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by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
FISH TANK WATER QUALITY I just built my first 5 gallon natural fish tank with soil, gravel, and plants for my betta fish Poppy. I've been testing the water quality with the "API 5 in 1" test strips, which my local aquarium store says they use. The results in both my current 2.6 gallon tank (where my fish currently is) MOSQUITO FISH & COMPATIBILITY I have never experienced any nastiness from mosquitofish. There are two types you could possibly have on the east coast, Gambusia affinis and G. holbrooki. You most likely have affinis. In my experience, they are both extremely peaceful. They should get along fine in your 30g community with the fish you already have. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubtTHE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then we OTOS NOT EATING THE ALGAE WAFERS Joined Mar 6, 2008. ·. 5,302 Posts. #2 • Jun 2, 2010. Hi Cat, I'm sure the algae tastes better to them than the algae wafers. Mine eat the same algae wafers, but only after they have cleaned up the algae they like. GSA is tough, the ottos may not make much headway on it. If they start looking really skinny, try a wafer. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
FISH TANK WATER QUALITY I just built my first 5 gallon natural fish tank with soil, gravel, and plants for my betta fish Poppy. I've been testing the water quality with the "API 5 in 1" test strips, which my local aquarium store says they use. The results in both my current 2.6 gallon tank (where my fish currently is) MOSQUITO FISH & COMPATIBILITY I have never experienced any nastiness from mosquitofish. There are two types you could possibly have on the east coast, Gambusia affinis and G. holbrooki. You most likely have affinis. In my experience, they are both extremely peaceful. They should get along fine in your 30g community with the fish you already have. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubtTHE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then we OTOS NOT EATING THE ALGAE WAFERS Joined Mar 6, 2008. ·. 5,302 Posts. #2 • Jun 2, 2010. Hi Cat, I'm sure the algae tastes better to them than the algae wafers. Mine eat the same algae wafers, but only after they have cleaned up the algae they like. GSA is tough, the ottos may not make much headway on it. If they start looking really skinny, try a wafer.DOSING FLOURISH
I have a 29g plant grow out tank with a 2x65w PC and pressurized CO2. This is the dosing plan that I follow. It is really EI. 1/4 tsp KNO3 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/16 tsp KH2PO4 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/2 tsp GH Booster (Seachem's Equilibrium) 1x after weekly water change (Sun) 5mL Flourish 3x weekly (M,W,F) 5mL F. Iron 3x weekly (M,W,F) WHAT'S WRONG WITH USING AN ALGAECIDE? If you have an algae outbreak, you should try to identify the cause and correct it, rather than just rely on the algaecide. However, if you are working to correct the cause, then I feel there is absolutely nothing wrong with using an algaecide to get rid of existing algae. Algae Destroyer may harm some plants and will kill shrimp. I would recommend AlgaeFix first in a planted tank, which in my HARD WATER & PLANTED TANKS Tank size 60X30x45 cm, ada substrate, pressurised Co2, lights 70 w. Now this location has exceedingly hard water, although I have read that hard water is good for planted tanks, but I believe my water is too hard. Data is as follows. Calcium as Ca 82 mg/l. Magnessium as Mg 75 mg/l. Total hardness as CaCo3 520 mg/l. BUFFERING GH (CA AND MG) AND KH WITH OYSTER GRIT In the past I had used RODI water and soaked some well rinsed Oyster grit in it for a few days to see how much GH and KH it provided. Some of us use crushed coral or Oyster Grit to buffer GH and KH. The results I got were 7 dkh for GH (125 ppm). IOPEN OR CLOSED TOP?
