Forum: Tank Journals
08-26-2011, 03:40 AM
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Second ten gal. setup
Just set up my second ten gallon tank. I'm looking for advice on plants and hardscape. Any comments would be appreciated. :D
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 5
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New leaf!
After my re-scape my anubias almost instantly put out a new leaf! :red_mouth...
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 07:04 AM
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After rescape
This is what I got so far for the re-scape. Any comments or ideas are welcome! :icon_smil I have a nano CO2 diffuser in place with a DIY reactor. I also am dosing Leaf Zone (Iron) weekly.
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 07:01 AM
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A few more plants
Here are the rest of the plants. 1. Marimo Moss Ball 2. Water Wisteria ( It's been out of the water for a while so It looks different).
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 5
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Plants!!
These are the plants that I have so far that I am using in the tank. I'm going for a river feel. :icon_smil 1. Amazon Sword 2. Anubias 3. Blood Stargrass? 4. Aponogeton Crispus 5. Dwarf Hairgrass
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 5
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After messing with the substrate
I built a slope out of the rocks, there is mineralized top soil beneath them from a while back. The fish that are in the tank are: 5 Neon Tetras, 1 Zebra Danio, 1 Blue Danio, 2 Cory Cats (Salt and...
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Forum: Tank Journals
05-30-2011, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 5
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River Roots
I decided to redo my 10 gallon aquarium recently. It had a few plants in it but I hadn't been taking very good care of it and I figured I'd take it apart and restart from scratch. This is what I got...
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Forum: Tank Journals
12-03-2010, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 67
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This riparium looks awesome! This thread...
This riparium looks awesome! This thread convinced me to convert my ten gallon into a mini-riparium. I really like the look of the purple passion. How does that plant do in this kind of setup? And I...
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Forum: Lighting
12-02-2010, 07:32 PM
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Riparium lighting question
I recently saw a thread for a riparium setup that inspired me to convert my ten gallon tank into a mini-riparium. I got two Spathiphyllum, one Dracaena, and a Syngonium. I crafted housing for the...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
11-02-2010, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 1
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Hc!
So I bought some HC at a local fish store and it is attached to a lava rock. It was in really bad shape when I got it but it is doing really well in my tank now. It seems to be pretty securely rooted...
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Forum: Plants
04-16-2009, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,780
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Forum: Plants
04-01-2009, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,780
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Forum: Plants
04-01-2009, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,780
Water Wisteria
Usually when I go to my local Petsmart I look at the aquatic plants they have, find the clearance plants that are on clearance because the plant looks like its dying, and revive them in my tank. I...
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Forum: Substrate
03-26-2009, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 4
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I woke up this morning and the cloudiness has...
I woke up this morning and the cloudiness has gone down significantly. I guess it was just the initial settling . I got some water wisteria last night so I'm going to plant that today. I might get...
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Forum: Substrate
03-25-2009, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 465
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Forum: Substrate
03-25-2009, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 465
Mineralized Top-Soil Cloudiness
I just redid my tank with mineralized top-soil and capped it off good with small pea gravel that was in the tank before. I filled the tank back up very slowly and the water became very cloudy. I was...
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Forum: Substrate
03-17-2009, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 736
Substrate Question
Just wondering if anyone has tried using the mineralized top soil without the clay, dolomite, and muriate of potash and had successful results.
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Forum: Substrate
03-14-2009, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 5
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So after reading and researching a little I...
So after reading and researching a little I suppose all and any purchased topsoil should be washed... Haha, answered my own question I suppose but I would like to be assured as well. :)
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Forum: Substrate
03-14-2009, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,856
Earthgro Topsoil
I went to a local store today and purchased some Earthgro topsoil. It is supposed to be organic and the ingredients are as follows: Regionally formulated from organic and inorganic materials derived...
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Forum: The Lounge & Introductions
03-13-2009, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 75
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Considering taking apart my tank to use the...
Considering taking apart my tank to use the topsoil method. Seems like a lot of work but I think it will be worth it in the end. Also hitting the recording studio to record a new song. The weather...
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Forum: The Lounge & Introductions
03-12-2009, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,538
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
03-12-2009, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 463
I am new to the planted aquarium scene so take...
I am new to the planted aquarium scene so take everything I mention worth a grain of salt, haha. But as far as the "mountain" of pea gravel that your referring to is actually a way of achieving the...
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Forum: Plants
03-10-2009, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 736
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Forum: Plants
03-10-2009, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 736
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Forum: Plants
03-10-2009, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 736
What kind of plant is this??
This plant came in an aquatic combo and all the other plants were not truly aquatic so I threw them out. I can't figure out what this plant is but I need to know if it is truly aquatic so it doesn't...
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