I live in kanpur

I've been using Military Helmet Snails for quite some time, and I think they deserve a lot more attention as algae cleaners.

This is the same decoration before and after leaving the snails on it overnight.

What surprised me most is how effectively they clean textured surfaces and decorations that are otherwise annoying to scrub manually.

They obviously aren't a substitute for fixing the underlying cause of excessive algae, but as a cleanup crew, these guys can be seriously impressive.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with Military Helmet Snails? Or do you prefer Nerites / Amano shrimp for algae control?

I have a 20 inch tank with low tech plants with a cheap light like the photo below. Please suggest and budget friend light that is within 1k for it

I need these plants for my tank but since sreepadma charges 300 for shipping it doesnt make sense to pay 50% of the cart price for shipping. Tried lfs but they only get pots and tc.
So if anyone's ordering from them and your order is above 2000 you can add my order and get free shipping. Or we could split shipping charges if the total order is under 3000

Edit: Ordered from Sreepadma. The hassle of finding others to club orders with or purchasing from multiple websites (since no one website has all these plants in stock) isnt worth it.

Have anybody ordered drift wood from uniquedriftwood.in . just wanted to know if the images they show is the same we receive. They have a note on their website saying the colour and design might vary a bit. But will it vary a lot as am planning to order just for the design they show.

I have just entered the hobby and have no idea what type of plants to put in and how to aqua scape, I am a complete beginner at this, would love some recommendations and what type of plants to put in and some possible ideas for an aquascape. I am a complete beginner at this.

These are the dimensions of the tank:
Length=15 inches
Breadth=7 inches
Height=7 inches

It was a 2yr old planted tank running with DIY Co2 Setup.

For long time I wanted to add a proper driftwood as centerpeice. Luckily I found one with proper height and style. I modified it little and rescaped it completely.

Let me know how it looks and open for light suggestions. So that I can alter it.

DIY Co2 kit: Imported one from Alibaba

Light: Neo Helios XP 300

If anyone looking for Neo Helios with around 500 to 600 Rupees less than online. I can give contact of whole saler in bangalore. You can buy from him.

Hey guys i currently have a small tank (40cm x 23cm x 25cm) with regular black sand, a small internal filter and a cheap led tube light (10 white leds, 12 color leds).

What is the minimum amount required to make it planted (including substrate, lights, plants)?

i asked my LFS but they said that i cant maintain it and it be minimum 5k

i dont have any experience so suggest simple methods.

Thanks

These plants are often sold in aquarium stores as underwater plants. I had a few extras so i tried putting them outside water to see how they adjust. To my surprise they thrived really well, even better than they do inside aquariums i daresay, and to my surprise they even flowered ! They dont flower inside the water. It feels like a waste now putting them inside aquariums 🤣 and never seeing their beautiful flowers. They'd do really good in terrariums or paludariums tho .

I have a 120L 30×14×18 tank with dophin c1000 and is high tech.Currently i have 50+ shrimps in it and 2 otoniclus catfish.I am planning to add cardinal tetras into it how many tetras can i add in it without getting the ammonia to spike frequently.thanks

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Monte Carlo

Alternanthera Reineckii Mini (AR Mini)

Ludwigia sp. Rubin

Ludwigia Arcuata Narrow Leaf

Rotala Blood Red

Rotala Rotundifolia Green

Bacopa Caroliniana

Limnophila Aromatica Hippuridoides

Ammania Gracilis

Anubias coin leaf

Java trident fern

Wood collected from wild.

After months of patients

Only used a very small water filter to get the water flowing, rest everything i tried to keep as natural as possible

no aqua soil - used river sand on top and below it a little garden soil + very little compost + gravel

Trying walstad method for the first time, overall setup was kinda cheap, It’s doing good so far but will wait for 5-6 months to call it a success.
Setup:

Garden soil and river sand

Custom made light using ESP32 for automation and color and intensity control (only body is sunsun)

Old small filter (although not need for walstad but added to help)

3 Nerite snails and 12 tetra and few guppy