Comments on: Planted Aquarium

By: Eyal Avrahami

Eyal Avrahami — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:18:23 +0000

Dear Dudeep!
I have translated your low-tach planted aquarium guide to hebrew so people that do not read english as well as i do can still enjoy your wonderful guide.
But in order to post it in the Israeli forum i’m writing in i would like to recive your agreement for posting the translation version.
Thank you!
Eyal

By: hsykora

hsykora — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:49:05 +0000

Hi Sudeep,
Nice tank and information. I’d like to know what lighting you think I should use for my custom tank? I have a 20 gallon custom tank: 48”L x 12”H x 9.5 W (no CO2). Currently I have a Current USA double T5 light and think that is too much light for the depth of my tank. I really like the Marineland single LED strip light but wonder if that’s still too much light for my tank?
Thanks!

By: tkuskopf

tkuskopf — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:32:32 +0000

hello sudeep thanx for the easy to read methods that made my approch to the non co2 planted world possible, there is so much confusion on the net as i spent many months looking for answers but all this talk and mumbo jumbo like tomms excess phospate dosnt couse algea?? and less light couses algea to? WTF and crap like that makes it hard. but your guide is spot on and no bull, kudos to you ill send some pics of my 75gall 8mth old planted tank to show the proof

By: Fish Tank Tips

Fish Tank Tips — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:42:15 +0000

Wow! I’m impressed… that is a good looking planted tank. I’m going to read your guides now. Thanks for posting this.

By: Sudeep

Sudeep — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:00:58 +0000

Hi Kosh,

Thanks a lot. Yup, I used Seachem’s Excel to maintain the dwarf hairgrass. As I found out the hard way, DHG does need some form of carbon supplementation to survive in a tank. When I switched to a completely low-tech setup (no Excel), they started to die out. I have confirmed this with another low tech planted tank owner who lost his DHG foreground once he decided to stop using Excel.

By: Kosh42|EFG

Kosh42|EFG — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:03:17 +0000

Lovely tank there. Did you have to go the liquid carbon route on it to maintain the dwarf hairgrass carpet?

Cheers,

Kosh

By: Sudeep

Sudeep — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:01:38 +0000

Hi Enayet,

Thanks. And haan, aami bangalee. I have indeed posted my tank pics on a couple of forums on the net. When I setup this website I decided to add this stuff in as it might be more easily available/viewable.

Cheers,
Sudeep

By: Enayet Talukder

Enayet Talukder — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:00:18 +0000

Hi Sudeep,
Nice summary of Tom Barr’s approach to low-tech low light planted tank. Did you post these tank pictures to another web forum where you write under a different pen name?
Beautiful aquarium!!

Tomar nam dekhe mone hoie tumi bangalee. Am I correct?

I am in this hobby for a long time and I have my struggles….
Thank you for nice post.

-Enayet

By: Ralph Morelli

Ralph Morelli — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:18:14 +0000

Hi Sudeep,

What a beautiful aquarium! The plants make it look so colorful.

– ralph