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I've gone through several incarnations of my planted tank over the years, and I've found I always "slack off" because I don't keep up with the fertilizer regimen... usually I just don't want to spend the $$, so the plants slip... algae take over and I'm back to figuring it out... LOL. Anyway...

In a 10 gal, I am considering: 3-4) African Dwarf Frogs with: up to maybe 8) Red Cherry Shrimp, or similar species in size and/or 3-4) Amano Shrimps Couple of Nerite Snails 3) Otos 10 gal planted tank already with hornwort, Amazon Sword, driftwood, a little wisteria. My concerns are with the...

I stuck a piece of thick filter foam (cut into a 4"x5" rectangle) into the front out-take slot of my HOB filter on my established 29 gal tank with the intentions of populating this filter foam with beneficial bacteria that I can drop on a 3 gallon tank as I just had to clean it out and it'll end...

Is it a good idea to mix aquatic dwarf frogs and small shrimp such as Red Cherry Shrimp or larger Japonicas? I have a 10 gal with a few plants and may definitely stock with RCS and been thinking about the dwarf frogs... even if the frogs don't eat RCS, I may keep it as a shrimp species tank so...

I think I know the answer to this... but I have old test kits (PH, nitrate, nitrite, etc.) and they've all expired a few years. Yeah, I've been lucky enough to keep stable tanks and not have to test em for years at this point. And I have a little bit of the pack-rat mentality in my genes... so...

I decided to join the You Tube generation and posted a video showcasing my 10 gallon shrimp tank and 29 gal freshwater community, both planted. No CO2 on either tank, though I upgraded lighting for both tanks and dose otc liquid ferts in my 29 gal. Seems like the only plants that I can keep...

I first thought of posting this in the regional - NY/NJ forum, but figured I'd have a better chance of getting an answer here since this is more of a "plant specific" request. I am considering CO2 for my 29 gallon and I've googled searched "CO2 refill", "CO2 tanks" and "Welding Supplies" for...

My central air conditioning has been out for over a week now and maybe coincidently or not.... my once thriving banana plant has been "melting" away. The room temps peaked at around 84 deg F on the hotter days last week, thus the tank was as hot. Some of the "bananas" have completely melted...

I have a few stalks of Wisteria in the back of my 29gal, 65W Coralife, no CO2, fluorite tank and I just noticed they've been literally bending almost at a 90 degree angle! Looks very odd... the leaves are nice and seem busy and I think this "bending" has been going on for a few weeks. I've had...

I knew I should've been video-taping the outrageous progress of my banana plant.... I could be making millions with.... "Banana Plant GONE WILD!" ... started off in early March like this: to this at the end of April (notice the runners shooting out of it and this leaf totally covers the...

I have a request that I would like added in the "New to Planted Tanks" sticky: A newb like myself is overwhelmed with the "nutrient balance" and I don't think any LFS has test kits to measure these 3 key nutrients: Phosphate Potassium Iron 1. Where do u plant gurus get test kits for the...

Now that my newly converted planted 29gal has stabilized and settled down after a few weeks... I am now looking at my water parameters a lot closer. Here's what I get when I use a multi-test strip AND I use a separate test for KH (which I'm not sure if my units of measurement are right or not)...

I posted this in the Equipment forum and only had 14 views over the weekend... so tryin here: For my current 29gal recently planted tank, I think this is heavily stocked: 16 Neons 3 Rosey Barbs 1 Guppy 1 Cherry Barb 2 Panda Corys 1 Peppered Cory 2 SAE 1 Flying Fox 1 Singapore/Wood Shrimp 2...

For my current 29gal recently planted tank, I think this is heavily stocked: 16 Neons 3 Rosey Barbs 1 Guppy 1 Cherry Barb 2 Panda Corys 1 Peppered Cory 2 SAE 1 Flying Fox 1 Singapore/Wood Shrimp 2 Amano/Japonica Shrimp I only have 1 Penguin HOT w/bio-wheel filter running. Been doing weekly...

So thanks primarily to this forum, I converted my "plastic" plant 29 gal aquarium to a planted one... the major changes I've done over the past month: - Changed gravel over to fluorite. - Changed lighting to 65 watt Coralife. - Dose Fluorish Excel every other day and weekly other ferts...

Does the beneficial bacteria on my Emperor bio-wheel die after the the filter is shutdown for a few hours (more like 5 hours)? I just went through a "day" project as I changed my 29 gal tank out for a new 29 gal (ths silicone has been peeling off from the inside), and also went with mostly...

The more I am reading in this forum, the more I am inclined to order plants from one of the sponsors here. My concern is with the freezing weather here in the northeast.... doesn't the cold affect plant shipments? What's everyone's experience in receiving shipped plants during the cold...

Excellent sticky on the Ick Treatment here! When I get home later, I intend to start to increase my temp to 86F and add some salt into my 29gal as I noticed ick (or what appears to be) on my 1-German Blue Ram. The rest of the tank seems fine: 11-neon tetras, 3-rosey barbs, 2-skunk cats, 1-cory...

As I'm doing more and more reading being a newb w/planted tanks... I'm not too clear on whether or not it's "as necessary" to syphon the gravel during routine maintenance with a planted tank because.... tell me if my logic is right: 1. Plants benefit from fish waste. Thus, it's unnecessary...

I posted this in Aqauriacentral's forum and no one responded... I figured I'd try here: I have been successfully running this tank for about 6 years with plastic plants, no live plants. Just recently, I almost lost all of my fish due to an unknown cause and eventually did a 7 day treatment of...

I have a 10 gallon tank with only a crayfish in it... few months ago I threw in some "live" bloodworms to give him a nice treat... apparently the crayfish didn't get to all the bloodworms cause now it seems that a few slipped into the gravel and multiplied!!! I thought crayfish were supposed to...