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Hi everyone! I'm returning to the hobby after about a 15 year hiatus and I can't wait to learn more from this community. I'm located in northern VA so I'm looking forward to attending some events, too. I am currently working on a 5 gallon planted shrimp tank and I'll probably add some nano...

What have you had success with? I will have low tech , mostly water column feeders, some root feeders. I will be using black sand for substrate.u

Ive been doing a lot of research on substrateo_O. im interested in a low tech plant/fish aquarium. A lot of the plants im interested in receive their nutrients from the water column. I might end up with a few that feed from the roots. What substrate can I use that wont rob my bank account?:) no...

Who's going to the CCY June 25 meeting? Starts at 2 PM. William Peragine will be speaking on starting a planted tank. I call him the Apisto-whisperer because of his success with Apistos and other dwarf cichlids :) Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to make it (too many kids events that...

I'll be using this thread to track the progress of growth on my tanks. Using pictures to display change of layout and growth overtime. I'll be displaying the following tanks. These photos are from last week and I'll be posting a comparison shot of a few tanks later today. In the one week, there...

Just planted all these. What do you guys think?

In realizing that I have never really shared anything about this tank I figured I would post up a few pictures of its evolution. I do not remember how long I have had this tank for but I knew from the time I picked it up that I wanted to attempt to grow plants. As I typically do I absorbed all...

Hey guys, now that the 300 is were I want it, I can now focus on other tanks. I've always been intriged by aquarium plants but have never been able to grow much except for java moss and anubias tied to a piece of driftwood. Everything else either melts away or gets eaten because I didnt...

Just wanted to share my new 56 tall setup. I m a rookie when it comes to planted tanks but playing safe with Val and anubias. My discus are loving all the hiding places and extra space...

Mr. Aqua 17g 24" Finnex Ray 2 Aquatek mini paintball co2 regulator and two tanks Glass diffuser Koralia nano powerhead Eheim jäger heater Ada aquasoil 9L 15lbs ADA Seiryu stone Stainless steel aqua scape tools Aquaclear 50 Everything but the light and rocks are a few weeks old, light is a...

So after my picture I decided to toss up the pics of the tank I have my whiptail cat in. This is my second planted tank, the first being the WOW THAT IS A COOL PLANT let me put it somewhere. I have a 40 breeder for a true aquascape design The tank is a low tech substrate (inch+ of miracle...

combining/cleaning up two threads. I have the following for sale: 20 gallon high tank: 2 – swords – as tall as the tank 1 – piece of drift wood with a few java ferns attached. 1 – narrow-leaf java fern (about the size of softball) - it has much longer/narrower leaves than regular java fern...

Selling off plants/wood/etc from two separate tanks. I want to sell each tank’s contents together and don’t want to part out. If anyone is interested in the tanks themselves I am open to that, just make offer. Tanks have planting soil on bottom with sand on top. Below is a summary of the...

Hey guys, Thanks to Frank I will be getting some awesome rainbows and would like to set them up in a 20 long planted tank. The Coralife t5 Aqualight for about 45$ seems the way to go for lighting, but I was wondering what substrate I would need. I think sand would look good, so would just...

My new pair of mikrogeophagus ramirezi! They fit awesome and can’t wait to get them in there own tank so they can produce more offspring.

Im new to planted tanks, so what lighting would be good for a 40b planted Amazonian tank?

Planted 20gallon high with flourite as a substrate, tell me what you guys think and some stocking suggestions would be nice.

still have this tank and need it gone asap. includes tank, stand, (original hood if needed with saltwater lights, old bulbs, broken hinges), Compact Flourescent Catalina light. bulb has been used for a while but always on a timer. Hang on back mini canister filter. black substrate, planted with...

Evening, Thinking about doing my first planted tank. Can anyone provide some insight to get me started? Thanks in advance

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertepeterson/9381894776/in/photostream/ Some of the severums I recently picked up from Spazzmattik. http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertepeterson/9381900570/in/photostream/