Disadvantages I only see in both. Closed top glass and most plastics act as filter to the light especially in the shorter wave lengths like UV, Atinic, and even some blue. There is also the issue of condensation building on the clear cover that needs to constantly cleaned. Open tops yes evaporation is a factor in the winter I use 5to 7 gallons
FERTS AFFECTING GH, KH, AND PH How do the fertilizers affect the Gh, Kh and Ph. I know that CO2 injection can lower the Ph. I'm just starting out with plants and learning about fertilizers. But do I need to be adding anything to stabilize the above parameters. I've had fish for a while and I check those parameters every onceZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. EPSOM SALT | AQUATIC PLANT FORUM Joined Sep 4, 2004. ·. 2,309 Posts. #2 · Oct 7, 2005. Welcome to APC! Epsom salt it MgSO4 and what you're adding for the plants is the Mg (Magnesium). The requirement for Mg is linked to how hard (GH) your normal water is. Since GH is mainly made up of Mg and Ca (Calcium), if your water has a GH higher then say 5 or 6, you probably have HIGH PH HARD WATER PLANTS With very high pH, free ammonia is in a more toxic form than with a lower pH, something like 100 times more than at a level of less than 7.0. Also, there is some indication that iron absorption by the plants is hindered by high pH. Having water with very high pH is one of the few reasons to adjust water chemistry, IMO. CAN I USE A HEATER DESIGNATED FOR A LARGER TANK IN A SMALL Sure. Most aquarists use heaters that are supposed to be geared towards larger aquariums on smaller sized aquariums to speed up heating and to help keep the temperature constant for longer periods of time. It shouldn't do any harm at all unless you used a heater wayout of range like a
AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.DOSING FLOURISH
I have a 29g plant grow out tank with a 2x65w PC and pressurized CO2. This is the dosing plan that I follow. It is really EI. 1/4 tsp KNO3 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/16 tsp KH2PO4 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/2 tsp GH Booster (Seachem's Equilibrium) 1x after weekly water change (Sun) 5mL Flourish 3x weekly (M,W,F) 5mL F. Iron 3x weekly (M,W,F)BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then we LIST OF PLANTS THAT WILL GROW/THRIVE IN HARDWATER My water has a ph of 8.2 just raw. And its Super hard it even creates mineral deposits. Ive been struggling myself to find plants that will grow and thrive in hardwater conditions.. Over my years of testing different plants out ive come up with this list of durable plants. Enjoy, and feel free ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.DOSING FLOURISH
I have a 29g plant grow out tank with a 2x65w PC and pressurized CO2. This is the dosing plan that I follow. It is really EI. 1/4 tsp KNO3 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/16 tsp KH2PO4 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/2 tsp GH Booster (Seachem's Equilibrium) 1x after weekly water change (Sun) 5mL Flourish 3x weekly (M,W,F) 5mL F. Iron 3x weekly (M,W,F)BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then we LIST OF PLANTS THAT WILL GROW/THRIVE IN HARDWATER My water has a ph of 8.2 just raw. And its Super hard it even creates mineral deposits. Ive been struggling myself to find plants that will grow and thrive in hardwater conditions.. Over my years of testing different plants out ive come up with this list of durable plants. Enjoy, and feel free ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
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Aquatic Plant Forum Since 2003 A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!AQUASCAPING
Aquascaping Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt EPSOM SALT | AQUATIC PLANT FORUM Joined Sep 4, 2004. ·. 2,309 Posts. #2 · Oct 7, 2005. Welcome to APC! Epsom salt it MgSO4 and what you're adding for the plants is the Mg (Magnesium). The requirement for Mg is linked to how hard (GH) your normal water is. Since GH is mainly made up of Mg and Ca (Calcium), if your water has a GH higher then say 5 or 6, you probably have DEAD SPOTS IN THE AQUARIUM WATER. Registered. Joined Feb 14, 2008. ·. 40 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 25, 2008. Hi, I had a question about how to fix the dead spots in my water so my plants can get a little bit of movement and recieve nutrients.Should i be putting a power head on one end of the tank and have it pointed to the length of the tank.Thanks for yourhelp.
FULLER'S EARTH, CAT LITER, OIL DRI ETC. The term bentonite is defined as any natural material composed dominantly of the clay minerals of the smectite group and whose properties are controlled by these clay minerals. Fuller's earth refers to naturally occurring material that has a high absorptive capacity. Both bentonite and fuller'sGRAY FUZZY ALGAE?
Joined Jul 23, 2009. ·. 187 Posts. #7 · Jul 5, 2010. The fuzz could be Rhizoclonium, strands of fine threads which are soft and slimy. A range of causes including low CO2, low nutrient levels. Increase CO2 levels, give the tank and good cleaning. AddingZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. WHITE MOLD/FUNGUS ON DRIFTWOOD! Joined Aug 5, 2009. ·. 819 Posts. #13 · Nov 20, 2009. The white fungus is usually a result of harmless bacteria leeching out of the wood, and the fungus is a type of algae that grows and eats the bacteria. It will disappear in a few weeks, i currently have it on a piece that i pulled out of a local creek. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weTHE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05. BUFFERING GH (CA AND MG) AND KH WITH OYSTER GRIT In the past I had used RODI water and soaked some well rinsed Oyster grit in it for a few days to see how much GH and KH it provided. Some of us use crushed coral or Oyster Grit to buffer GH and KH. The results I got were 7 dkh for GH (125 ppm). IZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weTHE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05. BUFFERING GH (CA AND MG) AND KH WITH OYSTER GRIT In the past I had used RODI water and soaked some well rinsed Oyster grit in it for a few days to see how much GH and KH it provided. Some of us use crushed coral or Oyster Grit to buffer GH and KH. The results I got were 7 dkh for GH (125 ppm). IZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
NEW CARPETING/FOREGROUND PLANT GROWING CHALLENGE Last week I posted about RAOK offerings of Syngonanthus "Uaupes" to people who could help to determine the feasibility of growing this rare plant as a true foreground/carpeting plant. I sent a small handful of plantlets to joraan and b15ser. And I still need to ship some to dantra. Anyway the plan if for us all to log our progress with using S. "Uaupes" as a nice new carpeting plant.FIN NIPPER!
