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Question about substrate Frank, or anyone with the knowledge, I have a question. If you'll remember I decided to set up a Walstad tank. I have readw and read and read for a...	El Tiburon Tailandes	15	08-Mar-2008 19:22
Java moss rope Well this was rather interesting so I thought Id share. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/2315329463_e8b82321ec_m.jpg The photo shows...	mews	3	07-Mar-2008 15:18
Emersed to submersed growth form Hi Is there a proper process for changing an emersed grown plant to submersed form? Is it just a case of submersing the plant and waiting for the...	Gone_Troppo	9	04-Mar-2008 11:53
Poss Brush Algae i have just started treating my tank for what i thought was/is hair algae but with more research it may turn out to be brush algae i am dosing with fl...	papasan	10	02-Mar-2008 21:24
Hair Algae hello all! Since starting liquid ferts and some root tabs, I have begun to see a good bit of hair algae. I have a Gold algae eater, but he doesn't s...	ScottF	5	25-Feb-2008 18:41
Excel With Or Without Carbon Sponge i am about to dose my tank with flourish excel but should i remove my carbon sponge before starting? cheers papasan....	papasan	2	25-Feb-2008 02:06
Live Plants Awesome...But first off my salvinia sticks to my arm whenever my hand goes into tank...slightly annoying..and the salvinia that falls clogs up the filter...annoying...	JBennett181	8	24-Feb-2008 06:12
Water Lettuce? im looking for a floating plant that is a decent size how big does it get? is it alright in my community aquarium? lighting?thanks...	JBennett181	3	24-Feb-2008 02:16
First Live Plants! Awesome! i got 2 horn wort 1 java fern and some salvinia. the way the salvinia shades and the new plants make my tank look amazing! my fish love is espiecally...	JBennett181	4	22-Feb-2008 18:07
Are There Any Plants That A Silver Wont Destroy? i have got a small tank that i was going to turn into a cichlid tank but i had to sell my silver dollar to do it, but i grown the little begger since...	Gourami guru	5	21-Feb-2008 23:12
A Photographic Diary: Redesign, Restocking of Punk's Tank Pages: 1, 2 Ok so the time has come for a little change with the aquarium. It doesnt have much fish and the design was boring me. So Im gonna switch it up a li...	RNJ_Punk	32	20-Feb-2008 13:44
Java Fern I just bought a java fern and tied it to a rock. I have 2.5 watts per gallon in the tank and a DIY co2 setup (helping a little). Is this too much...	aquapickle27	3	19-Feb-2008 09:47
I Found Em So Brought Em Home hey,guys about a month ago,we were out on our boat at 1 of our local rivers,when we got the boat out,there was lots of aquatic plants on the trailer a...	HOKESE	3	19-Feb-2008 07:55
Is It To Close hey guys,ive got a plant in my my tank,and its rite near my air stone,the buubles are running up thrro the leaves and roots,but this is the only plant...	HOKESE	4	18-Feb-2008 05:52
DIY Co2 I just set up my first DIY co2 system and it is working, but i just had a few questions. Am i supposed to inject co2 constantly (night/day)? I don...	aquapickle27	3	17-Feb-2008 07:10
Planted tank water parameters? I have just set up my first properly planted tank with latralite ba sed substrate covered with a shallow la yer of gravel, i am also using the Sera tabl...	hembo666	1	16-Feb-2008 22:44
All my dumb planted tank questions in one thread... This will probably make it easier on everyone. I appreciate all the help I can get. From now, thank you. 1. How crucial is the height of the tank in...	El Tiburon Tailandes	8	16-Feb-2008 07:38
10-Gal - My First Planted Tank Pages: 1, 2, 3 Hello Yall I have decided to do my first planted tank. I was reading lysaers, & Little Fish's blogs and thought I would try it. So i decided...	fishmonster	41	16-Feb-2008 01:11
72 Gallon Bowfront Setup Log Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119 All, I picked up the tank the other day at Aquarium Adventure. Here is a 1st pic of just the tank and background. LF. Hope you don't mind anothe...	tetratech	2374	15-Feb-2008 13:25
Algae Eater In The Planted Tank what is the best for algae eating like brown and hair? would mystery snails work?...	bratyboy2	3	15-Feb-2008 03:39
What products should I take a look at for a planted tank? I still havent put together my first official planted tank, I do have a 50g with tons of plants, but I dont really look at it that way as the substr...	El Tiburon Tailandes	5	13-Feb-2008 17:35
Hello Again! An Update... im back baby! some of you may know i am notorious for making crazy plans and then dropping them well this time ive actually gotten somewhere. iv...	resle	17	13-Feb-2008 00:24
Ferting' tecniques / timing Alrighteythen.... A question to pick everyones brain, if I may, When utilizing "liquid ferts" or suppliments what method works best for you; A. dose...	Ironhand74	15	12-Feb-2008 11:33
Compatible Plants im about to leap into live plants for my 29 gallon community and was wondering what would be good! im new to plants so im not sure. 2 mollies 3 white...	JBennett181	5	08-Feb-2008 04:50
