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New to plants Pages: 1, 2 Well I'm taking the plunge into live plants. I have 4 empty tanks ready to go and I figured I would try live plants instead of fake this time as long...	Tetra Fan	22	28-Jul-2005 03:34
CO2 on, air off?? I set up a DIY CO2 system yesterday and am wondering if I should turn off my airstone at night? The CO2 seems to be working well but I'm wondering if...	dbenn	6	28-Jul-2005 03:29
plant substrate Pages: 1, 2 which is better eco complete or flourite or would you reccomend something else....	Sonic2041	25	27-Jul-2005 22:02
Can you ID these plants please? Hello I was given these plants as extra in a shipment I bought. If it's not too much trouble I'd like some help in identifying them. Thanks [link=h...	castlequest	2	27-Jul-2005 08:50
A. ulvaceus turning red? I put an A. ulvaceus bulb in my new high light 10 g experiment after taking it out of dormancy for a few weeks or so. Before the dormant period it wa...	trystianity	2	26-Jul-2005 17:34
Lighting question Will a coralife 96 watt fixture 'single' bulb with mounting legs give even light coverage in an 18 inch wide tank ?...	DaMossMan	8	26-Jul-2005 04:19
Fertilizing Aquarium Plants From the Algone website ( http://www.algone.com/fertilizer.htm ) Next to a suitable substrate, li...	Bob Wesolowski	12	26-Jul-2005 01:40
Need some input, please Boy, the tank looks so much fuller "live" than in a photo! I need more plants. 40 gallon long tank, 96W, no CO2. I welcome all ideas and criticism....	Caviar	9	26-Jul-2005 00:17
Using Bleach & Salt for plant cleaning in Aust Am I right in assuming the bleach for cleaning is White King and at 10% which seems rather strong. Also at what strength would I use SeaSalt for plan...	keithgh	2	25-Jul-2005 23:46
Plants Online what are some good sites that you can buy plants from on the internet???...	kj fishy-finn	4	25-Jul-2005 19:56
Plant Care Questions how do you go about trimming plants and such etc... also on Tropica.com it gives heights of the plants at full growth, can you plant plants that will...	kj fishy-finn	4	25-Jul-2005 10:12
Dirty plants I have some frondy plants and they seem togather a lot of foods i have the frondy plants because of my fry. How do i keep them clean without vaccumin...	esandbergger	3	25-Jul-2005 07:42
floating plant left overs is it fine to leave the left over plant pieces from being chewed off or broken off or what ever just float at the top so the fish can nibble on it or...	judz	4	25-Jul-2005 05:51
My article #1 - CO2 and 1wpg can be done - disproving the myth. This is just to day that I've read time and time again that CO2 will not make a difference in under 2wpg tanks. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I know in my 1 wpg...	DaMossMan	4	25-Jul-2005 05:16
Thinking over my new tank Set-up Well it's a 29 gallon tank and I'm pretty sure what the stock is going to be. 2 Blue Rams (pair) 6 Scwartzi Cory's 10 Cardinal tetras But I am not s...	Tetra Fan	7	24-Jul-2005 20:46
how to de-snail plants i went to my lfs and i was going to get a nice looking sword plant for only 3. the plant tanks are serperated only by glass that water can be still...	bettachris	6	24-Jul-2005 16:29
how to plant java fern? I know that if you want to plant java ferns onto rocks and driftwood you kind of tie it down and let it go take root on it's own. what about if you wa...	bradkas	2	24-Jul-2005 15:10
DO Riccia Anchor itself? Okay,I just saw some really nice picture of riccia use as a forgrounddrools, I finally bought some off of aquabid. [link=http://www.aquabotanic.com...	aquatic_dynasty	1	24-Jul-2005 14:57
Fantastic plant helpful infomation I found this when I was doing a Google looking for specific infomation on certain plants. Tropical aquarium plants [link=Plant info]http://www.garden...	keithgh	5	22-Jul-2005 10:38
crypt babies question Hello One of my crypt plants has a bunch of little baby plants connected. Is there a certain point at which you're supposed to remove them ? thanks!...	castlequest	4	22-Jul-2005 04:31
New discovery - Red Moss !!? Now with Pics Pages: 1, 2 Plant guys/gals prepare to go green with envy (no really bad pun intended ) I've being itching to make some changes on my tank, had a few ideas but...	bensaf	26	21-Jul-2005 16:18
How do you hide your 2L CO2 pop bottles? Here's what I came up with, a crocheted bottle cozy. Good for camouflaging those ugly pop bottles and I think it would probably keep the temperature...	trystianity	7	21-Jul-2005 09:57
Plant compatibility Greetings: Grateful if someone could please tell me a few plants which are not nipped by gold fishes? I have 2 goldies in a 40G tank, which eats up ma...	unairkr	3	20-Jul-2005 07:44
Brown Stuff on Plants For the last month or so I've been getting brown stuff on the leaves of my plants. Here is a pic. It comes off pretty easily, but is back the next d...	tetratech	6	19-Jul-2005 15:41
How long should I wait. I recently (1 1/2 weeks ago) started a 110 gallon planted tank. it has 3 1/2" flourite about 3watts/gallon and co2. Right now I have about 60 zebra da...	X-Treme	7	18-Jul-2005 22:30
