"Tara Legale" wrote in message
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Every time I do a water change it is done by doing a vacuum. This tank
has been around for 5 years. The only thing I changed about a year ago
was not having live plants any longer. They don't sell them locally, and
I wasn't having much luck keeping the ones I bought online, alive for more
than a few months. I even added one of those devices for plants... slips
my mind what they are called. Live plants certainly helped. And you
know, when I vacuum the gravel (actually crushed glass) there isn't much
to be vaccumed. I really come away with mostly tinted water.
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Crushed glass isn't the best bottom for live plants. Java moss and hornwart
should do OK as they don't root in and will starve out algae. Leave the
lights on at least 10 hours a day. Are there no PetsMart or Superpet stores
where you live? Almost any store that sells aquarium fish sells water
plants. Make sure they're not those houseplant cuttings some unscrupulous
places sell. Know what you're buying. :-)
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