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Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 55, Issue 5
Some online vendors are offering tree bark for aquarium use. Has anyone
tried it? I think it would be magic as a substrate for cling-ons like Javas
and Anubias. Any idea what kind of tree bark is used? Is it safe?
TIA,
Mary Sweeney
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3. Re: Hi! I'm new here! (Richard Sexton)
4. Re: Hi! I'm new here! (TBarber)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:57:35 -0600 (CST)
From: Dan Barrett <dansbdk at verizon_net>
Subject: Re: [APD] Hi! I'm new here!
To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Hi I'm Dan in Virginia, (Just south of Richmond)
Thank you for allowing me to be part of your group!
I'm brand new to aquarium plants, and the whole aqua plant culture.(I've
always had those dredfully ugly plastic ones!)
I've always had great success with aquarium fish, (both fresh, and salt
water fish), and terresteral plants seperately. (mainly orchids, and African
Violets).
But, after developing a debillatating allergy to soil born mold and mildew,
I unfortunately and reluctently had to put an end to my terrestial plant
hobby for now.
So....! why not try my hand at planted aquariums?!?
I have a 55, a 35, and a 20 gallon aquarium I hope to plant up soon.
So much to learn first! and excited about it!
I hope to learn a lot from you all!
So, Where do I begin?
Thanks again!
Dan ~ va
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:40:46 +0000
From: Stuart Halliday <stuart at mytriops_com>
Subject: Re: [APD] Hi! I'm new here!
To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
I believe Dan Barrett wrote this email section below:
> So much to learn first! and excited about it!
> I hope to learn a lot from you all!
>
> So, Where do I begin?
Why not buy a good book? I'd recommend the Walstad book -
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Walstad
Truly an excellent book.
Diana Walstad, author of the book 'ECOLOGY of the PLANTED AQUARIUM - A
Practical Manual and Scientific Treatise for the Home Aquarist'.
PMDD - Poor Man's Dosing Drops
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/PMDD
is another reference on feeding plants you'll come across
Another is :
EI - Estimated Index
http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/EI
This link will be a jumping board into the Barr Report web site. An
excellent plant keepers forum.
--
Stuart Halliday
http://mytriops.com/
200 Million years in the making...
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:25:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Richard Sexton <richard at aquaria_net>
Subject: Re: [APD] Hi! I'm new here!
To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
At 01:57 PM 3/7/08 -0600, you wrote:
>So, Where do I begin?
Get an saquarium, although several are way more fun.
Get a bunch of stuff to putt in the bottom. You can get designer
fancy sediment for the price of cavier or you can use what's
lying on the side of the road pretty much as well.
I stick manure under fine beach sand taken from, well, a fine
ebach near here. You need to let it soak in water for a week
or two first. Some people use leaf mould if you'll be growing
hard to keep crypts. Some people add clay - it all helps but
not one makes an overwhemling difference.
Order some chemicals to make fertilziers tonight. You'll neet
potassium nitrate, Potassium monophosphate, and iron+trace mix
and Magnesium suphate (epsom salts).
(I pretty much ignore the potassium suphate in the recipes, the
amount of potassium you're adding here is so minor it's not
worth doing, there's lots in the other chemicals)
Now you neex lights. Anything fluorescent will work for
some definition of "work".
You WILL want CO2. You could start by experimenting with the
yeast concoctions or you could go straight to the bottled gas.
Now you just need plants, rocks a dsriftwood.
I usually use flourish excel in a new tank just to keep
algae away till the plants get established.
That should do for a start.
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 20:42:47 -0500
From: "TBarber" <terbarb at alltel_net>
Subject: Re: [APD] Hi! I'm new here!
To: <stuart at mytriops_com>, "aquatic plants digest"
<aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
While we are on the topic of books
The Simple Guide to Planted Aquariums by Terry Barber and Rhonda Wilson.
http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Guide-Planted-Aquariums/dp/0793821177/ref=pd_bb
s_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204940136&sr=8-1
Use EI method for fertilizing.............not in the book. Enjoy your new
aquarium
Terry Barber
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