He knows about Aquatium Zen. I think he was looking more for a mail order place. Maybe I shouldn't have said Seattle area. He is in Seattle. Doesn't care where plants come from. My bad.

I have a friend in Seattle that wants to set up a small basic planted tank. He is not a big planted tank hobbyist, but he is familiar with things like light and CO2. In other words, he isn't a novice either. Where can he get plants? He wouldn't want tissue cultured plants, or high light, high CO2, h...

I used to dump mine right in. The fish would often "taste" them as they fell to the bottom. No one died.

I have an old aquarium that I bought but never set up. It is a real Oceanic (before All Glass bought them) 58. It is now about 12 year old and has never seen water. I have heard that the silicon can dry rot over time if you leave them dry for years. Anyone know if this is true? I can set it up and l...

I have never considered the Raleigh auction a place to get plants. I haven't been in years. If I can ever get back going, I'll have to go sometime. Sounds like some good finds.

Karen Randall received this mail earlier today. Dear Friends and Partners, With our deepest sorrow, we announce that Takashi Amano, President & CEO of Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd., passed away after an illness on Wednesday, August 4, 2015. We convey our deepest gratitude to those who have favored...

Congratulations! I hear they can out grow their tank very quickly.

Convention was amazing.

Average life of a ballast might be 18 years, but I had 2 that I was using for orchid lights croak within a year. You are past that, but I wouldn't count on 18 years.

You forget to add in the awesome factor of LED.