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Better not... Opps :oops: forgot about that. I'll take a photo of the tank and you can decide which are MTS and which are BN babies.

I didn't mean to :oops: It just smelt really good and then I blew through the line to clear a blockage and then I tasted some... It's quite ironic that the issue with Global Warming is too much CO2 but the problem in most planted tanks is not enough CO2 :-?

If you tell him P44, I will sue :evil: The pic is on the previous page N1CK

Just shook up and replaced bottle. It smells alot like beer but it tastes far too sweet. Is there anyway to combine beer production and DIY CO2? Seems like a bit of a waste just tipping my mix down the drain

Yeah right! I can barely afford the fish in my tanks let alone a nano camera, transmitter and recorder for you!

So I guess I will need to make one of those yeast and sugar bottles, the whole C02 tank thing seems a little hardcore and expensive. Baking soda helps stabalize this mix but just ups the pH in the aquarium IME. I have one bottle running on all my planted tanks at the moment, the trick is not to hook them up to anything that creates pressure, ie an airstone or diffuser. I just have them going into the filter basket, outlet or straight into the water.

I'm surprised there were no spark coming off him! :-? Now you need a little on board camera connected to a huge TV in the back ground.

Uh-oh Zev and P44 both know where I live, I'm shivering in my boots! :lol: N1CK, you do not know where I live!

I can photograph the tank, they're not all in one spot. Counted 15+ jsut on the front glass

Nope, you haven't showed us. Mine is though!

It looks like 10mm to me. I wouldn't drill it, I don't trust my own drill let alone my skills. :oops:

*runs off to hide tank*

I feel a movie rip off coming on... 101 Bristlenoses! Zev, you can be Cruela Devil N1CK and P44, can be the guys who work for her :lol: Now I gotta speak in a British accent and watch my BN's so they don't get stolen

I use two 4000k bulbs and two 6500k bulbs, gives a nice colour and it's good for plants. If I had to choose one I'd go with the 6500k because it gives a cool, sterile effect. 10000k is great for plants but it's a bit pink.

I'm assuming you're talking about the K ratings I gave you? The stand for a cetain colour temperature. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32844&start=0

I'm not exactly sure how :-?

Nice try N1CK but getting them to spawn isn't etched in stone. They do it when and where they want. I can give you some babies if they survive and you can try and raise a pair from there if you'd like?

I guess the light will be the expensive part of all this... All I can say is don't buy from your local pet or fish store if you want to save $$ FINAL FINAL questions... I add a couple of ml of Stres Zyme and Stress Coat every water change (as directed), should I? Final? Sure sure 8) I stopped adding it ages ago and just let my water sit out for an hour Foot tall. Haven't decided on plants yet, since I haven't decided whether to pillage some streams or... gulp... buy the plants (gasp)! Two tubes standard T8 (1x4000k and 1x 6500 or 10000k) or a couple of 6500k CFL energy savers should do. I can give you some cuttings of my plants in a few weeks for free if you'd like to pick them up?

Looks kinda empty now. My boy has never really got on with anyone but I'd like to try half a dozen schooling fish, any thaughts?

Thanks Jennifer, I was prepared this time and thankfully had enough tanks to move extra fish to. Looks like it's going to be a great spawn.

Yes it is 8) Another month or two and it'll be sweet, I hope :-?

Do I need to worry about being too 'nutrient rich', before I put in all the plants? Nutrient rich is great if you have enough fast growing plants to use them all. But if there's too much, then algae will take advantage of it and the fish may suffer. My last question... I promise... for a while... what kind of strength light do I need? One bulb enough? Total watts, etc? Ball park figure I'll need the height of the tank and the plants you'd like to grow. I have four tubes over my 54L but just for intensity and colour balance.

Do I just leave them in permanently, or test my water again in order to decide when to take the shells out? Permanently. If you take them out, the GH/KH will go back to what it was originally after a while. I think I want to make a 'dutch style' aquarium, which if I understand it relies more on the plant life :bounce: Yay! Haven't seen one of these done in ages, can't wait. 1) I should make my first layer 'First layer pure layerite' and then put my gravel or whatever over the top. Is this what you would use as a base? I want something decent, without going for the flashest out there. Can anyone recommend a product? I'm also confused as it said to wash it on the packet, yet I read elsewhere not to wash it, in order to keep the nutrients. After, I have laid down this layer, do I then add say a nice sand/thin gravel? How thick for each layer? No, I wouldn't use it because I can't afford it. If I could then I'd give it a go, only heard good things about it. I just use regular gravel or sand and my plants do great. Total substrate height depends on which plants you want to keep, some plants require a deep substrate to hold their roots down. Normally it can be 3-5cm at the front sloping to 5-7cm at the back. 2) She said I could use 'root tabs' - necessary? I've used JBL Fert Balls and these had no ill effects. In saying that, they also showed me no noticeable benifits either. 3) She said I could use API leaf zone? Necessary? Other similar products? No harm in using it although I'd go down the PMDD route instead. 4) and I should have T5 light bulbs? Don't even know what I currently have. I can't see the wattage due to where the labelling is on the bulb and I am unsure how to detach the bulb in order to investigate. I don't have T5 bulbs, again, too expensive but my T8's and CFL do fine. Not sure what kind of light you have though.

If I drill it, will you replace the tank with a tank of equal or great volume/value?