 135 gal. that I installed the Root Therm substrate hearters, 1 - 100 gal package and 1 - 40 gal package. Using these alone my water temp i...	jsparkman	9	15-Oct-2005 16:24
Plant question Hygrophila Corkscrew Val Amazon Sword Water wisteria Rotala indica Anacharis Star Grass Green Camboda I have a 20-gallon Long tank with sand subs...	haRg0wbOi	4	15-Oct-2005 11:59
site you can search by plant height? Is there a site anyone knows about to search by plant height?? I tried plantgeek.net but it doesn't actually say the height of the plants, just the pl...	castlequest	5	14-Oct-2005 15:01
Should I add Micro Nutrients? I'm just got started using PMDD(sorta) and the results was amazing. BUT...I havent found trace mix anywhere so the ingredient was incomplete leaving o...	aquatic_dynasty	2	14-Oct-2005 03:57
Lighting Question I have a 20 U.S gal tank. I wanted to get a bulb (18" ) that would make my fish and plants (live), and the tank its self seem the most colourful and b...	BudgiesRocks	2	12-Oct-2005 21:33
Xmas moss and Taiwan moss - SAME ? I read on a couple sites that Taiwan and Christmas moss may be the same.. Does anyone know for sure ? Thanks !...	DaMossMan	10	12-Oct-2005 21:19
Brown film on plants Hi everyone im new to the planted aquaira and am not doing to well. My problem is my plants seem to be getting a brown film on them is this the plant...	Patchy	3	12-Oct-2005 20:09
UK mail-order plants hi all those uk fishprofilians, i was wondering if u could help me. Is there anywhere on the net which has the following plants for cheaper for their...	smilingpiranha	2	12-Oct-2005 19:41
Tank Log: major rehaul or let it go? For 274(and counting) days my planted tank has been a work in progress. However, I feel that I'm somewhat satisfied with my tank, minus a few minor ad...	mattyboombatty	6	11-Oct-2005 18:54
Molly as surface skimmer and algae eater? Hi, My planted tanks have this oily scum on the surface due to the lack of surface agitation (I don't have CO2 injected, so I've reduced the flow on...	upikabu	9	10-Oct-2005 23:25
Double checking on Lighting "k"rating? If I actually want to grow half decent plants(as opposed to the green and yellow mush in my tanks) I need a bulb that has a k rating of 67000? I don'...	goldfishgeek	7	10-Oct-2005 22:06
Green Cabomba Hey! OK...Now iam getting frustrated ...i find everyday some of my Green Cabomba plants floating.Iam taking them and putt them deep in the substrate...	Rob1619	7	10-Oct-2005 19:07
Scaping with Fissidens Hi, here are some snapshots of a fissidens species in my tank . Enjoy! [link=http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a275/cheepang/Fissidens/Fissidens_1....	cp	3	10-Oct-2005 13:28
Cleaning around plants Hi everyone just a quick question(since im new to planted aquariums) should i be gravel vaccuming around plants? so i dont disturb their roots? all m...	Patchy	3	09-Oct-2005 21:01
potted anubias nana... I bought 2 very healthy looking anubias nana plants from petland,and they have been in the tank for a few days now.I was wondering if I could bury the...	Guppy_man	3	09-Oct-2005 20:54
small tank+plants=??? i have a nice little 2 gallon glass tank, i was thinkin about getting some new plants(only live plant ive had is anachris) and was wondering about wha...	dish dude	2	09-Oct-2005 19:43
Wiseria and water sprite?? Hey just wanted to know whats the difference.. dont noe which one to choose for a background plant.. was gonna go for water sprite but dont see a diff...	r0b3y	5	09-Oct-2005 16:59
Algae invasion! I'm having some problems with some white hairy algae and now it growing to include bobbly spores (think of any old jumper with bobbles on it then you'...	fishymama	9	09-Oct-2005 10:45
Tall backing plants not stem I am looking for tall 20cm easy grown, good lighting, narrow leafed but not stem plants. Also it must be available in Aust. Area 24cmx6cm [link=Be...	keithgh	2	08-Oct-2005 04:12
anachris raising? well, how do i do it?plant, let float? huh ???i dont know...	dish dude	6	07-Oct-2005 20:58
Pruning/Cutting plants Hi, I recently got a 29gal tank for my computer desk and stuck some live plants in it. Theyve seemed to grow really well, and its come to the time w...	cols	3	07-Oct-2005 08:42
Colorful Aquarium Plants? It seems that most of the plants that are colorful are really not true aquarium plants. At least that is my results on searching so far. Are there a...	shadows	3	07-Oct-2005 07:27
foreground plants for HARD WATER what's the best foreground plants for hardwater. around 15dkh and ph 7-9. Have lots of background plants, hygrophilla difformis, giant hygrophilla, b...	chix2k3	14	07-Oct-2005 07:20
Moss in a bottle ? Good or Bad. Hello ! There are a few moss types I have now where it's only a VERY small bit. I would like to grow it out a bit without worry it will get eaten by...	DaMossMan	3	07-Oct-2005 04:34
