Tank Lighting

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Re: Tank Lighting

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Don't know about Chicago, but at my LFS they had a bottle probably 8" tall for $14. Looks alot cheaper on LiveAquaria.com
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Excel will work as a carbon source. As a bonus it's also an algaecide. Also, it's not considered a fertilizer. There are three fertilizers which are potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The others aren't fertilizers.

I bought a 4L jug of Excel for a great price during boxing week. Done like that it can be quite affordable ;)
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Don't know if you were referring to me but I just mentioned it was like a fert. Definately not one though.

Polish, is this your first planted tank?
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Re: Tank Lighting

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Well I got a tank full of Java Fern

but it doesn't look pretty
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So I want to start another one

I got T5 light today, I'm going with Italian Vall http://www.petsolutions.com/Italian-Val ... 51194.aspx
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that is normal ... they are starting to propagate and you will have new ferns soon. That is how they grow and divide. That means you have a healthy tank.

Don't worry about it. Let them go their job and you will have enough to sell off ;)
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Those are cool. Would be nice for a 40 gallon since they kinda get big.

I suggest http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_Lysim ... aria_1.php they get about a foot and a half tall and drape over the top of the tank when fully grown. They divide into several branches when they get bigger and those can be pulled of planted as a new plant. I love them.
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J-P wrote:that is normal ... they are starting to propagate and you will have new ferns soon. That is how they grow and divide. That means you have a healthy tank.

Don't worry about it. Let them go their job and you will have enough to sell off ;)

Right

but most of them have holes in them about here ----- > O <----- that size. Looks bad.

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Most likely. There was a thread on that.
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Would love to read it
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Here you go viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22057&p=234496&hili ... 3F#p234496
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Thank you very much :thumb:


LOL that picture, yeah that is exactly what I got

How many of you puffer lovers had luck with puffers and live plants

Sounds like a wast of money buying that T5 light :(
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I have. I had my DP's in the planted, also had Peach in one for a week.
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Did any of you tried this Coralife Moonlight ?

http://www.hellolights.com/browseproduc ... light.html

OR this guy moonlight ?

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OK Lil here it is

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Like you see, its missing plants.

I did ordered some on line
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I don't know ... maybe the puffer like the Arizona look ;)

My some of my plants have holes also, but it is so dense that you really can't see it without looking closely.
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