Hi Guys, Two of my Rasbora Espei's fins have been nipped pretty bad. I'm trying to figure out who's the culprit. Only things in my 40 gallon tank is the Rasbora Espeis, 1 SAE, and 2 cories. I'm leaning towards the SAE. What do you guys think? ANYBODY HAVE UMBRELLA PAPYRUS IN THEIR AQUARIUM Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 27, 2012. The Umbrella Papyrus is still doing really well in my standard 55 gallon tank. When I first transplanted them it was one tall plant with a tiny offshoot (1/2" to 1"), but now the offshoot is taller than the original plant, and there is another offshoot about halfway to the surface, and another oneabout
HUMAN MULTIVITAMINS FOR PLANTS? I dont see why you would want to add vitamins. The reason humans and animals need to eat a certain amount of vitamins to keep alive is that our bodies cant produce them, so we must uptake these compounds from other creatures who either have them, or can make them. RED LEAVES TURNING GREEN Joined Apr 4, 2005. ·. 38 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Apr 28, 2005. There are several plant varieties in my 85G tank that started out with red colors, but the leaves are slowly turning green (Ludwigia Red, Rotala Indica, Rotala Macronda and a few others). The plants are FERTS AFFECTING GH, KH, AND PH How do the fertilizers affect the Gh, Kh and Ph. I know that CO2 injection can lower the Ph. I'm just starting out with plants and learning about fertilizers. But do I need to be adding anything to stabilize the above parameters. I've had fish for a while and I check those parameters every once DIY IRON FERTILIZER? However, citric acid is a good chelator in general for metal ions like iron+2 or iron+3. This comes from experience in wastewater treatment where citrate is added to industrial cleaners to help with leaded brass parts. It is a pain to break the chelate during the waste treatment phase. I'd think that the gluconate would function in asimilar
DUCKWEED VS. WATER LETTUCE They are "air" photosynthesizers - I'm sure there's a scientific term I'm missing out on here. haha! So what you're saying is 30 grams of duckweed will do the same job as 30 grams of water lettuce. The only difference is 30 grams of duckweed might cover 50% of my tank surface area, and 30 grams of water lettuce may only be one plant. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
AQUASCAPING
Aquascaping Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
LIST OF PLANTS THAT WILL GROW/THRIVE IN HARDWATER My water has a ph of 8.2 just raw. And its Super hard it even creates mineral deposits. Ive been struggling myself to find plants that will grow and thrive in hardwater conditions.. Over my years of testing different plants out ive come up with this list of durable plants. Enjoy, and feel free HARD WATER & PLANTED TANKS Tank size 60X30x45 cm, ada substrate, pressurised Co2, lights 70 w. Now this location has exceedingly hard water, although I have read that hard water is good for planted tanks, but I believe my water is too hard. Data is as follows. Calcium as Ca 82 mg/l. Magnessium as Mg 75 mg/l. Total hardness as CaCo3 520 mg/l. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
DEAD SPOTS IN THE AQUARIUM WATER. Registered. Joined Feb 14, 2008. ·. 40 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 25, 2008. Hi, I had a question about how to fix the dead spots in my water so my plants can get a little bit of movement and recieve nutrients.Should i be putting a power head on one end of the tank and have it pointed to the length of the tank.Thanks for yourhelp.