One for the plant geeks & experts Aquscape Betta tank I am looking for a backing plant for the 32lt Betta tank. The area to be planted is 270mm x 50mm. The maximum height must not be over 180mm. I a...	keithgh	4	08-Feb-2008 01:34
Eco Complete Ok here the question....... I'm setting up another 70gal tank will be a community tank, what fish is not know yet, except for a golden algea eater, a...	djrichie	2	08-Feb-2008 01:24
The Planted Tank I Want To Start And Maybe Log It Pages: 1, 2 well here is the ides: tank size: 20 gallon or 55 gallon (depending what i get anxious to do first maybe both in the same log) snad and flourite? w...	bratyboy2	20	06-Feb-2008 04:20
Flourish Products Does anyone order these products online? If so any suggested sites?...	aquapickle27	1	06-Feb-2008 04:00
Check Out My Post go down and check out my log on my 20 gallon tank lol thank you...	bratyboy2	3	03-Feb-2008 22:53
Wisteria My Wisteria has really begun to take off now that I bumped up the # of hours I run my lights. It has reached the surface, can I trim it back from the...	ScottF	5	03-Feb-2008 03:56
Moss On Bamboo i have just received a delivery of 2x jarva moss on bamboo which looks like a 6" pencil approx 1/2" in dia,so if i just lay them on my substrate at th...	papasan	2	01-Feb-2008 19:43
New Plants, Leaves/Stalks Dying Off? I recently purchased some new banana plants and rosette swords. A couple of the stalks on the banana plants look to be dying off, the leaves browning...	ScottF	4	01-Feb-2008 17:34
How To Plant Moss Cuttings i have just received a moss collection off the net, maybe cuttings, so how do you plant them?...	papasan	4	01-Feb-2008 13:06
Algae on leaves I have a green stringy algae on some of my broad leaved plants. Any ideas as to what could be the cause? I am very new to the planted aquarium and ha...	aquapickle27	6	01-Feb-2008 01:56
Giant Hygro... Brittle discoloured stems Anyone know what would cause the older stems of Giant Hygro to go brittle ... like snapping celery . I know this plant gets pinholes in the leaves if...	Countryfish	2	30-Jan-2008 11:36
Hair Algae okay so i have a planted tank(duh>.< and the hair algae is getting bad yah i know nutrient thing and lack of water changes!!!! what will eat it? siam...	bratyboy2	5	29-Jan-2008 21:05
New 2g tank Hey All, I just wanted to share my new joy with you all. It is a nice little stylish 2g nano tank, with micro power filter, superb 9w compact flouresc...	So_Very_Sneaky	3	29-Jan-2008 04:51
Do swords grow back? I recently "rescued" an ozelot sword from my mom's tank that had lost all but two of its leaves (one mature leaf and one that was just sprouting). I p...	superlion	15	28-Jan-2008 17:08
Best light w/o new ballast? So I've currently got two bulbs of T8 30W fluorescent (I think it's the default All-Glass bulb) and two bulbs of T12 30W 50-50 bulbs. I'm considering...	Shinigami	5	28-Jan-2008 09:40
Anubias on rock? I know Anubias is often recommended to be attached to rocks so that it's rhizome doesn't rot. Does that mean they can be supported by liquid ferts alo...	Shinigami	12	27-Jan-2008 20:10
Outdoor Plants In Fishtanks hey guys when i used to live at my old place,my freind who lived accros the road,well his mum,was a brillant green thumb,and she gave my mate a outd...	HOKESE	8	27-Jan-2008 08:19
Super low maintenance plants? So I'm trying to find some plants that will do all right in my tank. I've got 120 watts on my 125 gallon tank; the tank is 18" deep, and I've set up c...	Shinigami	15	25-Jan-2008 20:56
Transparent leaves One of my crypt's leaves are turning transparent and then dying. Any ideas of what might be the cause? I am dosing Flourish Excel and small amounts...	aquapickle27	7	24-Jan-2008 23:33
Planted Crypt Nevilli & Crypt Parva The last couple of days I have planted at least 20 C nevilli and about the same number of C parva. The reason know the exact number they were sent t...	keithgh	2	24-Jan-2008 11:07
Crypt melt? As a budding plant keeper, what can you tell me about purchasing Crypts that are melting or in the same tank as those that are melting at the LFS? I k...	Shinigami	4	23-Jan-2008 04:37
Hornwort Dying I've tried a couple batched of hornwort now and they've each slowly died on me. I' ve tried anchoring and floating. I prefer the effect of the float...	ScottF	8	22-Jan-2008 22:20
Java Fern growths I didn't notice if the plants had these when I got them last week, but there are these strange growths on my Java Fern. They appear to be these...	Shinigami	6	22-Jan-2008 21:43
plant ID lily? HI all Chap at work gave me some (aqua)plants most of which I have identified except this one http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2394/2208737784_69483ee5b...	mews	2	21-Jan-2008 08:37
New Amazon Sword ok, the new 10g needed some plant material... so, I saw a beautiful looking amazon sword, fairly large... his leaves barely reach the surface he's s...	ScottF	2	21-Jan-2008 00:05
Aquatic Plant That Is Hardy And Will Flower... so i am looking for a hardy aquatic plant that will flower... i do add liquid ferts and i have plenty of food for the plants in my gravel... but i wa...	brandeeno	6	20-Jan-2008 07:24

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