Category Archives: Fish, Plants & Planted Tanks

We love it … the ‘Intense’ NEO Solar LED

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This is truly one of our favorite LED’s for planted tanks. The NEO Solar Hi-Power LED stands out with it’s modern design and advanced optics. Its 6500K white light mimics natural sunlight, promoting lush vibrant aquascapes for freshwater tanks.

It’s one of the few all-in-one LED aquarium lights that has a fully adjustable arm built in. It’s ready to install on any frameless tank. No need to purchase or ponder over any other installation hardware, which saves you time & money. The mounting arm has four lockable, adjustable links that can be positioned to fit your needs; making this LED versatile for a variety of tank setups.

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Another great feature is the shimmer it produces. It’s shimmer is truly outstanding. You will be as surprised as we were to see such intense shimmer in the aquarium water. Feel free to email us your videos of it’s shimmer to share with everyone!

A few more great features to mention…

  • The NEO is 100% waterproof, which is awesome!
  • It doesn’t need a built-in fan, so it operates silently, without noise!
  • It’s power consumption is only 30 watts

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Our PPS-Pro Fertilizer Pack … Just Mix & Dose

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It’s ready to go…our new PPS-Pro Fert Pack is everything you need to get started with the Perpetual Preservation System (PPS) method of fertilization. The PPS Pro method is a convenient, low maintenance method of fertilizing your planted tank.

Our PPS-Pro Fert Pack includes:

  • Two 500mL Fertilizer Dispensing Bottles
  • Plantex CSM+B (trace elements)
  • Potassium Nitrate KNO3
  • Mono Potassium Phosphate KH2PO4
  • Potassium Sulfate K2SO4
  • Magnesium Sulfate MgSO4

What you will need to get started…

  • our PPS-Pro fertilizer package
  • distilled or RO water
  • a digital scale

Preparing the fert mix in the 500mL dosing bottles…

The following solution recipe is based on the use of two 500mL bottles. For alternative bottle sizes, please download the PPS-Pro calculator to determine the correct solution recipe.

Step 1.

Bottle #1 – use your digital scale to weigh the following ferts, then place dry contents in bottle:

  • K2SO4 – 29 grams
  • KNO3 – 33 grams
  • KH2PO4 – 3 grams
  • MgSO4 – 20 grams

Step 2.

Bottle #2 - use your digital scale to weigh the following ferts, then place dry contents in bottle:

  • Plantex CSM+B – 40 grams

Step 3.

Fill both bottles with soft or reverse osmosis (RO) water, up to the 500mL water level line. Screw on caps tightly and shake well. Let the mixture sit over night until dissolved completely.

How to dose the mixture…

The recommended dosing quantity is 1 mL of each bottle per every 10 gallons or 40 litres of aquarium water. Dose daily, prior to your aquarium lights turning on.

Dosing examples:

  • 5 gal / 20 litre –> 10 drops
  • 10 gal / 40 litre –> 1 mL
  • 50 gal / 200 litre –> 5 mL
  • 100 gal / 400 litre –> 10 mL

The Newest TMC AquaRay LED lineup for Planted Tanks

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Tropical Marine Center TMC has recently released their newest series of LED’s designed for the planted tank. We are happy to make them available to our customers.

Their newest LED tile, the AquaRay Grobeam 1500 Ultima, uses the latest and brightest generation Natural Daylight CREE XB-D Natural Daylight PowerLEDs with a 6500K color temperature for optimum plant growth and color rendition. Consisting of 10 x 6500K high output LEDs. It’s wide-angle beam allows for optimum and even light distribution at over 2000 lumens for full illumination of the freshwater biotope.

Also introducing, the newest TMC LED strip, the AquaRay Grobeam 600 Ultima. The Grobeam 600 comes in two options: a single strip with one power supply or the Dual Pack which includes two Grobeam 600 strips powered by a single power supply. These LED strips use the latest and brightest generation Natural Daylight CREE XB-D PowerLED’s with a 6500K color temperature for optimum plant growth and color rendition. Consists of 5 ultra-efficient CREE XB-D PowerLED’s. 1 x 12W 6500K. Wide-angle (120 degree) beam allows light unit to be mounted close to the aquarium surface for optimum and even light distribution. 30% brighter than the Grobeam 500 it replaces.

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Green Leaf Aquariums announces new Co2 Diffuser’s

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Green Leaf Aquariums is happy to announce a revolutionary advancement in co2 distribution. We are the first provider of a this full line of new co2 diffusers. At first glance they may appear to be just an ordinary airstone or inline diffuser, but they are far from ordinary.

These co2 diffusers utilize a new type of high pressure permeable ceramic that produces an extremely micro size co2 bubble that when injected into an aquarium replicates a foggy day in the aquarium for a brief second, then the co2 is instantly 100% absorbed due to the micro sized bubble.

These Green Leaf Aquarium Atomic co2 diffusers require a higher working pressure, a minimum of 30psi, and Co2 pressure rated tubing is a must!

We will have several sizes to offer, including: 5 “In the tank” models and 2 inline diffuser models for canister filters. All models will utilize this revolutionary high pressure permeable ceramic.

Remember!!! These are not what you see in every Ebay shop. We are the first to offer these in a full size range in the USA, not to be compared to any other brand in the market guaranteed!

 

Products to make your aquarium life a little easier…

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Cultivation Ceramics

These Cultivation Ceramics in four shapes and sizes save you time and effort when planting moss and riccia. Quickly place the moss between the mesh screen and ceramic plate, then watch it grow. No more string or tying needed. Purchase the ceramics individually for under $8 each, or get the complete set (pictured below) for $23.99.

Awesome Aquariums at a Lower Price

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In an effort to meet our customer’s needs, we lowered the prices of all of our rimless aquariums. These aquariums are custom manufactured for GLA, featuring design simplicity, high glass clarity, and strength. Our rimless aquariums are built with a specially formulated German-made silicone that bonds the glass together with extreme durability and clarity.


Our current aquarium selection features tanks of various shapes and sizes, from nano 7 gallon tanks to larger 48 gallon tanks. Coming soon, we will also have three new aquariums, including a stunning 60 gallon cube tank, dimensions 24x24x24 inches. We recently acquired a demo model, and it is awesome! In addition, we will have a 65 gallon / 48x18x18in tank and a 40 gallon / 30x18x18in tank. Check back with us soon to see when these tanks will be available for sale.

Everything Nano!

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Visit our website to shop our newest selection of nano aquarium products. We have made things easier on the nano enthusiast by providing you with a dedicated selection of nano aquariums, glassware, tools to fit, CO2 equipment, and complete CO2 systems.

The newest nano product release is the Pierce CO2 System for $69.99, which includes a micro CO2 regulator, disposable CO2 cartridge with stand, bubble counter, check valve, and CO2 diffuser.

New BorneoWild Tools – Going Fast

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We have increased our selection of BorneoWild aquascaping tools. This is very exciting. The BorneoWild tools are beautiful and carefully crafted to be a professional, long-lasting aquarium tool. Our complete selection of BorneoWild tools is made of high-quality, surgical grade stainless steel, perfect for planting and timming diverse aquatic plants.

Check out the newest BorneoWild wave cutters, spring cutters, razor, substrate flattener, scissors, and pincettes. Also, make sure to read our latest blog about trimming foreground plants with less effort with the new BorneoWild Wave Cutter.