FULLER'S EARTH, CAT LITER, OIL DRI ETC. The term bentonite is defined as any natural material composed dominantly of the clay minerals of the smectite group and whose properties are controlled by these clay minerals. Fuller's earth refers to naturally occurring material that has a high absorptive capacity. Both bentonite and fuller's DALLAS FT WORTH AQUATIC PLANT CLUB A forum for the members of the DFWAPC. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada WHITE MOLD/FUNGUS ON DRIFTWOOD! Joined Aug 5, 2009. ·. 819 Posts. #13 · Nov 20, 2009. The white fungus is usually a result of harmless bacteria leeching out of the wood, and the fungus is a type of algae that grows and eats the bacteria. It will disappear in a few weeks, i currently have it on a piece that i pulled out of a local creek. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. ANUBIAS NANA TURNING YELLOW!! HELP PLEASE! hi everyone ive had anubias nana in my tank for a few months, and just recently one of the leaves have started to turn yellow from the tip, and is now spreading to the whole leaf. I dose flourish, and NPK plant gro fertilizers once a week, but am still getting a large amt of greenspot algae
DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: FLOURISH EXCEL GOT RID OF ALL MY ALGAE Well I finally found a local source of Flourish Excel. I was in the process of adding it into my tank when my little girl ran into me from behind. Needless to say I dumped quite a bit in. At least 5 times the recommended doseage. 2 days later my bba, spot, and green fuzz algaeis gone. No
AQUASCAPING
Aquascaping Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
LIST OF PLANTS THAT WILL GROW/THRIVE IN HARDWATER My water has a ph of 8.2 just raw. And its Super hard it even creates mineral deposits. Ive been struggling myself to find plants that will grow and thrive in hardwater conditions.. Over my years of testing different plants out ive come up with this list of durable plants. Enjoy, and feel free HARD WATER & PLANTED TANKS Tank size 60X30x45 cm, ada substrate, pressurised Co2, lights 70 w. Now this location has exceedingly hard water, although I have read that hard water is good for planted tanks, but I believe my water is too hard. Data is as follows. Calcium as Ca 82 mg/l. Magnessium as Mg 75 mg/l. Total hardness as CaCo3 520 mg/l. HOW MANY TIMES PER HOUR SHOULD THE TANK TURNOVER Most I think would shoot for a turnover between 3 and 6 (effective not on the filter box) times per hour. Your really just need some flow in a well planted tank since the filter will actually be a small part of the filtration. I have 3 tanks that are runing beautifully on 1turnover per hour.
LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt DEAD SPOTS IN THE AQUARIUM WATER. Registered. Joined Feb 14, 2008. ·. 40 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 25, 2008. Hi, I had a question about how to fix the dead spots in my water so my plants can get a little bit of movement and recieve nutrients.Should i be putting a power head on one end of the tank and have it pointed to the length of the tank.Thanks for yourhelp.
FULLER'S EARTH, CAT LITER, OIL DRI ETC. The term bentonite is defined as any natural material composed dominantly of the clay minerals of the smectite group and whose properties are controlled by these clay minerals. Fuller's earth refers to naturally occurring material that has a high absorptive capacity. Both bentonite and fuller's DALLAS FT WORTH AQUATIC PLANT CLUB A forum for the members of the DFWAPC. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada WHITE MOLD/FUNGUS ON DRIFTWOOD! Joined Aug 5, 2009. ·. 819 Posts. #13 · Nov 20, 2009. The white fungus is usually a result of harmless bacteria leeching out of the wood, and the fungus is a type of algae that grows and eats the bacteria. It will disappear in a few weeks, i currently have it on a piece that i pulled out of a local creek. AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05. CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew.THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05. CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew.THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first:AQUATIC PLANT FORUM
Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. 96.7K. 28.4M. 15 d ago. Sub-forums. Tank of the Month Nominations. Nano Aquariums. Large Aquariums and Ponds. CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
AQUASCAPING
Aquascaping Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium.DOSING FLOURISH
I have a 29g plant grow out tank with a 2x65w PC and pressurized CO2. This is the dosing plan that I follow. It is really EI. 1/4 tsp KNO3 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/16 tsp KH2PO4 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/2 tsp GH Booster (Seachem's Equilibrium) 1x after weekly water change (Sun) 5mL Flourish 3x weekly (M,W,F) 5mL F. Iron 3x weekly (M,W,F) PPS PERPETUAL PRESERVATION SYSTEMS Re: PPS Perpetual Preservation System. We have developed two PPS systems to fit every aquarium and personal preference. PPS-Classic. This system runs aquariums indefinitely without water changes. It requires weekly to monthly testing. Water changes are optional. PPS-Pro, (most recent system) This is the easiest system ever. CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew. HARD WATER & PLANTED TANKS Tank size 60X30x45 cm, ada substrate, pressurised Co2, lights 70 w. Now this location has exceedingly hard water, although I have read that hard water is good for planted tanks, but I believe my water is too hard. Data is as follows. Calcium as Ca 82 mg/l. Magnessium as Mg 75 mg/l. Total hardness as CaCo3 520 mg/l. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubtOPEN OR CLOSED TOP?
