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...o the light and you can drop in the eels from there. You can also use green water, or if you have a well planted tank... the fry can munch off the little microscopic creatures that live there. The...
... I know that they are amazing little creatures. You really have to be careful though, as too much Co2 in a planted aquarium can "explode" a shrimp, resulting in death, too  many chemicals such as...
courtesy of tobym Really smart people may not have this problem, but a planted aquarium, it seems, always winds up with a duckweed infestation. I guess they call it a weed because it grows like on
NPTs stands for Natural Planted Tanks a way of aquascaping, it is an ecosystem where plants and fish balance each other needs an approach pioneered by Diana Walstad, author of the book 'ecology of
If you have a planted tank you might want to consider the celestial pearl danios formerly known as galaxy rasboras for your aquarium. They breed easily as long as you remember to separate the par
I've recently read a post by Roy Samit with few tips for starting a planted tank. He has some rather wise advices as knowing in advance the plants and their compatibility with each other. make su
...questions that are concerned with the decoration of the tank. I found a really good blog that focuses on planted aquariums. It is called Guitarfish. If you need guidance on soil and plants it is a...
If your planted tank start to look like this then you'll have to do some serious cleaning but there are ways to prevent algae from taking over. If you have highly planted aquarium then you're goi
...eleocharis) is another plant used very often as a foreground. Note: Glossostigma and Hairgrass must not be planted as they come from your lfs. Divide them into very small bundles, and plant them separ...
I am getting ready to setup a planted 75 gallon aquarium tank. I have put about an inch layer of Flourite on the bottom of the aquarium. I want to use play sand from Toys R. Us or a hobby store for th
I am trying to do a nice planted tank and and decided to use flourite for the substrate. One web site that I had looked at said not to rinse the flourite first, just put it in and add water. This crea
I have a planted 10 gallon w/ three cherry barbs and two oto cats. I recenty bought one of the otos. The day after I introduced her, she became lethargic and swollen, barely eating. I thought she was
I added a bag of fluorite to my planted tank last week and its still cloudy. When I first added it it we extremely cloudy but it mostly cleared in a few hours. ever since it has been cloudy. its a 75
To the group: I am putting together a planted 75 gallon aquarium. I have chosen to go with the Eheim filter set-up. I was wondering what the best choice would be if I went with a cannister filter? I a
Really smart people may not have this problem, but a planted aquarium, it seems, always winds up with a duckweed infestation... Original post moved to the blog on http://www.myaquariumclub.com/duck
... 2 or 3 weeks, gets transferred to a 6 G tank. My LFS will take them from me. I also have an almost fully planted tank. Had some problems with algae but it is getting better after I shortened the lig...
...tly around 8.0. I did not want to use any chemicals. Tried pH down in the beginning - useless. My tank is planted and plants were doing quite nicely.After reading a lot about CO2 systems, I bought on...
...behaviour, slightly reminiscent of cichlids. For instance, right now I have 10 neons in a 10 gallon tank (planted primarily with anubias nana and 2 smaller pieces of driftwood; stocked with 2 small b...
There is one thing I'm not sure at - I'd be happy to hear your thoughts. I have heavy vegetation on my aquarium, and I think that at some point, you can remove the CO2 system and the plants will co
hi, i was wondering if blue gouramis and angelfish are compatable. i have a 55 gal planted tank at home, and i think angelfish are beautiful!:cheer: oh yeah all five of my gouramis are female and i a
Hi there, I'm new member coming from Malta (Europe). This site looks fantastic. My interest in this hobby is aquascaping...some pics;) http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f160/etiennes/Fulltank.jpg
Quick question - I have quite a lot of dirt over my gravel, which is impossible to vacuum as my vegetation is very thick. Normally I wouldn't mind of the dirt, as the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate le
So I have been doing some looking around on other forums to start a new tank. I want to make this a breeding tank for whom ever, but primarily for shrimp and bladder snails, the snails for my puffer.
If you have a planted tank and wanted to provide co2, could you get a straw, put an airstone on it, stick it in the water and blow on it to provide co2? Or would it have other byproducts such as bad
In the now defunct Angelfish Web Forum, we had lots of discussions about the snails that come with most planted aquariums. Probably there is no reasonable way to exterminate them, but it is possible t
...m in my Marine Aquarium - Anyway my name is Jenn I live near Bristol England (though I'm American, just replanted as I'd married a Brit) and am looking forward to seeking advice and offering advice o...
So I have my planted tanks and they all snails in them and quite a few to say the least. i was hoping someone would have an idea as a good trap. i dont want to kill the snails becuase i feed them to a
...Then i rinsed off some driveway gravel to put in the bottom. i also found some waterweed in the spring and planted it in there too. Now all i needed was a filter. i finally found an old 4 in. filter. ...
... airbubbler, 300w heater. we have a 2 piece ship wreck, a cave rock, fruit salad substrate, and 3 types of planted plants. (short grass, long grass and a plant with big leaves( all of which seem to be...
...I want to get something that looks nice and I dont mind paying. I really like the look of the lighting in planted tanks...what are those using? My current fish are - 1 Tiger Oscar - huge 2 clown ...
Arizona summers are usually much too hot for growing tomatoes, but this year was sort of a magic one. I planted a half dozen or so last January and started picking in March. Yesterday, I picked about
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