superico

so i went out today and bought 3 otocinclus plus some more plants new crypts:

will do

currently i cant regulate my nutrients, as i have jbl aqua basis plus and it freely releases nutrients into the water. so i have to wait until it stops releasing so i can get an even amount of nutrients for the plants to absorb and have no exes for the algae

or have more plants sam i see where your coming from but due to having lots of algae im going to get some otos and maybe a 5-10 max pleco at organisms on saturday

so if i ad some food into the tank and the ammonia goes up and then down again it has enough bacteria for fish

so i can start getting 4-5 fish when i go to organisms on saturday

what do you mean? i thought it wasn't safe to put fish in at the start because the ammonia can still build up to dangerous levels

does anyone know about the cycling

to Anthony: its to warm for newts and has no lid to Sam: i hope so because the hair grass was a spur of the moment buy and i didn't plan to have it at all so i hope it fills in nicely and fits in

side shot land plants on the right land plants on the left left side middle crypts filter and CO2

sorry for not updating :roll: :facepalm: i have been to lazy to take pics or post so the news are: the land plants are in the back water is in filter is running aquatic plant are in and it has been running 3 weeks now I'm unsure if it has cycled as the filter started running from Tuesday 25 of September. On Saturday 29 the plants went in and i tested the water and there were 0 ppm ammonia. I then went to Auckland until next Tuesday and tested the water on Saturday 13 of October and had 0.30 ppm of ammonia. I then tested again Monday and today with no ammonia. What do you think? Is it cycled? PS: i will post pics soon

I've tried that multiple times but the hoses just get lots of air stuck in them

hello, i am having lots of trouble starting my eheim 2215 filter does anyone have any suggestions on how to fill and the filter tubing with water without taking it all apart

installing the filter pipes, planting the back, filling it with water and then getting my plants(mainly crypts and echinodorus)

i don't have anymore :roll:

yes i have plants indoor plants to go in there

i finish earlier than i expected

thanks for the reply's, i have thought of another great one which includes the direction of the first scape and some wood might come out of the water will post pics tomorrow

hi people, over the last few months i have been planning and preparing for my first aquarium/paludarium. specs tank: 106cmx60cm highx56cm deep with two dividers in the back and a water line of 30-35cm. lights:90cm Glo T5 39w twin fixture filter: 2215 eheim classic co2:6.5kg bottle with UP solenoid and inline diffuser(Atwan's old system) heaters: fluval m series 100 and a 20w substrate heater ferts: co2, jbl root balls,seachem flourish and 15kg of jbl aqua basis plus so far i have made 3 scapes but cant decide which on

organisms had then on saturday

true that would be a good feature

hello, im am setting up a roughly 120 liter tank and have a choice between 2 light hoods one is a arcadia (so very good quality) T8 80W for $250 and the other is this http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 706044.htm it is questionable in quality and there is one bit that is kind of weird *Individual power cords for each function but the T5 one is half the price any advice on which one to take would be greatly appreciated thanks superico PS: they both come with bulbs

thanks :thup: :thup:

i am very interested in getting some Apistogramma elizabethae is that possible? is there any in nz? could they be imported?

i figured a permanent ph monitor and ammonia for the first year