Recent content by Arical

Thanks, ya I am hoping it is the springtail and not aphids!

It appears my tank has some new inhabitants. When I was doing a water change I noticed a tiny dot jump across the water a few times. After some close inspection I found this little guy It looks a bit like the springtail from What is that bug in my Aquarium? .:. Various small creatures that can...

Thanks for that link! I have been looking for something similar to that. I have actually been trying to find any of Takashi Amano's books, except they are really expensive on amazon. I redid the entire aquascape tonight, if I still like it in a few days I will put some more pictures up ;)

The biggest change would have to be the Water Hycanith, it's roots have easily doubled in size. I am just waiting to wake up to the entire tank being covered hehe. I ordered some Flourish last week which should arrive soon; it looks like the plants need it. The Cabomba seems to be turning...

Thanks! The Water Hyacinth is I believe considered a weed in the US. It grows really fast lol. But its waxy leaves are quite attractive. I have heard that this plant might even produce some interesting flowers. Fisheggs: I am realizing my tank just wouldn't be a good match for the SAE's. I...

Sorry its taken so long to reply, I have been rather busy lately! I received all of the equipment on Tuesday and I was able to set it up yesterday! :D The lights are freaking bright and the CO2 is running! Currently I don't have a CO2 diffuser; so in the mean time I am using a bamboo chop...

I'll have to start asking around then, maybe some of the stores will order some in!

Thanks for the replies guys, I have decided to cut Riccia out of the picture, sounds like a considerable amount of work to keep it respectable. I think I will go with the microswords, I quite like them. Thanks for mentioning the size of the amazon sword, I didn't realize they would get that...

Once again thanks fort, I really enjoy the lilaeopsis and from several of the tank logs that I have seen it seems to stay around longer than similar plants. I should have mentioned that my overall goal is to create a system that won't require constant attention or a high fert dosing regime. I...

Interesting I was unaware that diatoms fed on the silica. Is there anything I should do to get the diatom bloom over quickly? The sand has been in my tank for a few days now and I haven't noticed any algae growth at all. Im worried what will happen when my new lights arrive :/

After spending too much time on plantgeek, I created a new thread to figure out which plants to get. It can be found here. It's always fun to experiment, but I figured I only wanted to spend the money once ;).

I am just starting to look into plants for my aquarium now and am looking for a some opinions. After spending some time on plantgeek I updated my previous plant list to include a few more med-high/high light plants. I have no idea what combination of these I want to use, but I am starting to get...

Quick update: Alright the PFS is settled now and the corys certainly seem to love it. Also I placed an order last night, so I should have the new supplies in about a week! Main stuff ordered: Hagen Glo T5 (2x24W) Milwaukee Regulator w/Solenoid Seachem Flourish tabs I managed to find a 5lb...

Alright, im washing the apparently safe PFS now. It's way finer of a substrate than I was expecting. It feels like beach sand! Hope my corys like it :)

Awesome! Thank you for the reply Blueiz, I was looking for that kind of reassurance. I'll just make sure I rinse it thoroughly then, sorry for the alarm, that warning gave me a pretty good scare!