Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages

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Chuck's Planted Aquarium Pages

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EMAIL:
cgadd@cfxc.com

FAVORITE PICS:
My favorite pics

THE TANKS:
75g Rainbowfish
46g Paludarium
29g community tank

FAUNA:
Rainbowfish
Catfish and Algae Eaters
Other fish
Everything else!

FLORA:
My complete plants list

ARTICLES:
A listing of articles about Plants, Fish, and DIY items.

LINKS:
Plant Links
Fish resources
Commercial Sites

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Aquaria Articles

Planted Tanks
Introducing a new Windows Application version of my calculators!
A windows application for calculating fertilizer dosages and concentrations, and for calculating CO2 levels.

Calculating dosages of fertilizer elements
A simple to use calculator to help determine fertilizer dosages and concentrations.

Setting up a New Planted Tank
A detailed description of my method for setting up a new planted tank. It eliminates the need for cycling.

Introduction to Fertilizers for a Planted Tank
An introduction to the various types and forms of fertilizers used in a planted aquarium.

Algae Eaters
A list of algae eating fish and invertibrates perfect for a planted tank.

Substrates
A breakdown of several different substrates that are good for planted aquariums.

Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms
A chart to help determine what is missing from your plants diet.

Algae in a planted tank
A breakdown of several varities of algae, and how to control them in a planted tank.

Adding Nitrate to a planted tank
How to increase Nitrate in a planted tank.

Measuring CO2 in a planted tank
Converts pH/KH measurements into CO2 levels.

Invasive Aquatic Plants
An article to educate and inform aquaria hobbyists on the subject of Invasive aquatic plants.

Misc.
Chlorine/Chloramine
The dangers of Chlorine and Chloramine in your tap water, and how to remove the danger.

Cycling a new tank
This isn't mine, but it's so well done, I don't need to write my own!

Aquatic Horticulture, by Karen Randall
A complete chronologicl index of all the Aquatic Horticulture articles from Aquarium Frontiers on-line magazine.

Do It Yourself Pages
NEW! Palidarium Rock Background
Finally, the details of my 46g paludarium construction.

Artificial Rock Walls
A detailed DIY Page by NetMax showing his method of creating beautiful artificial rock walls and ledges.

Wet/Dry system
A detailed description of my Wet/Dry filtration system

Wet/Dry Overflow box
Detailed page showing a good overflow design, and a little info on how overflow boxes work.

CO2 system
Details showing how to put together a pressurized CO2 system without spending a fortune.

CO2 reactor
DIY Info showing how to build a very efficient and inexpensive CO2 reactor.

Night-lights!
Night-lights for my aquarium.


Last modified April 7, 2004          Copyright 2000, Chuck Gadd