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  1. Barr Report

    1. Site Related

      Site related information, Announcements and help
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    2. Introductions

      Welcome to the barr report, come in and say hello
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      jipan Latest: Greetings from Indonesia jipan, Aug 17, 2017 at 6:13 AM
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    3. Trades, swaps, sales

      Trades, swaps, sales, non commerical only.
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      Tump Latest: Petrified wood Tump, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:28 PM
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  2. General Discussions

    1. Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here

      Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here
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      Christophe Latest: City Well Water / RO questions Christophe, Aug 5, 2017
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    2. Aquatic Clubs, Events, and Announcements

      Announcements about Aquatic Clubs, Aquatic Events and Conferences, and general announcemets of interest to the Aquatic Plant hobby
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      DutchMuch Latest: Amazon 17 ft planted aquarium DutchMuch, Aug 13, 2017 at 6:41 PM
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    3. Articles

      Articles, Public Archives, and DIY Projects
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      DutchMuch Latest: LFS Pet Peeves DutchMuch, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:25 AM
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    4. General Plant Topics

      General Plant Topics and Aquatic Life discussions
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      toads74 Latest: Water Change Methods... KILLING ME! toads74, Aug 14, 2017 at 6:16 PM
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    5. Journals

      Members Journals, Projects, Aquascapes
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      DutchMuch Latest: "Balance" 65 Gallon Dutch Aquascape Preparation DutchMuch, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:34 AM
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    6. Plantfest

      Discover treasures of tropical paradise as Tom shares with you his annual PlantFest.
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      SwampGremlin Latest: Plant Fest 20008 Photos SwampGremlin, Aug 6, 2016
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  3. Specific Discussions

    Barr Report Specific Discussion Forums

    1. Algae Control

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      Dfish2020 Latest: Algae ID Dfish2020, Aug 2, 2017
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    2. Aquascaping

      Aquascaping
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      Pikez Latest: Going Dutch with Aquasoil Pikez, Aug 13, 2017 at 9:25 PM
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    3. Aquatic Microbiology

      This section is for bacterial issues related to cycling in aquatic ecosystems as well as fungal related issues.
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      trong Latest: reoccuring heterophic bloom trong, Aug 5, 2017
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    4. Aquatic Plant Fertilization

      Aquatic Plant Fertilization
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      tiger15 Latest: Is chelated iron in CSM+B good? tiger15, Aug 17, 2017 at 8:04 AM
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    5. Aquatic Plant History

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      F-Dawg Latest: History lighting in the planted aquarium over the past 30 years, color aesthetics F-Dawg, Mar 6, 2017
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    6. Aquatic Plant Species

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      Blackstar7 Latest: Dwarf hairgrass turning yellow Blackstar7, Aug 14, 2017 at 9:11 AM
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    7. Advanced Strategies and Fertilization

      Discussion about various dosing strategies and approaches for both the technical and non-technical aquarist.
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      SingAlongWithTsing Latest: Pumice Stone and Ferts SingAlongWithTsing, Jul 26, 2017
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    8. CO2 Enrichment

      CO2 Enrichment
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      slipfinger Latest: CO2 system is breaking my Head slipfinger, Aug 10, 2017
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    9. Estimative Index

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      1. International Translations

      geektom Latest: Creating Fert solution from dry ferts geektom, Aug 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM
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    10. Emmersed / Wabi Kusa

      Aquatic Plants grown above water.
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    11. Fish for Planted Tanks

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      toads74 Latest: Toads Tank Thread toads74, Aug 14, 2017 at 7:46 PM
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    12. Inverts

      This is where to discuss the inverts, poor spineless critters that they are.
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      jipan Latest: Ramshorn snail and plants jipan, Aug 17, 2017 at 7:48 AM
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    13. Lighting

      Lighting
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      tiger15 Latest: Light Calculator questionable? tiger15, Aug 12, 2017 at 10:26 PM
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    14. Marine Plants - Macroalgae

      This forum is specifically for brackish marine plants/macroalgae and related topics.
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      webskipper Latest: Brackish Plants webskipper, May 26, 2017
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    15. Non-CO2 Methods

      Non-CO2 Methods
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      Dman Latest: Air pump in excel tank? Dman, Jul 17, 2017
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    16. Sediment / Substrate

      Aquarium Substrate Decussions
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      slipfinger Latest: How much Micro do I need to use? Should I use liquid Iron? slipfinger, Aug 12, 2017 at 8:57 PM
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  4. Knowledge Base

    1. Aquarium Plant Database

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      DutchMuch Latest: Aquatic Plant Images Wanted DutchMuch, Jul 19, 2017
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  5. Rotala Butterfly Calculators

    1. Rotala Butterfly Support & Feedback Forum

      Support, Feedback, Translations
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      Vijay Latest: rotalabutterfly.com Support Forum Vijay, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:04 AM
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    2. Planted Tank Nutrient Dosing Calculator

      EI - Estimative Index, EI daily, EI Low Light / Weekly, PPS Pro - Perpetual Preservation System, PMDD - Poor Man's Dosing / Dupla Drops, Dose to reach a target and Result of your dose.

    3. Planted Tank Nutrient Accumulation Calculator

      Nutrient accumulation results, plant uptake over a period of time.

    4. Planted Tank Light Calculator

      Calculate your PAR.. CF, LED (Cree), LED (EcoSmart), LED (BML), Metal Halide, Spriral CF (Horiz), Spriral CF (Vert), T-5 (HO), T-8 / T-5NO, T-12.

    5. Planted Tank Co2 Calculator

      Based on the CO2/PH chart this calculator will assist you in finding your CO2 PPM.

  6. Regional Forums

    Regional Forums where you will find various specialty forums such as language specific forums or geographic regional forums.

    1. Regional Forums

      Regional Forums where you will find various specialty forums such as language specific forums or geographic regional forums.
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      Tom Barr Latest: Chinese names for aquatic plants update Tom Barr, Mar 30, 2013
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    2. Dutch

      Dutch Sub-Forum
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      Corne Latest: Waar zit de K? Corne, Mar 8, 2017
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    3. Russian

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      Bactrian Latest: Переводы Bactrian, Sep 9, 2011
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    4. Swedish

      Swedish Forum
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      ferrorolvans Latest: Visiting USA ferrorolvans, Jun 15, 2010
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  7. Clubs and Societies

    Club and Society Forums

    1. UK Aquatic Plant Society

      UK aquatic plant society
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      Tom Barr Latest: Syngonanthus sp.s Tom Barr, Jan 28, 2015
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    2. Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society

      Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society (SAPS)
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      1. Announcements

      2. Local Resources

      3. Sacramento General Plant Topics

      antbug Latest: Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society March 2013 Meeting antbug, Mar 6, 2013
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  8. Tom Barr Consulting

    Professional consulting, design and maintenance.

    1. Professional Consulting, Design, and Maintenance

      Professional Consulting, Design, and Maintenance
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  9. Sponsors

    1. Planted Aquarium Fertilizer

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