evil_elmo

would you know if the aquastar is as purple or more purple than the power glo tube?

the pro3e 2076 the lowest of the pro 3 range already cost more than a fx5!! and it only does 400litres but i would still buy it over a fx5 due to the quality of the filter

man you wonder how much this new filter is going to cost, the pro3 and pro3e is already expensive

i never turn over my sand and havent had any problems but my tank only last about 8months before i take everything out and start again with a new landscape, it gets boring looking at the same thing all the time dunno, i breed discus so i have more discus than i can count......each tank gets a 30% or so water change once a week

hairgrass needs a fair amount of lights but it could be a nutrient deficiency, check this site for causes http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/art_plant_nutrient.htm lighting, co2 and fertilizer all have to match, ie...high lights will need high levels of co2 and ferts...

top tank is hair grass and bottom tank is dwarf sag

i find pleco are not good for planted tanks as they seem to always up root plants, i use otocinclus instead of plecos there are two type of co2, pressurized and DIY. pressurized systems are awesome but costly to setup, DIY is only good for a tank up to 100litres or so and also the tank cant have extreme amounts of lighting as it will not have enough co2 for the plants good schooling fish are rummy nose, bueno aire tetra, glass catfish just an old picture, the 6ft is pretty empty now http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... p?t=202270

you might say i have a few discus hehehe :lol: co2 does help alot but its all about balance....my 6ft can grow very healthy plants with no co2, ferts and a crappy light, all about the balance Thank you for the comments each one of my tanks only last about 6-8months before i get bored and take everything out and start again, so i have played around with alot of different styles. as for the substrate, i find sand alot easier to grow plants than gravel A few variety of plants looks nice when it covers the tank rather than a messy look when each plant tries to outgrow each other. For fish i always liked big schools of the same species, looks fantastic when they do school together

Lido has DIY coke bottle system, 3ft and 5ft has pressurized systems

thanks guys here is my GF planted 3ft my 5ft which won TOTM on MFK :lol: .....all the plants were taken out after this photo was taken

i've been playing with planted tanks for awhile now and its all about balance; co2, ferts and lighting thanks, i just love the shape of the lido :oops:

yip its glosso lighting is the factory juwel T5 system which is 2x24watts lol i never test my water, if the fish are not dieing i dont care

Christmas came a day late with a arrive of another tank, this time i wanted a small planted tank for the bedroom i will let the pictures do most of the talking 26th dec - juwel lido 120 just after setup - DIY co2 didnt work with my diffuser so it was removed and replaced with a bell diffuser inside the filter 1 month after setup, algae growing nicely photos taken yesterday about 1 and a half months after setup

i found the bunnings/para plastic stuff useless and had to buy proper eheim stuff

parrots are ok with discus if they are small but once they grow up you will have to move them out my parrots eats small tetras so watch out for that when they grow up is it true that you cant get parrots into nz anymore?

totally amazing, did you do anything special to the walls like extra pink bats, waterproof paint..etc?

haha best time to stock up on clown loaches, $10 a loach is sweet price dont you wish they did buy 1 get 1 free on your green :lol:

ends sunday

for those who dont know or dont get the animates emails buy 1 get 1 free starts tomorrow on all fish and plants just hope you guys didnt spend all your money last weekend buying half price fx5's :lol:

the email i got said 50% all filter & media, lighting, heating, decorations, frozen food, air pumps and accessories 25% off all tanks & stand, dry fish food, treatments and test kits i just wish animates down here had a eheim pro 3 2180 in stock so i can get it half price!

got a email from animates and they are having a big sale this weekend only which includes 50% off filter and media......good time to pickup an fx5

i used tweezers to plant my glosso down here is a good site to read up about glosso http://aendirect.com/aquarium/a-guide-t ... atinoides/

thanks, i will go and pickup a few copies first not sure, its abit annoying having to park in a car parking building to go to the library

anyone here reads the practical fishkeeping magazine? is it a good read? worth a subscribing to?

you got your scarlet henward? pictures?