Hi, I'm planning my first planted tank (well, fully planted tank - I've always had some plants in previous tanks) and I'm really struggling to work out how to supply the lighting I need. I'm going for a 2ft tank and the only plant I'm absolutely hooked on growing is Riccia, because I adore that...

"Try 70-90 lumens ... for most FL's." My original assumption was a bit lower than that. However, when I started checking with local aquarists, I discovered that most were running 18-24" T12 lamps which are less efficient even when new. I also discovered that most replaced their lamps only...

I currently have a tank of 115litres / 30 US Gallon Tank using a fluval 3plus is it beneficial or not to have plants for an aquarium that contains Fish, my understanding is they help remove the nitrites. The tank has two four year old goldfish (one is actually a Koi) I was looking towards the...

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If I buy a half whiskey barrel at HD, Menard's, or Lowe's, will clear 6 mil plastic be good enough for lining it so it will hold water? I assume it won't hold water without a liner even after the wood swells up. I want to plant a lotus seedling in it. I'm too cheap to buy a commercial barrel...

Hello all. I've had a fish tank for most of my life. Recently I've decided to create a tank that is mostly plants with some supportive fish. I've created a substrate that is composed of vermiculite and soil (50/50 and about 2-3 inches deep) topped by about 1/2 inch of general purpose sand. My...

Several years ago many folks claimed excess nutrients caused algae such as "excess" PO4 and NO3. I wanted to know how much excess it would take for this to occur, so I added it to see(testing). Some simple test can easily prove these assetions are patently false. More recently, another group...

I just signed back up for the APD, too, and it's pretty slow. Where are all the plant nuts hanging out now? Is there a particular forum where all the old hands are chatting? I'm about to set up my 55 gallon after over 5 years without an aquarium and I want to brush up on my aquatic plant...

One of my favorite plants in "red marble val" also known as "crystal red val" and "tiger val". It really is red and tiger striped when fed and illuminatd properly. It's also big. Very big. The last time I had it one plant made 4' green leaves, Iended up giving it away. Like Ihave a 4' tall tank...

Similar to another post, my anacharis is growing very very fast but isn't very leafy. I have to cut the stalks back once a week as they curl over when they hit the surface. The leaves are all very small though. I like the look of thick dense anacharis, not the long stalky look. My tank is a 10g...

Hi all, Does anyone know of any aquatic retailers who have a good selection of plants anywhere near me (I live in England, UK, between London and Cambridge.)? I've been to 5 places in the last week and none have anything I can use for carpeting and most have non-aquatic plants on sale as if they...

I've always been curious about the advice to use kitty litter in aquaria. It's a totally uncontrolled product - there are no standards for it at all. Some include glues to make the stuff clump when wet, others contain unmentioned stuff to allow it to soak up liquid better, others chemicals to...

I was thinking about possible ways to create a DIY dosing mechanism. I have seen people using electric timers with some hoses etc. used to measure out a little bit of ferts at a time. This is a little more complicated than I feel I can tackle right now. I was wondering if a hospital IV drip bag...

Can you tell me if this is the wrong light for my tank. I recently bought a Power-Glo 18,000K 30Lux 8W light for a 6gal eclipse tank that I'd like to grow plants in. As I do more research I've notice that this might not be the right light for growing plants (or for keeping the guppies happy...

Hi, I am failry new at this hobby and I am getting a bigger interest for plants... for some reason they last longer than the fish I put in. :) Anyway, I have a 33gal tank, I believe it is cycled now, the tests show the tanks is stabilized. I've been putting live plants in the tank. I have...

It seems to contain quite a wide range of trace; the information is at http://www.aqua-medic.de/cgi-bin/php/display_product.php3?p_id=104&lang=e n&cat_id=24 .There are some things from their range which is quite interesting. I don't see anything that's not in Flourish and TMG. However, it...

have you looked into any of the anubias like the nana or coffefolia species? Matt Hanson wrote in : Can anyone out there point me to a plant that attaches to rocks, but is not java moss? The java fern seems to...

thanks Leigh. i'm proud of how my tank is doing right now. you can't really tell from the pic, but the background plants are 80% Crypt's. There is some Val mixed in as well. Here's a closer picture...I'd like to know what kind of Crypt's they are....there really wasn't a name besides Crypts when...

SlimFlem wrote: Ahhhh, that could be it. I've seen MTS coming out at night after the lights go out. That's probably it. Nope. MTS are livebearers, no eggs. :) -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

Link worked great and has a nice msds pages for many chemicals... "Skunky" wrote in message ... Thanx for clearing than one up Ed. By the way, the link failed! Stuart.