Pet Forum / Aquaria / Plants / March 2004

Hey all,
I need help.  I can post an original message on the newsgroup, but cannot
reply to one.  What am I doing wrong?
Charley (AKA Lowcoaster)

All right, at first it was fun to watch. Now it is becoming an unsightly
mess. All of the stem plants are growing roots in the water column outside
the substrate. Is this something I have to learn to admire, or is there
something that needs to be done I'm not doing?

Started out with a moderately planted tank ...all was well....
Started getting some algae and thought it looked cool on the rocks ....
Then water sprites formed and then (admittedly) I let it go
uncontrolled...The result if a virtual blanket of deep green algae

This is obviously a new tank. But I love the way the ludwigia repens is
turning out.
Full view of tank
http://www3.sympatico.ca/alkindi/PICT0005_s.jpg

note: I've posted this message 2 months ago to r.a.f.misc and got zero
     replies :-((  I hope you plant experts have some advice for me..
Hello All,
I have a nasty filamentous algae growing in my tank; I've bought an

I have been running my first DIY Yeast CO2  system. I of course did
everything not quite the way discribed:
I used a one gallon plastic milk jug. Filled it half full and put in extra
sugar (about 3 cups). added 1/8 teaspoon baking soda and 1/8 Teaspoon yeast

I would like to add live plants to my freshwater 55 gal aquarium. I have
tried some in the past but the fish eat the plants faster than they grow
and after a week or so nothing remains. I have 4 large silver dollars
which seem to eat up the live plants the fastest. Is there ...

I posted some recent pics over in the binaries group.
LQ means Dial up
HQ means everyone else...
Hope you enjoy...

Hi...
I just picked up a new Hagen Nitrate and Phosphate test kit for my
29gal. I just re-started my tank with fresh gravel and new plants and
lights. I have 95watts, and DIY C02. I also completed a 50% water

Dear gang -  I have been keeping fish for as long as I can remember.
Usually the 20g community that could move with me wherever I go.  Now
that I am "all grown up" my horizons have broadened.  After much
thought I knew that a planted aquarium was the only thing for me.  I

I just moved to SF and I am going to set up my tank again as soon as
it gets here. I have a 72 gal bow front tank, coralife compact 55w X 4
tubes 6,700K (I think), 2 ebo heaters, 404 fluval, surface skimmer etc
etc...

Terrestrial Plant Fertilizers for Aquarium
I gather an N-P-K ratio of 10-1-20  or 10-1-10 is desired in a planted
aquarium. Most Terrestrial Plant Fertilizers have way too much phosphate.
But how about the ones that don't like these two by Schultz (see links

Hi folks, I planted my new tank last Friday. Friday and Saturday I saw
a lot of "pearling" on glosso, but starting from Sunday, no more (not
less, but absolutely nothing). I did not adjust lighting, or CO2
injecting (carbon plus running at 80%). Is it possible that my tank is

I have this algae (I think) on the walls of my tank that's hard to get
rid of. It takes some serious scrubbing, but comes back. It takes the
form of streaks (see link for photo).

The swing arm lamp I have above my fancy guppy display and breeding
aquarium has been killing incandescent and I am pretty sure
fluorescent light bulbs screwed into it. I have a standard 15 watt
fluorescent hood light (in a standard aquarium top mount also. It