Sad to say but I am calling it quits as far as freshwater live plant
keeping goes. I have seen three types of algae sweep through the tank in a
year and now the DREADED brush algae is here. This is a fight I've lost
before. I know I should waterchange then fertilize and get some CO2 going and
stock up with some new plants to starve it out but I'm not confident that'll
work. I'm gonna tear down the tank on the weekend and go back to the nutrient
poor bliss that is marine reef keeping in the spring. I just wanted to say
thanx to everyone who has given me advice here, especially Tom Barr and Chuck
Gadd. I've got to hand it to all you plant keepers who can pull it off! I
thought reef was much easier and you guys got the right stuff for live plants.


Best Regards To All

--Jim