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So the silica will disappear over time ? I am using pool filter sand and I have also noticed brown growth on the leaves of my java fern and ludwigia. I can scrape it off with my finger and it looks a lot like these diatoms you are describing. The thing is these started to appear when I put...

I'm no expert, but I've heard that flourish excel can kill off moss because of something inside of it. Not sure if you're using that.

So I got my co2 tank in, as well as my regulator which you recommended. I'm still waiting on my drop checker and such, but I have it running into my eheim for now. That seems to be working really well! I just wanted to thankyou for your help! I really appreciate it :)

that looks amazing! probably should go with the bell for now hahaha :) looks like we might have almost the same kind of tank design tho :)

I'd love to see a picture of this

would it be a better idea to just run my co2 line into my eheim 2215 rather than getting a diffuser? I'm thinking this might be my best bet.

wow thanks for your help :) I really appreciate it

That sounds great! :D so as far as a drop checker I'd just want something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Drop-Checker-Indicator-Aquarium-Plants/dp/B005C74ZCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325037783&sr=8-1

Hey everyone, I was hoping that you could help me out with setting up a pressurized co2 system. I thought I knew what I was doing, but the problem is that I'm starting to feel like it's greek. So far I have decided on a 10 lb co2 canister from ebay.. And I know that I need a regulator, needle...

how do you "turn off" the co2 at night?

I am no expert by any means, but I was like you and very shy to start with live plants. Good plants to start out with even with normal aquarium lights are java fern and anubias.. I haven't seen much growth from the anubias, but the java fern has definitely taken off. Check out the links above...

It's been a while since I updated this, but these are some new photos I took tonight. I've learned a lot since the last time I posted in this thread, such as... how to kill java moss LOL. Yes it can be done, but I can burn water too while we're on the subject hahaha. I acquired quite a few...

Really? That is awesome! I definitely need to look into this as opposed to buying an expensive system. I just bought some T5HO lights for my tank and I'm probably going to need to do something along these lines to prevent algae from building up.

I may have missed it, but just wondering.. how big is your tank? I was thinking about doing this on a 55 gallon tank but.. from what I've read it would take a serious amount of bottles to keep this sort of thing going. I don't really want to spend a lot of money on a co2 system.

I'm not really a fan of fake plants after seeing how pretty live plants are in tanks, but man but you did a great job of making it look gorgeous! :D I'm jealous!