Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
03-30-2012, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,151
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Forum: Equipment
03-13-2012, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 568
Save the money for plants or fish or something...
Save the money for plants or fish or something fun. All you need to do is direct your outflow upward to slightly agitate the service as smokaah suggested.
Of course if you're a tech guy, maybe...
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Forum: Equipment
03-13-2012, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 770
I've been running my 90G planted tank on two...
I've been running my 90G planted tank on two 2217s. I like having redundancy. :) Both have been running for over 4 years on my tank and work as well as the day I bought them.
I've somehow...
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Forum: Algae
03-02-2012, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 962
Here is my $0.02:
I've got the same...
Here is my $0.02:
I've got the same lighting (2x54W T5) on a 90 gallon (42G larger than yours), that is 24" deep (4" deeper than your 48G) and I still use a few 2" strips of aluminum foil to...
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Forum: Algae
03-02-2012, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 243
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Forum: Algae
03-01-2012, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,847
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Forum: Fish
03-01-2012, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 261
Ugh! I was walking by the tank today and they...
Ugh! I was walking by the tank today and they were *still* chowing down. Here's a vid I took. You can see the Glosso is almost gone!
http://youtu.be/68md9WNeYvE
It seems like only the fatter...
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Forum: Fish
02-29-2012, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 415
Check out this thread ...
Check out this thread (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/general-planted-tank-discussion/166537-keeping-roselines-discuss.html)regarding the roselines and disus.
I would suggest reading the...
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Forum: Fish
02-29-2012, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 261
HC and Glosso salad bar
I stupidly added 7 Odessa Barbs to my planted tank which also had Cards and Rummy Nose Tetras. Odessas are known to eat algae (which they did surprisingly well), but they also chow down on HC and...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-29-2012, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 806
Hahahaha!! Ain't that the truth!
One...
Hahahaha!! Ain't that the truth!
One suggestion I might have is to try some rare plants. If you succeed in keeping them and propagating them, sell some on swap & shop or (what I do) take them to...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-27-2012, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 369
Just to add to the list of options: I've read...
Just to add to the list of options: I've read posts where folks would "smash" down the patch with the back of their hand to extend time between proper trimmings.
I guess I'll have to test this...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-27-2012, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 585
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-27-2012, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 571
Awesome fish room!! (and plants!)
BTW, I...
Awesome fish room!! (and plants!)
BTW, I noticed the dumbbells on the floor - is your fish room your workout room too? If so, be careful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnbEVGk5VmI
Oh,...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-24-2012, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 585
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Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters
02-20-2012, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 511
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Forum: Fertilizers and Water Parameters
02-19-2012, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 511
I stopped dosing potassium via KSO4. Dumb idea?
I dose dry ferts via IE and it's been a couple years since I dosed potassium via the addition of KSO4. At some point I thought, "Hmmm... I'm already dosing KNO3, why bother adding more K via KSO4...
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Forum: Algae
02-19-2012, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 366
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Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
02-19-2012, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 567
Have you changed your CO2 recently? I lost two...
Have you changed your CO2 recently? I lost two shrimp (one amano and one RCS) after I accidentally bumped my CO2's needle valve while messing around under the tank (basically I nearly doubled my...
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Forum: Algae
02-12-2012, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,047
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Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
02-11-2012, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,188
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Forum: Algae
02-11-2012, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 646
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Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
02-11-2012, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 489
Yeah, he's still alive but has moved on to...
Yeah, he's still alive but has moved on to another part of the tank. I think I just caught him diggin' deep for a patch of algae on the glass growing just under the substrate line. His position...
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Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
02-10-2012, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 489
Shrimp: "Scratch my belly!"
This shrimp cracks me up! He looks like he wants his belly scratched. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tuoq9N669Y
Will
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Forum: Algae
02-04-2012, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 364
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Forum: Algae
02-03-2012, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 673
All out war!!!
I've found BGA is very resilient to blackouts. It's also completely immune to high CO2 (killed a few shrimp trying that out). :(
After fighting it for months, I've *finally* beat it using this...
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