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Thanks for all the advice. I'll add an airstone to the bucket and set up the tank light on a timer. I'll also drop some fish food in there for fertilizer. Since the room temperature is around 20C, I'm hoping that'll be fine for the week I'm away.

I'll be keeping the bucket in a room with a small window, but it won't be getting any direct sunlight. It might actually be quite dark in there. I was thinking, would it be better if I just put the tank light on top of the bucket?

Hi everyone,

I'm in the middle of redoing a couple of tanks, dealing with an algae issue and treating a camallanus problem. All my plants are currently in a bucket.

I'm facing a bit of a time crunch and I'll be away for a week, so I was wondering if it's okay to leave the plants in the bucket for ...

Hi everyone,

I'm in the process of setting up a new tank and I'm planning to transfer a canister filter - it's a Biomaster 350 - from my existing tank. The thing is, the old tank has a lot of hairy black and green algae covering the decor, so I'm a bit concerned about algae in the new tank. I'll ...

I'm not using any fertilizer, no. I've got a fair amount of algae still growing in the tank, which I thought the duckweed would help control by using up the available nutrients.

My main priority is keeping these plants healthy, so I'm not too fussed about the red color or the mix of different ...

Hey everyone,

I'm just starting out with plants and thought I'd begin with floating plants - they seem like a great way to get started. I've got two tanks, one's 29 gallons with a bunch of fish (6 neptunes, 2 mollies, 2 neon tetras, and a small angelfish) and the other's 10 gallons (2 mollies, 3 ...