phoenix44

won't DIY CO2 be more effective, or cheaper and equally effective over a longer time span?

And tomorrow I get to take some of the plants out. Mixed feeling about it all really, but the red arcuata will be cropped down as will some of the repens and the polysperma sunset on the RHS. Funnily enough there are fish in this tank, one of them even took the liberty of coming out just after I took these pics. I'v attempted to take pictures of the tank to show all its plants - though that is not possible as many many crypts and swords (at least 100+ plants) are hidden. Volume - 200L Lighting - 4 x 54W T5 HO @ 18000K powerglo 1x 6800K plant pro T8 1x actinic blue (flowering response) T8 DIY CO2 with pollen glass diffusers. Water - pH 7.0 natural Ammonia 0.0 Nitrate / Nitrite 0.0 Phosphate ? - will update Filtration - 2 x Fluval® 405, one with modded eheim expansion set. 1 x eheim® pro II 2028 with complete expansion set. Flora - Too many to name Fauna - Won't bother, but there are LOADS of fish in there somewhere. Other - 7 pieces of medium/large sized driftwood about 30 - 40 cm each (yes you can come over and count them if you don't believe me) 1 large piece of schist to ensure plants do not grow there. This acts as a grazing ground for my plecos, cories, synos and discus. Loads of salt. Background - Black Vinyl from Spotlight® Water Change Regime - 2-4, 30%-40% cold water changes per week. Mainly for the plants. Treatments - Seachem Prime Stress Coat Cycle Flourish Comprehensive NitraBan if I leave home for extended periods. In filter - Phoszorb, Nitrazorb Pictures - (This pic is stored in png format and the colours went a bit wonky. Least it looks like that on my screen). I am considering getting a fairly large shoal of ember tetras. Sort of want cardinals but I'll get bored of them I think. Will switch to Hi-Tech CO2 relatively soon. The foreground plant is s. microfolia. it is interesting to see how some has grow tall and some short. same batch of plants, same conditions. All were chopped to the roots and put in the tank so new leaves could grow. Guess which side of the tank gets CO2

next time i come there will be my first time there

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water bottle :lol:

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what sort did you get? post some pics.

yeap normal. starve them. :lol: they will get used to it. they prefer soft foods. but its survival or nothing in my tanks :lol:

is it a paradise fish or a sparkling gourami?

erm... JenH is taking bbq ribs to the totally tanked meeting in Christchurch. I'm salivating at the very thought :lol:

get rid of those snails, and run an air pump over night. glad to hear nothing died this time around.

I missed this! that is some very well trained hair grass!

If they are as silly as to contemplate releasing it, I can assure you that thought has not crossed their mind. this is the auction - http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 387592.htm is it a paradise fish or a sparkling gourami?

Here's a tip. I went to wet pets the other day (only place in palmy with JBL foods) and saw some very fancy looking discus food in a silver bottle for $30. sitting next to that was another discus food for $12.xx and when i read the nutritional info, the contents and the analysis, there was absolutely no difference. the only difference was the packaging. even the pellets are the same. And I think I may have got more of the food for the cheaper price. This food is in a yellow and green bottle with a little food dispenser at the top. It also seems really good.

won't work henward. too much $$$, too little people. plus there are literally a handful of you with the sort of tanks that are needed to keep them well.

i use the aro pellets eh. break them into 3 pieces, and the fish LOVE them. colourbits and meat is really good too. colouribits can be considered a staple diet. some fish don't eat it immediately too.

buy smaller quantities man... your discus will not go through food like your predators.

i was away for a week and left the windows open, probably climbed in for the warmth.

yeah conch... it crawled over my hands for a while and then i let it / him go.

you will need a little more substrate. it looks like a nice one though. what is it?

was she yawning?

happy!!!! That's awesomely awesome. :bounce:

blue hygrophillia.. gets very tall and can grow very fast.

Oh no! That's terrible news . I have seen this happen a few times. The ammonia has spiked, but at .5ppm with an acidic pH its effects will be unnoticeable. what sort of media was/is in the filter? i'd recommend putting more in if you can, or swapping something for more eheim pro II. You may not use all of it, but colonies of bacteria can establish if there is a need for more. salt + water change seems to be the right recipe... but at times like these, I keep a bottle of prime and ammo lock ready. especially when you can't stay home and sort out the tank. The only thing i can think off is that a bacteria multiplied fast, depleting the oxygen levels thus degrading the water quality. fish start gasping cause of the lack of O2. was the water even slightly misty / murky?

i played with it for a while. let it run along my hands, and then when i got bored, and rusty got jealous I put in on a tree outside. :lol: