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I think that's actually a good sign - it means your water is saturated with oxygen and your plant is photosynthesizing.

I use it a lot, well actually it's not exactly duckweed, but that's what they called it at the LFS. It's bigger, so it doesn't get blown all over the tank, but it doesn't drop long roots like frogbit. It looks like Butterfly Fern to me. I use it to balance my tanks and soak up nutrients...

Will it thrive, die, or merely survive?

Hello - I have a 15 gallon tall nano-reef that is one month old. 20lbs live rook, 20lbs live sand. The only equipment is an Aquaclear500 filled with 4lbs of live rock rubble, a heater and a carbon insert. So far, so good. Cycle is finished, parameters are good, algae is under control. I have a...

Astonishing...

Thanks tankGirl I'd never heard of aquatic mint or baby's tears, I'll look into those. The first three or four tanks in "Nature Aquarium World" are incredible, hard to believe they are all <5 gallons...

I had a bristlenose do a number on some Amazon sword leaves that had some algae on them... He's in a tank with vals, java fern, java moss and crypts and those are all fine so far. I wouldn't trust him with big, leafy plants.

Will 4" Angel fish eat Amano shrimp? How about a 2" Chameleon fish (badis badis)? Anyone have experience with these two fish and Amano shrimp? Thanks

Thanks for the advice, I went with 2 of each for now.

Hi - I have a 10g nano-reef that's cycled, with 12lbs. live rock, 20lbs. live sand & 10lbs. of crushed coral. I want to add a cleanup crew consisting of scarlet hermits, Margarita and Nassarius snails. My question is, how many of each would you add? thanks

Hey looks a lot better. I kind of like the moss balls now, looks like tumbleweed...

The trickiest thing I've found about aquascaping a smaller tank is finding plants of proper scale. Most are too big. What are the best "miniature" plants/plant combinations?

Speaking only for myself, I find that limiting to only 2 or 3 kinds of plant really helps focus. I would scrap the onion plant, vals and marimo balls and get a lot more Ambulia & Hairgrass. Move the driftwood to the right, plant some of the Ambulia behind it and a little more on the left side...

I know this is an old thread, but I just had the same problem with the Hagen high range pH test. It shows purple if you look at it under yellow lights, like most house lights. The directions tell you to avoid yellow light. I checked it under a power compact flourescent 6700k bulb and it was...