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Category: Planted Aquariums

There are plenty of challenges in simply assembling and maintaining an aquarium. For those wanting to take their hobby to a new and rewarding level, consider the planted aquarium.

I was drawn to the challenge of the planted tank and decided to give it a go during the build of our Spec V aquarium. Here are some articles highlighting what I have learned along the way.

Seachem Flourish Excel Planted Aquarium Supplement

Seachem Flourish Excel Dosing Calculator

Posted on 2023/11/232023/12/29 by Nate
I love making various calculators for use in the aquarium hobby.  I think they prove useful to others, and I often cruise over here to use them myself. I made a recent tool for calculating the dose o... Read More
paintball CO2 tank and bulk fill station

How to Fill a Paintball CO2 Tank from a Bulk Tank

Posted on 2023/11/122023/11/20 by Nate
Part of the adventure of building and mainhttps://spec-tanks.com/wp-admin/edit.phptaining a CO2 system for our planted aquarium has been sourcing the CO2 itself.  We use paintball CO2 canisters as t... Read More

2021 Fluval Spec V Aquarium Journal

Posted on 2022/01/312023/11/15 by Nate
It’s that time of year again at Spec-Tanks – I get to post last year’s tank journal. It’s never award-winning journalism, but I hope the detailed view of daily tank upkeep will... Read More
ADA Amazonia II Substrate

ADA Amazonia II Substrate Review

Posted on 2021/01/162021/04/01 by Nate
Every year or two (or three) I get the itch to breakdown the planted Spec V aquarium. About a year ago, I went through this process and decided that with all the effort involved in a rescape, I would ... Read More
bazooka in-tank co2 diffuser in a nano planted aquarium

How to Clean Your Planted Aquarium’s CO2 Diffuser

Posted on 2020/05/172024/04/11 by Nate
I’ve discovered CO2 delivery in a high light planted aquarium to be more complex than it appears.  When I first assembled and commissioned our paintball CO2 system it seemed like a simple affa... Read More
HC Cuba Lift

Hemianthus Callitrichoides HC Cuba Lift or Blowout

Posted on 2020/01/202023/11/15 by Nate
High on my to-do list when upgrading to pressurized CO2 in our planted aquarium was to try out a carpeting plant. My favorite candidate was Hemianthus Callitrichoides, otherwise referred to as  ̵... Read More
quarantine tank

Spec V Aquarium Rescape – 2020

Posted on 2020/01/052021/01/16 by Nate
The past few years, I have taken apart and rescaped our planted aquarium around the new year.  I like getting a fresh start and re-setting the tank occasionally and the holidays are a good time to Sh... Read More
dry fertilizers for planted aquariums ei dosing

Dry Fertilizer Dosing in a Nano Planted Aquarium

Posted on 2019/12/252019/12/25 by Nate
Learning how to run a planted aquarium can be daunting at the start.  Substrate types, light intensity, light duration, CO2 system, fertilizer dosing, plant selection, plant maintenance . . . on and ... Read More
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