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Forum: Aquascaping 10-02-2012, 06:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 477
Posted By Akeath
Would 20 Corkscrew Vals cover it pretty well?

Would 20 Corkscrew Vals cover it pretty well?
Forum: Aquascaping 09-30-2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 477
Posted By Akeath
What type of stem plants would work? Would...

What type of stem plants would work? Would Elodea or Water Sprite work?

For the Vals, would something like Jungle Val work? I saw in this site's profile for it a nice wall-ish look. How much...
Forum: Aquascaping 09-28-2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 477
Posted By Akeath
Need plant suggestions: dense one to cover the back wall of my 10 gallon completely?

I'm looking for a dense plant that would grow to hide the glass of the back panel from side to side and top to bottom. I'd prefer if it would grow so that I can put it right against the back panel...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 08-26-2012, 03:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By Akeath
Thanks so much. This is really helpful. ...

Thanks so much. This is really helpful. Actually, the tanks I'm putting these plants in also contain RCS, Nerites, and Bettas. :icon_lol: I'm going to go ahead and leave the plants in for 3 days...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 08-24-2012, 11:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By Akeath
What was the alum to water ratio of the solution...

What was the alum to water ratio of the solution you soaked in? Also, what kind of invertebrates did you have in your main tank?
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 08-24-2012, 10:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 375
Posted By Akeath
Is Alum a safe way to disinfect plants meant for an invertebrate tank?

Since I have gotten pest snails and parasites in on plants before, I always want to treat my live plants with a disinfect before adding them to a tank. I was wondering if anyone knew if Alum could...
Forum: Plants 06-14-2012, 02:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 619
Posted By Akeath
Are Fissidens fontanus and Phoenix Moss the same thing, or are they different?

I'm having trouble telling. Some sites list Phoenix Moss as the common name for Fissidens fontanus, but I was checking the swap-n-shop here and some people were selling both Phoenix Moss and...
Forum: Plants 02-04-2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 598
Posted By Akeath
I have looked into the Cabomba. Its exactly the...

I have looked into the Cabomba. Its exactly the look I want, but I don't want to even keep a plant that is causing that many problems in the local waterways, regardless of how pretty it is. Same...
Forum: Plants 02-04-2012, 03:28 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 598
Posted By Akeath
The tank is 10 gallons Type of light: ...

The tank is 10 gallons
Type of light:
Zoomed Tropic Sun Fluorescent Bulb - 15 watt 5500 Kelvin 18 inch T8

At least 1/2 of the surface is covered by floating plants, up to 3/4 before I take...
Forum: Plants 02-04-2012, 02:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 598
Posted By Akeath
How hot is too hot for Anacharis?

I saw some of this at the store today, Egeria densa. I would really like to put it in my low-tech Betta tank, but the temperature in there is 80 degrees (26.6 C.), and as I'm researching about this...
Forum: Plants 10-25-2011, 12:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 497
Posted By Akeath
Which floating plant blocks more light: frogbit or water sprite?

I have a Betta that insists on biting his own tail every time he's exposed to bright light, and I'm trying to find a nice floating plant that will dim things down a bit, and that he can also play in...
Forum: Planted Nano Tanks 09-04-2011, 10:51 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,410
Posted By Akeath
Wow...beautiful

Wow...beautiful
Forum: Plants 08-30-2011, 01:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 447
Posted By Akeath
Mini Pellia questions

I'm thinking of growing mini pellia on the surface of a cave that my Betta really likes, and I have lots of questions.

Will mini pellia attach itself to resin/polyresin ornaments, or does it need...
Forum: Plants 06-24-2011, 05:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 980
Posted By Akeath
Is it possible to grow Pellia or Mini Pellia as a carpet?

Just curious if this could work, and how you could do it. Would it stay low to the substrate naturally? Could you train it to stay low? Could you just leave it on the substrate, or could you tie...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 06-22-2011, 04:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 708
Posted By Akeath
There's an article that describes someone's...

There's an article that describes someone's experience with shrimp and different fertilizers here: http://www.planetinverts.com/Dosing%20Fertilizers%20with%20Shrimp.html
Forum: Plants 06-19-2011, 10:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,102
Posted By Akeath
What's the difference between cutting and...

What's the difference between cutting and trimming? :icon_redf
Forum: Plants 06-19-2011, 08:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,102
Posted By Akeath
Moss and driftwood?

I have a few questions about moss on driftwood.
Is fishing line or cotton thread better for the attaching?
Where on the driftwood should I tie the first bit of moss so it grows on the rest? I...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 06-02-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,297
Posted By Akeath
I've been looking into the copper-invertebrate...

I've been looking into the copper-invertebrate thing to try and find when the concentrations are good or bad and the difference between copper compounds like copper sulfate and elemental copper, and...
Forum: DIY 04-19-2011, 04:56 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 285
Posted By Akeath
diy CO2: questions about overdosing, aeration, pH, & hardness

I'm thinking about making some diy co2 and connecting it to a Hagen ladder for my 10 gallon future Cherry Shrimp tank.
One of the main reasons I'm considering this is for the pH changes, my water...
Forum: Lighting 04-02-2011, 10:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 789
Posted By Akeath
Thanks for all the replies. I went ahead and...

Thanks for all the replies.
I went ahead and got the fixture. The CFLs I got are 6500 K daylight aquarium bulbs, which were actually easier for me to find in the size and wattage I wanted than...
Forum: Lighting 03-31-2011, 09:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 789
Posted By Akeath
Are CFLs or fluorescents better? And will CFLs fit in hoods that take incandescents?

I'm trying to get a new hood for my 10 gallon planted aquarium, and I am so, so confused.
The one I'm looking at takes 2 25 watt incandescents (the weird, elongated aquarium kind). Would I be...
Forum: Aquascaping 03-13-2011, 12:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,139
Posted By Akeath
Thank you for the replies! Those are lovely...

Thank you for the replies! Those are lovely plants. I think I'll get the marsilea once the plants I have in there already have grown a bit more.
The caves are indeed fake. They are "Topfin Rock...
Forum: Aquascaping 03-07-2011, 10:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,139
Posted By Akeath
Ground cover plant for this aquarium?

I'm trying to think of a short, dense ground cover for my 10 gallon aquarium:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86/Akeath2/Torokos10gallon.jpg
Try to ignore the yellow plants in the middle, they...
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 02-21-2011, 06:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By Akeath
Thanks everyone! I guess since I've never had...

Thanks everyone!
I guess since I've never had any pest snails I didn't even make the link there. :icon_redf Now I feel silly.
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 02-21-2011, 03:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By Akeath
Copper - how to get it out or detoxify it so tank's safe for snail?

I'm going to get a Nerite Snail (Olive or Zebra) and I understand that they can't tolerate tanks with copper in it. However, I've been using Nutrafin Plant Gro as my fertilizer, which has some...
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