Having managed to finally eliminate the hair algae in my 75 gal tank (no CO2, low lighting), I added just 2mm of Seachem Flourish Iron to the tank and within two days the damn algae is coming back. Is the fertilizer encouraging this? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

I'm planning on setting up a small tank (10g) to propagate plants for my larger tank. This would be for low light plants, say Anacharis, duckweed, java moss, etc. Would natural sunlight be enough for this? If not I have some grow lights I can hang above the tank. I won't have a filter hooked up...

Hi.. I'm about to invest in a light kit from AH Supply, which has been getting good recomendations from all of you.. Question? I want to get the 55watt power compact kit and use it with my existing double fluorescent which is 40watts...for a grand total of 95watts or 3.28 watt/gal. (plus reflector...

I'm hopefully gonna be buying most of my equipment for my upcoming 55G planted tank on Boxing Day (I think it's a Canadian thing ... lots of sales) and I'm wondering if I should pick up a power head also to help out with water movement. So far the only thing that I have planned to move...

Currently on my tank I have the single strip aquarium light reflector that came with the tank. I have a 40w bulb (common enough item), and so I average about 1 watt / gal. What's the cheapest way to increase my lighting levels? Do they make 120 watt florescent bulbs? Or do I need to change the...

I guess ill start with the basics, its a 37 gal all-glass tank with just under 2 watts per gal, no CO2 injection yet. pH 8.4 total hardness 250 ppm total alkilinity buffer over 300 ppm (not sure cause it was drastically darker then the highest value of 300 ppm). NO3 approx 30ppm NH3 and NO2...

Hello I'm interested in trading some of my background vals. If memory serves me, they are Italian vals, ~24. I'm interested in: Bacopa Carolina Sunset hygro Echinodorus parviflorus "tropica" Echinodorus uruguayensis L. sessiflora I dunno...Let me what else you have thats not on my list.

Hi all, Newbie here, Just joined GB. I'm a housewife, have about 30 tanks of all sizes from 90g down to 2gal. Most ar Cichlid breeding tanks, one 20gal long Reef tank and a 55 gal planted tank. My largest tank is now a 90 gal. Cichlid tank. Selling all the cichlids. too bad you'llll live...

In your experience? TIA, John

A while ago I posted about my plants in ym tanks dieing soon after being placed in the tank (fresh water). The last bunch of plants I bought showed signs of dieing in the 1st week, by the 2nd week it was almost gone, out of curiosity I removed the left over plant and put it in a bucket of water...

What is the best retail source for crypts? I need some place that doesn't have a large minimum purchase nor other add-on extras. Hopefully a place with a good variety of species. -- Bob Alston bobalston9 AT aol DOT com

Hello everyone, This question is about fish, but since it has to do with CO2 injection, something planted aquarium people are rather familiar with, I figured this newsgroup was relevant enough. My apologies if you feel this is off-topic. A few weeks ago I started adding CO2 to my water, and my...

I have a 400 watt metal halide on a 90 gallon corner style aquarium. I have the choice of a 20K or 10K bulb. Wondering which one is the best for a planted tank with Discus. I have a smaller tank with 10K pc bulbs and that tank is doing fine. I was just wondering if a 400 watt metal halide is too...

Does anyone have any recommendations for freshwater shrimp that help keep the tank clean by eating dead/decaying plant leaves? Troy

I was wondering if anyone knows any information about the type of ballast that All-Glass puts in their deluxe hoods. I'm especially interested in the 48*12 hoods (made for 55G) since I'm thinking of buying one of these and adding more light to it. However, depending on the type of ballast...

Hi, What is the absolute best lighting outfit to have on a 29gal, for _superior_ plant growth? I have not been able to grow plants! Even with my upgraded light kit which is a double flourescent, 24", with two GRO-Lux WS bulbs. What are my fundamental options... Your opinions count... Nick D.

o.k. they've gone and changed the t12 bulbs or at least the packaging for the "sunshine" bulb which I belive were ge chroma 50's now there is some kind of sunshine bulb packaging and also a "plant & aquarium bulb" I was wondering if anyone knows anything about whether these bulbs are any good. i.e....

Hello everyone, Is regular sand, say of the typical sandbox type, an appropriate substrate for a planted aquarium? At first I thought it would do just fine (which it may be, for all I know). It's cheap, and I figured it might make it easier to plant the plants than regular gravel. However, I'm...

I was wondering if it is normal for crypts to have brown, wavy leaves? I have put links to a couple of photos, if that helps... hopefully the quality is ok... http://www.geocities.com/yelohk/crypt1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/yelohk/crypt2.jpg When I purchased them they had smooth, green,...

Hi I was reading somewhere that to help fight algae you can turn your lights off 2-3 hours in the middle of the day. Has anybody done this? Any experiences good or bad? Also regarding length, I read anywhere from 10hrs to 15hrs a day for a tank. My tank is low light(just under 2...