How old are your bulbs I'm curious how long FP members have been using their bulbs on their planted tanks. Please select one of the choices and tell us if you have seen any...	tetratech	6	07-Oct-2005 01:40
Re-arranging plants how many times have you re-arranged plants before you got them just right? I planted my tank last week and apparently I don't have a "designing thumb...	jsparkman	10	07-Oct-2005 01:37
I'm willing to try plants again, maybe... Hi all Last night as I ran into WalMart to get a couple of things I needed I was kind of pulled toward the pet section and was kind of forced to...	houston	1	06-Oct-2005 22:43
Babies!! My java fern is making babies like crazy. Right now I even have babies growing on babies. By that I mean a small plant.....say 1 inch leaves... is...	Wingsdlc	15	06-Oct-2005 19:36
Llighting, Co2 & Plants - 3 Questions! I'm getting a 42g/150l tank on saturday, the only thing i've bought so far is the filter, fluval 304. It's going to be an angel fish tank, but will a...	chrism	4	06-Oct-2005 12:30
40 gal redo.. what should i do?? hey guys.. I got sorta lazy with the previous plants and they got really big lanky and screwed up on me.. so i removed almost everything and am left w...	r0b3y	2	05-Oct-2005 15:05
C02 Question and Temp Lighting Change Just when things were going so well, one ballast went on my dual-bulb fixture. My question is, I'm probably going to be down to just 96watts on my 76...	tetratech	2	05-Oct-2005 13:56
Plant info on the web? Hey Guys, Does anyone know a good web site where l can look/read up on aquarium plants? I'm after pic's, where the plant comes from, what type of lig...	sharkbait_whohaha	5	05-Oct-2005 08:13
Cat Litter Plant Substrate? Hi: In this thread [link=http://fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Water%20Gardens%20and%20Ponds/54749.html]http://fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Water%20G...	drrich2	5	05-Oct-2005 06:01
New to plants help Hello all, i have a 55 gallon tank and i seem to have nitrate problems. My tank is around 0 ammonia and 0 nitrates so from what i have gathered i am...	shadows	9	05-Oct-2005 04:50
Lighting duration Hi all, I have a stupid question for those of you who work during the day and have planted tank(s): when does your light come on and off? Currently a...	upikabu	14	05-Oct-2005 04:25
Homemade Co2?!?!??! Hi guys, I wanted a Co2 injector but at my local petshops they are more than 50$ for manual ones and I didn't really want to order one online. I looke...	Plant _LoveRR	6	05-Oct-2005 04:15
cant have plants now...wait on flourite? I have a new 55g aquarium which I hope to put plants in some day. I have not set it up because I'm waiting for filter and other things to come in. I o...	GirlieGirl8519	6	05-Oct-2005 02:49
Meauring Nitrate Level by Ph With all the stated problems with no3 kits, here's a different way to measure nitrate. This is taken from ADA. "To determine the nitrate and nitrit...	tetratech	7	04-Oct-2005 17:16
Amazon Sword addicts will understand + E latifolius question too. Pls forgive my 'plantgeekyness'. Getting some E latifolius on Saturday. Can't wait !! At least 2 plants, maybe 5 ! Broad-leaved Dwarf Amazon Sword...	DaMossMan	1	04-Oct-2005 03:13
purple fur i have this plant dont know what type of plants it is but when i got it it just green, but now it got this la yer of purple fur of it andi was wodering...	cool_pete	3	03-Oct-2005 23:56
DIY Co2 for a 135gal Anyone know of a good DIY system for a 135gal tank? Most I've seen are for smaller tanks. I'd rather not have to deal with more than one system if I...	jsparkman	5	03-Oct-2005 19:45
Plants with 9" pleco!? Any hope? Hi all, I'm going to be buying a 100L tank soon, so i can get my 9" plec into a decent sized tank (3ft is the biggest ive got room for) I've had rea...	chrism	6	03-Oct-2005 14:07
Packaged plants? One pet store around here carries "Aqua Plants" that come in plastic tubes with the roots packed in some sort of gel. Since I'm lazy and willing to pa...	Satinandtat	4	03-Oct-2005 07:54
CO2 probelms still? CO2 is one of those critical things that aquatic plants folks should really focus on. I've nagged folks about this for a very long time, and I will li...	plantbrain	13	01-Oct-2005 18:41
so much roots!!!! i have all rooted plants in my tank with sand substrate. and in a lot of the areas i can see the roots coming out of the sand, (mainly around the ama...	greenfootball	8	01-Oct-2005 06:22
Keeping plants in place Is there a good trick to keeping plants to stay in the substrate until they root? Everyday when I come home there are anywhere from 10-15 stalks of d...	jsparkman	13	01-Oct-2005 04:14
Pics of my plants(75g) Here are some pictures of my plants Robby1619 attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/2005092912196714745.jpg[/im...	Rob1619	5	30-Sep-2005 01:43

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