Disadvantages I only see in both. Closed top glass and most plastics act as filter to the light especially in the shorter wave lengths like UV, Atinic, and even some blue. There is also the issue of condensation building on the clear cover that needs to constantly cleaned. Open tops yes evaporation is a factor in the winter I use 5to 7 gallons
DIY IRON FERTILIZER? However, citric acid is a good chelator in general for metal ions like iron+2 or iron+3. This comes from experience in wastewater treatment where citrate is added to industrial cleaners to help with leaded brass parts. It is a pain to break the chelate during the waste treatment phase. I'd think that the gluconate would function in asimilar
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by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first: AQUATIC PLANT FORUMPLANTFINDERFERTILATORLINKSFORUMNEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS A forum community dedicated to aquatic plant owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about collections, displays, tanks, styles, troubleshooting, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!FOR SALE OR TRADE
by killiedave57. J. One batch left. Crystal Red Shrimp for SALE $40 for 15+. jrIL. 2 mo ago. 8. 582. 28 d ago.5 GALLON FULL
Reediculous_nanotank. I have participated in the forum for a couple of months and it's been great, so I thought I'd finally start a thread for my 5 gallon tank. It's my first tank, and I'm following the Walstad method for the most part – no filter, fertilizer, or pumps – just a soil substrate with a gravel cap, a heater, and a 13W CLFlight.
CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew. SUITABLE SOILS FOR THE WALSTAD METHOD Unlike many other "potting soils", MGOC has a clear list of ingredients and a nutritional analysis on the bag: 50-55% composted bark. Sphagnum peat moss. Pasteurized poultry litter. "organic wetting agent" (whatever that is) Analysis 0.10-0.05-0.05.THE OSMOCOTE THREAD
First of all, Osmocote is a brand name for an encapsulated time-release fertiilzer sold for use with terrestrial plants. The name comes from the word osmosis. When the capsules (or granules) and soil surrounding them are wet, the fertilizer inside moves through pores in the capsule by osmotic pressure into the soil.BOYD'S CHEMI-CLEAN
82 Posts. #2 · Jul 28, 2005. The Chemi-clean is an oxidizing antibacterial, similar in action to Mardel's MarOxy. We used to use it in the saltwater section at work to take care of a ugly case of red/black slime algae. Worked great the first 2-3 times, then weZEOLITE SAND?
Zeolite is a naturally occurring mineral having a honeycomb-like layered crystal structure. The zeolite acts as a reservoir for nutrients which are slowly released as needed by the plant. Aquatic Planting Media will also remove nutrients from the pond water, concentrating them in the root zone for uptake by the plants. DIRTED TANK DISASTER. Joined Jun 22, 2006. ·. 31 Posts. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 6, 2016. Back around October I dirted my 33 gallon tank in the hopes of having even more success aquascaping. I've always seemed to have a green thumb when it comes to aquarium plantsuntil now. I bought Tropica aquarium soil which worked great at first:AQUATIC PLANT FORUM
Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. 96.7K. 28.4M. 15 d ago. Sub-forums. Tank of the Month Nominations. Nano Aquariums. Large Aquariums and Ponds.AQUASCAPING
Aquascaping Discuss aquascaping designs and techniques as well as get critiques on your aquascaping pictures. Find out how to use aquatic plants, reefs, and wood to design a planted aquarium. CARPETING PLANT FOR LOWER MAINTENANCE Around 200 square inches of carpet. On slope. Fluval 3.0 Plant light with submerged depths of ~12-18 inches. Sump filter mechanical/biological 4-5 times turnover per hour. CO2 with reactor. Amazonia soil with ada ferts ( don’t plan on heavy dosing) Tap PH 7.5-8, KH ~10, with soil and CO2 hoping for lower PH. Will be kept at76-78 F temp.
DOSING FLOURISH
I have a 29g plant grow out tank with a 2x65w PC and pressurized CO2. This is the dosing plan that I follow. It is really EI. 1/4 tsp KNO3 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/16 tsp KH2PO4 3x weekly (Sun, Tu, Th) 1/2 tsp GH Booster (Seachem's Equilibrium) 1x after weekly water change (Sun) 5mL Flourish 3x weekly (M,W,F) 5mL F. Iron 3x weekly (M,W,F) CAPTIVE BRED OTOCINCLUS Joined Oct 11, 2011. ·. 182 Posts. Discussion Starter · #1 · Jul 7, 2018. I would like to start probably a 12 gallon long otocinclus biotope. Or if not truly a biotope, certainly a species-only tank. They have long been my favorite fish and I want to feature a group of them rather than making them just members of my cleanup crew. PPS PERPETUAL PRESERVATION SYSTEMS Re: PPS Perpetual Preservation System. We have developed two PPS systems to fit every aquarium and personal preference. PPS-Classic. This system runs aquariums indefinitely without water changes. It requires weekly to monthly testing. Water changes are optional. PPS-Pro, (most recent system) This is the easiest system ever. LETS TALK DE-RIMMING SMALL / MEDIUM SIZED TANKS Many people have done it and have had no problems with the tank falling apart. -Removing the rim from larger, longer fish tanks with a middle support beam is a bad idea since the rim is indeed a structural support and keeps the front and back from bowing outwards. -Attempting something like this on a 60 gallon tank or larger is without a doubt HARD WATER & PLANTED TANKS Tank size 60X30x45 cm, ada substrate, pressurised Co2, lights 70 w. Now this location has exceedingly hard water, although I have read that hard water is good for planted tanks, but I believe my water is too hard. Data is as follows. Calcium as Ca 82 mg/l. Magnessium as Mg 75 mg/l. Total hardness as CaCo3 520 mg/l. DIY IRON FERTILIZER? However, citric acid is a good chelator in general for metal ions like iron+2 or iron+3. This comes from experience in wastewater treatment where citrate is added to industrial cleaners to help with leaded brass parts. It is a pain to break the chelate during the waste treatment phase. I'd think that the gluconate would function in asimilar
