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I'm trying to develop a planted tank in my 55-gal community tank, but my plants don't seem to be flourishing like I want. Right now I have 4 clumps of microsword (still alive but not spreading) for foreground plants, hornwort (I tried anchoring clumps in the gravel, but it rotted, so now it's just...

Does anyone have experience in ageing water in the blue barrels (30 or 55 gallon) until the chlorine/chloramine is dissipated to a level safe for fish? I wish to know if this is possible with a barrel with the bung hole open and how long it takes for the water to be safe. I am in San Jose and...

Hello everyone I am going to be moving from NY to CA and I was wondering if you guys could share some advice on how to go about moving my planted tank. As it stands, it looks like I will be getting the freight forwarding company to load and unload. I will be doing the packing. Any ideas on how to...

The 2004 Aquabotanic Aquascaping Contest is now open for entries! Are you preparing for this year's AGA contest and need some feedback on your layout from accomplished aquascapers? Are you just starting to learn about the aquascaping aspect of the hobby and need some guidance? Do you just have a...

I have a decorative hexagon 10 gallon tank, but it only has an 8 watt light. CAn any suggest plants that do well with limited light? Thanks in advance.

I am thinking of upgrading my lighting system and see two choices. 1. All-Glass triple tube fluorescent strip at 40watts per bulb for a total of 120watts. 2. All-Glass High Output Compact fluorescent double 2x55watt for a total of 110watts The cost of the assembly for (1) is cheaper at about...

Hello, I want to try a 2 hour lights off period during the middle of the day (while I'm at work basically). Are there any advantages/disadvantages of this regarding plants or algae control? I personally don't buy any arguement of stressing out the fish. My room isn't pitch dark or anything (fair...

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I have been looking at the compact fluorescent lighting available (e.g.,from all-glass: www.all-glass.com) to replace my current standard fluorescent setup. Now correct me if I am wrong, but it looks to me that if you have a 48" tank, for example, and you have two 55 Watt compact...

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Obviously new to planted aquaria, my question is do I leave my plants in the pot/basket they were in when I bought them and push the entire bunch down into the substrate? Kevin

Folks, Just wanted to let you know that one of our members posted an interview he had with Oliver Knott, aquascaper extraordinaire. You can see it at www.aquaticplantcentral.com. Regards, Art Giacosa

Just got my new 40 gallon tank and stand set up. Have the AH supply 96 watt lights and after putting the lights in the hood found that it was raising the temp of the water due to the glass top getting too warm. I reworked the hood and now have the lights setting on top of the hood, about 8" from...

I bought two All Glass triple light strips for my 75 gallon tanks. They each come with 3 All Glass T8 lights preinstalled. When I hooked them up and turned on the lights, I noticed that all 6 light bulbs are very bright at each end, but very dim in the middle. Is this something normal with T8 48"...

I am getting ready to set up the lighting on my newly set up 125. I am going to use metal halides because I have many emergent plants. Although I have been doing this for a long time I am alwasy looking for advice from those that are more in the know than me. So here is the situation. 125 gallon...

What kind of plant spacing to use in a new planted tank? I would imagine this is dependant on the species and the final size of the individual plant. But unfortunately, I can't even guess what the final sizes might be. Are there any guidelines for common plants? Do rosette and stem plantings...

Hi, Philips is now producing a 5000k "daylight" screw-in built-in-ballast bulb. Is this anygood for planted tanks? What is the common practive for protecting ballast/caps/wire connectors from moisture issues in a DIY Canopy Many thanks

I recently picked up a Coralife Aqualight (2-96W) 2 bulb PC fixture. My question is can I SAFELY fire smaller wattage bulbs with the electronic ballasts in this fixture? Like 2-55 watt lamps? Coralife folks says no, might damage the fixture but I figured they'd say that to cover...

Hi All, I have a question in regards to the 'safeness' of donated plants from suspect tanks. I work with someone who offered to give me some java ferns. I'm not usually one to pass up something free, but last year when I was at this person's house, I saw the tank. It pretty much reflected...