Dustin's Blog — Plants
No fertilizers? No fancy lights? No problem.
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Read Time: 5 mins “Can I have a planted tank without special lights, fertilizers, or a CO2 system?” This is a question everyone in the freshwater aquarium hobby has asked at some point, and we have good news: the answer is a resounding yes. If you want beautiful aquatic plants without feeling like you have to sell a kidney to afford tech to keep them alive, we've got you. This is the first of a two part series on which aquarium plants are right for you based on how much maintenance they need. In this post, we'll list out some...
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Want to Meet Other Aquarium Nerds? Here's How.
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6 Tips and Tricks for Aquarium Conventions, Aquarium Clubs, and Other Aquarium Communities Read Time: 5 minutes At this point, the stare aquarium hobbyists get after talking about their tanks with non-fishtank folks has to be universal. “You mean you don't keep your goldfish in a bowl?” “...you spent HOW much on a piece of driftwood?” “Why is there a 125 gallon where the couch used to be?” “No, you can't spend this year's grocery budget on a single fish 'because it would look cool in the living room.'” We don't need that kind of negative energy around here....
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So. You Adopted a Plant Killer.
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Read Time: 4.5 minutes Killer Plants for Killer Fish: How to Have a Planted Tank with Goldfish, Cichlids, Silver Dollar Fish, etc. Some fish roll out of bed, look in the mirror, and say a daily affirmation: “Today, I will cause problems on purpose.” I’d never had a love-hate relationship with a fish before until I watched my friend’s cichlid tank when she was out of town. Watching an aquarium for someone usually means taking care of things while the owner is away, but this felt more like getting free tickets to a demolition derby and being told two seconds...
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