This is bad , but I suppose the plant was hungry.

Aqua Botanic and JBJ Lighting is sponsoring the Great NANO challenge, a freshwater plant aquascaping contest using the JBJ 12 gallon nano cube aquarium. First place prize is $300!! This is for USA and Canada residents only. The JBJ 12 gallon nano cube includes a 24 watt power compact fluorescent...

Alright... I've been using DIY CO2 for the past five years and I'm about ready to purchase a REAL CO2 system. I probably could be putting a down payment on an Acura NSX with all the money that I wasted on sugar and yeast. Never-the-less. I remember looking at regulators at a brewery site. I was...

Anyone know a good resource for underwater pictures (and other information) on the Krishna River or similar Indian biotopes? I'm trying to plan a realistic tank, but have had no joy trying to find examples. Any other suggestions would be appreciated Thanks.

I noticed a few worms on the bottom of my clippings bucket. They were about 1-2" and as thin as a ramen noodle. Does any1 else here get them? What are they specifically?

Hi I've been getting help here and actually ordered my equipment the other day to convert my tank to a planted tank. My dilemma is originally when I talked to the LFS the plant order was coming in Dec 7, which was good my other stuff was coming Dec 1 or 2. So I got them to bring in certain...

There is a new version (1.0a) of my Planted Aquarium Calculator available for download. Just a quick bugfix. There was a math error when converting Tablespoons to grams. Thanks to Dale for spotting the bug. http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_aquacalc.htm Chuck Gadd

Calling for info about plant pruning, can antone help provide reference web pages. Thks

Hello Everyone, I have a simple question to ask. I have a spare 20 gallon long tank that I want to heavily plant and was wondering what to stock. I have been debating a pair of kribs, 1/2 m/f ratio of Blue Rams, and someone also suggested Rainbowfish...Please give me some more suggestions...

You really have to watch what you say and make sure you don't give opinions anymore. I received this nice email this evening. Just a heads up for all of you. Dear Mark, We are writing to request that "SLANDER and DEFAMATION" material be removed from the www.fins.actwin.com discussions web...

Hello everyone, I recently started injecting CO2 into my aquarium and I'm confident my plants will benefit from it. But I was wondering, what happens to a plant that's been growing in a CO2-enriched tank when it's transferred to another tank that doesn't have a CO2 injector? Does the plant get...

The Silicon Valley Aquarium Society is please to announce that world-famous aquarist, photographer and videographer Oliver Lucanus will be speaking on the opic of Exotic Plecostomus on Saturday, December 6. You may have read Oliver's articles in the fish magazines, or seen his collecting expedition...

Does anyone know what nutrient deficiency would make leaves curl? How much Potassium should I be dosing? Thx in advance, Nick D.

Hi, Anyone in favor to chat over plants and other stuffs using messangers? ICQ - 2433379 MSN - vincent_tan19@(remove this)hotmail.com Y! - hairy_troll Cheers Vincent

I'm in the process of writing a web based Aquarium Database using PHP as the frontend and MySQL for the DB backend and could use some input on things that you folks think would be handy to keep in such a database. My goals are to keep track of my daily/weekly test results and to make them easily...

Hello everyone, I know this topic has been discussed before, but I'm very new at this and would like to know what I can do and not do with my aquarium. After all, advice that's good for one particular tank may not be as good for another. I recently got one of those Nutrafin Natural Plant System...

1. What is the difference between a 6700 and a 9700 and a 10,000 PC lamp? 2. If the supplier will only offer a 50/50 or a daylight bulb(10,000) which should I use? 3. If I have a 48" fixture with 4 lamps what combinations would be best? Thanks, Jim

Hi y'all, can any-one on this forum tell me witch is heavier D.I.Y. CO2 or atmospheric air (air we breathe)? It has to do with an air-space at the top of my D.I.Y. CO2 setup. I dont know if I should vent it or ignore it T.I.A. to any and all who reply P.S. this is not a trol With thanks and ...

My tank contains several quite large pieces of driftwood found on the beach. They were soaked in bleach solution for a couple weeks, and then in water for a month or more, then left in the open air for about six months. (All this was done before I bought my tank--I wouldn't have the patience to...

I'm in the process of planning/setting up a low-light planted aquarium. As I will be having Java fern and moss in the aquarium I would like to put it on driftwood. Do I have to use real driftwood or can I use the resin imitation stuff? I am having trouble finding a piece or two that I like.(I'm...