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  1. clarkm

    Dry fertilizers.

    I have a question for anyone that uses dry fertilizers. I have been wanting to switch to dry ferts for awhile and am ready to. What is the better method pps pro or EI method ? I like the idea of the EI dosing as I do 50% water change on Sundays anyways. What's the pros and cons to each method ...
  2. clarkm

    Where to plant

    So my girlfriend surprised me with a package of star repens and I have no idea where to plant it in my tank. I'm afraid to uproot some of the dwarf sag as it had finally settled in and started to produce runners. If I move some of the dwarf sag will it melt after moving it ? What should I expect...
  3. clarkm

    Changed the background on planted tank.

    I changed out the background on my tank today from a plant looking one to an all black one. Looking for ideas on how it looks now.
  4. clarkm

    Can't grow stem plants

    Hey everyone , I had a question for anyone with knowledge. I have a 58 gallon planted tank , finnex planted + , metricide 14 dosed every morning and seachem flourish 2x a week. Currently getting good growth from dwarf sag with multiple runners , amazon swords , java fern , micro chain sword ...
  5. clarkm

    Crypt Id

    Does anyone know what species of crypt this is ?
  6. clarkm

    Crypt melt ?

    Hi all , had a question. Would changing my light from a t5ho to finnex planted plus cause my crypts to melt. They were growing nice and bushy with the old light but after a month of the planted + they have become very scraggly looking and the leaves are like wilting. Will it come back or should...
  7. clarkm

    How much metricide 14 ?

    Was wondering how much metricide 14 I could safely dose in my 58 gallon planted aquarium? I have been doing 10 ml of straight met 14 but I recently put a new light on the tank and can see algae starting to creep in. I want to try to get it under control before it explodes
  8. clarkm

    Metricide 14

    Just curious if there is a preferred method to dosing metricide 14. Diluted or straight from the bottle ? I don't really want to mess around with diluting it.
  9. clarkm

    New light

    Hi all , well I came home from work today and my odyssea t5ho light had quit working. Looking at getting the current satellite led+. anyone have experience with this light ? Is it good for a planted tank ?
  10. clarkm

    Twisted leaves

    Any ideas why my amazon swords new leaves are coming up twisted and damaged?
  11. clarkm

    Amazon sword baby plant

    Just wanted to know if this is ready to be taken off the runner and replanted ?
  12. clarkm

    Dwarf sag

    Hey all , I was just wondering what a reasonable timeframe is for dwarf sag to produce runners after being planted ?
  13. clarkm

    Eco complete fine grade

    Hello all , About a month ago I changed my gravel to eco complete fine grade and I'm just curious if I need to be vacuuming like I did when I had gravel. Does crap get down in it like with gravel ?
  14. clarkm

    Plant ID

    Could anyone tell me what kind of sword plants these are. I was told they were chain swords but one looks completely different that the other. The one with the baby plants on the runner I have only had for 2 weeks. Are these emerged leaves on it ? How should I plant the baby plants ?
  15. clarkm

    Plants not growing

    Hi all, Had a question for anyone. Around two weeks ago I broke my tank down and replaced gravel with eco complete fine grade. I dose flourish excel , flourish comprehensive , flourish trace , and root tabs. Roughly how long should it take before I start to see any growth from my...
  16. clarkm

    Doing a complete remake on my 58 gallon freshwater planted tank today

    Today I will be tearing down my 3 year old semi planted tank and replacing gravel with eco complete fine grade and adding driftwood and a lot of plants. Just thought I would post before and after pics
  17. clarkm

    Eco complete fine grade ???

    I'm fairly new to planted aquariums and have struggled the last 6 months with dying plants and algae problems. I have decided to switch out my regular gravel for eco complete fine grade. Tank has been running for over 3 years with only the last 6 months having real plants . It will be a complete...
  18. clarkm

    New to forum

    Hi , my name is Michael. I'm fairly new to aquariums especially planted tanks. I have struggled through the last 6 months with my plants dying and with algae. Getting ready to switch my regular gravel for eco complete fine grade. I Was hoping to get advice on switching the substrate and reviews...
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