James2009

I belive he has a eheim canister filter a 2213 that he is looking to sell.

I will take it... :-)

Either one of you want to sell your lights? LOL

Good to know.. I was wondering if the spread would be good enough with a dual lamp fixture. I will go with two fixtures instead of one for sure. Thanks for the FYI

Yes i plan on adding co2 and ferts down the road... im still deciding what i want for plants. Im really looking for a cool ground cover plant.

Looking at some lighting for my 20 gallon planted tank. A few people have suggested LED strip lights. I have had mixed reviews on these lights. Im also looking at T5HO lights. Thinking that a dual lamp T5's may be better then the LED's?

Awesome... Thank you for all your ideas. I do plan on using co2, so i think i will go with a canister filter of some sort.

Im in the early stages of a planted 20 gallon, and would like suggestions on what would be a suitable filter for this size tank? Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks for all your help. I will combine everyones suggestions and Im sure the result will be great!!

Ok I will give this a try, I was thinking that I didnt have enough nutrients as well. I will have to purchase this tomorrow. In your opinion what would be the best?

I actually reduced my lights to 8 hrs, the most I have had them on is 11hrs. I have only used API root tabs once and that was in the last few weeks. I had this issue before I used these tabs as well. I have many differtent plants from slow growing to fast growing, stem plants, a few crypts, anubius and java ferns. It is fairly heavy planted.

Hello All, I'm 3 almost 4 weeks into my newly 108 gal planted tank and I'm having a few issues with what looks like green hair algae. Every 2 days I'm taking out a fairly good clump of it. It's getting tangled up in everything. I am running compressed co2 about 3 bubbles per second or 15-20ppm. I have 4 HO T5 54 watt 5000 lumen lamps. Temp is about 78F. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Stem plants also sprout all kinds of roots along the stem and I hate that--it looks ugly. Is it ok to cut away the roots that are along the stems? I know what you mean when you say it looks terrible. I am battling that right now.

I have a 55 gal with 165 watts of light. I was also thinking that I need to bump the Co2 up.

Hello, Just tested my water today and found the following levels. This is for a planted community tank. Ph 7.2 kh 161 ppm co2 17 ppm Not to sure if these are the target levels or not. The one that I would really like to know is the KH levels. What are considered GOOD levels? Thanks

Hello, Just wondering if anyone has ordered through Aquariumplants.com before. I was on there site today and it seems very good. They have a huge selection and great reviews from their customers. Their next order is scheduled for Canada dead line of March 13th. I'm seriously thinking I may place and order through them. Any Feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

YES!! Thats it exacty. Awesome thanks.

I think it is wallichii as well, mine is also very feathery.

I will try and get a better pic. It is really hard to tell.

Yes I picked it up at Natures Corner. My daughter picked it out and I forgot to ask what it was.

Hello, I have searched the internet and have had no luck, I am trying to find out what type of plant this is. I guess it is some sort of ground cover, It has a bit of red on the tips. Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the information. The only concern I had with turning the co2 off at night is the Ph swing it could cause. However it sounds as if that would be far easier on the fish, then having to much co2 in the water.

Hello, I'm just recently new into the planted tank thing. I have 165 watts on a 55 gal T12's and co2 injected by way of tank and diffuser. Now I believe I have gathered almost all the information with the exception of one much debated topic. DO I LEAVE THE CO2 RUNNING AT NIGHT OR IS IT BETTER TO SHUT IT DOWN WITH THE LIGHTS. I have an all in one bubble counter that I am able to have on a timer with the lights. Please help, as it seems each individual person I talk to has a different opinion. Thanks.

Hello, How are you? I have just started my planted tank, and I am looking for some cool plants. To start out with I guess would be the ground cover. If you have anything avaliable, or any suggestion would be great. Thanks a lot.

Hello, I am new to the planted tank, actualy im in the early stages of setting everything up. Would love some input on some plants that are good for beginners. I have 165 watts on a 55 gallon tank with co2.