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a tank without plants?
Is it possible to have a successful freshwater tank without plants?
will there be more algae and/or water problems without plants there? |
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a tank without plants?
What a horrible concept, completely void of chewy goodness and higher
inspiration. How could one possibly do without greenery in a tank (besides a cichlid aquarium)? It is now obvious that you are possessed of an evil spirit. I bet you torture kittens too. In other words, it's possible, if that's what you prefer. Just make sure you stock your tank slowly. |
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a tank without plants?
"Dances With Ferrets" wrote in message
om... What a horrible concept, completely void of chewy goodness and higher inspiration. How could one possibly do without greenery in a tank (besides a cichlid aquarium)? It is now obvious that you are possessed of an evil spirit. I bet you torture kittens too. Ok, put down the bong for a moment here while I explain... Have had tanks for years, most successful with plants without algae outbreaks,etc. I have a 20 gallon with 3 red cap orandas in it. I have filtration on it that is for up to a 30 gallon tank, I do regular water changes, I have a timer so the lights are not on longer then 10 hours, no sunlight, no overfeeding, all water parameter test show everything is perfect. I have these little cluster, or tufts of hair algae. On the glass it is fine, I can clean that, but these tuft start to grow around the edges of all my plants, no matter the kind. Every two months I'm replacing the plants because they are "furry" and just plain unsightly and bizarre looking. My current batch of plants now too are just starting to get hairy tufts around the edges of their leaves, I'm ready to do without plants at all at this point. That is why I asked if I can just do without the plants and not have algae outbreaks, water quality problems, etc. So far I cant point out why this outbreak of algae "tufts", I've done tanks for years and now the last 6 months I cant do anything right and I haven't changed anything I do. You may now pick up your bong again, take a toke for me. ;-) |
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a tank without plants?
"Cammie" wrote in message
... "Dances With Ferrets" wrote in message om... What a horrible concept, completely void of chewy goodness and higher inspiration. How could one possibly do without greenery in a tank (besides a cichlid aquarium)? It is now obvious that you are possessed of an evil spirit. I bet you torture kittens too. Ok, put down the bong for a moment here while I explain... Have had tanks for years, most successful with plants without algae outbreaks,etc. I have a 20 gallon with 3 red cap orandas in it. I have filtration on it that is for up to a 30 gallon tank, I do regular water changes, I have a timer so the lights are not on longer then 10 hours, no sunlight, no overfeeding, all water parameter test show everything is perfect. I have these little cluster, or tufts of hair algae. On the glass it is fine, I can clean that, but these tuft start to grow around the edges of all my plants, no matter the kind. Every two months I'm replacing the plants because they are "furry" and just plain unsightly and bizarre looking. My current batch of plants now too are just starting to get hairy tufts around the edges of their leaves, I'm ready to do without plants at all at this point. That is why I asked if I can just do without the plants and not have algae outbreaks, water quality problems, etc. So far I cant point out why this outbreak of algae "tufts", I've done tanks for years and now the last 6 months I cant do anything right and I haven't changed anything I do. The "tufts" you are referring to are commonly known as BBA or black brush algae. It's a tenacious bitch It is possible to defeat it though, you need to start adding co2. and you have too many gold fish in a 20 gallon ;o Google bba and read all you can, theres loads of info on how to avoid it. -- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** |
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a tank without plants?
The "tufts" you are referring to are commonly known as BBA or black brush algae. It's a tenacious bitch It is possible to defeat it though, you need to start adding co2. and you have too many gold fish in a 20 gallon ;o Google bba and read all you can, theres loads of info on how to avoid it. Damn British Bankers Association. if only the RSPCA had the financial muscle to deal with them. |
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"johnhuddleston" wrote in message
... Damn British Bankers Association. if only the RSPCA had the financial muscle to deal with them. ROFLMAO -- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** |
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a tank without plants?
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote
The "tufts" you are referring to are commonly known as BBA or black brush algae. It's a tenacious bitch It is possible to defeat it though, you need to start adding co2. and you have too many gold fish in a 20 gallon ;o really? 3 red cap orandas is too much in a 20 gallon? they are about 4 inches long including their tails. Thanks for the tip, I'll read up on BBA. |
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