First non-CO2 tank: my experience
Hi I set up my father's non-CO2 tank (500l) about 3 months ago. It has a lot of crypts, java ferns and vallisneria in it, so easy plants. Some things that I have noticed though: 1) The water at my...
View ArticleFertilizer Calculations for 27 gallon tank
Guys, Would someone mind double-checking my numbers for the amount of fertilizer I need to dose? Based on Tom Barr's non-CO2 approach, I need the following: -1/4 tsp per 20 gal SeaChem Equilibrium -1/8...
View ArticleSiesta and CO2 measurements in a non CO2 enriched planted tank
I was reading an old past issue of Thge Aquatic Gardener(TAG) where Diana Walstad has measured the CO2 in one of her tanks with a siesta and like my predictions suggested why the siesta methods works...
View ArticleWhat should be the PAR range for plants in non-CO2 tanks?
Please, does anyone know what should be the approximate light intensity (µmol PAR) at the substrate for plants in non-CO2 tanks? I was trying to find this answer elsewhere in this forum, but I was not...
View ArticleExcel Supplemented 75 Gallon Setup....
First of all have to say thank you to all of you for the abundant amount of info that can be found within this great forum . I know this is going to be a long post so I thank those of you who take the...
View ArticleNew to forum Low tech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Let8k...e_gdata_player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agxEW...e_gdata_player I've been growing this non CO2 light fert tank for 1 year using Tom Barr and hoppy's posted...
View ArticleHelp me understand how to dial in my co2 :(
This is my first planted tank. I've spent a month now trying to figure out pressurized co2 while its cycling. Its still not right. I'm sure of it. My plants don't pearl much. Mostly on water change day...
View ArticleADA Amazonia instead of soil in a Non Co2 Tank
Hi Everyone, This may be a dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. I have a few bags of ADA Amazonia laying around. I am thinking of doing a nano Walstad tank. I think Tom mentioned using ADA soil in...
View Article300 litre NON CO2
Fish 001.jpg Fruit's of my effort's thus far. Sorry for poor quality photo's. Thank you for the information shared here.
View ArticleThe Diana Walstad method and sunshine
In her book, D. Walstad advocates putting the "natural" tank next to a window with sun shining in it a few hours a day. I want to setup a small high-tech tank (CO2, EI),and the best place for my tank...
View ArticleMy father's non CO2 aquarium
Hi guys Here's a (unclear) video of the non CO2 tank I set up for my father. EI dosing, water changes every 3 months and pruning once a month. Most beautiful Crypts I've ever had in this aquarium! Hope...
View ArticleDry Start Method should get sticky or its own section
Hey fellow addicts, I started this tank last Friday, March 29th 2013 Here is day one: Here is today, one week later (with black background added): I had been completely sealing the top with plastic...
View ArticleDry Start Method - Web Fungus Question
If I put some springtails in the tank, will they be at all destructive to my layout or the health of my plants or just eat the fungus like I want them to? When I flood the tank, I assume they will just...
View Article29 gallon Non CO2 planted tank substrate thickness
I'm new to aquariums. This will be my first tank of substantial size. i currently have a cycled 5 gallon aquarium with only about 2 inches of your plain Jane store bought gravel on the bottom. my...
View ArticleMixing Excel & Flourish
Is there any reason not to add flourish to my excel bottle so that I can just dose 1 solution instead of 2?
View ArticleMy 75
Hi all. I started back about 5 years ago on this tank and did run Co2 for awhile but shut it done after a year. I dose a little Flourish and Excel, running 206 watts of 10,000 K PC bulbs, about 10...
View ArticleWhen do you start fertilizing a new non-CO2 tank?
If I interpret Tom's instructions correctly, you make frequent water changes at the onset (I have ADA AS), and after a while you start fertilizing at a reduced rate than EI. It's the latter part that I...
View ArticleExperimenting with high flow (over 30x turnover)
I started filling it almost a week ago now, I am waiting for my bulkhead plugs to come in the mail before I can finish filling. I am using fish that I read are adapted for high flow (white clouds and...
View Article75 gal
Hey all, Well, Tom kinda sorta mentioned that after the rescape and new ADA that my 220 cannot have fish/critters for several weeks. Since I only have a 57 gal to house the 300+ fish, and that tank...
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