[Soil for aquariums?]

correction - Diana Walstad, hey thanks Ill check that out

[Soil for aquariums?]

Hi there,

just wondering if anyone has any experience with soil in an Aquarium and if so where to get it from? Ive been reading up on the Diane Walstead's theory of soil in the aquarium and want to try it out.

[Thinking of getting into african cichlids]

I have alot of experience with Africans, they are so easy to keep its not funny! if you have the right stuff in your tank to buff water all you need to do is water changes really, I decided this time to do the planted community which is a change for me but I still miss my Frontosa and Peacocks african tank. They can be some of the most stunning tanks around and remember they Mbuna eat algae what luck! not only could you have saimese algae eaters chinese algae eaters but mbuna too , no more algae~!!

[help clearing water in tank]

Please tell me your getting rid of the chlorine from the tap water? if you are sounds alot like an algae bloom to me uv steriliser is good never do a 50% water change that was probably what killed your fish not the chem or murky

[Suggestions for small community fish please]

I had a 90 litre then upgraded to a 450 litre I had rams , neons and bristle noses and a few platys and 4 sterbai's they all live very happily together with no issues.

[What Beach in Auckland Area to find good drift wood?]

Oh thanks Thr33swords ill try there thats not far away

[Getting new 450 Litre Tank Today]

Oh awesome thanks for that, yeah I have decided to wait till im in my new house next May before I buy Discus so I can do alot of research and decide next year if I still want to try to keep them.

Thanks for the info it was very helpful and yeah I do have very bright lights at the moment.

[What Beach in Auckland Area to find good drift wood?]

Oh crieky! thanks I wont swim there, thanks for all the options peeps

[What Beach in Auckland Area to find good drift wood?]

Do you think Kariotahi Beach would be any good ? thanks for all the different places

[What Beach in Auckland Area to find good drift wood?]

Awesome thanks guys Ill try Rangitoto Island and Im going to Tapu this weekend so will look around there as well.

[Getting new 450 Litre Tank Today]

Hi everyone,

I pick up my new 450 L Aquarium tonight very excited! and just wanted any tips etc as I am planning to get discus to go with my Rams and tetras. I have never had Discus before I was always an African Cichlid man before and am now trying my hand at the new world of underwater garden aquariums.

My current stock list in my Aquariums is

6 x Bolivian Rams

14 x Neon Tetra

5 x cherry barbs

5 x glowlight tetra

3 x Bristlenose

4 x guppies

5 x Harlequin Rasbora

my substrate is a mix of black flourite sand and flourite gravel as well as mixing in CaribSea Eco-Complete Planted Substrate.

my plants I have are Hair Grass

Dwarf Hair grass

swords

java fern

Ambulia

Rotala

Crypts

Anubias Nana

Dwarf Sag

Ludwigia

Ehiem 2217 Filter

4 foot double T5 light and 60 double T5 light untill I can afford my Led 5 foot

The Tank itself is 150cm L x 50 cm w x 60 cm T

Also here is a quick vid of what I have more or less before I got the hair Grass etc , currently the Tank is 90 Litres too small I know but that's why I bought the 450 litre.

Any tips etc would be muchly appreciated

[What Beach in Auckland Area to find good drift wood?]

Hi there fish peeps,

I was wondering if anyone new a beach or river in Auckland region that has really good interesting bits of driftwood / bogwood? as I got a 450 litre Tank and do not want to have to pay $30 per smallish piece.

thanks