Planted Tanks

[GabeB]

I know someone who is asking me advice about planted tanks which I don't know much about. I was curious if there's also a Bay Area "planted tank" club I point him toward similar to this or if anyone here with experience would be willing to offer up some advice to him. I believe it's a fairly new tank with one plant and he's looking to plant more.

 

[Oakland Evan]

SFBAAPS. Not sure if it is still in existence tho, saw a post from Jan. 2019 that they still were active.

 

[The_Lazy_Reefer]

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[The_Lazy_Reefer]

Also if your friend is in the vicinity of Albany aquarium then I highly recommend them. It’s not a fancy shop by any means but what they lack in updated facilities they more than make up for with the wealth of knowledge they are willing to share. Good people and a great place to dip your toes into planted tanks.

 

[Eugene]

I was keeping Amano style high-tech planted tank for awhile. SFBAAPS is a great resource and also barrreport - original forum of Thomas Barr who is from Sac and famous for promoting his own fertilizing regime. In Bay Area we have priceless resource - Aqua Forest aquarum store in SF.

 

[GabeB]

I was keeping Amano style high-tech planted tank for awhile. SFBAAPS is a great resource and also barrreport - original forum of Thomas Barr who is from Sac and famous for promoting his own fertilizing regime. In Bay Area we have priceless resource - Aqua Forest aquarum store in SF.

When were you last in contact with SFBAAPS? Their website looks a little outdated and it doesn't look like you can access their forum without an approved account. Just curious if it's worth recommending or not. Thanks for the store recommendation! I just know the good reefing stores which aren't always the best for planted...

 

[Eugene]

Just login now -its still active - there are posts from today


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[NanoCrazed]

I used to do lots of planted tanks. Prefer low tech ones though as i am lazy..

Best is the Waldstat (sp?) method... using clay dirt from my yard as substrate. Can't get simpler than that!

 

[Yuk SUm]

https://www.plantedtank.net/forums/
would be your best bet. The http://forum.sfbaaps.org/viewforum.php?f=1 is still around but no where close to being as active. You can find most info on the plantedtank.net
In term of store, https://aqualabaquaria.com/ and https://aquaforestaquarium.com/ would be your best bet.
Good luck.

It can not be beat when you have 2 tank. 1 reef and 1 planted.

 

[BleepBloopMunchMunch]

I also recommend SFBAAPS, I never got very involved but the few people I did meet were very helpful and I got lots of cheap plants and fish from everyone. I still have a planted tank with some discus and angels

 

[GabeB]

Thanks for all the advice! It's appreciated!

 

[Da_Neefer]

Thanks for all the advice! It's appreciated!

Hi Gabe. I've been doing planted tanks since the 90's. If you've got questions you can't find an answer to or want to run something by someone you can shoot me a dm.