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I've noticed lately that the plants in my tank seem to be starving for nutrients, meanwhile I'm pulling handfuls of thriving Salvinia natans off the surface every week. Then it occurred to me that the Salvinia is on the surface so it has essentially unlimited light and CO2, and therefore can...

I noticed that a couple of products that advertise as being algae cures have listed ingredients that seem strange to me. One lists only "salicylic acid", and another lists, more vaguely, "acidifier and buffer". I can find no reference to salicylic acid being effective against algae, and I'm...

Day One of my attempt to create a naturalistic planted aquarium. The plan that it should have some root-like branches and grassy river plants, along with some open space, possibly suggesting a SE Asian biotope. This will be a habitat for female Betta fish and shrimp. The tank itself is a plain...