Greg Dalton wrote: *I live in Ky and we have a really Hard water(limestone)... Somebody tell me the benefits of RO water as related to planted tanks? Does anyone else use anything else to help hard water? Thanks for all info regarding this.. *

Hello . . . :) I will be receiving some plants soon and have been wondering about CO2 injection. I've been reading all day regarding the subject at various places around the Net. I'm thinking of going the DIY route (yeast, sugar, etc) and I'm curious as to how I could use my Aqua Clear 802...

Hello all, I started to add some nutrients for the plants in my aquarium (I got some Dennerle stuff, don't know if this name is known overseas). Internal filter in my aquarium (~63 US gal) has an active carbon layer in it. Instruction for use of those nutrients say nothing about filtering the...

ok, i have done all my research and have now figured out that I can set up a pressurized Co2 system pretty cheap by jsut getting a dual guage reg from a beer supply, etc... the only difference I can really see between the JBJ and this is that the JBJ comes with the solenoid. Do I need that...

I've got a 20g high setup (30 watts - two 15" bulbs) with Eclipse hood. I added a CO2 system and now all I get is algae although plants are OK and growing better. But I've got to get more light because I can't get rid of the algae and you 'all told me that something must be out of balance - so...

"ferlin husky" wrote in message news:Vy65b.39283$nf3.17766@fed1read07... Hey guys! I am wanting to convert my 30gal aquarium into a lush planted tank. I have a eclipse hood and this weekend I squeezed into it a 55w pc fixture. Is this enough light that CO2...

I have had 3 batches of babies from what I believe to be two breeding pairs of white cloud mountain minnows in my 10 gallon natural planted tank. There are currently 9 fish in the tank, but most of them are very small. The weird thing about this is in all three batches of babies, there have...

what good is 2 plain-old 8 watt fluro lights in a tank that is 16 inches high? This is an unused tank and I want to keep a few spare plants in, will these lights do any good?

Howdy, I finally got my 55 set up and have some plants from the 10 I've been running that I'd like to transfer cuttings from to the new tank. Only problem is, you guessed it, the 10 is infested with snails. What can I 'wash' the cuttings in that won't kill them but also won't allow the snails to...

Following the advice of my neighbor, one month ago I set up a 15 gallon planted tank with 1" potting soil and then 1" of black quartz. This turned out to be a big disaster. The fertilizer fueled massive algae growth. The potting soil turned the water brown/green. Finally, two shrimp started...

I have a 48" Hellios fixture with 110W (2x55W) White 7100K and Actinic Blue 12000K. The tank was setup early January 2003. The tank is 48"x19"x14". Akvaristen "LeighMo" wrote in message ... How long has this tank been set...

I'm fish-sitting a mate's aquarium and using it to get all the cycling media ready for my own new tank which arrives in a few days. The new one is 48" x 18" x 22" (US 75 gal), has 3 tubes. I aspire to it being a quite densely planted tank. Here is what the guy in the shop sold me for...

1. Huge water sprite (height 15" and more) 2. Star Grass - Few stems 3. Baby Tears - small bunch 4. Echinodorus Tenellus (approx 5 nodes) 5. Bacpba Carolinian 6. Egernia Densa You pay shipping and handling $6.00 including USPS Priority with delivery confirmation. This plant is from zip 31322...

Ok, I have got everything but the Co2 system figured out. I cant decide if I should just get the JBJ kit (with reg, sol..) or get that Carbo Plus system... anyone have any experience with the carbo plus? and good or bad on the product... pros for either... cons for either and just your...

I bought a new SAE today. Since I introdiced him into the aquarium almost 9 hours ago, he has been restless. He swims up and down the glass aquarium walls completely ignoring any flake food and black brush algae on my bacopa (reason I got him). The other fish in the aquarium are perfectly...

I say, Hear! Hear! and Amen! Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? His trial is over. How much of this Judge's comments did you hear on TV? Everyone should hear what the judge had to say. Ruling by Judge William Young

I just set up my tank 1 week ago and put in 3 kinds of plants that my friend gave me. Unfortunately they had some thread algae on them (he has it pretty bad) and now it's growing in my tank. Some of the leaves are already dying so I'd like to get something that can eat the algae. Most of the...

Hello! I am a beginner's beginner, I got a 90 gallon tank from my friend and want to set up a planted tank with lots of neons...(look like will be pretty...) Anyway, I am getting some easy-grow/medium-easy-grow plants, but after viewing some articles, I found out that I might need to support CO2. ...

Let it sit out in the sun for a week... "Aqua" wrote in message ... Just wondering how do you guys "kill" the clippings of an noxious weed like Hygrophila polysperma? Regards

Hello Everyone, I've just bumped into this forum whilst surfing for info on MTS's. It's nice to find an aquatic gardening site that's based in the UK :-) I live in the North West of the UK (well actually North Wales but I work in Manchester) and I'm trying to source some MTS's for my tank. Does...