Hello everyone, it's been a while ;D So here's mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gawiedj/ There you will see why I've been so quiet on the...
Nope. Thats the beauty of running a perfectly balanced setup. It's almost a Zen thing. Now the question is can you hear the sound of one hand...
Toshi: Standard 1.2m tank 5 x 30w T8 tubes Canister filter Write up on the substrate here: http://www.apsa.co.za/board/http://www. ... ic.php?t=1...
Toshi: I just replanted with a load of Crinum. [img] We imported some in January and the stock just sat; so I took them for my new scape. (I...
Ai tog... I understand that some people have been banned and others were given stern warnings, so it seems like there's been some behind the...
I find it quite stange that in the last 2 or 3 weeks there's been none of the bitching etc. but the forum seems to be more quiet now. Strange that...
RC: Yes we did bring some in but they were sold out before the stock landed. To be honest I could not even get one for myself...
If you look at Diana Walstad's balanced aquariums she still trims plants to remove excess nitrates. When you cut the plants back they grow out...
Very nice Sillikube. (One day when I am all grown up I'll have a tank like that ;) ) Frenzy recently gave me a book Aquarium Plant Paradise -...
The peat plates look very interesting, it seems you ous get all the good stuff in JHB while we have to make do with home made substrates:) I have...
WBS: I have never had success with growing plants using a lean substrate. Probably because I did not use the right ferts etc. For me using a rich...
Silikube: Makes perfect sense. If you want my honest opinion get rid of the Daz. It works a treat but the problem is the sediment. If you want to...
Hmmm I used to get plants with BBA on it regularly and within a day the BBA turned red and died. To be honest running a lean substrate and dosing...
Thanks V&A Finally a different opinion ;-) I ran tanks with sand substrates for a long time, unfortunately I kept eels at the time so plants...
Sorry WBS dont mean to threadjack. V&A like I said there was a bit more to my problems. I was dosing fertilizer at that stage, combined with an...
So far I have not had any change in the water except for it getting more and more "polished". I'll keep on reporting on my progress in this thread...
Hotdog if this is your first try at a planted tank rather use the store bought stuff for now. buy a small tank that you can experiment in using...
Your wish is my command sir ;) [img]
Hotdog83: I would be very careful, don't just add anything to your tank. The rose and shrub mix is a garden soil not fertilizer. Most...
WBS: Yep, I ran one for almost a year and a half. I stumbled onto a recipe where the chaps reckon that double doses of Exel kills off BBA on some...
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