Forum: The Planted Tank

Just a couple of teaser pictures for now, this is 6 months of planning that I finally got to come together. ...

Was looking for substrate for the new 20G tonight, decided to check Petco since I remembered them having Eco-Complete at a good price. There's a...

I am starting a new tank, I want nice plants, what do I need for substrate, lighting co2, fert etc? Thanks, Mike

MY fish keep removing my plants. Any tips? Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 1.5; en-us; ADR6200 Build/CUPCAKE) AppleWebKit/528.5+ (KHTML, like Gecko)...

Was thinking about growing some java moss or some other plants outside this summer in rubbermaid tubs, will they grow any faster outside during the...

Argh, I have some of this in one of my tanks... same lighting, filtering etc as my other tanks, except there about 150 plecos in it. What causes...

Got a new 40 gal. Breeder tank from Mike (FishFreaks) yesterday. Setting it up for my L046 Zebras today.. Thanks Mike for the Great Deal. :redface:...

I am finally giving a shout out from the east coast with my only real planted tank that I have going. Hope everyone is doing well back in Iowa and...

Looking for some trims, if anyone has any pm me. Going to redo my 75 and will need some ferns and stems.:thumbup:

anyone keep plants with a substrate of only sand (play sand at menards)? just curious what plants you used.

Whats a good Plant Food to use & how long should we be leaving the Lights on?

Anyone know about this plant or where I can get some Vesicularia

I'm looking to replace a Coralife 20" 96 watt quad bulb. Where's the best and cheapest place to find these bulbs? I'm currently using a 50/50 bulb...

I am a complete newbie on plants, I have never kept any plants but java moss, so I am in need of some advice. I am going to be switching my 55...

Anyone have experience with getting rid of green water? My 150 was fine until i had to tear it down to move. I got it re-setup and haven't been able...

Figured Id put up some photos of my other projects: 18x18x24 Terrarium - Housing Phelsuma Madagascariensis grandis (Giant Day Gecko) Just...

is there any reason not to use cheap shop lights for a planted tank setup? i am thinking about getting 2 48" T-8 double strips for a 75 g. it is in a...

Just spent a few minutes looking around my tank making sure everything is status quo ante and I notice a bunch of white spots on my pants looking...

How much Eco-complete will I need for a tank base measuring 48"x24" to get a good 2-3" layer? I need to know QUICK!

Could anyone out there tell me if this stuff can be used in a fish tank for plecos to hide in? It's some kind of Driftwood but used for reptiles and...

I have a few live plants, and I needed some light for them so I bought a 4' bulb at aqua land for $25.00. It's for plants they said. It is a 32 watt...

Ok, so I started a planted tank and I bought this Sera co2 thing that you mix sugar,water and these two little packets of ?. One says co2 and the...

Figure I will place a few shots of my ADA Mini M tank setup. Tank is fully setup with CO2, Complete Glassware sets, Eheim 2213 Canister (Will soon be...