Recent content by Nightingale

I agree with other responses. If you really like the look and idea of a pleco for what they are (they are really cool, almost prehistoric looking animals), then you can get a bristlenose or clown pleco, those stay relatively small compared to a common pleco. Make absolutely sure you don't let...

Thanks! No, I didn't really know that. I'll be looking at the approximate sizes and care for all these plants once more again before I actually make a decision on what to purchase, but I don't think I've ever actually seen dwarf sag in person. I love my local fish store, but they don't have a...

Do you have any ideas about what would be a better substrate instead? I've also heard kf floramax, but other than that im not very familiar with what kinds of plant substrates are available. Or do you think I would be better off trying the sand and root tabs? Also, do you think my single...

The dorsal fin of a female gourami tends to be shorter and rounded, while a male gourami's is longer and comes to a point. Females also tend to be slightly larger and have a more rounded belly. However, if these gouramis are not fully mature (which is probably the case, as with a lot of fish we...

Thank you. I thought it might not be possible... I might get some dwarf sag and see if it will grow. I'm not sure if there will be enough lighting. I have plenty of java moss already growing that apparently is nearly impossible to kill. I'm debating on going ahead with using just plain sand and...

Thanks, that helped a lot. I'm going to order the new light tonight so I can go ahead and maybe get some plants when I go to get driftwood and substrate!

Awesome :) One final question about the actual light... the official measurements for the tank say it's 30.25 inches wide. A 30 inch light fixture would still fit that? Correct? Also, does anyone know of any low light carpeting plants? I know I could spread the java moss out over the bottom of...

That sounds like it would be pretty great. If that light will work for plants it looks like it would be a good deal... there are some reviews on amazon from people saying it did well for their low light plants.

Are LED's better than fluorescent light fixtures? LEDs have been suggested to me before but I've never actually seen them in use, except for the really cheap ones that come with really small tanks. Are the bulbs easy to replace when they burn out? On the 55 gallon I was keeping at home, we had...

The listed height is 21 inches. What kind of bulb/fixture should I be looking to upgrade to for low light plants? Someone else told me that their t-8 did ok but only for low light, and I think their tank was smaller than mine. They mentioned a t-5 but said I would have to replace the light...

Thanks :) I just posted in the planted tanks section and my post was full of questions!

Well, not exactly the first, but the only plants in my betta tank are java moss and anubias, which I haven't had any problems keeping at all. I've done some research but am still a little conflicted, especially about what substrate to use. I want to set up a low tech planted aquarium, 36 gallon...

Hello, I hope everyone had a Happy New Year! I'm new to this forum but not too new to aquarium keeping... I am, however, new to planted tanks/aquascaping, which is why I joined this forum, hoping that after my own research, I could get some extensive advice about the low-tech planted aquarium...