I've cleaned out the fruit from a coconut and boiled the shell. I plan to put this in my tank for additional shelter. Before I do has anyone any experience of doing this. Any feedback most welcome. TIA - Dave --- Dave Scott Hampshire, England Beware spam trap when replying

I decided to try the IV drip method for fertilizing my plant tank, after reading about it here. So I headed off to my favourite junk (surplus) store to see what they had in medical supplies. I found a FLU VEN 0160 for $2.95 CND, which is rated at 20 drops per ml. I was hoping for 60 drops per...

Hi everyone ... we bought an aquarium for our school about 6 months ago and everything's been going swimmingly until this last couple weeks. There were duckweed growing crazy ... I kept thinning it out with a net ... and several leafy plants growing anchored to the substrate. Then 2 weeks ago I...

I have a 55 Gallon setup, that is typical of what you get at Petsmart. It's about 4.5 feet long, maybe 18 inches deep. It has two hood lights. I recently moved to live plants, and some are doing well, but some are not. For example my Amazon Sword Plants seem to be starving. My gut tells me...

Hi all, i am restocking my tank and in so doing am giving away Free platies about 20 babies(fry1 inch long) 2 adult females(1 pregnant)one of the adults is golden orange.the other is red with a black tail.The fry are a mixture of these.They will have to picked up from my place at wentworth...

I've recently setup a new 55 gallon tank. I let it run for a while, then stocked it with a bunch of plants and three tetras from my LFS. Yesterday, I read on the skepticalaquarist.com a strong argument for quaratine for new fish, and for salt and parasite treatments, and for treating plants as...

I am looking for a good supply of plants in Central Wisconsin. The local LFS in infested badly with snails, and who knows what. So many the plants look brown. And the variety is limited to one type. In a nearby city, the chain Pet Stores don't have a clue what they have, and neither do I. ...

Does anyone know of a complete aquatic plant fertilizer that could be used in a fish-free bowl? I want to start growing some java moss and hornwort for a pond I'm planning. PMDD looks close, but it lacks phosphate and I suspect is lower in nitrate and potash than I will need. TIA! -- __ ...

I want to give his stuff a try but unclear on which formula to buy. What is the difference between PMDD Pre-Mix and CSM+B Plantex? Should I get both? All I currently use is flourish and some iron tabs.

Does anyone know if the probe on a Pinpoint Ph Controller is totally submersible, or is it necessary to keep the top part (where the wire exits the unit) dry ??? Thanks for any help. Henry

I bought some new plants the other day and silly me didn't get the botanical name of it. It just had Pongol in chinagraph pencil on the tank glass. I bought 4 of them. When they were in the tank I noticed they propagate by runners like Val., so I separated the runners and planted them out. Then,...

I've just transformed my 29 gal tank into a planted tank. Added CO2, lights to make 2 wpg, but I didn't change the substrate. I have just plain aquarium gravel right now. Will this do OK? I'm assuming there are plenty of differing opinions, but any suggestions would be helpful. And can I do...

Does anyone know if there is an expiry date for TMG? Or a certain time after like a few months where it starts to lose effectiveness? Thanks!! Dave.

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Hi - Does anyone here use Leafzone - comments are welcome - Is there anything else better on the market (UK)? TIA - Dave --- Dave Scott Hampshire, England Beware spam trap when replying

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Hello, I considering re-doing my planted tank.. This time, I want to use TRUE planted tank substrate.. I really like the look of a "sand-ish" substrate, but also want something that's going to reduce the amount of fertilizers I need to add on a regular basis. Any thoughts on Onyx Sand vs....

Hello all, I'm really frustrated. I have a 90 gallon tank with about 20 Convicts (some large, some small) and one large Texan. The problem is that they seem to take pleasure in uprooting and destroying anything I plant. I really would like to add some greenery, but these damn guys won't quit. ...

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Hi Everyone, Brand new to this forum tonight. I am in the process of setting up a 180 gal tank & was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to get some descent plants (minus snails) in the Calgary Alberta area. I have visited a few local stores & the plants don't look so great & seem to be...