Forum: Plants
03-04-2013, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 232
Amazon Sword Plantlet
So I bought this amazon sword which had a shoot on it but i thought that with the adaptation of a new tank it would never develop into a plantlet. To my surprise it did and there is now another sword...
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Forum: Fish
02-27-2013, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 163
Feeding Oto cats
I just added a few oto cats to my tank and they seem pretty hungry and I'm worried that there may not be enough algae for them to graze on just yet. I have some HIkari algae wafers but they don't...
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Forum: Plants
02-21-2013, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 315
All right I've pulled it up...
The shoot is...
All right I've pulled it up...
The shoot is definitely from the lotus...
See, when I bought this plant it didn't exactly have a bulb that i could see and only a few small roots. To be honest I...
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Forum: Plants
02-21-2013, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 315
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Forum: Plants
02-20-2013, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 315
The leaf (red) that you see in the picture...
The leaf (red) that you see in the picture actually grew after i planted the lotus so how can you guys tell that it's too deep? Sorry don't mean to be skeptical I just want to know so that i can...
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Forum: Plants
02-20-2013, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 315
What is that? (Nymphaea Lotus)
So here's my lotus plant. It's only been in the tank for about 2 weeks and I've removed the leaves that were not looking too good leaving the plant with only one stalk. It then produced another...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-18-2013, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
I come home early today and find a bunch of...
I come home early today and find a bunch of diatoms covering some parts of the sand. The ammonia that I added to the tank yesterday, after not having fed the tank any ammonia for two days, is reading...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-14-2013, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-12-2013, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 313
I used it too and the worse part is trying to...
I used it too and the worse part is trying to clean the stuff from the tank glass when you're done with it. I recently redid my tank and emptied it out. Cleaning the tank itself took the better part...
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Forum: Tank Journals
02-11-2013, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 467
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-11-2013, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
So... tank as it is today:
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So... tank as it is today:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=10402&pictureid=19114
I've been expecting an algae bloom but so far nothing. The water looks somewhat cloudy but...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-11-2013, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-11-2013, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
I would put aside a day to do it all in...
I would put aside a day to do it all in personally. House your fish in the temp tank for less than 48 hours, redo the scape in your main tank, and transfer them back. Take a day off work to get it...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-10-2013, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-10-2013, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
Very good points. I guess the reason why I add...
Very good points. I guess the reason why I add ammonia at different times is because I've read that if the ammonia levels drop to 0 then the good bacteria that I am trying to grow will starve and...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-10-2013, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-10-2013, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: Plants
02-09-2013, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 225
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Forum: Plants
02-09-2013, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 175
Anubias barteri
So I have this plant and I'm not entirely sure what to do with it. I've tied it to a piece of driftwood because I've read that they don't do well when the rhizome is in the substrate. I have sand...
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Forum: Aquascaping
02-09-2013, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 171
Seeking inspiration...
I broke down my tank over the holidays and restarted it from the ground up a few week later. The original idea was to create an Amazon River biotope but it became clear to me that with a low light...
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Forum: Aquascaping
02-09-2013, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 315
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Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters
02-08-2013, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 216
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-08-2013, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters
02-08-2013, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 216
Using Plant Tabs in Sand Substrate
Has anyone ever used plant tabs in sand? Are there reasons why this would be inadvisable? Most of my plants are low light but I have a couple that seem to require a little more richness in the...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-07-2013, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 731
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