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Doesn't get much more "out there" than this :bounce: Fish in spaaaaace :nilly:

No fish or plant issues at all. No spike, but I have a lot of filtration. You might get one if you don't get all the dead snails out. I used copper sulphate from the garden section at Bunnings - it's called blue stone. The snails died after 5 minutes, but I left the copper in for half an hour to be sure.

I used copper sulphate. I took all the fish out, turned off the filter, used a really strong dose for half an hour, did 2 100% water changes, then moved the fish back in. No snails since. I'm really careful to check plants before they go in the tank now, and give them a brief soak in copper sulphate solution if I suspect there's any snails or eggs.

Hollywood Mt Roskill had them when I was up there a few weeks ago

Man , I'd love to do a few laps round Nurburgring one day. Preferably without a screaming blond in the passengers seat :roll:

Bumpitty bump - anyone know the dosing rate for Stoker's trace mix? :dunno: I just got some iron chelate off them, too, so I don't want to use iron as a limiting factor when dosing the trace mix. My dwarf chain swords, which had been going great guns, started going brown. I got a small bottle of API Leaf Zone to test if iron was the issue, and that seems to have sorted it out (although I had to dose at twice the recommended rate to keep iron at EI levels), hence the Stocker's chelate.

There's a couple of interesting photos on this page. This is why I like the Life Glos - they have a red and blue peak, but also a strong "daylight" peak, so you get good growth and the tank looks nice. It's a good compromise in my book. Are they any better than a standard daylight tubes? Dunno, but at least I get a smug sense of nerdy justification for having thought about it a bit and convincing myself that it's worth the extra dosh for Hagens :roll:

Wow, looking great, Si

Actually, page 17 says: Freshwater Plant Growth Aquarium Bulb Flora-Glo is strongly recommended in planted aquariums to ensure a broad red and blue spectral presence,beneficial for photosynthesis in plants. •Photosynthetic spectrum, ideal for planted aquariums and terrariums •Stimulates plant growth •Recommended in combination with Sun-Glo or Life-Glo I'm with F15hguy on this one

Did you get the 6000-6500 K ones? I'm keen to see how you get on with these 8)

It's on Youtube, too. Cichlids are at 17:40 !drool:

Here's my take on Peet's idea. A drain u-bend and one of those shower attachments with the rubber cups that fit over standard taps. $20 all up from Mitre 10 Mega The hose goes right the way through the u-bend, and I spliced a length of garden hose in (the shower hose fits perfectly inside garden hose) so it reaches from the laundry to the tank. :bounce:

I add water conditioner to the tank just before filling up from the tap. I used to pre-condition water in a barrel, but the fish don't seem to mind the lazy method

No worries, glad you enjoyed them as well

The album, 2, is fantastic liquid DnB IMHO :bounce:

Nice idea with the diffuser. I'll be making one of those this weekend :bounce:

D'oh! Never, then

Nothing to see here, move along

Is hungry an emotion? :slfg:

Mr Stabby :nilly:

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The Glos have good parabolic reflectors 8)

You're generalising. Hamilton has high phosphate tap water, for example. That's why I asked Graham what his water tested at for PO4

Must save you lots on ferts :slfg: