I've been experimenting with a ten gallon Chinese porcelain bowl as a suitable aquarium over the years. I'd had pretty good success using a Fluval cannister set up and a couple of sprigs of anubias barteri The bowl gets about an hour of direct sunlight a day. Things were fine until I started...

Hello. As the title says, this is the fourth rendition of my planted tank. I've learned quite a few things from the pervious failures, but here I am lost. This tank has been cycling for about a month and a half with various plants in and out. The main problem being I have an astounding amount of...

Started a 10g Walstad tank a couple months ago. Got a compact sword, dwarf sag, and rotala that are doing well with lots of new growth. Even have some Monte Carlo that is starting to carpet. Recently added some red cherry shrimp. Fascinating little buggers to watch! I love how they swim in a...

"In general, aquatic plants seem to do well in a variety of soils-clays or loam soils with some organic matter. Indeed, I haven't been able to find any major or consistent difference in plant growth in various ordinary soils. . . . In most instances, substrate fertilization appeared to be...

Is it possible that a normal potting plant that grows emersed in the water can be toxic to shrimp? For example a ficus microcarpa ginseng?