I have a 75 gal. tank, as many of you might already know due to previous posts. My plants are starting to grow slightly better. It's been about 9 days since the tank was started, and this will be the fifth day of fertilization. One thing I'm starting to notice is some of the plants are starting...

Greetings, I just purchased an assortment of plants for my 10 gal. aquarium. In the past I've used CO2 injection for plants, using the home-made method, but I wanted to avoid all of that this time. When inquiring at a pet store, one guy pointed out a product made by SeaChem which substitutes or...

Hi everyone. Just wondering if anyone has used the Sera CO2 Start system & what they think of it. I've been reading a lot of stuff about the Hagen CO2 Natural Plant System, but I was wondering if someone could compare the two products, talk about the pros & cons, etc. Thanks. Mork

How much space does one Java Fern require? In other words how far apart should I put the plants? Will it grow on Limestone (rock not powder). I tried Hornwort in the GF tank, but it was gone this morning. Time for Plan B.

hi everyone can i put my 2 fantailed goldfish in my aquarium tank at a temperature of 22 with my neon tetras, blackmoors, swordtail, plectimuos cat fish, and some other that i dont know what they are. at the minute the fantail's are in a goldwater...

Our local pet store is closed, and I wanted to know if anyone here, from Canada, sells fish, or knows where I can buy some online. Please email me privately, so I don't miss your post.

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I have a plant looks like a fern. 6inch storks with big leaves it variegated. When I brought it the newest Leaf shoot still wrapped up had grown out and then made a tight 1/4 inch circle in the stem near the leaf . The circle is vertical the Leaf has not opened. A new Leaf has grown nicely but in...

Just purchased about $400 worth of CO2 equipment (solenoid, bubble counter, reactor, ph controller, etc.). I thought it would be a simple phone call to get a CO2 cannister. The vendor told me to go to the local fire station. They looked at me like I was crazy. "What do you want a CO2 cannister...

I just set-up my 75 gal. tank for plants. I have fluorite substrate, 3+watts/gallon, and the temperature is a constant 74-75 degrees. I have pressurized CO2 (KH 3, pH around 6.6-6.7). The question I have is on plant growth. The other planted tanks I've had seemed to really take off from the get...

This may not be the best place to ask, but I am looking for a type of small fish that will form a tight school in my 30 long tank that I discussed earlier. Neons aren't tight enough. TIA -- Sam-I-Am Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds. - Bob Marley

Hello RAFP I would appreciate knowing what plants might do well for me with no heat ... Anacharis... Ceratophyllum... ? I'm thinking especially of the smaller types. How about fern/ moss species? Thanks, Steve

i have a 125g tank i want to make into a planted tank. it will be a "general" planted tank with just the typical plants you get at stores..no really fancy stuff,. would two 96 compact flourescent light strips with my original two 30W tube lights be enough? also, do i absolutely have to have a...

Hi! I hope LeighMo can answer this one for me: Do the pomacea bridgsii apple snails eat tender hair-fine leaves off plants such as the ambulia or others? Will they start munching on them if there isn't enough dead plant material and algae in the aquarium? thanx alot!!! :)

I'm only able to get 4100 or 4200 kelvin t8 bulbs locally. I know this isn't optimal, byt how much will it affect my planted tank? Is it really worth it to shell out for the aquarium bulbs? -Allison-

I'm looking at setting up a small but deep planted tank. A 20 XH to be exact. This makes it 20" wide and 24" deep. I'd like to get enough light down towards the bottom that even species that need a lot of light will be feasible. I figure I can always paritally shade stuff that's getting too...

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Greetings, Folks, from what I've seen, most commercially sold reflectors are generally a joke designed to separate you from $25-$50. A flat topped reflector with improperly designed side wings does little to no good, regardless of the inflated price tag or shininess of the material it is...

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After hashing around what mix would be optimum for plants.... I decided on a 50/50 mix of eco-complete and flourite (with a thin layer of finely-crushed untreated lava stone in the lowest layer of the gravel bed). The eco-complete has a much finer particle size than the flourite, so it tends to...