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I have my tank and am in the process of cycling it. It's a 45 gallon, 36" wide, 24" high. I have on order a dual T5NO fixture. I want to go low tech. I don't want to mess with CO2 or much with trying to balance fertilizers, dosing carbon, etc. I want ...
Started by brianwestchest on
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Maybe a java moss or riccia carpet? Fissidens Fontanus!
(Only problem is that it grows... .
It does make a lovely dense grassy carpet though.
Dwarf sag is doing very well for me with medium light but Ive heard it can grow a bit tall if the lighting is low .
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I make the rookie mistake of trying some HC in a low light tank with DIY CO2 and liquid ferts... it's not looking so great! I think I'm going to be on the hunt for some other carpet plants for beginners. I would love a low, dense carpet. Here's a few ...
Started by echoskybound on
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It spread slowly in my ebi...just slower (its a really easy plant)
glosso is easy once it adapts (takes 2wks - a month) BUT, its another easy to grow plant (same....
Marsilea minuta and this plant can survive anything even in low light.
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I had this for 5 months, trimming only once. Now I use it mainly for breeding shrimps. Anything I can improve ? Opinion is appreciated!
And also how can I cure the green thread algae problem in my tank?
Started by ryantube on
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Gorgeous foreground! Quote of background or get a bunch of really tall plants to block all your equipment.
I hate Eheims color scheme, thats just me.
A background lilly pipes..
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At first I tot of growing glosso as foreground plant but seems like it may not be easy due to the dept of my tank plus I am only using 4 T539 with only fan and co2.
Beside glosso, wat are the ideal foreground plants that I can grow with a temperature ...
Started by WaterChwee on
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One question is that do I need to take out... .
I went to seaview on sun and saw some packs of Elatine Triandra which may also be my choice foreground plant.
planting other type of foreground plants like HG or Staurogyne.
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I am looking for a ground-covering stem plant (such as Anubias nana). Something that has broad leaves that grows short and wide.
I want the foreground of my tank to be filled in with thick plants so it looks like the fish are hovering above a leafy garden...
Started by Shank on
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It does grow quickly and does require trimming to keep it low parva, blyxa japonica, and Dwarf... .
Dwarf sag and crypts aren't either, but cool low growing plants in the foreground of part of my tank.
Anubias isn't in fact a stem plant.
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I'm 51 but feel like I'm 10, I was so excited to get my plants today (aquariumplants dot com) and get them in the tank, but now I'm exhausted. I got 5 orders of Cabomba Green and threw out 3 (I forgot there are 5 plants to an order of stem plants), 1 ...
Started by 150EH on
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I also may use some other plants, for the time being like good advise, I've ....
This under the plant section because it mostly revolves around the plants and may be of some help to overdrive the filters will impellers from the 2217.
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OK so I already have a high tech 135 planted. I am in the process of planning a very large dirt, low light tank. When do people suggest to do the fishless cycle? Dirt and plants first followed by cycle? Or dirt, then cycle, then plants? Or cycle then ...
Started by Patrunkenphat7 on
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When do....
I say right away a very large dirt, low light tank .
If you plant with so manyPlants in right away What is the reasoning? I have heard varying opinions on this.
Low, though, because some plants do not like too high ammonia levels.
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I have to be honest with, I still have yet to have a successful carpeting in any of my tanks. In your opinion/experience, what is the easiest carpeting plants?
Here are the list that I know:
HC (I know that's not easy for me)
UG
Dwarf hairgrass
marsilea...
Started by green_valley on
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It doesnt require a lot of light to form a carpet the carpeting... .
Tennelus is the easiest foreground plant you can use.
Tennelus is the easiest foreground plant you can.
And whenever i recieved glosso in the mail it had melted .
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Hi everyone,
Thanks so much for the wonderful info I've gotten from here! I set up my dirted tank tonight, below is a pic. As you can see there are still plenty of bubbles. I had a superhard time getting the driftwood to settle in, it wanted to float ...
Started by minceymeatpie on
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The java fern and anubias you want to plant elsewhere will be fine.
Seen in before looks pretty good.
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Haha, ill try to stay on top of the pics I got some more plumbing parts to reduce splashing but still break surface tension and also to rig out the other two tubs so I should have a few updates over the next couple days.
Started by chad320 on
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Leganandra meeboldii 'Pink' Beautiful shots, how are the plants.
Need of attention and a Crypt parva foreground(on its way)
A mini pellia stump lookin super fat by aphids along with anubias and ferns...
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