The Puffer Forum

Don't know about Chicago, but at my LFS they had a bottle probably 8" tall for $14. Looks alot cheaper on LiveAquaria.com

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

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?

Well I got a tank full of Java Fern

but it doesn't look pretty




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

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

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.

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.

Puffer bites ?

Most likely. There was a thread on that.

Would love to read it

Here you go viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22057&p=234496&hili ... 3F#p234496

Thank you very much


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

I have. I had my DP's in the planted, also had Peach in one for a week.

Did any of you tried this Coralife Moonlight ?

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

OR this guy moonlight ?

OK Lil here it is










Like you see, its missing plants.

I did ordered some on line

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.