SamH

Aww! Train him well. I know a dog like that who turned very nasty after no training.

Thanks, but the ripped up grass and the whole right side make it feel untidy :-? At least the Rams have stopped fighting, they actually follow ea other around now! :bounce: I guess I broke up their territories or something.

Woke up at 7am this morning! So decided to take some pics of the tank, it's clear now. But I couldn't be bothered taking out the net breeder, plus the fry don't need anymore stress.

Need me to look after the dogs while you get something sorted?

Oh rly? And you call yourself an Administrator!

I have the AL30D running on my 3 footer with 1x 4000k tube and 1x Bio-Lux tube (kinda pinky). Is that the 18000k tube? To anyone considering buying lights from the LPS or LFS, you can do DIY for much cheaper. I bought the AL30D for $130 and it was a second, made the whole thing on this tank for just over $45 incl. shipping. If you have the skills, give it a go. I'll have it Morcs! How old is it though?

I got all my ideas from from various aquascaping websites, this tank doesn't even compare. The intensity of my light is only 18w but the total power of all four tubes is 72w. I put CO2 straight onto my filter outlet through an airline in my DIY reactor. You can add stuff like Flourish Excel, a liquid CO2 like supplement. The stones you see are probably diffusers, the only help disperse CO2, not create it. Zev- I removed the breeder net into an icecream container full of tank water after spending 5 mins trying to suck them out with a pipette, they're fine, getting less afraid of me by the day. I might like some more...

I'm confused, again. So you want to pump air into your tank to make the plants look like they're producing O2? :-?

Riccia flutians tied to a rock in a sort of netting way. High light and CO2 are needed. It's a floating plant but looks great, if I may say so myself, tied down.

Hmm... This is a tough one. What do you need it for?

I know how to do it, I'm great with planning. Everything works in my head and in theory my projects should come out great. I didn't think of asking someone to cut the pieces for me, that could help alot because I'm always a bit "nah, it'll be right, only 5cm's off". :lol:

What about sealing one end of some airline tubing, attaching the other end to your air pump and creating pin prick holes in the tube? Wouldn't that create some really little bubbles?

I'm not too flash with wood work, my creations usually come out uneven, lopsided and weak. Not the qualities you look for in an aquarium stand. So instead of paying $485 for a stand for a 2ft cube, I'd rather make one (or have one made cheaper). Here's my options: 1. Buy one at $485 2. Find another company that makes for cheaper 3. Find a forum member that makes for cheaper 4. Make my own Could I please have info on who else I could ask to make me one? (Carpenters, etc) Where do I get cinder blocks from? That's all for now. Thanks -Sam

Zev sent me some, on accident :roll: She sent me some Riccia and a week or so later, I caught two tiny little fry swimming around. There was more but I couldn't catch them. Plopped them in the net breeder and they're still alive today, showing colouring now that suggests they are one of the above.

The tank I have seems far too big but it's the only one I've got. IF they even spawn, will the fry get lost? Could I let them do their thing and round up the fry into a net breeder?

I think I might have Pseudepiplatys annulatus and Poropanchax normani. They're the only two fry in my net breeder, I'd like to keep them but don't know how?

Poor Mans Daily Dosing. It's a mixture of different fertilizers that are then mixed with water and dosed daily. I think

Thanks Zev, should look better when it settles down a bit. So how do I take care of them? Are they fine on their own?

Ah, that makes more sense. What are the tank dimensions? I'm planning on spawning my Betta's in a 80 x 25 x 40 cm tank, is this too big?

Well with 4 18w tubes and heapsa CO2, I'd hope that my plants grow fast! :lol: They kinda just grew and when they hit the surface, slowed down heaps. The Riccia really took off though. That's my left hand, I use my right hand to take the pics. It's just plain old Java Moss, it can be used as a floater but it kinda just hangs in the middle. I used a rubber band to attach it to the rock and it's holding on by itself now.

I gave the plants their 1st haircut today and removed all the plants on the left hand side. Most of them had algae on the bottom of their new growth but I trimmed that off and now the divided Betta tank is full of plants 8). Had to move the breeder net out into another container and the two fry are doing well. They have grown heaps (1mm :lol: ) but are two different fish I think. One has brown and white bands (kinda like an aNEMOne fish) and the other has a lateral stripe :-? . Unfortunately I hit a clay ball when I was ripping up the old plants, hence the very cloudy tank. The hairgrass has spread right around the back of the rocks and a bit around the front, disturbed that too :evil: :roll: . Hoping that the blank area will fill in with hairgrass, might move the moss later too. Here's the tank before the trim: And here's it after: Enjoy

Consider yourself lucky! Discus, tetras and rasboras love acidic water! Get your hands on some of those and you'll be set. Just make sure you setup the tank first, wait for the pH to drop and stabalize and then add the fish (maybe not the discus though). Good luck.

Always trying to steal my thunder! I actually came up with that one all by myself, no help from some sneaky over-filter, clear water, topped up tank freak. :lol: 8)

Why thank you