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Today I saw an unusual plant thriving in the LFS's plant pond... This plant, is know to me as a Philendendron plant. Not the kind with hanging long stems, but the kind that stands tall with a big leaf on each single...	So_Very_Sneaky	4	09-Sep-2004 05:57
lighting for a 29 gallon im going to be getting a 29 gallon tank soon,but i dont know what to do for lighting because im already going over my budget and im not sure how expen...	fishowner	4	09-Sep-2004 05:23
Strangest thing.... Hi there, I went out today and purchased some new plants for my 90g tank. I got a Jungle Vall bunch, a "Parrots feather" for my 25g guppy tank, and a...	So_Very_Sneaky	3	08-Sep-2004 22:25
2 wpg my tank is gonna have exactly 2wpg and its a 30 gallon tank, so what are some good plants for growing in there? I have some bulbs from walmart in ther...	gnr4ever8794	5	08-Sep-2004 17:14
CO2 Tanks Is it possible to order canisters filled with Carbon Dioxide online (yes I know the possibilities of doing it cheaper with a DIY unit but don't feel c...	PeaceB2U	8	08-Sep-2004 16:34
Need info on these plants.... I'm looking to get some floating plants for a sparkling gourami I hope to be getting...I did some surfing on the interenet, and I found three that mig...	solublefish	2	08-Sep-2004 03:04
White fuzz on new plants Hello, I didn't see too many posts on this, but I am thinking it isn't a big deal, but... I just planted my tanks, and I have noticed some somewhat...	crickit99	1	08-Sep-2004 02:30
Encouraging growth some of my plants are growing tall, i was wondering if its possible to encourage lateral growth? Possibly by removing the tip?...	Orientboy	2	07-Sep-2004 21:01
Plants DIEING!!?? Ok, a few days ago i moved some of the plants in my tank around, and now the plants are starting to die!! The red temple are starting to loose the re...	Racso	3	07-Sep-2004 20:58
Help, please. What is this plant? [link=http://www.cyberpawz.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10024/newplant.jpg]http://www.cyberpawz.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10024/newplant.jpg[/l...	BruceTheBetta	12	07-Sep-2004 07:35
Vals, Amazon Sword and Java Moss/Fern In my 80 gallon tank I have about 2-3" of medium grain sand and one 4200K 40 watt strip and one 18000K strip (1 W/G). I have a large peice of driftwo...	nattereri	2	07-Sep-2004 04:38
Tannis Recently, I forgot to change the water in my ten gal planted, due to beginning of school errands to run. The driftwood in my tank is notorious for put...	Klee	1	07-Sep-2004 01:41
Hygrophilla Polysperma - Advice Im hoping to get a 20 or so gallon tank in the near future. Im really hoping to find a plant that will take of and fill the tank quickly. Ive heard th...	katieb	6	07-Sep-2004 00:25
Val-like plant with odd top growth Can anyone ID the tall, skinny plants in this picture? Of course my first i...	littlemousling	13	06-Sep-2004 20:31
CO2 systems. I have been thinking of putting a co2 system on my next tank. I have been thinking about either the Carbo Plus CO2 unit or the CO2 fiz factorey from J...	clownloachfan	10	06-Sep-2004 15:48
"violet" Hi there, I just bought a plant called "violet" at the aquarium. Its sorta like a red stricta. I was wondering what sort of lighting will I need f...	Troy_Mclure	0	06-Sep-2004 05:58
plants help plz help me i got some plants i want to make more can u like cut a piece offf and it will grow?...	tetrafan31313	3	06-Sep-2004 05:13
proper lighting from what i could find, most of what's being said about fluorescent lighting refers to W/G as a measure of how much light is being used. this is an aw...	fry	2	06-Sep-2004 05:12
Natural Aquarium Vital. I have been thinking of buying this product and was just checking to see what you people thought of it. Maybee you already use it or have used it, giv...	clownloachfan	2	05-Sep-2004 18:44
Treating planted tank for ich I am using nox-ich to treat my tank. I just noticed a spot on my rainbow & just got my new plants placed in my tank a few days ago. Will this hurt my...	tkchill02	0	05-Sep-2004 06:53
Runners on Java Fern? I've noticed that on some of the tips of the leaves, there's something that looks like minature java ferns growing. Are these runners?...	sly	3	05-Sep-2004 05:42
The snails On a post recently someone said "...or some select species of gouramis" eat them Can someone give me the select names Thanks...	davetherave	2	04-Sep-2004 19:25
Oto hugging Pennywort - cute pic Awwwwwwww ! [link=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/DaFishMan/Otohuggingplant.jpg]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/DaFishMan/Otohuggingpla...	DaMossMan	6	04-Sep-2004 14:51
Books I'd like to do some research about starting a planted aquarium. Can anyone recommend a good book for beginners?...	PeaceB2U	2	04-Sep-2004 14:31
Hair Alagae Hi, I have a planted 55 gallon community aquarium, and with in the last week the tank has almost completely been over run by hair alagae...I have 3 br...	fishmanbrad	1	04-Sep-2004 14:14