DUCKWEED VS. WATER LETTUCE They are "air" photosynthesizers - I'm sure there's a scientific term I'm missing out on here. haha! So what you're saying is 30 grams of duckweed will do the same job as 30 grams of water lettuce. The only difference is 30 grams of duckweed might cover 50% of my tank surface area, and 30 grams of water lettuce may only be one plant.* Plantfinder
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NEW WILD ECHINO, MONTECARLO (FORMER PARANAI) OTELIA AND OTHERS By: Christian_rubilarJanuary 6th, 2020
10:12 pm
Last week I was in Misiones province in Argentina at Iguazu falls with my wife and children and for my joy there was little cristal water and I was able to discover a new echino just before the water fall. I was there before but I was enable to see any plant because the water washigh and dark.
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This is the new Echino?: This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This is where they are, just before the water fall: This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image9 Comments
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40B DUTCH
By: aquabotanicae
April 18th, 2019
7:40 pm
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this imageHi everyone!
This is my first journal in this forum. In November 2017, I came across a craigslist ad about someone selling their unused 40 gallonbreeder tank
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This was perfect because I had a beautiful wooden cabinet that perfectly matched the dimensions of that tank. So, I decided to set upa new planted tank.
Hardware used in this set-up: Eheim Classic filter T5HO lighting fixtureAqueon heater
CO2 regulator
Ista Inline CO2 ReactorCO2 drop checker
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image I decided to go for a Dutch set up in order to challenge myself to keep up the tidy rows of plants to mimic Dutch streets. I know it requires tedious trimming, which I don't mind. The first thing I did is that I painted the background into black. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this imageTHE SUBSTRATE
Next, ADA Aquasoil Amazonia arrived in mail. Three 9L bags were a perfect amount! This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this imageTHE DRY-START
The tissue culture plants arrived a few days later, and I planted them according to the plan, which has changed so many times since then. One of the few parts that remain constant is the curving "street" ofStaurogyne repens
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The other plants here are Althernanthera reineckii 'Mini', Hemianthus callictroides 'Cuba', Hydrocotyle tripartita, and Lobelia cardinalis.
I planted, sprayed them thoroughly, covered with plastic cling wrap, and left them alone for four weeks to allow them to root well andgrow.
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image The most important part was to leave one corner of the tank slightly open for ventilation and to make sure that there is always enough condensation within the tank, which meant it was humid enough for the plants to thrive. The lights were on for 9 hours a day, and the plants seem to like that. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image 44 Comments Read More NEW LARGE PEARL GRASSBy: Inspire91
February 16th, 2018
5:55 pm
Hello everyone! A post on a new ground-cover plant is up on my blog AquaBiota! Here is an excerpt of what you’ll find there, for the rest click on the link below! Thank you for taking the time to check out this post ☺ Enjoy!Inspire91
The most defining characteristics of this plant is that the leaves (almost 1/2 inch max in diameter) are perfectly round circles that come out in pairs at each node along the stem. The lack of any petiole connecting the main stem to the leaf, makes for a very compact-look. When this plant is grown to its fullest it looks like a tight mat of circular leaves. At this time there really isn't any other ground-cover plant like it in the hobby.Report this image
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57 Comments Read More DUTCHMUCH'S EMERSED SETUP, BIG OL' GREENHOUSE EDITION!!By: DutchMuch
December 9th, 2017
12:36 pm
Well I don't think I have ever posted my emersed setup on here. And if I'm going to be an active member, I basically need to give you all an entire tour of my property I live on right? well to bad your not going to get it. *loads shotgun* Instead however ill give you a tour of my Greenhouse, of which consists of my Absolutely Stunning and Beautiful, Never Ugly, Astonishing, Amazing, Great looking, Phenomenal, Astronomical, Economical, Emersed setup. Sorry for the bragging. Cant help it.lol.
Ok here are the pics, I will label certain plants as I go. Get your popcorn ready! p.s. my good camera broke just recently, so this is a less-bettercamera (English...)
