Pet Forum / Aquaria / Plants / September 2004

I'll be visiting the USA soon (from Europe) and am thinking of picking
up a Milwaukee SM 122 PH Controller.  I know I will need a new 220v to
12v power adaptor to power the device, but my question is, will the
driver or relay within the device power a 230V solenoid (as opposed to

Is anyone interested in starting an aquatic plant club in the Central
Flordia/Orlando area?

Ok. So i made a bubble counter this weekend. i took a small lidded jelly
jar, drilled two holes, placed two lengths of rigid air tube into the hole,
one protrudes below the water level in the jar, one above. Now i can count
my CO2 bubbles. Now what? What am I counting for? i ...

I'm just wondering what the consensus on what the cause of green water is now a days?
I've heard everything from too much Fe, too much Nitrates, too much NH4, etc.  I don't have green water currently, but I did get it a lot when I first got into plants a few years ago.  I really ...

Hello all. I am looking to get hold of small quantities of PMDD ingredients
in UK.
The recipe I have calls for;
Potassium sulfate

Anyone have any suggestions for an attractive vivarium ground cover and/or
creeping vine?  This is a very well lit, high humidity (90%+), high
temperature (80-85 deg. F) setup.

I setup a new tank, treated the water, dropped ph to about 7.1 or so, and
then let it sit for a few days. I put some honrwort in the tank, and within
24 hours most of the needles had fallen off. Temp is about 76-78. I've grown
hornwort in a similar tank before, and it grew like ...

Which factor is more important when choosing a plant bulb? I have heard its
the color that's more important. others say its the wattage.? if its high
watts but wrong color it wont help. if its right color but too low of
wattage it wont help.....Whets best? I currently have a 20W ...

Argh! People say no one really reads the aquaria.tech newsgroup, my post
there never got answered and here's the 2nd best place to repost...
Some of us know that much equipment packaged and marketed for us
aquarists is overpriced, and cheaper generic industrial/home DIY

Just tested my tap water and get: gH 100 mg/l and kH 80 mg/l
Using a Hagen test kit.
Alk 2.2
PH??? One test kit said 8.0 and another 7.2   - arghh?

I've been fighting a losing battle with hair/beard on my plants and black
brush algae on a piece of driftwood.
Tank is 130 litres, my nitrates are always within 5-10 mg/l, tested every
2-3 days, regular (every 7 days) 25% water changes, thorough and deep

I had this idea for a filter for a fish tank, I dont know if it has ever
been done before, but here was what i was thinking.
Basicly it combines an undergravel filter and a regular powered filter.
But my idea was to build a regular powered filter into two sections one

HI all- Newbie to this group here
   I have a 29 gallon freshwater tank and i just spent about 2 1/2 weeks
planting the tank. I installed a 1 liter DIY CO2 system yesterday and I
noticed last night at about 11pm, that it was bubbling nicely through a

I'm having a hard time in my tank with algae, I believe due to the fact that
I can't get my nitrate and phosphate levels right.  I hope someone has some
advice, or can tell me if I'm doing the right thing and just need to be
patient.

I have a 46 gallon with a glass hood.  Over the past 8 months I've
noticed that the hood has accumulated some mineral deposits, mainly
near where my airstones bubble air up the surface.  I'm guessing it's
because of water splashing onto the glass, evaporating, and then