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Black lines will eat it fast make sure you get the ones where the line runs right to the end of the tail not the ones with the goldish tail. Young ones will eat it more than the older ones and would rather eat the new growth than the older bba.
Also florush works well but you will need to target it with a suringe with a tank your size will turn red and the black lines will eat it.
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I use one of those in my 650ltr tank to spread the co2 more evenly the fish seemm to love playing in and out of the direct flow.
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yeah that would be good thanks Think i paid $80 for my under gravel heater from Hollywoods
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yeah its me! Going to get rid of some of my chain sword and try some glosso also have afew sags & star grass there.
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Bunnings stock it in Hamilton here try there in Aucks. I can help you out with afew plants to Cassy when your ready.I used jbl aquabasis with abit of jbl mando for extra iron for the swords do wish i added some peat to it to though works a treat as you've seen.
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Can you get these for fresh water planted tanks LFS are unsure and havnt had luck finding them ?
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Red macs thriving on the high iron in flourish comp its 32% compared to .153 % in sera fert.
Free on sunday come grab it got to get the tank cranking in the next month. Check out the new set up to
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LOL. Got you thinking have I. Found a clause with the flourish you have changed to its more of a micro nutrient not a macro so you would have had better growth with the sera fert. Im currently using the flourish NPK range ,nitrogen,phosphorus & potassium also adding iron for the red plants. Cant comment on the growth yet only been using it for a week now. If this doesnt go well ill be looking into making some PMDD to. Have alittle bit here i got off hans if you want to give it a go.
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So im just looking for a dark pink soluation. This will kill algea and snails then its that green blanket algea im trying to get rid of.
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Thanks have pm'd simon hopfully can help.
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Who has done this dip on there plants ?
Info please? How much? How long? Should i bleach dip aswell?
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Na they are soft so you cant hit them far about $30 seems to be the only ball our dog hasnt been able to get into have a look in a sports shop
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Have you tried a pratice cricket ball my dog hasnt been able to distory these as for the rubber one in the pics its lasted about 3 months
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I've just gone for the jbl aquabasis think that manado is more of a gravel than a plant substrate
I had a look at these two. Which one is best? Or do they both have different properties so would it be best to use a mixture of both? I'll look out for these when I go to Christchurch. They might sell this sort of stuff at Redwood Aquatics.
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ndevana
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Its more about the filtration than the flow rate isnt it ? Its no good if the waters just wizing past the bio media rather than flowing through it picking up the good bactria. Where ehiems baskets are all sealed up together and water cant flow round the outside of the baskets. At this stage im sitting the ehiem side of the fence and thinking of paying the extra $200 for the quality
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Hi my names Max
I'm looking for a female im just over three years old and live in hamilton.
My intrests are chasing birds, doing security laps of the property and guarding my humans.
This is the best way to get hold of me as i just cant get my head around facebook.
Look forward to hearing from any nice ladys with good personalitys. :oops:
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I dont even know what mine is its like a big canvas bean bag cousion ?
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Hi all
Im looking at revamping my 7 ft planted tank and want to up grade my substrate. Currently using an actisubstrate it has been good for the last year but think its lost its guts as things seem to have slowed down (does say that it lasts seven years thou).
Do you think i should change it ?
What would be the best substrate on the market?
What would be the best DIY mix ?
Currently using t8's but going to upgrade to t5's thou.
Will be growing vals,swords,sags,glosso,rotala,redpine,xmas moss,java fern and crypts
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can see your under standing on well stocked but with that much filtration and water running through there shouldnt be to much problems. you realy do like your large fish
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WOW!!!! This is a very good looking system am doing a simaliar system no where near as hi tech as this can i ask what sort of fish you are keeping & what is the resson for the power head moving the water around in the drum wouldnt the air stone do this enough. Im fully behind you with nylex fittings dont cheap out on fittings with mains presure bad news.
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i think those electric blue rams that were going round were the problem as i had the same problem with mine cleared up mine with drontal but lost the carryers the rams but havnt had a problem since
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ill try adding more light an keep an eye on out of conrol algea !! do those bulbs come in fluro tubes at 1500mm .
i did think that i might have to get a metel halide cant afford at the moment. think they were all submersed.
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OK FIRSTLY
TANK IS 2.3 MTRS X .500MM X .500MM 650LTRS
HAVE 6 FLURO TUBES AT 1.5 MTRS SPREAD EVENLY ACROSS THE TANK
X3 DAYLIGHT BULBS @ 6000 KELVIN X58W
X3 PLANT GROW @ 4900 KELVIN X58W
8.5 HRS OF ARTIFICAL LIGHT PER/DAY
7 HRS OF DAY LIGHT BUT NOT DIRECT SUNLIGHT
USE A AQUEL - ACTISUBSTRATE WITH A RIVER GRAVEL
UNIMAX 700 CANISTER FILTER 1700 L/HR WITH 9W UV FILTER
5KG PRESURISED CO2 UNIT WITH SERA COMPUTER CONTROLER
FEED THE PLANTS SERS FLORENA FERT 5 MLS PER 20LTRS WKLY AND
FLORE PLUS MACRO NUTRIENTS EVERY 2 WKS
HAVE 8 DISCUS,CORYS,BRISTLE NOSE,STRIPED ALGEA EATERS,BLEEDING HEARTS,RUMMY NOSE,BLUE RAMS AND FIGHTERS
MAINLY HAVE SWORDS OSIRIS AMOZON PEPPERED MARBLED. MOUSES EARS,VALS,CRYPTS,GLOSSO,NANOS,HYGROPHILAS, JAVA FERNS AND MOSS
CO2 LEVELS ARE FINE ALL FERTS ARE ADDED AS INSTRUCTED ON BOTTLES
PO4 LEVELS ARE AT 2PPM
KH LEVELS ARE 3-4
PH LEVELS ARE 6.8
TEMP @ 27 DEGRES C
SORRY NOT SURE HOW TO ADD PICS ANY TIPS ?
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Mines just flowered to. Have read that they self pollinate and the helping hand wont go astray. The flower will wither away then the seed pod will burst and spread the seed through your aquarium. I was going to put some stocking over the pod and try and catch the seed. Anyone tryed this or any other ideas ?