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Plants and Temp Do most of you think 82f is too warm for most plants. My tank seems to end up at this temp, because of the fish I keep and to ward off ich....	tetratech	6	16-Apr-2005 02:19
So exactly how intense is my lighting? On my 30 Gallon tank I have 2 fluorescent bulbs, one is a 20 watt and the other is 15. The bulbs are made for plant life and aquariums. This should pu...	gnr4ever8794	3	16-Apr-2005 00:22
Carbo plus results This is a 55g tank with 220w of light. At the start it was planted with crypts, amazon sword, aponogeton, hairgrass, dwarf lillies, micro swords, anu...	sham	1	15-Apr-2005 09:33
Anarcharis...Drift Wood OK I know you an get Java Moss, and Java Fern to root to drift wood, but it seems most any plants I touch die on contact lately, except Anarcharis......	houston	5	15-Apr-2005 04:09
Flourite, is it really worth it? I just bought 20 bags of flourite for my 200 gallon tank. They were $13.00 a 15 pound bag, a total of $260 ouch.... I heard that they are really good...	Trojan_man	9	14-Apr-2005 22:43
Amazing plants... For all of you plants fanatics, I have found a plant retailer in Singapore with some lovely plants which I've not seen or heard of before. They are n...	Untitled No. 4	5	14-Apr-2005 18:58
Co2 meets Water I know this is really "stupid" but can some one show me how their co2 meets the water. I know many of you put the tubing to the filter intake. I wo...	tetratech	17	14-Apr-2005 05:24
got a great deal on my co2 refill i refilled my 20lb bottle and my 5lb bottle today, and they only charged me $10 for the both of them and i thought i was...	moondog	0	14-Apr-2005 00:13
Finally!!! Received Plants from AZ Gardens Hey People, Several of you have been asking.... I finally got those plants I ordered from AZ Gardens on March 20th. They send plants out on Thursd...	Cory_Di	19	13-Apr-2005 22:50
Planted Tanks - How Thick is your Substrate??? Pages: 1, 2 Sorry for two posts on the subject (deleted the last one when I accidentally hit the enter key and posted it before it was done....and, there was no e...	Cory_Di	21	13-Apr-2005 19:16
New PH and KH levels with C02 I'm finally getting some decent co2 into my tank via DIY 1.89 liter bottle. My KH level has moved down from 3 to 2, and ph is down from 7.0 to 6.6...	tetratech	11	13-Apr-2005 18:09
Marimo Moss Balls (Chladophora aegagropila) I bought some Marimo Moss Balls (Chladophora aegagropila) online & they've been a week in the post. Today i recieved them & they look a bit d...	jasonpisani	6	13-Apr-2005 18:09
Plants going Yellow-green not Bright Vibrant Green I have plants in my tank that are grow very very well. Quickly as well. I put in some fertilizer that the fish shop recommended but I can't remember w...	RAST	10	13-Apr-2005 15:24
Flourite Substrate I may be wrong, but I believe I read in a previous post that when using substrates such as flourite that you really don't need to add any other supple...	OldTimer	4	13-Apr-2005 14:56
Plants won't grow I have two 15 watt 24inch lights on a 50 gal. tank. My nitrate level is 0. What type of light should I use? Or should I just ad more fish. (java fern,...	lowlight	3	13-Apr-2005 07:19
Dwarf Sagittaria Subulate - Salt Tolerant? I once had a list of salt tolerante plants but lost it. Does anyone know if sagittaria, in particular narrow leaf sagittaria subulata (dwarf) is salt...	Cory_Di	3	13-Apr-2005 05:01
Tarah Nyberg's C02 Receipe I setup my co2 last nite using Tarah Nyberg's receipe, but I haven't seen any bubbling yet. All long does it usually tank to start. I used the follo...	tetratech	12	13-Apr-2005 04:46
roots have way up plants- replant, cut or leave we have a few plants that have quite alot of roots part way up and were wondering what was best to do. should we take cuttings, press the roots down t...	_wendy_	3	13-Apr-2005 03:46
New plant with Questions! i got this plant and on the tag it says "limnophila sessiliflora" as the name and i was wondering if i clip a piece of it and plant it back will the p...	Ashneil	4	13-Apr-2005 03:17
Trimming Cabomba Correctly FRANK you told me a long time ago and I forgot because I didn't have the cabomba any longer . I now have cabomba and with what little co2 I do...	Cory_Di	16	13-Apr-2005 00:24
lead weights on plants - leave on or take off??? i know they weight the plants down, but wont they restrict them??...	_wendy_	10	12-Apr-2005 19:13
Algae Preventation All right, I am actually, finally buying a nice light. Tomorrow, I'm going to pick up a fixture that will give me either 65 or 130 watts of lighting o...	sirbooks	11	12-Apr-2005 18:00
Golden Lloydiella I bought three clumps of plants today, they were labeled as the golden lloydiella. They looked pretty nice, somewhat similar to bacopa, but with a gol...	sirbooks	5	12-Apr-2005 09:28
CO2 Systems Im considering buying a co2 system but i dont know where to start! Ive have a heavily planted 3ft tank. Im looking for one thats resonably priced and...	paddy	4	12-Apr-2005 05:30
