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So I got lucky and someone donated a tank to the pet store I work at and it had an incandescent hood so I asked and they let me take it home. I have put 2 GE daylight 6500K bulbs in it and put it on my tank but it looks really yellow. It definitely is brighter on the plus side. Has anyone else...

ok, well I have added the root tabs and I will see how that goes for a couple of weeks before I sink over $100 into a new lighting system.

Nope, it is a tube not incandecent. I got some root tabs. About the lighting, I can get a double bulb HO fixture but it would require me to redesign my hood. Out of curiosity if I was to cover the aquarium with a sheet of lexan from the hardware store would it filter out the stuff the plants...

Ok so I got some pictures of what is happening with the stems. The first picture is of a plant still sort of attached to the substrate and the second is of a plant that has broken free and what it looks like after. As for the 3 things you have said, I can get the CO2 and fertalizers (which I...

No ferts, no CO2, and a HOB filter. I will try to get a picture for you when I can.

Hey guys, So I have got a question. A while back I started to put live plants in my tank (January or so). The plant were basically just wisteria. When I first put them in they grew a bit, for maybe a couple of weeks but from that point on they have not grown a single bit and they are starting...

ok with the CFLs do you think I could get away with an Exo-Terra light fixture?

ok about the screw in CFLs are those going to give me a good viewing light plus the right spectrum for plants? The reason I ask is cause I have tried to use normal tube bulbs instead of the specific aquarium bulbs and they are all yellow when I put them on my tank.

Ok so right now on my tank (20 gallon) I have a single tube running at 15 watts. What I wanted to know is if there is any lighting strip out there that I can put on my tank that has 2 bulbs instead of the one or am I stuck unless I get a bigger tank? FYI the current strip is on a cover. The...

So then theoretically I could 'sculpt' the plant into a short bushy plant or let it grow tall?

ok that makes sense but it will not die on me if it does drop it's leaves right, it will just replace them with the feathery ones?

Hey guys. I finally got some live plants for my aquarium. Nothing to special as all I have is a low light tank. I ended up getting some hygrophila difformis (or wisteria) and planted it yesterday in my tank but it is looking droopy. I am just wondering if this is normal or if the plant will...

Theoretically it should work with just pure ammonia as long as you don't over power the bacteria, if you know what I mean.

isn't the dosage by fish or something like that?

As far as I know that fish is still alive and kicking.

Majority of CaCO3 is mined and quarried form rocks. I doubt that dead coral is used though in any substantial quantity, the green freaks would blow a gasket. FYI more pure CaCO3 used in drugs comes mainly from marble.

Ya when I got a job at a lfs I actually spent like hours researching these kind of things that are supposed to cycle the tank immediately. Cause like should I sell something like this in good conscious if I know it is BS knowing that they will come back later that week with dead fish. What I...

Good to hear that he is getting better. I would guess that it is or rather was a bacteria or parasite. I have looked around a little and other people have experienced holes developing through (clean through) the fish. For example take a look at this picture of a hole straight through the side of...

if it fits then I don't see why not. The bacteria will survive as long as they are kept wet and they have a food source. If you take care of both those criteria then you are set.

If they are eating from the top could it not also be that they may be swallowing air.