Joe covella's Blog (4)

Florish excel and jungle val

So I made a rookie mistake and used a product with out doing my research !! I dosed my 29gal tank with excel to try and help with an algae problem and am now reading that it will kill my jungle val. I have only used it two days and only the recommended dose. Has any one had this problem, is it to late to save my Val's ? Any info on what I should do or if I should continue the use of excel would be highly appreciated !!!

Added by Joe covella on December 7, 2013 at 10:07pm — 6 Comments

Help red tiger lotus

Just bought a red tiger lotus and looking for some info on how to contain it and keep it from overtaking my tank! I have read that potting the plant is the way to go,any info would be great I love the look of the plant but don't want to destroy my setup!

Added by Joe covella on November 9, 2013 at 11:53pm — 10 Comments

CFL'S

Looking into DIY cfl setup for a 29gal planted tank. Plan on lo tech med light setup for the time with plans to upgrade as I get more familiar with the hobby. Would appreciate any info on number of bulbs and configuration that I may have succes with. Even any two cents on the thought of going this route!!

Added by Joe covella on September 26, 2013 at 7:10pm — 18 Comments

Tank temp

Starting up my first planted tank and trying to do as much research as possible! May sound like a dumb question but is there a ideal temp for low to med light plants??

Added by Joe covella on September 24, 2013 at 1:48am — 3 Comments