Hi! I'm the hobbyist beginner from this thread about aphids and this thread about siesta schedule. I haven't quite managed the green water situation but I'm hoping it'll slowly go away as the new floating plants start to thrive again. (otherwise I will remove the wood as a next step) Anyway...

Took a couple pictures this morning of one of my guppy tanks. No filter, no aerator, infrequent water changes. Plants are all in pots. Light scattering of STS clay gravel on the glass bottom. The new tank system I started a year ago is working great. Guppies in tank are older adults that...

I haven't been on here in quite a while, and I'm glad to see some of the 'old timers' (and I include myself here :-) )are still around, as some of them will remember some of the stuff I'm about to ask here.... Anyways, a 50 gallon Oceanic (old timers will remember) currently lit by 2 AHS 48W...

Recently, a fishkeeper sent me a tank photo that inspired this thread. The photo shows vigorous water oxygenation via a HOB spillway filter in one tank and a whole bunch of air stones in another. That would be okay but for the fact that the tanks contain live plants! Fishkeeper’s Question...

I rebuilt my 240g tank with new substrate, hardscape, etc. a few months ago, but had a bit of a rocky start, and lost the majority of the $300 worth of plants I bought for it. So before I go spend a bunch more, I'm wondering if anyone has any epiphyte (non-substrate rooted) plants they want to...