problem with new tank So I got my 90g, made it home without breaking it, through the door, down the steps, through the door, around the corner... It's finally on the stand...	sham	15	18-Jul-2005 22:30
Java Moss and PVC Ok yesterday (Sunday) was the fish auction for the Houston Aquarium Society, and I kind of got overly excited and now have tons of java moss (it reall...	houston	10	18-Jul-2005 18:53
CO2, PH, KH - How To Achieve Neutral PH Gang, By chance, I came across a link called [link=Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages]http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_co2chart.htm" style="COLOR...	LITTLE_FISH	7	18-Jul-2005 15:21
Plants in sand Just wondering, can any plants at all be grown in sand substrate? If so, are there any high-light ones? -Sabrina...	Hello Fishy	5	18-Jul-2005 04:51
Lighting a 125G Planted Tank – Any Info Welcome Gang, I am planning the setup for my 125G tank and one of my struggles concerns the lighting. I had a post (my very first one) a couple of months ag...	LITTLE_FISH	8	17-Jul-2005 20:33
some leaves turning yellow? It's been about 2 weeks since I added live plants to my first planted tank and for the past week some of the smaller leaves of my Anubias (on driftwoo...	upikabu	5	17-Jul-2005 13:15
Plant tank project: going technical (need help) Well, I've been given a 4X2X2 tank from a mate of my dad's and Ive decided to spend some money and do it up hardcore for a display in the lounge room....	Forever-mango	6	17-Jul-2005 05:59
Anybody else seen these? Today I went to petco for birdfood, and since they were out of stock, I went to look at what they had to offer plantwise. I found aquatic plants in p...	kankushok	7	16-Jul-2005 05:51
GOOD PLANTS FOR MY FISH Sry, wrong subject. heh... Last edited by Hello Fishy at 15-Jul-2005 14:16...	Hello Fishy	16	16-Jul-2005 05:42
plants for a 10g...i need advice I have finally decided to plant my 10g. It is home to 3 zebra danios, 3 black widow tetras, and unfortunately a CAE. Not the best fish selection for a...	GirlieGirl8519	7	16-Jul-2005 05:20
Substrate and HOB filter advice. I am an experienced keeper of fish. However, all of my tanks have a simple gravel substrate. I just gave a friend all of the livestock from my 29 ga...	pookiekiller12	1	15-Jul-2005 13:58
Yay the lights came That was quick, just recieved two 24" 50/50 fixtures for our soon to be freshwater amazon planted set-up. Now just need to get some plants. Also tri...	kankushok	1	15-Jul-2005 05:39
Prime Water conditioner Does anyone know if it's not advisable to use PRIME in a planted aquarium? I see in addition to removing chlorine and other impurities it also remove...	tetratech	11	15-Jul-2005 01:48
What type of Iron Tablets do you use? I am curious as to what type of iron tablets people use in their planted aquariums? I have seen a few different brands and they are: >> Sera Fl...	the_goldie	9	14-Jul-2005 04:20
Is This a Good CO2 System? Gang, I have never dealt with CO2 addition in my current tank but would like to add it to the upcoming (hopefully soon) 125G. I think I am not inter...	LITTLE_FISH	13	14-Jul-2005 04:14
Potted PLants I just bought a sword (its in bad condition) and a Hygrophila (beautiful condition). They are potted and I am not sure if I should leave them in the...	weighates	3	13-Jul-2005 16:05
Java fern nanos Pages: 1, 2 Was thinking... I've got these two lil glass vase thingies. And lots of baby java ferns all over the place... so I put them together with a bit of gra...	kitten	24	13-Jul-2005 12:56
Plants Need ID please(new+beter pics) Pages: 1, 2 Please ID these plants, i know i'm dumb i shoud of Id them before i bought them but too late Sorry i dont know how to put the pics in the fourm!...	xlinkinparkx	28	13-Jul-2005 02:15
Anubias flower bubbles I have an anubias nana flower that is not opened yet and is giving off 4 or 5 tiny bubbles per second. What are the bubbles made of?...	renoharps	3	12-Jul-2005 20:16
Plant quantity/Anacharis How much Anacharis can I put in a 40L goldfish tank? Would enough to cover the entire back be too much? Thanks...	Caviar	8	12-Jul-2005 18:50
DIY CO2 Off At Night? I've just started injecting CO2 into my 29g tank and I was wondering if you should shut off the CO2 supply overnight....	renoharps	13	12-Jul-2005 16:31
Clipping and spreading? If I cut the dwarf sword greass in my tank, will it spread faster? Plenty of light and nutrients in the tank...but I want the carpeted look and am gr...	manborg	3	12-Jul-2005 15:40
Algae My 37g has some algae on the sides and next to the gravel, where the magnetic scraper can't reach. I heard someone say that turning off the light for...	Communist Hamster	4	12-Jul-2005 03:58
Rotala Macranda Hi, last week i put in 5 plants of rotala macranda in my 6ft tank, i have 3.2w per gallon of light, 25ppm co2 and are dosing fertiliser ba sed on to...	eureka red	3	11-Jul-2005 07:51
cleaning tank with new plants ok, so i have some bacopas that i havent had for more than a week or so and its time to give my gravel a good vacum, but my plants havent rooted yet s...	reel big mark	5	11-Jul-2005 02:50

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