Pet Forum / Aquaria / Plants / April 2004

when i try to grow java moss i wrap around rock/wood with rubber
bands.  i don't do anything different in tank.  but it tends to never
take off.  not sure if the fish, 4 oscars, pleco, corys and a couple
golds, were attacking it?  is there something i can do as far as

Back to nature plant fest.June 4-5-6th, Gainesville FL, 2004.
Ricky is working on the web site. Last year folks had a great time.
Note, the goal is of this is not viewing lots of aquariums, this is
seeing the plants growing naturally out in nature in a variety of

Just out of interest.
How old is your oldest aquarium inhabitant?
my gripe with encyclopedia is they don't state the potential longevity
of fishes.

I'm new to the plant aquarium.
I set up my plant aquarium about 2 months.
I have Amazon sword, Crypt (vs. becketti), rotala indica, Anubias vs. nana
and Wisteria in my 10 galon tank.

Hi all, I've just purchased an "echinodorus ozelot" (ozelot sword)
The tag says moderate to strong light requirement I run 2.5-3.0  Watt/ gal.
Does anyone have any experiance with this plant ?
It sure is a nice looking plant and a exelent addition to my heavely planted 90

I recently added a fermentation type CO2 system to my 25 gallon planted tank
which also has grow lights on it.  At the same time I started supplementing
with iron.  Most of my plants are growing like crazy with the new
conditions, but some of my crypts are melting.  A friend ...

This morning I added two pieces of driftwood to my 20 Gallon tank that
already had another piece of driftwood in it. Before doing this my PH
was about 7.4 - after adding the additional driftwood almost instantly
my PH dropped to 6.2 and now seems to be hanging around 6.5 - is this

I conducted today water testing with my red-sea test kit.
The test took place before and at the early stage where the lights went on.
However I think I have asked this before, but maybe I'll be enlightened a
bit more now ;-)

I am setting up a planted tank and have a question about canister filters.
The tank is 29 gallons, and will be planted with South American species
including Echinodorus amazonicus, Alternanthera reineckii, and Cabomba
caroliniana. Fish will include German blue rams, cardinal tetras, ...

While my local aquarium places have plants, usually it's a small
selection, and I can't say I think the plants look like they're very
well cared for. I've found a couple of online sources, such as
aquaticplantdepot.com. Anyone here have experience with such dealers?

Ok, so how do you do this? Stats first? OK:
20 gal undergravel filter and a Aqua Clear 150
22 fish and maybe snails as the 2 clowns just
love to dig a hole, rock by rock to eat something?

I have a 20w Tunze substrate heater. I planned to put a layer of tiny
gravel around it, then Fluorite on top, then some more gravel. Maybe I
could pack Fluorite around the heater then gravel on top? (A response on
this NG told me it should be 50/50 Fluorite/gravel, which I guess ...

I asked this question over in the misc group, but since prefilters seem to
be most often used in planted tanks, I thought I'd ask the same question
here too:
I'm setting up a 55G planted tank with a Fluval 404.  I can't decide if I

Hmmm.  I'm beginning to think I have misunderstood the role of nitrate in an
established planted freshwater aquarium.  My ammonia level is almost always
zero (or so it appears from my Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kit.)  But
recently I have noticed newsgroup responses indicating ...

Currently I have a small Yo Yo Loach and Honk Kong Loach in my 20
Gallon tank and later this week I plan on getting a few Corys. How
many Corys can I get considering I would like to add some mid level
swimming fish later this month?