Recent content by junco

I have lots of light and lots of CO2.. that shouldn't be a problem. Utricularia graminifolia looks really nice. I think I'll try and get my hands on some of that.

US. In particular I'm looking for curved pieces... some pieces (or ideally one really great piece) i could make a shallow cave out of.

any suggestions? i don't have a lot of local options.

Well I've spent a lot of money on plants and planted my tank... and after a week things are growing pretty rapidly, but I'm not happy with the way it looks. I basically threw everything in there and didn't plan it right. So now I have a plan. 1)It involves a sort of cave in the middle area...

I seem to have made the mistake of rinsing my Soilmaster Select (charcoal color) before using it. I've gone through multiple, complete water changes now and I'm still not satisfied. The dust settles if I leave the filter off over night, and I can then vaccum the settled dust and do a water...

Thanks!

Well I am starting a 30 gallon tank and I've read you need to begin with a lot of fast growing plants to outcompete the algae. I was looking for some reccomendations on what plants to start out with that fit this criteria. I have 3.6 WPG and pressurized CO2 injection. Suggestions? I'll start...

How do you all manage the time when you need to get your Co2 tank refilled? I just bought one... but don't really know what I'll do when I need to refill it. The place I got it from requires me to drop it off overnight and pick it up the next day. What happens in the mean time?? I almost...

Well this has probably been discussed, but the search engine said "co2" was too short of a search term. Anyway, when using a CO2 system is there special tubing that shoudl be used to deliver to the aquarium? I've heard that silicon and vinyl are too permeable? What kind of tubing should be used?

Thanks for the quick reply! I just discovered all the EI info after I posted this, so I've been busy reading up on that. I'll definatley get some chemicals and employ the EI technique. I was under the impression that for about a week after planting, plants are kind of in "shock mode" and...

Hello all, Just joined. Looks like a nice forum. I did a planted tank a few years ago and it ended sadly in algae bloom which I could not get a handle on. I'm determined to do it right this time... so I seek some advice. I want to get this right from the start so I need some help from you...