Xander393

I'm looking to pick up my first CO2 bottle and I'm wondering where in Henderson area I can get it filled. Also any recommendations on how many bps for a 200L tank? And is a air stone needed when lights go off if I'm turning off the gas? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Ok. Thanks for the replies!

Ok. So if it is a lighting issue will I only ever be able to have lights on for short periods a day? Also the tank is in a fairly well lit area of the house during the day so this natural light would also have an affect when the lights are off I'm guessing?

Wow, ok. Only 6 hours? Should I still dose with nutrients? I'll give it a go then. Cheers.

Tank is 1220x45x45 Have two T5 lights (one plantgro and one lifeglo) Lights are on for 12 hours Fish: 20 Neon Tetras, 4 Mollies, 1 Flying fox, 1 Otto and 2 Bristlenose catfish

Dosing with flourish 4 times a week.

I've though that perhaps my DIY system isn't cutting it. Would it be ok to dose additionally with excel?

Yeah ok. They told me it was the same stuff. I looked online and it looks like it's just more concentrated. If so it's better value than the tank one. I've just been increasing by 10mL each time I dose.

So I've been battling algae in my planted tank for quite a while now. I'm starting to get deflated and thinking I need to almost start over to get it under control. I've been getting string algae, and have been controlling it with SAT. However last time I got SAT they gave me the pond one and said it was the same. Although it says to use less volume than the tank one, so I'm not sure how much to use. Here's some photos of the algae that is covering most of my plants. It makes all my plants look hairy. My tank is 200L. Using two T5 lights and have 4 2L bottles of DIY CO2 going into the tank. Anything else I can use to combat this algae? Also, anyone know if I should be using more than 30mL of the pond SAT in my tank? Any comments would be much appreciated! Cheers

Thanks. Looking at getting some fish so will take a look at some mollies.

Haven't been able to find much about freshwater shrimp for the fish tank in Auckland. Is there any?

Hello, my planted tank is starting to get taken over by this stringy algae that's starting to grow off everything in my tank. I'm not sure how I can kill or control this algae from growing. Any information would be greatly appreciate. Cheers.

I've been ruining a two 2.25L bottle DIY CO2 system on my 200L tank for a couple weeks now. I'm trying to find out more information about getting a proper tank and regulator setup. However I'm not having much luck finding out information online. There plenty of overseas sites but can't really find anything for in NZ. Also was wondering if I got a tank how hard is it to get filled in the Auckland area. Cheers.