Hi all. If anyone could provide me some advice on my current dry start tank it would be much appreciated. This is only the second scape I have ever attempted and I am starting to get worried. I am 6 weeks into a dry start and luckily I have had no mold issues and only light algae growth. It’s...

I just set up an outdoor 20 gal to grow bulb plants and juvenile guppies. Last year in mid-summer I bought a few Nymphaea bulbs hoping to get a beautiful Tiger Lotus, but alas, nothing sprouted. Johnwelsley0's "porcelain posts' and affection for his lily inspired me to try again. This year, I...

Will there be any small meeting any time soon. I haven't seen any dfwapc members post in a long while. are we still active?

I continue have trouble growing plants using potting soil (Walstad method) in my new tank. so I set up a small jar with the soil I plan to use in my 29 gallon aquarium, but plants are not working as expected, I see little growth. So I continue to do the experiment to see how the soil behaves...

Hello I’m an absolute newbie who has been watching YouTube videos of Walstad style tanks for a long long time. Finally I took the plunge yesterday and started my tank. It’s a 45x27x30cm tank, with mineralised dirt substrate and a coarse sand cap. I think I added too much sand and too little...