On Saturday, March 11, 2000 at 8:00:00 AM UTC, Marc Goldstein wrote: Hi - I've seen a new type of algae in the tank. It includes a pinhead-sized starting point with roughly 3 millimeter long algal hairs that form what looks like some sort of puffball. Like an algae pom-pom. The whole...

Since I have an older T12 lighting fixture, and now it seems that older T12 bulbs are getting harder to find as well as in different wave lengths, I'm thinking of upgrading my fixtures. Compact Fluorescent is looking nice at 96 watts on a dual bulb fixture, but T5 is looking good as well. I was...

Fancy black moor goldfish (: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j49-rT5yPHY&feature=plcp

I have a 20w Tunze substrate heater. I planned to put a layer of tiny gravel around it, then Fluorite on top, then some more gravel. Maybe I could pack Fluorite around the heater then gravel on top? (A response on this NG told me it should be 50/50 Fluorite/gravel, which I guess I'll stick too.)

does anyone have thoughts/guidance on what type of liner to use? I want one which will last for some 20 years or so. I am thinking of using some old carpet as a liner. Any thoughts on that? Any other tips would be welcomed. Thanks. --

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DanielK;897409 Wrote: Hey guys whats up! well I have a small pond in my home and I want to grow some fresh Aquaria plants inside, Please suggest me which one can I grow? The Malayan Aqua Fern is a beautiful fern as you want that will grow very easily in most aquariums.

Hey Koi-lo - u got any more suggestions for me ?? I pulled the D1 apart today - and was disappointed to NOT find any holes or split seams in the bag. The plastic neck was still fully inserted into the motor/pump recess. The DE was filthy - all shades of bright green... as u would expect - so...

Is anyone out there using a Diatom (like a Vortex D-1) filter in a planted tank??? Is it safe to keep a filter like this in place continuously? I keep having a recurring problem with "green/cloudy" water.. My UV sterilizer isn't fixing it, and the only thing that works is a few hours with a...

I need some help identifying worms in my aquarium. My tank is heavily planted, and I recently found some worms moving along the substrate. They are reddish-brown, about 2 inches in length and 1/8" in diameter. I would supply a photo but they disappear very quickly. My questions a 1. What...

Looks like I might have a problem with low or no nitrogen in my planted tank (CO2 injected); currently tested Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrare as 0 (Aquarium Pharm test kit), some of the plants that take N from the water column such as Limnophilia Aquatica is suffering (lower leaves are browning off),...

After listening to a lot of opinions, I've decided to stick with my 30-35% weekly water changes (at least until I get a python), but to add some CO2 for my high-load 55 gallon (80watts). I made up a DIY CO2 system with one 2L CO2 bottle in order to go slowly before adding a second CO2...

Having a fight with BBA and staghorn algae on my hands (nice to find out they're the same thing- confirm if you can), I'm curious to get a general poll from the group as to how you've dealt with algae, and how it worked. It'd be nice to share the different methods and how they've worked as there's...

First my setup: A new 37 gallon cube tank from oceanic High pressure CO2 unit bubbling a bubble a second reducing PH from 7.6 down to 7.0 into a Nutrifin diffuser. 100% Flourite bottom. 110 watts light from ahsupply (2.9 watt per gallon) 10 hours of light a day. Emperor 280 filter 12 plants ...

About five weeks ago I planted a variety of plants. Some of them (not sure of name) had a beautiful copper/red colouring, however recently the leaves are turning green. One that I particularly like has a corn type base and the Lilly leaves float on the surface of the water. Roots appear to be...

The water lettuce that spent the winter in the greenhouse is putting on new growth. In another month they'll go outside in the ponds and barrels. Those that spent the winter in the fishtanks in the sunroom are also increasing in size. Duck week stayed alive and green all winter indoors. The...

Let me guess. it was floating in Ron Schomperts pond or was it in Jan Jordans pond......... praise jesus, yes praise jesus and pass mashed ptatoes please........praise Jesus let us be thankfull we have such fine preachers like Ron Schompert even if he is a hipocrite. On Sun, 6 May 2007...

madMental wrote: -Wee Rocket wrote: I have an old crankshaft. Do you like to expose it to little kids? Please allow me to most courteously suggest that you are and always will be subhuman filth, unfit to consume the same atmosphere as the rest of

Okay, so I got my CO2 equipment "working," and had it set to release about 50 - 60 bubbles per minute on a ten hour cycle timed with the compact fluorescents. Yesterday went fine. Today, around 6:00 pm (8 hours into the timed cycle) I noted three fishes were head-first in the plants at...

Hi, I'm trying to choose a substrate for a 2 ft square planted tank. I'm going to be using 55Watts of T5 compact lighting (21 " Daylight lamps) and a RedSea Turbo CO2 Biosystem, along with an internal filter and run-of-the-mill adjustable tank heater. The choices I've look at so far are ADA...