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Hey, sorry for the delay. My tank's footprint is 4' x 16" - I'm thinking of setting up a little corner area for the Baby Dwarf Tears, sort of enclosed by some sterilized rocks.

Considering the title, I'm interested in growing Baby Dwarf Tears in my tank. Here are a few key facts about my setup...

I've got a mildly planted 60-gallon tank, nothing too intense. I use Flourish and Flourish Excel, following the recommended dosing instructions on the labels. Lighting-wise, I ...

I'm not a huge fan of using chemical filtration media in the tank filter, but I do think it's worth considering pre-filtering your water-change water overnight before doing a water change. I appreciate you're probably changing around 60 litres or so, but it could be worth the effort. You could get ...

I've just shared my own experience with using Flourish Excel, not recommended it to anyone else. My tank's doing great, fish, shrimps, plants, and bacteria all thriving. Zero ammonia and nitrites, nitrates barely detectable. I wish the OP all the best with their planted tank setup.

I use Seachem Flourish Excel, but I don't follow the recommended daily dosage - I stick to two or three times a week and it seems to work for me. I trust Seachem products, but I know some people have concerns about gluteflakedehyde-based ferts, like potential plant die-back. I've been lucky so far ...

I'm no plant expert, but after 11 years away from the hobby, I've done some research to get back into it. I used to have live plants, but I wasn't very successful and ended up buying new ones every weekend. This time around, I've found out that there are basically two types of plants: root feeders ...

I've got a large commercial air pump running the main group of my aquariums - 3-55 gallon, 2-45 gallon, 2-30 gallon, and 4-10 gallon tanks all in the same nook. This is the 3rd air pump as my air usage keeps going up with each tank that gets set up. It uses 3/8 inch hose, feeding a 14 valve gang ...