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Ludwigia Scarlet Hi, just wanting to no if ludwigia scarlet are fairly easy to grow, i have just put them in my 70g with co2 and 3.2wpg of light. The leaves have st...	eureka red	3	27-Aug-2005 17:28
ambulia question Hi there, When I first got my Ambulias, they were very nice bright green and grew very fast without CO2 or fertilizer (just laterite underneath the s...	upikabu	5	27-Aug-2005 16:48
floater and apon questions I have hornwort floating in a number of tanks, but in a few it has gotten tough and brittle feeling. It's also falling apart in those tanks making a b...	Theresa_M	0	27-Aug-2005 16:45
Colormax bulbs I was wondering if anyone has used a bulb like this for a planted tank: [link=http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xm l?product_id=30041;catego...	renoharps	2	27-Aug-2005 00:46
How to plant Anubias. I am looking for ideas on how to attach Anubias with Bogwood & other things (please state). Shall i use fishing line & tie it down or plant...	jasonpisani	10	26-Aug-2005 21:08
Xmas Moss Growth Validation Gang, I have a quick question. I purchased some Xmas Moss about 10 days ago and attached it with string on my driftwood. A picture of it can be [lin...	LITTLE_FISH	13	26-Aug-2005 10:38
Baby Java Ferns I've attached a few small Java Ferns to my driftwood. They are around 1-3 inches tall. Will these grow quickly? Some are getting daughter plants em...	Brian1216	8	26-Aug-2005 07:35
have PMDD now - how to dose ? Ok, I had a good transaction today.. Some platies of mine traded for 2or3 month of PMDD. Powder form... Here's what I have.. Epsom Salt Potassium Su...	DaMossMan	9	26-Aug-2005 06:13
need advice on this tank Hi, Almost 2 months ago, I started my first planted tank (24"x12"x12"/15g, light: 18w 6500k grolux tube). Here's what it looked like then: [link=htt...	upikabu	4	26-Aug-2005 05:47
Planting Swords with or without flower/seed heads? This is in the 11G Betta tank I think these heads could be either flower and or seed heads. If I was planting seedlings into the outdoor garden I w...	keithgh	3	26-Aug-2005 05:17
cobombia i have around 10 lbs of this, and my bettas love its soft silky leaves, but there are like flower buds coming out of it, at the end, at teh parts that...	bettachris	1	26-Aug-2005 01:30
Can I put this light on my tank? Well, imagine my surprise yesterday, that when I put the strip light that came with the tank on my newly filed 50g, it appeared VERY blue! The light i...	fairynr	4	26-Aug-2005 01:05
Plants roots are acting strangley... The pond section doesn't seem to get much activity so I decided to post this here. My water lettuce plants have been in my pond since early/mid july,...	fishiedude	2	25-Aug-2005 19:14
Plants that fish don't eat I am new to having live plants in my tank and right now I only have 2 adult java ferns and 2 babies just started. I have tried to have water sprite b...	Mia	6	25-Aug-2005 18:48
Online Plants in Australia where please Pages: 1, 2 I did have the site but it has been lost can any one give it to me please. I think it is in Brisbane if not QLD ???? Thanking you Keith...	keithgh	24	25-Aug-2005 06:12
terranium plants. I just discovered a new fish store in my town. The fish are great looking with a great price. 10 jumbo neon tetras for $10, 2in. cory cats for $3.49,...	clownloachfan	2	25-Aug-2005 05:14
wild duckweed, i went to my upstate house, and in 1 of the 9 ponds i found it covered in duckweed, so i took around 3 pounds of it. it is in a cooler, and after look...	bettachris	2	25-Aug-2005 01:07
need very low light plants Ok I'm not sure if this is possible but are there any plants that will do well in... .6wpg?...	Ethan14	10	24-Aug-2005 21:02
Struggling to keep Amazons Hi, ive recently set up a new heavily planted tank. Most of the plants (cabomba, microphyllum, ech. tennullus) are growing very fast and look in good...	paddy	10	24-Aug-2005 16:50
Diy Inline co2 reactor Hi, after some good websites where i can make my own diy co2 inline reactor for a 70g tank at the moment my diffusor isnt doing a good enough job a...	eureka red	3	24-Aug-2005 04:44
de-snail i might be ordering alot of plants from his guy off of ebay. now with alot of plants there will probably be snails. and i dont want these at all. so...	bettachris	16	24-Aug-2005 02:35
help with interesting new plants Well, I am not one for plants, as a general rule. However, today, I purchased a few uncommon plants, and given the crappy commonplace selection around...	Cup_of_Lifenoodles	3	23-Aug-2005 10:05
Java Moss I just got some Java Moss and i'm wondering the best way to attach it. All i have is a little round ball of it that i got for free from my LFS. I pl...	Brian1216	3	23-Aug-2005 04:09
Dwarf Hairgrass in Eco-complete Anyone have success have dwarf hairgrass spread in eco-complete?...	tetratech	5	23-Aug-2005 02:34
Pressurized Co2 System Pages: 1, 2 Anyone know anything about this system? I'm looking to move from diy to pressurized for my 46gallon [link=http://aquariumplant.com/cgi-bin/cart/pr8...	tetratech	35	22-Aug-2005 19:45