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Above pic, is of Rotala Indica 'true', just planted it the other day. Tried to grow stellata type 2 emersed as well in this bin, but I'm pretty sure it can only be grown submersed... This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This is a new trimming of S. Repens in the same bin. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This is Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this imageNext bin!
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Well darn... brain farting right now... OH, hygrophilia corymbosacompacta.
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this imageRotala 'Gia Lai'
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This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Bocopa Carolinana growing in a flooded forest fringe of BacopaMonierii
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Ludwigia Arcuata carpet This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image One of my three pearlweed carpets This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Bin of Althernanthera reneckii (fablau is properly ID-ing the varietyfor me)
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Brazilian pennywort
marsilea hirsuta
Ludwigia rubin
Hydro. Sib.
And some fragments of Pearlweed. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image My Marsh looking bin of Marsilea Hirsuta and Ludwigia Repens This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image New Ludwigia arcuata and Bacopa Carolianana experiment I'm doing, fullsun
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THOUGHTS ON LAYOUT
By: Fresh fish80
November 27th, 2015
2:17 pm
Hi, So Im new to the forum just starting out with my new 30gal plantedtank
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I have it running with plants just stuck in to grow a bit, this weekend im going to change the subtrate to dirt capped with black sand,
I was wondering if you guys had any good ideas for a layout with the plant I have, these are the ones i have: so I sort of want to follow this layout, but with the plants i have, no wood or rocks either, thoughts??? http://tropica.com/en/inspiration/layout/Layout10/4851Bacopa Carolina,
Stargrass
dwarf lily
Green Hygro Siamensissunset Hygro
baby tears
ludwiga rubin
Green and brown cryptStaurogyne repens
Lobelia cardinalis
and hopefully some downoi and postgen erectus, they were pretty brown, so I dont know if theyll make it, but i can hope, if not ill prolly just get another cup of downoi, Thanks for the help!! heres a quick shot of what it looks like now, 13 Comments Read More 75G NATIVE PLANTED RIFFLE TANK (CENTRAL NC)By: Itsnotme1988
August 10th, 2015
10:55 pm
Figured as my build is going incredibly slowly I may as well start a pictoral journal! This is a 75 I picked up off of craigslist with the stand, T5 NO dual lamp, and Aqueon 75 HOB filter along with various supplies for $150. The plan as this point is to collect the majority of my decorations, flora and fauna around NC once it's up and running. I want to build a planted riffle tank (Vallisneria sp, etc) with a mix of darters, shiners and chubs with some crawfish or some arthropod that could survive with but not eat the fishes and plants. Looking to go low tech. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image Built sliding glass canopies This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image The river manifold is 3/4in PVC with two 1" inlets and two 3/4" inlets. The hob is attached the inlet and the caps are only temporary until I order my JBJ SP2500 powerheads (530gph) and filter pads from Swiss Tropicals. First test fit and fill with driftwood that had been soaking forseveral weeks...
This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image I do still need to build a canopy to properly mount the light and need to order proper bulbs.For gravel
I used Quickrete Pea Gravel as a cap over a mixture of Scotts Topsoil and Special Kitty catlitter
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This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image The Hygrophilla difformis is planted in what I'm hoping will be a good current break. (sort of native, introduced species in Florida according to USDA) It was grown emmersed so I'm waiting for the leavesto shed.
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MY EMERSED BIN :)
By: drewsuf82
May 4th, 2015
9:42 pm
Well after viewing the thread up top, and a lot more in here, I've decided to give this a go. This thread will be a copy and paste from my other journal, but I would welcome comments here as well since I know there's members on here who aren't on the other and vice versaWish me luck!
My parts list!
* Scissors
* Clear Plastic large bin* Shoebox size bins
* Topsoil
* Light Timer
* Humidity Meter
* Water
* Lights
* Some time
Well I needed some space, so I got rid of my moss growout which wasn't doing anything but growing algae... This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
Then I got myself a plastic bin from walmart ($16.77) This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
And I def took the humidity guage idea to heart($5.97 @ Petco, I could have gotten cheaper on ebay, but I'm impatient today....) Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
Drilled many many holes, used a pair of nail clippers to take care of the ugly hole blocking plastic that happened with many of the holes This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
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I then took the lids that came with the shoe boxes and cut them to act as free dividers for multiple species (plus they're free since theycame with the box!)
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Fill up the dirt
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Add water, I've added about 4 gallons here, also added dividers...I've now reduced about a half gallon of water out of the setup since the soil seemed to be super-saturated this morning This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
Added the lights -- These are the walmart plant lights that they have locally, they seem to be doing the trick so far (I had these laying around, I'm planning on adding a few more possibly, IDK yet) This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
Humidity showing about 95% about 2 hours after letting the lights run and closing the top, checking everything tonight, plan on adding a fewplants tomorrow!
