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Plants!
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cbaranyk »
Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:50 pm
Hello -
The meeting is coming up soon and I have a lot of plants that I need to thin back. I'm going to list what I have for sale. Let me know if...
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Last post by cbaranyk
Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:39 pm
Water Lettuce
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cbaranyk »
Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:54 pm
Is anyone interested in water lettuce? It really likes my Nano cube, and grows impressive 2 -3 inch root systems. Likely great for fry to hide in....
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Last post by JimPurdy
Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:16 pm
Need plants!!!
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cbaranyk »
Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:57 am
I'm setting up 2 new tanks at my office (20gal and 12gal nano cube). I have manzanita wood and rocks but need plants. I'm looking for: spiral Val,...
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Last post by JoanneDisFan
Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:33 pm
Trying Plants Again
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dennysfishroom »
Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:10 pm
Those of you who know me well realize that I do an awful job of growing plants. One of the other speakers at the Eastern Iowa Seminar was speaking on...
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Last post by dennysfishroom
Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:10 pm
MTS and Duckweed
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dennysfishroom »
Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:03 pm
I finally set up a tank to try to raise some plants. The only problem is wondering how long it will take to rid the tank of the MTS and duckweed the...
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Last post by dennysfishroom
Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:34 am
Local aquatic plants
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Chard56 »
Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:03 am
I found out I had Hornwort in a local creek and identified another plant as Fissidens fontana. Both very popular aquarium plants. I have a nice...
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Last post by hornedminnow
Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:42 pm
Plant Hitch Hikers
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kribkid17 »
Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:13 am
I bought some water sprite for my new little tank and a couple days afterwards I was looking at the tank and noticed I have what looks to be a guppy...
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Last post by Jackielee
Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:43 pm
Arkansas native plants?
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Tea Pot »
Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:42 am
I'm now getting back into this hobby after years. Remember there was some plants from some spring fed river in Mo. Ozarks that were used. There are...
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Last post by mewickham
Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:46 pm
Duckweed Infestation
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dennysfishroom »
Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:51 am
Interesting. I got 4 Tilapia bythobates several months ago. In reading up on them, it indicated that they ate plants. Not too much of a problem with...
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Last post by dennysfishroom
Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:51 am
EI fertillizers
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sskruzr »
Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:14 pm
I'm going to some of these from here,
Anybody wanna go in halvsies?
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Last post by sskruzr
Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:14 pm
350 gallon planted
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jlgeorge »
Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:00 pm
First I have to say, my wife absolutely hates this tank planted. Its not that I don't want to clean the algae, trim the plants back, all the other...
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Last post by mewickham
Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:56 am
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Last post by Booyadee
Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:40 pm
Anacharis
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Jackielee »
Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:00 pm
Anyone got an abundance of Anacharis available? There is a teacher in your area that needs some for a school project. They observe it and count...
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Last post by Jackielee
Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:00 pm
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Last post by dennysfishroom
Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:28 pm
Substrate Heater
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jlgeorge »
Tue May 21, 2013 5:00 pm
How important is it in a planted tank, do they make that much of a difference. Anyone have any experience with this?
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Last post by sskruzr
Wed May 22, 2013 3:44 am
Floating plants
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dennysfishroom »
Thu May 09, 2013 2:48 pm
I've now got 3 types of floating plants. I've had fine needle hornwort for several years now, and just got riccia and Naja grass. Now the question is...
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Last post by snakeskinner
Thu May 09, 2013 10:17 pm
Sword Plants
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jlgeorge »
Mon May 06, 2013 5:45 pm
So I have some large sword plants that have taken a pretty good beating from some severum I have in the tank. I've removed them from that tank and...
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Last post by mewickham
Thu May 09, 2013 11:36 am
NWA planted tanks?
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krimson »
Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:34 am
Is there anyone up here doing planted tanks...everyone i meet who is in to the hobbie in NWA has ugly tanks with plastic plants and african...
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Last post by krimson
Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:26 am
sanded amazon tank
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krimson »
Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:29 pm
im wanting to do a sanded tank for soft water fish as far as plants i want swords,anubis and such....any sugestions as far as ph buffers for the...
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Last post by mewickham
Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:28 pm
PAR vs Watts per GAllon
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ApistoGrandma »
Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:52 am
So I've been trying to figure out why my plants become spindly in my 55. weather its ferts( they are in year old substrate). Lack of co2( no added...
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Last post by ApistoGrandma
Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:25 pm
Frogbit
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dennysfishroom »
Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:49 pm
In case anyone is raising Frogbit, Rick at Noah's Ark is looking for some. Denny
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Last post by snakeskinner
Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:18 pm
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Last post by pinkrblu
Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:51 am
dwarf baby tears
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ApistoGrandma »
Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:29 pm
any one know of a local source for baby dwarf tears?
love to add it to my plant collection
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Last post by etheonut
Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:19 pm
Cat-tails
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dennysfishroom »
Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:10 am
Any of you native collectors ever go to areas where you could harvest some cat-tail roots? I was thinking of trying to grow them in my ponds for next...
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Last post by Jackielee
Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:04 pm
Stem Plants Blehh
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by etheonut » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:39 am
Most stemmed plants that I try to keep in my aquariums just melt away to nothing.
I am usually using 3+ watts per gallon in lighting (T12, T5, T8,...
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Last post by mewickham
Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:17 pm
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