red plants Other than crypts are there any red red-green plants that do well in low to medium lighting?...	Theresa_M	4	12-Apr-2005 03:46
Mystery Algae... Does anyone know what kind of algae this is in my pictures and if its a problem, how do I fix it? Thanks. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/manborg22/de...	manborg	6	11-Apr-2005 20:58
i need ur opinion hi...i just made my co2 injector (yeast-sugar mtd) i have a 20 gal tank, planted (6 species) with fishes (6 pandas, 1 platy, 2 dwarf gourami and 3...	tankie	1	11-Apr-2005 07:02
Adding/Removing some plants. Advice Please. I currently have a 6gal tank with quite a lot of plants IMO, I currently setted up a 50cm cube for my angels and I am going to plant it with some anub...	Forever-mango	3	10-Apr-2005 21:42
two java fern questions I did the little java fern nano project Kitten posted about here . I...	Theresa_M	4	10-Apr-2005 20:28
Making some changes to my 20g -Need Advice Ok folks I need help once again! I've decided to kit out my 20g tank with more plants and to get the full effect i'm switching from a Fluval Biolife 3...	bigchris	11	10-Apr-2005 15:59
is co2 always needed? I have a 55g tank and i wanted to add some hardy low light plants in my tank. I have java fern in mine for now untill i get used to plants and then i...	brtaylor2000	5	10-Apr-2005 06:38
buying plants online has anyone bought from the aquatic plant depot?? The only plants available in my area are from walmart, and they dont have a very good selection, so...	hca	4	09-Apr-2005 23:56
small plants for a small tank Hi there,<br><br>Just looking for some short plants for my 6 gallon tank.<br><br>So far all I can think off is hair grass &amp...	Troy_Mclure	4	09-Apr-2005 19:06
lighting confusion Can someone please give me some basic info on lighting for planted tanks? True actinic, T8, 10000K, 50/50 VHO...I'm lost :%) I don't need anything fan...	Theresa_M	5	09-Apr-2005 12:10
beginner plants... My tank is 75g and iam going to buy some new plants and they told me that for a new tank setup these plants should be the best choice. 1)Hygrophila di...	Rob1619	2	08-Apr-2005 04:46
Plant Killer I have a confession to make - I'm a plant killer. There I've said it! In my 3 months of tankhood I've only had one fish death but countless of plants...	fishymama	2	08-Apr-2005 04:42
CO2 Cylinders, how long do they last? I'm thinking to finally making the switch from DIY CO2 to bottled CO2. On a webstore I've seen all the stuff that I'd need for it, and although it'll...	Dr. Bonke	18	08-Apr-2005 02:53
Stupid question of the day Is the PH level directly related to the CO2 content of my tank? I ask because my plants aren't growing all that fast and the PH, despite water change...	manborg	6	07-Apr-2005 21:31
small swords, large crypts... Well that time has come when I've begun thinking about changing around the plants in my tank. I find it harder and harder to keep my asian ambulia loo...	NowherMan6	4	07-Apr-2005 08:31
ID My Plants Ok i've posted some better pics of my plants and i'm wondering if you can tell me what they are..........	~Mista Psycho~	12	07-Apr-2005 03:33
Maximum Height diy co2 will travel up 18 hrs ago I setup a 1.89 litter bottle with co2. The bottle is located under my tank. So it has to travel up about 4 feet. I haven't had any bubble...	tetratech	3	06-Apr-2005 16:31
Elatine gussonei Does anyone have any info on Elatine gussonei ?? I might try to use it in my 5 gal Is it easier to use than Glosso?...	Hoa dude_dude	4	06-Apr-2005 08:10
3rd Annual Plant Fest Florida July 8-14th 2005 To all FW and Marine folks: This year's event: Plant Fest 2K5 in Florida July 8-14th (FW days 8-11th and then the Marine version 12-14th)! Swim with...	plantbrain	0	06-Apr-2005 06:45
snail prevention........ I am going to be picking up some java moss later this week and I have noticed that the LFS I will be going to (only one that carries the moss) has sna...	M.J.	1	05-Apr-2005 19:01
Lilly Growing at an alarming rate. In my tank i have two 25 watt blue moon actinic tubes. Which i know are not ideal for growing plants. However i took a cutting of a lilly out of my po...	~Mista Psycho~	3	05-Apr-2005 17:35
thoughts on this plan I wasn't sure whether this should be under planted aquaria or aquascaping. Hope I'm in the right place. I'm making plans for aquascaping my 42-gallon...	zoeandmaia	7	05-Apr-2005 17:00
too bright! i have a 55 gallon fresh water that i am planning on making it a planted tank. But my current lighting is so bright, that it would make the planted ta...	tropicfishkid	1	05-Apr-2005 16:41
DIY C02	tetratech	0	05-Apr-2005 04:04
My swords are getting brown patches? Recently i have started to notice that my amazon swords are starting to get brown patches on the leaves. Someone informed me that this is due to a lac...	paddy	3	05-Apr-2005 02:49
algae booms can algae just boom. i had a tank in my room for like 3 months, and then another month past, then algae just boomed on the tank front....	bettachris	0	04-Apr-2005 23:09

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