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Here's what it looks like. I think I'm done planting unless I add more stuff to the carpet areas. Lots of floaties from that floating stuff (some does have roots and some doesn't) and disturbing the substrate checking the plants with bulbs. Hopefully it grows. Front Left side Closer view of...

That was not labeled, but on their website I think it is the Dwarf Aquarium Lily. And it does have a nut-like bulb on it. Just like the Tiger Lotuses. I have two TL bulbs and two plants. I planted one of the plants this morning and had a heckuva time keeping it down, so it's stuck between two...

I found the Tiger Lotuses :) They were in a separate bowl, underneath that floating pulp.

Good tip with the air hose. The surface agitation swirling them all over the place looks like heck. I'm not sure these have roots. At least none that I saw. If you know what the pulp looks like from using a juicer, that is exactly what these looked like. Like the pulp from juicing something...

Here's what I had left over, sitting under my new light. I seem to be missing a couple items... the Tiger Lotus bulbs. No idea what I did with them. But this should be plenty to scape another tank. More than enough. And I took off the Tidal 35 and put on a Fluval C3. Initial thoughts are the...

A couple more planted in the corner Man I sure hope this stuff lives... This is fun. And it's amazing what moving a plant 1/4" either way will do.

yeah, I was joking about wanting them. Mostly ;) Just my way of say thatsa lotta snails :)

"A Newbie" here, too. But I'd trim it down. Granted that is only based on what I've seen on the internet's favorite informational/slapstick channel, YouTube, but I've seen guys revamp their whole tank with a little trimming. Maybe lose some snails, too? How close do you live? lol

I'm not sure what these are. Two I ordered and two were in the 36 plant kit. So one must be a Dwarf Sagitarria and the other a Micro Sword Broadleaf according to the "two of" packing list. I'm guessing the latter is on the left, but the pics I am finding are confusing me between them. That...

Thanks. Perfect explanation. So I got something stuck into the substrate. And I was 80% sure I was sticking the right end into the gravel. What a tangled mess this stuff was. And no real roots. They looked like trimmings... and maybe they were. Frankly, I'll be amazed if enough of them live...

That was one of my questions that I forgot to ask. I see guys in videos trimming plants and always wondered what they did with the clippings. If they could grow another plant from it. So in the case of grasses, no. Bit if it has a stem/stalk, yes? Just wait for it to start growing roots?

Good info. I appreciate it. It's early in my tank's life, but from reading another thread I might try that Seachem Nitrate reducer in my filter box if it's going to remain high.

Great. Thanks for the Plants 101 tutorial :)

OK. Thank you. Maybe I'll lay off the potting soil next tank. There was a youtuber saying he did it to his tanks because it was good for the plants. My tapwater (from a shallow well): Am--- 0.0 trite---0.0 trate--- 5.0 to maybe 6.0. Certainly not close to the next color, 10.

But the ammonia was zero. I know you need ammonia to get Nitrite, but wouldn't there be a level of ammonia showing in the test?

My plants came in today and I was a bit surprised. Many are like the large version I see at the aquarium shop. Although they do not have the variety. For instance, I watch the videos on YT and see guys taking their forceps and planting what they call hairgrass in individual pieces across the...

Truth be told, without anything in the tank to cause ammonia, no fish anyway, I was surprised I got any reading at all on Nitrites and Nitrates. Let alone a high one. I suppose a test of my tapwater is in order?

I just finished testing the water with my new Master Kit. This tank only has the substrate, driftwood and dragon stone in it so far. Ammonia--- 0 pH--- 7.6, so I tested it with the hi pH bottle and got 7.4 Nitrite---2.0 I think. I included a pic. It might be a shade or two darker leaning towards...

I don't trust any of the big box stores around me. Namely Petco. I asked them for advice on lighting and they were clueless. But they did have the substrate I was after... so anything none-living that I need to buy and already know what I'm after, I haven't crossed them off my list. And one of...

I can understand that. But "back in the day", even with a lid, there was always a lot of evaporation with a reef tank and it's high output lighting. I think it's safe to say you should check your parameters before adding new fish to an established tank, then deal with it then if it needs dealt...

I was wondering if we had one of these threads. I watch this guy more than anyone. (random video pulled up) His builds are awesome. Always informative on what exactly he is using. (Warning. People who are anti-lidless may not want to click on ;) ) I like the Co-Op guy, too. And KG... I...

I've watched several of his videos. I like his content, too.

Sometimes you have to get creative, like eating escargot ;)

Good video. I wish he would have given the evaporation on the 50g lowboy with a lid, just to compare the 1" he said he gets without. Basically he said you are changing parameters when topping off over a long period of time. But that would be true of replacing any evaporation, whether the tank...

I defer to the folks who have actively been in the hobby. I don't recall seeing some of the fish on my list at the local shop, but I'm going to ask him if he can get any in. I'll pay more, but I'd be more comfortable with it.

Going to pick up a 20g high tank here shortly. That should be plenty big for a second tank. I'll get to play with scaping a different size tank (other than a cube) and my plants should be able to thrive if I do my part. I'll pick up some plant nutrients, too.

@Colin_T summed it up nicely. We never had quarantine tanks in the past, but buying fish online was something the average person did not do... if the internet even existed back then. We bought from good local shops and never had a problem. The one shop would quarantine the fish he received in...

Good review. I Googled this light and they are available on Amazon (and various stores) here in the USA, too. So many UK items are not... :( I kind of like the older version that uses a remote control. It's a me thing. I have a personal peeve of having to rely on my smart phone to download apps...

Great info here on carbon filters 👍

Maybe that is why my well water registers as soft... But it sure ain't pretty to look at. I can barely make out my heater looking through the front. And the glass has been cleaned. It did have a film on it, but that wasn't the problem. I read that charcoal filter inserts can help with cloudy...