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Looks nice! Beautiful guppies as well.

I'm just wondering what the best way to control the spread of Dwarf Hair Grass? I'm looking at using it to edge my Dwarf Baby Tears, in my aquascape. TIA David

Baphijmm, I understand what you’re trying to say. I’m the President of the National Association For Historic Recovery. One of the things we specialize on n is going to private property, that’s adjacent to battlefield areas, and recovering unexplored ordinance, as well as removing lead bullets from the ground. Lead oxidizes when exposed to the air, forming that familiar “white” chalky look, that most of us are familiar with. This chalky look is actually lead salts that are leaching out of the bullets. You are correct that lead leaching into the water is not a good thing. Even though lead oxidizes in water, versus air or the ground, at a far slower rate, it still can occur.

I’m always willing to help, or at least try and help. 🙃

Fish Folk, Thank you!! 😀 You saved me from making a potentially hazardous decision.

I’ve found, mostly because the time coincided with my appointments with my surgeon, that mid-day, between 1:30 - 3:30, the traffic is bearable. I don’t know if that will help you DaveO, but thought I’d mention it. David

I visited Aquatic Critters, and all I can say is WOW!! They have a huge selection of freshwater, marine, and pond fish. As well as reptiles. When you walk in it doesn’t “smell” like a pet shop. Everything is neatly organized, and the staff is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. it’s over a two hour drive to get there, but I’ll gladly go back. It would be a great place for Cory to do a meet up, if he ever gets out this way. Thanks for the tip. David

I went to Fishy Business, about a year ago, and unless they’ve made a huge change, it’s a dump. Cracked and broken tanks, dirt, cobwebs, the kind of place you feel the need to take a shower after leaving. As for a Jackson LFS, there was one that closed a couple of years ago, but nothing new, that I’m aware of. David

I used to do a lot of stained glass work, and have some chemical free, 50/50 solder (50-% tin / 50% lead). Can this be used as plant weights, or will the tin content cause issues? David

Thank you for your insights and thoughts! They are spot-on!

I’m going to be setting up a 75 gallon tank, as soon as our daughter builds her house, and moves out of my office, aka fishroom. LOL I’ll be running CO2, as I’ll be using some red plants. Also, I’m wanting to use a variety of both, lowlight and highlight plants, in the aquascape. I know I can accomplish this part of the project by placing the lowlight plants in the shadow areas of other plants and hardscape materials. I’m wanting to carpet the substrate, with either Dwarf Baby Tears, or Monte Carlo. The two lights I’m considering are either the 48” Fluval 3.0, or the Kessil. Which will grow plants the best? I like the Kessil because of the shimmer pattern it projects. I know they’re expensive, but I find that light pattern so calming. I like the Fluval 3.0 because you can adjust the individual colors(taking out most of the blue) to help reduce algae. I’d love to hear your thoughts. David

I live near Jackson, Tennessee, and there are no LFS. The Petco and Petsmart are jokes, when it comes to fish. So … I’m looking for recommendations. Anything from Nashville to Memphis. TIA David

CONGRATS to the winners, and what a thoughtful gesture! This is, and will continue to be gray forum!

I’m looking forward to seeing what you get. I’ll be adding Co2 to my tank when I get it setup.

Beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing! 😊