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You could try the switched on gardener, they sell metal halide not sure about the t5...though see them on trademe search for seller boxturtle. Cheers

Flourite is a excellent substarte for plants....though pricey. Check out Hollywood Fish Farm as they stock it. You can read all the tech info here http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Flourite.html If you are growing lots of plant you will probably want to have a co2 setup and adequate lighting. Plenty of good info on this site also the likes of http://www.cau-aqua.net/index.php?lang=en http://www.aquatic-eden.com/ http://www.plantedtank.net/articles.php Hope this helps.

Yeh Takashi Amano does amazing aquascapes... i currently have some xmas moss look really good attached to drift wood....just the crystalwort prooving to be quite hard to get ahold of. Cheers

I use cotton to attach it rocks/wood or anything else you want to decorate. As Caryl said, Hairnets are a good option.

If you have the money Seachem's Flourite is an excellent substrate for a planted aquarium. In saying this when i set up my planted tank about 5 years ago i went el`cheapo. I had about 7-8cm of potting mix and 2-3cm of fine Gravel on top. If you have heaps of plants for the tank this maybe ok as they can absorb the initial nutrient leech, otherwise you will have to do regular water changes for the first few months until the substrate stabilizers. This is not the ideal option but on a budget and a bit of work it can do the trick. You also have to hold off adding fish for a month or two and test for a stable ph. Cheers

Ooopss... Yeh location would help Lynfield/Auckland Cheers

Hi All, I'm redoing my planted tank and am after some rock coverage, I really like the crystalwort look! Currently i have willow moss and java moss, and would be open to any suggestions for other plants... My goal is to create a rocky river look with moss covered rocks and various bits of driftwood to...similar to what you might see in a nz native forest. Cheers