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Unfortunately the "Aqua Fern" and "Peacock Fern" are likely not aquatic, same with the dracenea which is the green and white one. I say the Aqua Fern and Peakcock fern are "likely" not aquatic because I don't know the species. I've seen them both in Petco/Petsmart and I think one of them may be...

Blackouts and EM will get rid of cyanobacteria, but unless you correct the conditions that allowed it, it'll just come back in a month or so. Cyanobacteria thrive low nitrate and low flow conditions. I'd say test your water. If your nitrates are consistently close to 0, then you need to be...

I voted for Christmas Moss. It's a good look on driftwood. Fissidens won't root, so you'd have to keep it tied on all the time.

I can't really comment on this too much. I've never seen nor heard about such an article. I'd be interested to examine it's claims and see under what circumstances they suggest UV is ineffective. Obviously too high of a flow rate or too weak of a bulb will render a UV useless, but I've never...

That gracillis is reeealllllll tempting!

45g, flourite/SMS substrate, PPS-Pro dosing, Pressurized CO2, 2x96w PC lighting 45g, flourite/SMS substrate, PPS-Pro dosing, Pressurized CO2, 2x96w PC lighting I broke this down and sold it off before I had time to l let it fill in. And my most recent, setup right after Thankgivng, an ADA...

That sucker will take a finger off!

I'd probably try to stay between the 1 and 1.5 wpg mark for the kind of setup the OP is looking for. Most of the carpet type plants (like HC, dwarf hair grass, glosso) really require high light (2 wpg or higher) and require co2 as well as regular fertilizer dosing. Some good low growing...

+2 Great fixtures, great prices.

What type of bulb? AH Supply is a great place to get PC bulbs.

It clears up within a couple weeks if you just leave it alone.

It's slightly more acidic than I want, but I think two things are going on. Since I don't have any livestock in there, I have the co2 cranked up really high. Secondly, Aquasoil causes an inital pH drop that levels off after about 6 weeks. Once the AS stabilizes, and I actually measure my co2...

I haven't tested any water in so long it's almost funny to pull out test kits, but this is the first tank I've started from scratch in a loooooong time, so I figured I ought to know where I'm at. pH 5.55 (co2 induced down from 6.5 out of the tap) NH3 2 ppm NO2 0 ppm (yay!) NO3 ~1 ppm KH 3 deg...

I wish I could remember the full name, but there are some solid black Guppies that are really nice. There were a number of them available at our clubs Fall Auction.

Actually, it's quite the opposite. The myth that UV sterilizers can be harmful is spread around, but there's no truth to it. It mostly stems from a lack of understanding on what they do and how they work. UV Sterilizer can do no harm. They are great for algae control and dealing with...

One more thing checked off, my Tek fixture now has two cords instead of one: I've love to say that the brown cord was so I could tell the difference, really it was just that the brown cord was the cheaper option...and on a setup of this magnitude every dollar counts!

I got my 2217 in and it is a BEAST! It is just plain awesome. I'd never had a 2217 before, only 2213 and 2215. Makes me reconsider the use of 2028s on my 120g.

A great way to kill BBA is to spray it with a 3:1 excel solution during water changes. And of coruse to up your co2 and reduce your lighting.

I've got it running through an inline heater, uv sterilizer, inline probe. and inline co2 injection.....it slows it down a bit. Despite all that, it's still some hefty flow. Not overwhelming, but possibly a bit much. Once I stuff it full of my normal amount of filter floss, it'll slow down to...

Well, I took some shots. My photoshop seems to be corrupted, so, no decent editing for you [said in strong soup nazi accent] Major plans for the scape include removing the stems behind the japonica as soon as the cycle is done and letting the HC fill in. Got in my 2217. Man, is that...