Pet Forum / Aquaria / Plants / May 2007

If I buy a half whiskey barrel at HD, Menard's, or Lowe's, will clear 6
mil plastic be good enough for lining it so it will hold water?  I
assume it won't hold water without a liner even after the wood swells
up.  I want to plant a lotus seedling in it.  I'm too cheap to buy a

I have tiny white specs swimming around my tank.  They are visible
with the naked eye, but with a 30x loupe look like round blobs with a
little bit sticking out.  I am guessing they are daphnia, but does
anyone have any other ideas?

Does anyone know of a trustworthy source for duckweed on the web?
BV
http://www.iheartmypond.com

At my new place the water seems to contain a lot of gypsum.  I'm still
trying to guess how that is going to affect my new tank in the long
run.  I think it might be harmless as the local nursery sells the
stuff as an inert additive to garden soil, but it leaves an

About five weeks ago I planted a variety of plants. Some of them (not sure
of name) had a beautiful copper/red colouring, however recently the leaves
are turning green. One that I particularly like has a corn type base and the
Lilly leaves float on the surface of the water. Roots ...

           My new(ish) venture, a plants only tank is working quite well
now. Some of the plants are outgrowing their allotted space and need
pruning, I tend to disturb things when I try to do this. So, can anyone
recommend a site with a tutorial on planted tank maintenance?

Since I have an older T12 lighting fixture, and now it seems that older T12
bulbs are getting harder to find as well as in different wave lengths, I'm
thinking of upgrading my fixtures. Compact Fluorescent is looking nice at 96
watts on a dual bulb fixture, but T5 is looking good ...

Nice to see your name again
Dick

Dose any one know of a good  forum for a newbie just getting started into
aquaria plant