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ODNO is much more efficient than people used to think, see my measurements: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21257

thanks, guys. This is a new aquisition couple of days ago. At 4" currently, it still has a lot of room to grow.

My favorite is marsilea minuta, one of the smaller sp, smaller than glosso. The thing with marsilea is, they are often regarded as low light plants. It is true that they can tolerate low light very well. Given high light/Co2, they grow pretty fast, still much slower than glosso. But under...

same fish:

I use about 8 hours on all my tanks.

Thanks guys. Fubie, I think the name "fire shrimp" is used mainly in Europe, Caridina serrata is incorrect scientific name for the cherry shrimp. The correct name is Neocaridina denticulata sinensis.

Some updates. My golden sunrise is now 6.5"+, almost as big as the 7" wild discus. It is the fattest fish in the tank, to the point of obese, about 1" thick. It decided to pair off with the maturing 6" golden leopard, and spawned on my giant Hygro. corymbosa "compact": another: Otto is...

In my experience, you can get away with 30w over 10 gallon without CO2.

There ARE both NO T5 and HO T5! Take 48" bulbs, for example, HO T5 is 54w, NO T5 is 28w, both bulbs are available. So if you can find a HO T5 the same length(I don't see anyting other than 8w NO for 12" though), then your ballast(assuming electronic) should be able to drive it. HO and NO T5...

I don't usually go to SVAS, but I go to SFBAAPS, because I am more into plants than fish. I strongly recommend that you join the club if you are serious about growing plants. Thanks, Steven. No secrets, just learn the basics of nutrient dosing, lights/CO2 :D A few good places dedicated to...

thanks! It was converted to current setup about 6 months ago.

Here is my 10 gallon invertebrate tank, whose main residents are various shrimps and snails. Ludwigia arcuata, amazing how well it does without the help of CO2. red cherry shrimp: bumblebee shrimp babies: crystal red shrimps: a new born crystal red shrimp: It is amazing how efficient...

My favorite discus, a wild green They are having a threesome: I like the contrast of red/green:

I second the Echinodorus parviflorous 'tropica'. I have one in my shrimp tank, stay small but healthy when almost totally shaded. It is the little plant at front right corner:

That really depends on stocking level. In my overstocked 100g tank(13 4"-6" discus plus about 80 other fish), I dump 3-4 ounces of frozen bloodworms into the tank daily. There is no way my plants(fully planted high-light/CO2) can use all the nitrates.

hornwort, hygrophilas(difformis, polysperma) are easy and very fast growing.

Actually, there are two kinds on the market. One kind is zinc alloy, another is true lead as stated on the package(much heavier, made by Lee). I have both in my tank. Some people worry about heavy metal leaching into water killing fish. Well, my discus and cardinals are fine after 6 months...

by the way, if you need to get magnesium sulphate(epsom salt) separately, Walmart( or any grocery/drug store) sells it for something like 4LB for about $2. I also use it for garden plants and to treat fish bloat.