This site is supported by the advertisements on it, please disable your AdBlocker so we can continue to provide you with the quality content you expect.

Welcome to the Barr Report

A place to learn about Aquariums, Aquarium Plants, Aquascaping, Emersed Growth and much much more!
Where Hobbyist help other Hobbyist!

Join the rest of our members? Feel free to sign up today.

Sign Up
  1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.
  2. Unfortunately for Photobucket users, things have changed in a big way as of June 26th they are rolling out a $399 per year subscription fee for those who want to hotlink images from Photobucket’s servers to display elsewhere.
    This does not mean it only affects this site, It now means that billions of images across the Web now display an error message instead of the image in question. :(
    https://barrreport.com/threads/attention-photobucket-users.14377/
    Dismiss Notice
Cookies ATTENTION: DO NOT USE PHOTOBUCKET!

  1. Barr Report

    1. Site Related

      Site related information, Announcements and help
      25
      265
      DutchMuch Latest: New software Error Report thread :) DutchMuch, Aug 13, 2017
      RSS

    2. Introductions

      Welcome to the barr report, come in and say hello
      48
      272
      whitecloud Latest: Greetings! whitecloud, Aug 20, 2017 at 11:13 AM
      RSS

    3. Trades, swaps, sales

      Trades, swaps, sales, non commerical only.
      1,663
      7,183
      DutchMuch Latest: Phishless Extras for sale! Sold! DutchMuch, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:13 PM
      RSS

  2. General Discussions

    1. Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here

      Are you new to aquatic plants? Start here
      896
      7,274
      Christophe Latest: City Well Water / RO questions Christophe, Aug 5, 2017
      RSS

    2. Aquatic Clubs, Events, and Announcements

      Announcements about Aquatic Clubs, Aquatic Events and Conferences, and general announcemets of interest to the Aquatic Plant hobby
      157
      889
      DutchMuch Latest: Amazon 17 ft planted aquarium DutchMuch, Aug 13, 2017
      RSS

    3. Articles

      Articles, Public Archives, and DIY Projects
      236
      3,042
      DutchMuch Latest: LFS Pet Peeves DutchMuch, Aug 17, 2017 at 1:25 AM
      RSS

    4. General Plant Topics

      General Plant Topics and Aquatic Life discussions
      3,427
      29,114
      whitecloud Latest: Issues with Narrow Leaf Java Fern whitecloud, Aug 20, 2017 at 11:01 AM
      RSS

    5. Journals

      Members Journals, Projects, Aquascapes
      60
      3,587
      Lovebug Latest: Third Time's the Charm Lovebug, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:38 PM
      RSS

    6. Plantfest

      Discover treasures of tropical paradise as Tom shares with you his annual PlantFest.
      14
      177
      SwampGremlin Latest: Plant Fest 20008 Photos SwampGremlin, Aug 6, 2016
      RSS

  3. Specific Discussions

    Barr Report Specific Discussion Forums

    1. Algae Control

      444
      4,429
      Kyalgae Latest: UNIDENTIFIED MACROALGAE!?! Please help! Kyalgae, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:20 PM
      RSS

    2. Aquascaping

      Aquascaping
      564
      11,694
      DutchMuch Latest: Post Your AquaScaping Videos Here! DutchMuch, Aug 19, 2017 at 6:50 PM
      RSS

    3. Aquatic Microbiology

      This section is for bacterial issues related to cycling in aquatic ecosystems as well as fungal related issues.
      69
      452
      trong Latest: reoccuring heterophic bloom trong, Aug 5, 2017
      RSS

    4. Aquatic Plant Fertilization

      Aquatic Plant Fertilization
      539
      5,793
      deepgreen Latest: Test of iron short-term overdosing on Ammania pedicellata, Cuphea anagdalloidea and other plants deepgreen, Aug 20, 2017 at 6:49 PM
      RSS

    5. Aquatic Plant History

      3
      62
      F-Dawg Latest: History lighting in the planted aquarium over the past 30 years, color aesthetics F-Dawg, Mar 6, 2017
      RSS

    6. Aquatic Plant Species

      216
      1,911
      burr740 Latest: Zn/Mo Deficiency? H. Pinnatifida burr740, Aug 19, 2017 at 5:17 PM
      RSS

