Recent content by djlen3

I pruned out a tank and now have a ton of Cryptocoryne, a nice bunch of 6" hair grass, and some nice Tiger Lotus (useful for either tanks or ponds). I really don't want to ship it because there is more Cryptocoryne than most people could use so I'd end up sending 5 or 6 boxes which I really...

A couple of things. My experience with SAEs, and I've had a bunch of them has been up and down. The up side is that they will eat BBA......when it's new and fresh. Once it gets that black and coarse consistency they will pretty much ignore it. The down side is that they tend to, at the...

Yes, buy an extra piece of filter sponge for your HOB and cut it to fit the width across your back flow ramp lip where the water returns to the aquarium. Then slice it on the edge and fit it over the lip. I then use a rubber band, going around the entire filter and running across the ramp...

I agree totally with Burks in both the quantities of ferts. and also that the amount of each you are buying will last a long time. I have found that in shrimp tanks I have to be very careful with the trace mix because of the Cu content in it. It will kill shrimp if it's allowed to build up in...

Welcome to the forum Jon!! Your 'floor plan' sounds really interesting and should look great when it takes off. Is the tree root real or a man made material? Just curious about that. Taking out the bio-wheel and the UGF are good ideas when considering a planted tank. The Hagen AquaClear...

I'm growing it now in a two different tanks with good success. Both are small tanks....a 10 and a 5.5, that I'm using for breeding Cherry Shrimp in and the Fissidens are doing great. I like the look of this moss and hope to propagate it for wider use in show tanks as well. Len

You can find P in an easy to dose dispenser at your local pharmacy. Pick up a bottle of Fleet's Enema. I've been dosing it exclusively for P for 15 years of more and find it not only inexpensive, but counting drops makes it very easy to dose two or three times a week. Actually I don't even...

Well there you go!!!!!!!!! Thank you for the assistance 'SnoopyPerson'!!! Much appreciated. Len

Well, I got the sign-in issue squared away. Figured I'd try to fix this as well. I go to my User page and type in things to be included with each message in the signature section. Then hit submit and they are not in the posts. Why is this? And if I'm doing something wrong, please advise...

Different plants and different types of plants require different techniques in pruning. You will need to supply the type of plant you're asking about to get an informed opinion or advice. Len

I have been dosing EI in my shrimp/snail tank with no negative results that I have seen, however I have modified the KNO3 dosage down a bit to make life easier for them. Just thought I'd ask about the Excel for obvious reasons. I inject a low ppm of CO2 and everything seems to be working...

I not had any problem with my Rosys eating Java moss. But I keep them well fed. They are great on hair algae however. Len

I'd like to know the answer to that question as well. How do shrimp (RCS) do with the dosing of Excel? Len

I apologize for helping to hi-jack this forum from it's original intention. Yes, Rex builds good equipment and uses only the best material, IMO. Many of the items we've been talking about are the same ones he uses. He will build you a system according to your specs., whether you need a...

You might consider doing away with the carbon. If, down the road you opt to dose extra ferts. the carbon will remove some of them from the water table. I haven't used carbon in a tank for over 20 years. Just not necessary, IMO unless you dose medications and then want to use it to remove...