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[jds]

this has to be one of the nicest planted tank Ive seen.
especially number 7.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... p?t=261269

[knowse]

[Flabello Meandroid]

What are those from, AGA competition? Not to be a nitpicker, but if they are going to repost a bunch of someone else's work they should at least say where it came from.

[JohnHenry]

Beautiful!

Yes, Dan, some of those are Amano's. Not sure about them all, though.

[jds]

What are those from, AGA competition? Not to be a nitpicker, but if they are going to repost a bunch of someone else's work they should at least say where it came from.

I believe there from the international competition. cant tell you from what year.

http://www.adana-usa.com/index.php?main ... _portfolio

[minime]

Cool. Those look like Amanos. Which, if they aren't, is a compliment.

[Lawdawg]

[Snailman]

Think I could do one of these in my 37 tall?

[WRASSER]

[Snailman]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

[minime]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Amano books!

They make great coffee table doodads as well.

[beaslbob]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Diane Walstad's Ecology of the planted tank.
[edit added later]
more precisely: 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'. [/edit]


Or just ask me how I do mine or others on this board as well.

[Snailman]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Diane Walstad's Ecology of the planted tank.
[edit added later]
more precisely: 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'. [/edit]


Or just ask me how I do mine or others on this board as well.

How do you do yours? I think my 37 gallon would convert nicely.

[_Andy]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Diane Walstad's Ecology of the planted tank.
[edit added later]
more precisely: 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'. [/edit]


Or just ask me how I do mine or others on this board as well.

How do you do yours? I think my 37 gallon would convert nicely.

I think Bob starts out with tap water and some cat tails. Add one platy and one box turtle on the second full moon of the year. Once the platy is dead start pooping in the tank every other day. Only feed the turtle kibbles and bits. About 1 cup a day in a 37 should do. Good luck and please post pics.

[_Andy]

swing.

[Flabello Meandroid]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Here's a good forum
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/

Aquatic Gardeners asociation has an annual competition with inspirational photos

We have a forum here too. Check it out it could use some more traffic.

[Flabello Meandroid]

Diane Walstad's stuff is great for schoolteachers who want to leave the tank set up all summer and have it still look the same when school starts again.

[MickAv8r]

Some of those are straight from Amano's book. They are iconic.

I've been meaning to do this. It may be time soon.

[beaslbob]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Diane Walstad's Ecology of the planted tank.
[edit added later]
more precisely: 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'. [/edit]


Or just ask me how I do mine or others on this board as well.

How do you do yours? I think my 37 gallon would convert nicely.

For my 10g here is how I start. Upsize accordingly

add 1" of Sphagnum peat moss ($10 ofr a 3/4 cubic foot bale)
add water to top of moss and level substrate and clean tank

add 1" play sand and repeat water and clean up

add 1" of pro choice select (or aquarium gravel) and again clean and add water. I special ordered the pro choice select for $8/50 pound bag. It is a red clay gravel.

add 4-6 bunches of anacharis, 4-6 vals, 4 small potted plants and a single amazon sword. This is a mix of fast growers and slowers

Fill water (over a plate to spread water out) until tank full

let set 1 week

add 1 fish.

wait 1 week with no food.

add more fish and start feeding a flake per day.

I use about 2 watts/ gallon for pit tail lights 6500k. For a 35g that would be 3-4 20w pig tails.

replace water that evaporates.

And that's about it.

I have found that for most fish like live bearers just play sand is fine for the substrate. But for more delicate fish like neon tetras the peat moss is needed. The layering helps limit the initial cloudiness. I also just started actually testing and found the peat prevents KH and gh rise over years. PH is 8.4-8.8 using the api test kit. Fish do fine.

and just in case you think I forgot, no mechanical filtration or circulation of any kind. Just the tank, substrate, plants, fish, and light.


my .02

[Snailman]

Where is a good place to learn about starting a planted tank? I am bored with one of my tanks and would love to try this.

Diane Walstad's Ecology of the planted tank.
[edit added later]
more precisely: 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'. [/edit]


Or just ask me how I do mine or others on this board as well.

How do you do yours? I think my 37 gallon would convert nicely.

For my 10g here is how I start. Upsize accordingly

add 1" of Sphagnum peat moss ($10 ofr a 3/4 cubic foot bale)
add water to top of moss and level substrate and clean tank

add 1" play sand and repeat water and clean up

add 1" of pro choice select (or aquarium gravel) and again clean and add water. I special ordered the pro choice select for $8/50 pound bag. It is a red clay gravel.

add 4-6 bunches of anacharis, 4-6 vals, 4 small potted plants and a single amazon sword. This is a mix of fast growers and slowers

Fill water (over a plate to spread water out) until tank full

let set 1 week

add 1 fish.

wait 1 week with no food.

add more fish and start feeding a flake per day.

I use about 2 watts/ gallon for pit tail lights 6500k. For a 35g that would be 3-4 20w pig tails.

replace water that evaporates.

And that's about it.

I have found that for most fish like live bearers just play sand is fine for the substrate. But for more delicate fish like neon tetras the peat moss is needed. The layering helps limit the initial cloudiness. I also just started actually testing and found the peat prevents KH and gh rise over years. PH is 8.4-8.8 using the api test kit. Fish do fine.

and just in case you think I forgot, no mechanical filtration or circulation of any kind. Just the tank, substrate, plants, fish, and light.


my .02

Wow... do you have any pics? Also, do you use ro/di, conditioned tap or straight tap?