    7. Advanced Strategies and Fertilization

      Discussion about various dosing strategies and approaches for both the technical and non-technical aquarist.
      765
      5,649
      SingAlongWithTsing Latest: Pumice Stone and Ferts SingAlongWithTsing, Jul 26, 2017
      RSS

    8. CO2 Enrichment

      CO2 Enrichment
      1,887
      21,498
      guppyganker Latest: Milwaukee ma957 fittings guppyganker, Aug 19, 2017 at 9:15 PM
      RSS

    9. Estimative Index

      *** Read Only ***
      303
      3,430

      1. International Translations

      geektom Latest: Creating Fert solution from dry ferts geektom, Aug 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM
      RSS

    10. Emmersed / Wabi Kusa

      Aquatic Plants grown above water.
      1
      2
      DutchMuch Latest: Jason's Emersed Bog DutchMuch, Aug 20, 2017 at 8:58 AM
      RSS

    11. Fish for Planted Tanks

      272
      2,168
      toads74 Latest: Toads Tank Thread toads74, Aug 14, 2017 at 7:46 PM
      RSS

    12. Inverts

      This is where to discuss the inverts, poor spineless critters that they are.
      145
      1,456
      Kyalgae Latest: Ramshorn snail and plants Kyalgae, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:02 AM
      RSS

    13. Lighting

      Lighting
      520
      4,098
      Kyalgae Latest: Help! How much light do I need? Kyalgae, Aug 20, 2017 at 9:23 PM
      RSS

    14. Marine Plants - Macroalgae

      This forum is specifically for brackish marine plants/macroalgae and related topics.
      78
      636
      webskipper Latest: Brackish Plants webskipper, May 26, 2017
      RSS

    15. Non-CO2 Methods

      Non-CO2 Methods
      105
      643
      Dman Latest: Air pump in excel tank? Dman, Jul 17, 2017
      RSS

    16. Sediment / Substrate

      Aquarium Substrate Decussions
      167
      1,181
      slipfinger Latest: How much Micro do I need to use? Should I use liquid Iron? slipfinger, Aug 12, 2017
      RSS

  4. Knowledge Base

    1. Aquarium Plant Database

      4
      17
      DutchMuch Latest: Aquatic Plant Images Wanted DutchMuch, Jul 19, 2017
      RSS

  5. Rotala Butterfly Calculators

    1. Rotala Butterfly Support & Feedback Forum

      Support, Feedback, Translations
      2
      13
      Vijay Latest: rotalabutterfly.com Support Forum Vijay, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:04 AM
      RSS

    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.
      9
      26
      Tom Barr Latest: Chinese names for aquatic plants update Tom Barr, Mar 30, 2013
      RSS

    2. Dutch

      Dutch Sub-Forum
      53
      1,015
      Corne Latest: Waar zit de K? Corne, Mar 8, 2017
      RSS

    3. Russian

      9
      40
      Bactrian Latest: Переводы Bactrian, Sep 9, 2011
      RSS

    4. Swedish

      Swedish Forum
      3
      47
      ferrorolvans Latest: Visiting USA ferrorolvans, Jun 15, 2010
      RSS

  7. Clubs and Societies

    Club and Society Forums

    1. UK Aquatic Plant Society

      UK aquatic plant society
      38
      429
      Tom Barr Latest: Syngonanthus sp.s Tom Barr, Jan 28, 2015
      RSS

    2. Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society

      Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society (SAPS)
      12
      56

      1. Announcements

      2. Local Resources

      3. Sacramento General Plant Topics

      antbug Latest: Sacramento Aquatic Plant Society March 2013 Meeting antbug, Mar 6, 2013
      RSS

  8. Tom Barr Consulting

    Professional consulting, design and maintenance.

    1. Professional Consulting, Design, and Maintenance

      Professional Consulting, Design, and Maintenance
      5
      11
      Fishwife Latest: Starting over - Could use some help Fishwife, Oct 3, 2015
      RSS

  9. Sponsors

    1. Planted Aquarium Fertilizer

      www.aquariumfertilizer.com - Aquarium Fertilizers that won't make you poor delivered around the world to your door!
      8
      35
      Julia Adkins Latest: New shipping rates Julia Adkins, Jun 29, 2017
      RSS