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I remember when I first started my aquarium, I was so excited to add my first plant! The plant that I chose was a Java Fern, which I had heard was a great beginner plant. I was amazed at how quickly it started to grow…
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Fake Driftwood
Anybody have experience with the plastic / resin driftwood sold at pet stores? Interested in your opinion on having them long term, like are you overall happy with it? Do the colors fade over time? Do it have that fake…
I feel like many people don’t put too much effort into checking freshwater plants for the water temperature unless the plant is melting (due to high or cold heat) as they do with corals for saltwater tanks. Sent from my…
I think that the plants probably look charming since they are swaying in the water current and tend to grow in colors that make fish species pop (a green leave by a red/blue fish for example). Sent from my iPhone using…
That one is the generic one Avery shared (also weird on Tapatalk I have to download the image vs. see it, might be a bug or an issue with attachments vs. photos directly in the post). If you need specific per each…
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Your go to method to trim
What is your go to method to trim any plants that might be either dying from lack of light (due to themselves) or getting a tad crazy inside of the tank? Do you use scissors, pull the plant by hand, or something else?…
Why do they put wood chips in the dirt? A lot of soil actually has wood chips, fertilizers, or other things like sand in it to make sure that the water can run down the soil and underneath the plant. In an aquarium…
I’ve used foam (like foam from an arts and crafts store), glue, silicones, egg crate, even sometimes metal mesh that was coated in cement that then was coated in silicone heavily, I think as long as you know what you…
I think there are far better plants that can be fully submerged that should be used, but I’ve seen plenty of tanks use them for aquascape reasons or because you can slowly bend the plant itself into unique shapes which…
Do you know of the DIY method they use? Is it cost effective and are there any like dangers using CO2? I know that people have used things like a plastic water bottle, some tubing, and then using yeast, baking soda and…
Where are most of your plants located inside of your tanks? Do you prefer to make the fish swim closer to the tank’s glass by you (growing most in the background), or do you like to have a bunch of hiding spots to give…
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Root tabs vs. liquid fertilizers?
Which one do you use and why? Do you normally use liquid more frequently the longer it has been since you have placed root tabs, or do you dose both and then push down more root tabs after a year or two when they are…
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Do you run CO2 in your planted tanks?
With the ability to have CO2 from either a canister you refill or a DIY method of producing it, do you run this into your tanks or just let the plants consume whatever they can naturally/normally? Sent from my iPhone…
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How do you add more fertilizers?
Once your original bunch of fertilizers are depleted, how do you dose more of them into the tank? Do you just push root tabs into the substrate, go liquid only, or something else? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think mine was either Anacharis or possibly Java Fern since those are the two most common ones sold at any aquarium store. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It depends on the plant, some you can tie with fishing line or if you want you can use like gorilla glue (or any aquarium/water safe superglue). Others need and like to be planted into the substrate, and some like to…
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