Prices of anubias nana!!? My local LPS has them for 12.88 each! Big Als' is around $10. Is this a normal price?? I'd always thought, since they were hardy and easy to grow, the...	BruceTheBetta	6	04-Sep-2004 05:39
my tank Hi please take a look of my tank: To take a look of it and writte any suggestion please go to: [link=http://aquaroster.cjb.net]http://aquaroster.c...	jorgemtg	1	04-Sep-2004 04:33
Nothing growing, eventually rotting Just as the title says im having problems getting anything other than my hornwort to grow, but i know that grows very easily. I cant think of what mig...	moose	10	04-Sep-2004 01:38
Snails! I recently bought a few plants from the lfs. I rinsed them well, but today i noticed a few snails on 1 of the plants. What would be the best way to ge...	ericm	12	04-Sep-2004 01:14
best way to plant what is the best way to plant? I'm thinking I will put in the gravel, fill the tank halfway, plant it, and then finish filling it slowly as not to dis...	devon7	3	03-Sep-2004 23:12
Heavily Planted Tank I've seen pictures of tanks heavily planted with real/fake plants with other decors such as driftwood. I'm wondering with the tank heavily planted, h...	Manix	7	03-Sep-2004 22:59
Buying new plants at LFS?? I was wanting to buy some plants at my LFS but was afraid to introduce ich or some other only god knows disease or parasite. Is there anything I can r...	tkchill02	1	03-Sep-2004 20:48
2.8WPG For Plants? Is 2.8WPG sufficient to grow almost any type of plants (coupled with C02 and Eco-Complete/flourite)? I'm trying to setup a heavily planted 10g tank w...	sly	6	03-Sep-2004 16:39
Best lighting for my tank? I have a 30G High and limited to the amount of money I can spend on lighting fixtures. Right now I have 2 light strips equaling 3 florescent bulbs. O...	AngelZoo	1	03-Sep-2004 16:21
Updated plans for new aquarium. Hello everyone. Just to start off with, i will be buying another aquarium by xmas and plan to either make it a 30 or 55 gallon aquarium. Lighting for...	clownloachfan	1	03-Sep-2004 16:12
Went looking for more Anubias I went to the local AQU looking for one anubias (one never took from the time I bought it three months ago.) No luck had very few plants. I then wal...	keithgh	6	03-Sep-2004 04:06
NEW Plants 2 Yes, i couldnt help myself, yesterday i went up to york to just look in petco and petsmart and to my surprise i bought 4 plants knowingly(bunch of hor...	clownloachfan	3	03-Sep-2004 00:21
what is this plant... sorry bout the bad pic only one on my work puter... http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/princessinabsentia/detail?.dir=27af&.dnm=46e2.jpg any ideas on w...	princessinabsentia	3	03-Sep-2004 00:13
exposed roots Within the past month I've planted my first live plants but didn't realize the roots should be trimmed b/f they're planted. Now some of the roots are...	johnsmith	3	02-Sep-2004 18:58
Black spot on swords I have noticed some black splotches on one of my swords(dont know what species) in my 10 gallon. I added flourish excell and after that the spots appe...	fishnewbie	3	02-Sep-2004 16:59
More On Hornwort! Hornwort - A Plant For All Seasons? NOTE: I posted a topic on this plant a little while back. This is a sort of refresher topic, or a new one for th...	Calilasseia	6	01-Sep-2004 17:09
Carbon filter and plants Should the carbon filter insert for the AC filter be removed when live plants are in the tank? I was told by a lfs to do so....	ericm	10	01-Sep-2004 16:37
Light and Plants I changed the lighting on my planted tank so I could get a little more light into the system. [link=Here]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/Racso/...	Racso	3	01-Sep-2004 07:40
over use of chemicals Hi, the more replies the better for everyone. Does over use of NIC harm fish(it definitely hurts the wallet)? Do you use it like the bottle says(onc...	openwater	3	31-Aug-2004 19:05
Anubias... Well... I've killed all my plants so far, even anachris, vallisneria, water lettuce, amazon swords... Being stupid as I am, I'm thinking about adding...	inkodinkomalinko	11	31-Aug-2004 09:43
The plant that ate my aquarium... Anyone ever kept water sprite before? I started with two quarter sized plants about a month ago, 29 gallon tank with only a 20 watt bulb up top, pH...	Big E	4	31-Aug-2004 02:23
New tank. Hello. Well im just asking questions about the new tank i want to get at xmas. The question is about light and whether these plants will survive and g...	clownloachfan	6	31-Aug-2004 01:35
Help with lights and plants I have an all-in-one tank with lights included in the hood. The tank is 15gal. I have anubias, banana lily, java moss and another plant I don't know t...	Charlotte	4	30-Aug-2004 15:48
tetras & plants wut plants do neon tetras lke the most and wuts suitible...	tetrafan31313	3	30-Aug-2004 08:19
apon flower/seeds well my 3 apons are flowering like crazy now, and some of them have these mini jalapeno looking stuff on the flowers. are those seeds?? and how to t...	greenfootball	3	30-Aug-2004 06:03

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