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by laststep
Sat May 10, 2025 2:34 am
Forum: Fresh Water Plants
Topic: Best Plant Combos for Color
Replies: 12
Views: 19

Re: Best Plant Combos for Color

Lean94 wrote: Sat May 10, 2025 1:14 am Yeah, iron's key. But don't overdo it or you'll get algae for days. Ask me how I know.
Same here. Learned that the hard way. Now I test iron levels weekly.
by laststep
Fri May 09, 2025 6:43 pm
Forum: Fresh Water Plants
Topic: Best Plant Combos for Color
Replies: 12
Views: 19

Re: Best Plant Combos for Color

talonbro wrote: Fri May 09, 2025 4:51 pm Color? Just dump in some food dye and call it a day. Kidding. Sort of. But really, why not just glue plastic plants to a rock?
Come on, man. Some of us actually care about our tanks. To OP, Bacopa Caroliniana turns gold under high light, and it's a great backdrop for red plants.
by laststep
Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Fresh Water Plants
Topic: A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

Re: A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project

I've got this nightstand in my bedroom, 40cm x 40cm of surface space, right under a window that gets 2-3 hours of direct sunlight daily. Thing is, I live in a hot, arid place - temperatures are always between 25°C to 35°C, and the humidity's usually around 25-40%.

This whole project started ...
by laststep
Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:27 am
Forum: Fresh Water Plants
Topic: A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

Re: A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project

I'm on the verge of scrapping this project. After visiting every local pet store, I found an endless supply of beta fish, fish food, gravel, and pebbles, but live plants were nowhere to be found - except in one store. This store had a mediocre tank with about a dozen plants, but the employees had no ...
by laststep
Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: Fresh Water Plants
Topic: A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project
Replies: 7
Views: 1538

A low-tech fully planted nano aquarium project

Title says it all, I've got a blank slate here. Never had a fish tank before, but gardening's my secondary hobby, so I figured I'd dive into subaquatic plants. To be honest, I'm not really into the fish themselves, but I've got limited space, so I thought, why not give it a shot? The tank's gonna ...