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Plants!

Last post by cbaranyk « Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:39 pm
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by 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

Last post by JimPurdy « Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:16 pm
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by 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!!!

Last post by JoanneDisFan « Sat Dec 31, 2016 12:33 pm
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by 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

Last post by dennysfishroom « Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:10 pm

by 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

Last post by dennysfishroom « Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:34 am
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by 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

Last post by hornedminnow « Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:42 pm
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by 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

Last post by Jackielee « Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:43 pm
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by 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?

Last post by mewickham « Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:46 pm
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by 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

Last post by dennysfishroom « Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:51 am

by 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

Last post by sskruzr « Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:14 pm

by 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

Last post by mewickham « Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:56 am
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by 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
Moss wall- need suggestions.

Last post by Booyadee « Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:40 pm
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by Sillyscienceteacher » Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:56 pm

I have bare bottom tanks for my Axolotls. However, I have been raising my own daphnia for about 6 months and would like to start adding plant...

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Last post by Booyadee
Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:40 pm
Anacharis

Last post by Jackielee « Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:00 pm

by 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
anyone know general hardness at Holiday island tap water?

Last post by dennysfishroom « Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:28 pm
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by Booyadee » Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:35 pm

Moving to holiday island from topeka ks and will be setting up a planted tank immediately wondering what the waters like

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Last post by dennysfishroom
Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:28 pm
Substrate Heater

Last post by sskruzr « Wed May 22, 2013 3:44 am
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by 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

Last post by snakeskinner « Thu May 09, 2013 10:17 pm
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by 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

Last post by mewickham « Thu May 09, 2013 11:36 am
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by 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?

Last post by krimson « Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:26 am
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by 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

Last post by mewickham « Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:28 pm
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by 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

Last post by ApistoGrandma « Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:25 pm
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by 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

Last post by snakeskinner « Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:18 pm
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by 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
Wanted: java moss

Last post by pinkrblu « Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:51 am
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by sskruzr » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:28 am

Anybody have some to thin out?

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Last post by pinkrblu
Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:51 am
dwarf baby tears

Last post by etheonut « Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:19 pm
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by 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

Last post by Jackielee « Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:04 pm
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by 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

Last post by mewickham « Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:17 pm
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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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