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I'm not new to the liquid ferts but as a dwarf blue crayfish breeder/wish-they-would-breed, I can't use the off the shelf iron or copper based fertilizer as they will really hurt the little guys- need to check out flourish and the tabs. A little hesitant as I just lost a female for no known...

Yup, they grow like nuts but a few months later, and countless water changes at 10-30% and they slow down. Sad face, but I'm getting some fert. tabs as everyone swears by them.

It really is a big decision, considering once everything has stabilized you won't be changing it without some load of trouble. Take time, visualize- keep in mind the vacuum will come into play (perhaps) so something that stays down while cleaning is more than a little important!!!

Hmmmm... I still am looking at photos of tanks to refill my crayfish-eaten moss and why they go clipping leaves off the red Wendi. I will never get it. I need a fast grower and your suggestion has me on the watch. Hearty+fast growing+unique=in my tanks! Thanks.

I have had insane good luck with carib substrate. The gravel/sand mix is perfect for roots -if planted tank is your dream- and yes, the nutrients will go away in time but the ease of planting by holding the root with your thumb and index finger, then quickly moving the gravel/sand with your...

Aquariums are like Tylenol, one is fine but you want 3. I started out digging out my old 55g. That week a 21g and a 4g were in the picture. Granted the 4g has 1 fish in it, and a hob, a heater, air stone and proper substrate- no matter...once an aquarist, your counter space will decrease as...

I was just looking at that same plant earlier- it is totally beautiful, and why do more people not have it? The general needs were that of a semi-hearty with great dimension and even changes shape depending on the cooler or warmer the water it's living in right? Nice pick, I have my eye on some...

I thought that my post was explaining flourish(ing) -great product- and surviving...? Anybody? Well the carpets online are typically as polished as some photos I had to work on in photoshop, and even so- carbon, being the basis of all life and building block here on earth, will help anything in...

I forgot to mention, yup- almost any plant will grow at accelerated rates compared to non co2 to a point, as some plants need very little light and little co2- when adding more light/co2 this may in fact may be bad... Just know the plant, the levels of what it needs and -stay within a range of...

I can only imagine what roots would do to an U.G.F. With plants use a H.O.T or canister, I have seen some fluval brand in tank with 3 stage filtration that looked interesting.

The runners are just fantastic to keep procreation... I almost think some of those strips are too this as the thickness of my w. tropica runners are a good 1/16" thick and went threw a small area of a net pot which they were living in for a few weeks. These plants were made to survive, though I...

Using the method of gravel over plant substrate, a reduction of plant cover is, in my application, working very well.

Those are certainly the best choice, but in my tank, after receiving a package of plants which were lost in the mail for a month- I had minimal light, no co2 and after a simple dose of fertilizer- they had grown nearly an inch and a half in less than a day.

A good way to keep the "messy" plants ie mosses and, well almost every aquatic plant I suppose, is to get a good nutrient-rich substrate with the areas you rather not have huge amounts of plants covered with same colored gravel- that's what I am doing as I want my Xmas moss to go certain places...

No, it's not - all is crystal clear now. A little from here than some from there and all of the sudden, years of unexplained algae blooms explained!