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...

Disclaimer: This is a long post. I appreciate help with any section. Thank you! Hello everyone. My name is Elise, and I'm new to the hobby. I would like to preface this by saying that I have read Diana Walstad's book, a few of her supplemental articles, and much more on this forum and others...

Hello all, been into tanks for decades now and on a different planted tank forum for years and recently found this forum that seemed more equiped to assist in my current delima. I finally got a Fluval Spec III this May and got everything set up for a betta tank. Four months later im at a...

Hi folks I'm new here allthough I've been lurking around the forum reading up on the natural planted tanks for about two months. Just wanted to share my Walstad experiment. Thanks a bunch for Diana for sharing all her knowledge about her methods! I don't think I would have been able to keep any...

I should preface this by saying I've probably been watching too many aquascapers on YouTube (shout out to MD Fish Tanks who does some cool "ecosystem" style aquariums that borrow ideas from Walstad and look beautiful). Experimenting with a lot of things in this one, hopefully it doesn't end...