Red Tiger Lotus Shameless brag...sorry. Clicky! I am now accepting hate mail. LOL! There w...	psynderella	6	22-Aug-2005 19:43
I want a awesome planted tank!!!! Ok here goes nothing.... I just got the june issuse of TFH and saw a tank on page 99. I want this tank. However I cannot afford 2k worth of test k...	weighates	7	22-Aug-2005 15:23
cork floats So at the last place I could possibly check I found cork tiles 1'x1' for cheap and half my moss has arrived. Yay! Now problem 2.. Cork floats. Not...	sham	11	22-Aug-2005 07:27
dwarf hair grass, i just got this plant, and it is my first, one stupid question, is there a way to talk a part of it off, so i can make it into two, or will it do tha...	bettachris	2	22-Aug-2005 07:18
New to plants.... What kind of special attention do plants need? I bought 2 "batches" of Hornwart at my LFS and it looked very good for about a month then faded to deat...	DMDyne	6	21-Aug-2005 16:33
Ramshorn Snail - Good or Bad for my planted tank I these things more beneficial as far as algae, substrate mixing etc. or are they more of a nuisance ruining plants making a mess....	tetratech	14	20-Aug-2005 16:19
new 2 plants i got a big shippment of plants, like cambodia/anarchis/hornwort and stuff like that, and there are alot of bugs in the water, are they nesseary, and...	bettachris	6	20-Aug-2005 08:37
Mystery Echinodorus Identification Does anyone know what type of Sword this is ? I really like it, please help me i.d. it !! (the one with longer narrower leaves) I have 3 of these now...	DaMossMan	4	20-Aug-2005 02:02
Aquatic Plant Shop in the U.K. Does anybody knows a good & reliable Aquatic Plant Shop in the U.K. that is willing to ship to Malta Europe. Thanks alot in advance. [aquarank...	jasonpisani	3	19-Aug-2005 15:49
Need plants to survive my cichlids... The title basically says it all. The fish that mostly terrorizes plants is my green severum. He dispises plants more than anything else on earth. S...	fishiedude	9	19-Aug-2005 12:01
water fleas and moss wall okay... i have a thirty gallon tank which i recently decided i want to heavily plant, it has no fish in it now, but has been cycled for about 4 month...	chelaine	4	19-Aug-2005 06:01
Join the San Francisco Aquatic Plant Society!! If you are from the Bay area, please come join the SFBAAPS plant club, the oldest local plant club in the nation! We have plant swaps, and many run o...	plantbrain	6	19-Aug-2005 05:49
Tropica Order My LFS (Big Al's) has offered to request anything I want from the Tropica plant line and have it thrown in with their regular shipment f...	trystianity	15	19-Aug-2005 05:03
Algae remover - Kill my plants? My parents want to know if they can use an algae remover to kill and remove the black beard algae from my fish tank. But i am not sure if it will actu...	Gomer	11	19-Aug-2005 05:00
My plants look... bad! I've never been much of a green thumb, but lately they've all just really deteriorated. This is mostly in my main tank, a 55 gallon. I only have...	Janna	9	18-Aug-2005 04:33
trouble with corkscrew vals Hi, For some reason, everytime I put corkscrew vals in my tanks, the leaves start turning brown and dying within a week or two. I had that happened t...	upikabu	3	17-Aug-2005 15:50
from a 3.30 investment Just after Xmas I placed a plant order, included were 10 dwarf sag at .33 each. They went into my 10g Endler's tank; Flourite substrate, 1.5wpg, no co...	Theresa_M	8	17-Aug-2005 14:47
Plant Nutrient questions - newb level. I would like to achieve a 'balanced nutrient' state in my tank and understand how to get there in easy steps. Lighting issues aside for now. Can you...	DaMossMan	2	17-Aug-2005 07:08
pants 10 what beginner plants can go in a ten with 30 wats...	importfan878	2	16-Aug-2005 17:24
Whats a good red plant to have Hi, just wanting to no what is a good red plant to gorw in your tank to break up the green and i have tried macranda and ludwiga repens with not mu...	eureka red	3	16-Aug-2005 10:48
Substrate Fertilisers? I'm familiar with liquid fertilisers, but can you use substrate to fertilise aquarium plants? In my experience aquarium plants need a substrate ferti...	LukeGX	11	16-Aug-2005 09:11
When do I dose nitrates? My planted 125g always tests for 0 nitrates. I bought some stump remover from Home Depot, it says it contains potassium nitrate. Can I use it in my ta...	covered-in-bees	2	16-Aug-2005 09:04
Blackwater and plants This is my first real stab at maintaining plants in my 46 gal tank. I have a Nutrafin Co2 in place, some Java moss and hardy plants. Come across so...	fishy	6	16-Aug-2005 09:01
sword ? I'd like some sword recommendations; thus far I only have experience with Amazon swords, which are doing well. This tank with low-medium-ish lighting...	Theresa_M	7	15-Aug-2005 22:09
New need ideas Hi I am just starting this whole plant thing and I need ideas on what type of plants I could put in my tank they would need to be hardy. Parameters...	bcwcat22	7	15-Aug-2005 17:47

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