superico

it takes the pressure from the big rocks off the bottom glass

if you want one for viewing fish, then a finnex monster ray is a good option. http://www.amazon.com/Finnex-Monster-Aq ... B00BP6QGGA 154 American dollars. free shipping

IMO the crypts on the pictures look like a cross between cryptocoryne wendtii and affinis

:sage: photoshop: those are human teeth :sage:

ok awesome. :happy1: :happy2: thanks for all the input. :thup: that settles it. instead of waiting ages to get an eheim shipped from germany by my grandparents, i'll go to redwood aquatics and get one soon. or is there a better place to get one from in chch? its currently priced at $159.00

Hi all, I am going to upgrade my filter because my current one is just not filtering out the little things floating around in the tank. there are 3 filters available to me at this stage. the eheim 2075, the eheim 2080 or the aquaone cf1200. the eheims are obviously more expensive but higher quality. the only thing about them is that there are many storys about them saying that they leak at the powercord after a while!!! are there any flaws with the cf1200? are they as quiet as eheim? any advice or opinions are greatly appreciated. cheers superico

is that the hydrocotyle in this tank? www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php ... 7&start=45 where did you get it from? btw if i can find some i will grow it together with hairgrass because that can look really cool!

the current piping is 12/16mm and the filter requires 16/22mm

Hi all, i would very much like to upgrade my filter because my current one is just not filtering out the little things floating around in the tank. my problem is that the filter hosing/piping that i have currently is in a quite permanent position and the upgrade filters all have bigger pipping requirements. if i get an adapter, will it slow the flow rate and is it bad for the filter or is it fine? cheers superico

redwood aquatics had quite a couple of halfbeaks when i went today!

im looking for a variety of small leaved carpeting Hydrocotyle and this one stood out. are there any common varietys that we get in nz that are like this? and where could i get some? cheers superico

great going! its going to look really nice and clean when your done with the hood. IMO when you rescape it, make sure to make it one scape. So if you look onto it, the hardscape merges together and all the plants are where they should be. so in the foreground, midground and background.(just a suggestion)

is the plant Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides avaiulible in nz?

fts update: all plants are growing well. most of the crypts have melted off their lower leaves but still have a few leaves. the glosso has grown really well, but is just not turning into its aquatic form nor is it carpeting . most of the lower leaves have started turning yellow so i am questioning whether it really is proper glosso or some different species. if it doesn't work i will give hairgrass another shot. riccia is growing well i upped the co2 after the refill

i have looked into power glos (the t5 equivalent) and i do like the pink tone which the plant pro also has. just the new bulbs being took away the colour of the rocks. i will be adding the leds soon (6000-6500k) and will post pics of the process. i managed to get some fittings for them at redpath for $5 each so once i get the pvc pipe they fit into i will install them. the 'glosso' has sent roots to the ground and might be pulling its self down to the substrate which will make it a carpet :happy2: next time i refill i will definitely have a look around. the only reason i didn't was because i wanted to keep the co2 up; exchange the bottle as fast as possible because if there was a big drop the would be algae. cheers superico n

:cophot: :cophot: :nfs: this tank is amazing! and everything without ada. :slfg: i admire how you have done a much better job with this tank than what many people do with full ada setups overseas

6500k and the plant pro is apparently 5400k and the life glo is 6700k

im not completely satisfied with how green it is so im going to take one of them out and replace it with the plant pro bulb

went and refilled the co2 bottle today and i was surprised that it cost $40 to refill 3.5 kgs of co2. i also replaced my light bulbs with these bulbs from lamp specialists Christchurch because it has now already been a year that my tank has been running. $5.50 each. this is the old ones compared with the new ones (both pics have exactly the same setting and are shot with the same white balance) old: new: glosso is coming along well plus thanks for the compliments

same! i would have done geography but it didn't fit with my other subjects.

just a shot of it kind of clear this morning after planting yesterday

the plants are now in but i am not completely satisfied with the layout. i will probably be tinkering with the layout in the next couple of days. the filled tank last night: the tank now: co2 diffuser

yes it was and is still in emersed state. there is 2 t5 bulbs with reflectors ~30 cm above it (the g24s will be going above the back) btw li@m, for your g24s did you use the suggested wire connectors or did you pick something else like crimps?

i found some glosso in a local stream(or at least i think its glosso) and have planted it hoping it carpets. my plants will be going into the tank tomorrow wild glosso(i think) in the tank

hey people, i have succesfully moved the tank and house and have re-scaped the tank pics as of now: blank slate substrate back in in progress adjustments final any suggestions would be much appreciated