Plant and Aquascaping discussions.
So, I have a 10gal planted tank that has some HC, Polysperma, crypts, and dwarf hairgrass... I have a DIY Co2 setup and I use the Seachem line of products (N, P, K, Flourish, and Trace). I've heard that "Excel" can be harmful to shrimp, but I don't use that anymore. I now have 5 Amano...
Hello all, I don't know if this is the right forum, but I think it belongs here. If one of the moderators think that it belongs somewhere else, then feel free to move the topic. Now to my question. I have a vulcanic stone here that I want to place in my aquarium (not bought in a shop, but...
I have received a moss from a friend in Singapore I am getting different responses when asking friends of what type of moss I have Here's the images of the moss :bs_help: Thanks in advance!
Hi guys, I found some mold/fungi growing on the Catappa leaf that I put into tank. Those mold/fungi is small, gray/white, fluffy, should I remove the leaf from the tank? Or is it normal?
Any way of getting rid of stag horn algae aside from manually removing it? I always find stag horn algae every week on a glosso leaf or on an anubias nana v petite leaf. I already cut all the old leaves of the petite and also I find some algae sticking in the new leaves. Any help is greatly...
Some of my water plants grow way too fast. What type of water plant grow slowly and is beautiful in an aquarium?
i just received some US Fissidens and set it up in my tank. i have CO2 at 2 bubbles per second. i want to know if this is a good set up and if it will grow well? last time i had some there was not CO2 and i think a bad set up so it failed to grow and died. :cry: this time i cant fail... i hope :) ...
Hey everybody, I'm currently cycling a 10 gal cherry shrimp tank with some plants in mind. I am running a 24 watt PC and i just purchased the Marineland Double Bright LED 18-24 (shoplink removed) which comes with 6 1W daylight LEDs totaling 450 Lumens and 3 Lunar LEDs which I have learned does...
As the topic reads, i would like to know what are the different ways and the best way to remove hair algae from moss. I cant use any algae removers in the the tank as the shrimps might take an adverse effect. So any good techniques to get rid of hair algae from moss??:bs_help:
Hi, I'm looking for a nice and easy foreground plant that stays low, and I mean low (2cm max). At the moment I have Pogostemon helferi but I don't really like the look of it and it gets rather high for my small Aqua40. I really love how a carpet made of Hemianthus callitrichoides looks but...
I have a new set-up - it's about 5.5 gallons, with Estes sand as the substrate, and distilled water in the tank. The light is a 10K Coralife Mini-Aqualight, 9w, and the depth of the tank is about 10". I have various shrimp in it, including CRS. I have never done anything with a planted tank...
Hey guys, im planning to re-do my 20g tank (it's in the tank set up section) and im planning to emerse grow Dwarf hair grass and HC cuba and HM pearl grass / baby tears. with few rocks.. Any suggestions and how to emerse grow them?
I an awaiting the shipment of some RI plants and the person that is sending the plants has informed me that they may require Co2 to survive. I am hoping for some additional advice. Has anyone had good luck with RI without the Co2 injection? Thank you very much
Has anyone grown a successful lawn of chendol grass (or utricularia sp or dragon claw) yet? I'm trying but mine are just surviving as it is. The older leaves get a lot of BBA and the new leaves are rather puny and messy. Now I'm using a chiller to maintain about 25C, fluorish excel and easylife...
Hi guys, My Fissidens is be attacked by BBA. I've read many methods from various source on eradicating BBA, however I dont wanna go down the chemical or CO2(be it increase or decrease) methods. But this black out method intrigues me. sources say black out anywhere from 3-7 days. So if i...
hi,can japanese hairgrass/hairgrass form a carpet in a 2ftx1ftx1ft tank with 36W PLL and DIY CO2? really like this plant....thanks
Hey guys, i've heard that heavy metals are bad for CRS and they're extremely sensitive What do you guys use for Fertilizers (who keeps CRS) ANd also, I have this Algae infected on my Dwarf Hair Grass.. here are some pics.
I went camping in the Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA. A week ago, and brought home some mosses I found growing in the stream there. So far, one is doing VERY well, and the other is still adjusting. The spiky one might not be aquatic, it's hard to tell up there in the mountains, because...
hi all! i read somewhere that a nice purple plant (hemigraphis colorata exotica) no photos , no camera) is not a true aquarium plant, and it has strange (possibly not shrimp compatible?)properties?!! I cant refind the internet thread for the life of me!! any ideas? so far it hasnt rotted...
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