Tank reset advice ideas? | The Planted Tank Forum I removed most of the plants to scrub them off in a bucket, rocks too, and scrubbed whatever needed to remain planted in the tank with the sponge off my filter intake so it would collect all the algae
Treating Ick - The Planted Tank Forum I bought neons and cherry barbs from what I thought was a reputable fish store They looked fine I, luckily, put them in a separate 10 gallon tank They never ate, acted more than the usual skittishness, and now have ick I am treating with the top fin ick medicine 3 days later they are
Top Soil vs. Potting Soil - The Planted Tank Forum I set up a 10gal almost 2 years ago with mgops, fishless cycle, ended up potting the plants in jelly jars of potting mix with peagravel on top I now have another 20gal planted and put the soil in the bottom of tank Plants and fish are all doing well I potted the plants so I could remove them to clean the tank and when I get algae blooms I can wash with h2o2 outside of tank and then replace
Help with nitrites in the fishless planted cycle I started a planted, fishless cycle using ammonia in the middle of December Kept the ammonia at 4 ppm for a couple of weeks I then dropped that to 2 ppm because I felt the plants were suffering Most were tissue cultures I didn’t do any water changes, just top offs using tap water About 7 weeks later, the tank was cycled
Capping Aquasoil - The Planted Tank Forum Hi guys, Ok, so I'm officially confused, hence this topic lol I'm setting up a planted tank (90L) I already ordered 8L of aquasoil: Scaper's Soil - Dennerle (EN) I've been reading a lot of guides and watching numerous videos, and I'm confused about one thing Can I cap the aquasoil to
Algae Turf Scrubber - The Planted Tank Forum In a planted tank, the goals are arrived at quite a bit differently Here you want to maintain a balanced amount of ferts in the tank, so your plants can grow If you remove these by using an algae scrubber, the plants tend to do poorly As a note, it's quite a "mental gear shift change" maintaining a SW tank verses a planted tank
The Planted Tank Forum A forum community dedicated to Aquatic tank owners and enthusiasts Come join the discussion about flora, fauna, health, housing, filters, care, classifieds, and more!
Fluval Planted 3. 0 settings-where should i put them I've just purchased a Fluval 3 0 Planted lighting system, it has Bluetooth control so you can set adjust the light settings from your phone During my "daylight" time period, I am wondering what percentages I should set for each color variation The variables are able to be changed from 0-100%
Fluval stratum with gravel on top? - The Planted Tank Forum Capping aquasoil like Stratum is a challenge is frustrating because it migrates out over time and looks messy A method popularized by MD Fish Tanks is to put some in a filter mesh bag and cap it with sand or gravel Stratum isn't quite as high in ammonia nitrogen as other aquasoils but fast growing stems and floating plants definitely help in the first few months As does the Takashi Amano
Good Detritivores? - The Planted Tank Forum I'm not really a shrimp or snail expert and have never used either in a freshwater aquarium (aside from trumpet snails) When reading about the various types of shrimp and snails, the emphasis is always on algae eating and they barely mention eating detritus in passing, if at all Based on