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Holy moly! That is not normal. Add some indian fern to your tank or duckweed, and that should help. How many drops of reagent are you using?

The jellyfish gene was spliced into the danio genome and thus forms part of the fish's genome. No pain and no harm done. No negative effect for the fish in our tanks.

Just planning to have a male and a female in this tank. I've added some stones to the tank; do you think think this will help with hiding? It seems better to me. How aggressive are these guys? Like dems with each other or less? I thought they were colony breeders. LHS rock formation- RHS rock formation- Dennis is better at this sort of aquascaping than I am, but this is my attempt at it. Let me know what you think. PS- Lighting is 1x 6500K CFL desklamp.

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They are both HO tubes, so watt for watt they are essentially the same as long as you compare tubes of the same colour index. (if you really wanted to get technical you could adjust for the wattage and corresponding size difference, but that's OTT). That means 45W > 39W. But where would we be without capitalists. :lol: Juwel makes their tubes an odd length so you have to stick with their tubes; even if the ballasts are almost the same and technically compatible with the GLO HO tubes. Switching to a GLO hood gives you the ability to buy powerglos, as GLO tubes fit in GLO hoods. [you can get HO controllers that will make any HO light work; but that's semi DIY because the length of the unit if not predetermined, but the max power (W) is]. I've never managed to grow red plants under juwels yellow + white stock lights, but that will change with a powerglo. So basically if you aren't going to switch to powerglos, keep the juwel lighting as it is fantastic! You can run the standard lights + the GLO lights by mounting the GLO hood at the back by taking off the rear tank cover. That will expose one of the lights, but if you mount the GLO hood there, you won't get much light escaping.

I've already replied to her PMs last night. E. Amazonicus was one of the suggestions.

Absolutely. Win's tank is run solely off 6500K tubes I think, and the plants do brilliantly. Good is a pretty relative term and I use it to describe the growth of plants in my tank. There are some plants (most of those with colour pigments) that just will not do all that well under 6500K tubes and so it is best to match the plants you intend to grow with the spectrum of light you intend to give them. If you need to do a trade off with the spectrum, and use 6500K lights, you will need to increase the intensity of those lights to deliver an increase in performance, if I can call it that. KP grows some amazing plants under 14000K - a very unusual colour light as it is usually a trade off for marine keepers between one lower life spectrum and a blue spectrum tube. That's a halide, and so the plants respond to it in a very different way. A 6500K halide will provide amazing results because of it's spot intensity. If you want green plants, 6500K is fine, but the tank will look odd in my opinion as it's a very crisp white. That's when you mix a warmer spectrum light; but then you lose some of the colour on some fish. If you want to grow a wide variety of plants without having to increase the intensity of the light you provide, go for the powerglos and don't look back. Many have made the switch and not one person is unhappy about the switch. It's more expensive, but easier and the plants will do better. As Joshlikesfish said, you don't need fancy lights but then you do somewhat restrict what you can have in your tank and how the plants grow. Some of us like Simon and Zev have been using 6500K tubes for years and years and have always had good success with them. Main question is - what are you trying to grow; how fast do you want it to grow, and to what extent are you willing to go to have a planted tank? Food for thought I hope - There is no single correct way; just different ways each with their pros and cons.

I have said this time and time again. The powerglos are not the true 18000K spectrum. They have added red and blue spectra light for optimal plant growth. That is why I always say 18000K powerglo and not just 18000K tubes. 18000K - 20000K would only be good for some reef tanks. It is the added red and blue that make the powerglos special. That and their CRI. The powerglos are miles ahead of any 6500K - 10000K tube and arguing against that would almost be pointless; having said that the price difference between 6500K tubes and powerglos is astronomical. Think $5 for a 6500K tube (T8) and $65 for a powerglo T8. About $30 for a T5 HO @6500K - 10000K and $75 for a powerglo T5 HO and $130 for a single plantrpo 18000K T5HO.

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Push the flower button to take close up pics. Can play with the ISO in manual mode to see what each setting does.

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I used the tripod today. Pic is a bit better.

No, Joe. The black sand will stay. It's from the river and I like it.

Yuck. white sand. No thanks. :lol: hahahhaha. feisty little things from what I hear.

S. subulata. Profile needs to be updated on that one reflecting size.

I'm on the look out for dark jagged stones. That should help, but finding the right stones will be quite hard.

68L. 2ft long. Wont they hide in the shells? I don't really want to put pots in the tank

Just awaiting Shellies... :lol: Sorry about the terrible pics. The hydrocotyle won't be in the tank for much longer.

Too young, but appears to be a male on the left. Wouldn't bet my life on it. Flip em upside down and get good, clear pics of the vents.

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He was crucified, not executed. It's only execution if there is a legal process involved I think. Not sure what I would want to eat though. Maybe lots of chocolate cake and tim tams.

He's grossly stunted. Doesn't mean the offspring will be though so good luck.