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UPDATES FROM TODAY
So everything seemed stable, I've worked plants into 3 out of the 4bins now.
Humidity was at about 92% when the photo period started, I added a bit of dirt to the bins to take care of the settling/saturation and then reduced the water just a hair, I'll be watching the dirt over the next few days to see if I should add a bit of water back or not, currently the water is approx. 1.5-2" under the surface of the soil. Found some decent looking HC at the LFS (was very surprised to see that) bought a planter worth and got it in there. Here's hoping ittakes off
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Also found some pigmy chain sword, I've wanted to try these guys in the past but have had no room in any of my tanks, so I said why not and decided to go to town with the planter, here's hoping I get some runners Also decided to try some rotala macrandra japan red in thisbin as well.
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Some Moneywort and some CW Green, they're small but who knows, if these guys don't work out I'll transplant a bit from my bigger tank, or if they work out maybe I'll transplant some red or bronze over from one of my submerged tanks into the empty bin This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image.Report this image
Full bin shot as of about 20 minutes ago. I may open up to mist the plants down in a few days but that will be it, going to try to run this guy sealed for 72 hours and then open for gas exchange and mistand then close.
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Comments and suggestions are always welcomed Thanks for dropping by, be sure to subscribe since this will be quite easy for me to update versus a lot of my tank journals. 20 Comments Read More 60P ADA STYLE AQUARIUM STANDBy: IUnknown
March 27th, 2015
6:47 am
Going to give a diy ada style stand a try. I'll post progress in case anyone else is interested in doing the same project. The drawing is loaded on sketchup. Following the guide below: http://www.projectaquarium.com/plant...riumStand.aspx This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Report this image page 1by gfiske
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13 Comments Read More SUPERCOLEY'S DIY LED MINIMALIST LUMINAIREBy: Supercoley1
November 29th, 2014
10:27 am
With a new 140ltr Opti-white aquarium replacing my old 125ltr and a complete redo of my lounge to a very minimal modern appearance I thought I would make a new luminaire to match the cabinet and other furniture in my lounge. The MkII version was still working well after 3 and a half years. It hasn't been ditched. All the electrics and LEDs have been re-used in my emersed cupboards meaning that now all 11 of my aquariumsare lit by LED.
Originally I was looking for a slimline unit and planning on either using MDF (painted white) or using some steel sheet that I have left over from another project. First I found the TMC modular mounting with the tiles and thought something similar but then.........I stumbled upon the 'Vitrea Bridge' and instantly fell in love with it. With the Vitrea costing circa £1000+ for my size I decided to try and do something myself whilst using the Vitrea's design to house my electrics. Mine will have much less LEDs and wiring is a lot cruder. I will be using 3 seperate plugs each going to a driver that runs 6 x 3W.
A total of 18 x 3W LEDs. Of course mine won't have the controller or anything techincal either. Rather than a glass sheet I will be using acrylic. So with the design decided upon I drew up a plan of where I want the LEDs over the tank and then came to the measurements of the acrylic piece I will be needing. The Opti-white is 80cm x 40cm and the acrylic are for the lighting is 60cm x 28cm. Adding 3 cm to each end to fit in the 'brackets' I ordered a 12mm thick piece of acrylic with the dimensions 66cm x 28cm. When the acrylic sheet arrived I set to work on it, drawing out the LED positions and then routing some 21mm holes for the lense holdersto fit in.
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CUSTOM FIGURED CHERRY VENEER STANDBy: AaronT
October 5th, 2014
10:21 am
After purchasing the veneer for this project about 3 years ago I finally started on it this past fall. It's been slow going, but here's the progress on the stand thus far. The stand is a little bit longer than the tank (an ADA 90-P). Rather than the usual holes on the sides of the stand they will be on the top of the cabinet so the inlet / return hoses go straight down into the stand. A bit like the design onthe bottom of this
page, but
only on one side.
The construction was done using 3/4" MDO plywood with the exception of the front header, which is solid cherry. All joints are rabbeted and screwed and glued using pocket hole screws. I'm still in search of some veneer that is wide enough to do bookmatched doors on the front. Excuse the glue residue. I applied the veneer using a veneer hammer and hide glue and have yet to clean up the excess. The solid cherry header is backed by a piece of 3/4" MDO plywood and is super strong. I can sit on the front in the middle and there is no flex and I'm about 185 lbs. The header has yet to be veneered as well. I chose solid wood there because at one time I considered doing a very slight bevel on it to mimic the bevels on the glass of the aquarium.
The inside will be painted either white or light grey as a nod to the ADA tank it will hold.Report this image
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