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Hi Wilson I like 6500k, some prefer 10,000k

Hoi - keep on topic please, or youse will get a Do you want me to split this topic so you can continue your betta chit chat?

Hey Nav, what is the colour difference between P t moliwe and P t nigerian red?

Cabomba can grow like a weed as well. Don't even think about val, it suckers everywhere and is more of a nuisance than ambulia if the conditions are right. How high is your tank, normal Java fern can grow quite big, but not very fast.

I suppose it is the purpose made accommodation with the magnifying view ports and coloured base and top that beats a manky old curry jar?

Piccy of said algae? Don't talk to me about Sea Monkeys - Madam-eight-year-old wants some. Somehow brineshrimp in a jar with an airstone is not the same in her eyes?

It grows fast alright! I found this little corm rolling around in my 2ft guppy tank that had a little wirey root hanging out of it, so I stuffed it into the substrate, and after a little while - leaves! I was given this about three years ago and it sort of grew for a while and then disappeared, so was pleased that I had not killed it. Since I upped the lighting, Co2 and ferts to get rid of the BBA it has grown into a monster, great big wavy leaves near the surface about 30mm across by 150ish long - dang, I think I need a taller tank now :-?

Shifted to Off Topic - fishy stuff only in PT&E

Ta, mine grows pretty fast if I add Flourish Iron to the tank - but in saying that it is in a standard 2fter with 72w of CF 6000k lighting plus Co2 and 5ml Flourish Excel daily as well. It had a weird patch for a while and grew two floating leaves as well :-?

I have an Aponogeton, possibly undulatus or a hybrid thereof, which has produced a couple of stalks that have plantlets, one has a few roots about 30mm in length, the other is younger. Do I just leave these on the stalks until the plant has a dormant stage and dies back, or should I push the stalk closer to the substrate so the roots get into it, or pick them off and plant them?

There is a sticky in the commercial section that lists tank builders, several ship nationwide. viewtopic.php?f=24&t=42159

Do you have someone like Mico Plumbing or Mastertrade down there - they may be a better bet.

It's ok - I think I can handle the dirty glass...

Well, you could still clean the glass BEFORE you take any more pics, just get her hold the mirror next time!

Nice fish - nice first pic - make sure you clean the glass if you are going to take any more for POTM

I have a 100w that has moisture in it, I keep the top out of the water, the 200w I cannot tell if it has moisture in it as it is in my marine tank and covered in gunk :-?

So if there is a power cut and they stop, do you wake up, Sam?

Hmm, I thought it was 'fools seldom differ'? Regardless of alterations to the height or depth - I would still need snorkel and flippers to clean the tank :roll:

Eeeewww alcohol, yick! The clarity would not be the same. And I was being facetious - Barrie would not be able to get his fingers in there to smooth out the silicone!

They seem to be a unit, the 'tank' sits on the base of the lamp. I am going to ask Barrie how much it would cost to make one of these... http://www.pbase.com/plantella/image/89402136

Here's a nice 'desk lamp' http://www.pbase.com/plantella/image/55056552 Bit brighter here - don't know about the guy in the tank though! http://www.pbase.com/plantella/image/85678048

Ha N1ck, that is what I thought as well!

Oh yeah.... defiantly droolworthy Mr Knott does some stunning work.

I have the same problem at the moment with a little tank - number two looks promising and stylish - see if you can find out what wattage is it and if there are any lamps available with the right colour spectrum - you may find they are more expensive than the fitting itself. Someone used to make a clip on aquarium lamp that was about 9w from memory, so the lamps may be available here.

Don't forget when calculating the pump size to account for the head, I only have two tiers and four tanks, but the flow varies at the end of the line of the third tank at the bottom.