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Yesterday, 08:44 PM
Looks like a ficus to me. Hope I'm wrong
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Yesterday, 07:24 PM
PH lowering with co2 would certainly work but it's tricky to keep stable, not something for a newbie I think.
I respectfully disagree with some of...
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Yesterday, 07:06 PM
If he's succesfull with his tank then he can be a lot of help. Buffering RO for freshwater is basically the same thing he does with marine salt (only...
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Yesterday, 07:04 PM
If those are your main choices go for the 20. I ge the impression this is your first tank. A 20 is enough water that keeping it stable is relatively...
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
CPD with a gourami is a bit of a gamble. It usually works. Also they'd be awfully small with the rest. I'd say start with 6 neons and 6 harlequins...
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Yesterday, 06:26 PM
I so disagree with this common sentiment!! I've seen time and time again how these common tank bred species perk up and colour up when their water is...
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Yesterday, 06:18 PM
Your welcome. Quite a lot of the common bottom dwellers forage in the top 5mm of the substrate by rooting around in it. If they cannot do that most...
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Yesterday, 06:16 PM
Yeah, don't see the ph crash either. Those things aren't that comomn and the inverts would show it.
What I don't see is any real information here....
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Yesterday, 02:37 PM
Would be very interesting reading if you started a blog on this with some numbers and locations. But I digress....
What are you dealing with...
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Yesterday, 11:29 AM
That's a matter of taste. To me true penguins look a lot more interesting because they're so rare in the shops here.
Pretty much all of the South...
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Yesterday, 09:09 AM
The first I'm unsure about. The second, yes a typical land plant. Likes a good drink but don't drown it. I've seen bigger ones in betta tanks where...
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Yesterday, 07:28 AM
Pros: it can look nice
Cons, it's difficult for plants to anchor, debris will drop down quite a way. It's not very friendly for most bottom dwellers.
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Yesterday, 05:27 AM
I'm getting old and grumpy, I really don't like videos for this.
Anyway... sorry to say so but what I see around 0:12 makes me wonder if it's not...
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Yesterday, 04:26 AM
Macro lens + tripod.
I'm constantly advertising them. Perhaps I need to send another mailing to all the shops within an hour's drive....
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06-17-2013, 07:18 PM
No issues but I did have a bare minimum group of 5. Some discussion about pecking order but less than I get with my harlequins. In my experience not...
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06-17-2013, 07:13 PM
Break and scatter the waffers
Thing is with this tank, and I know this sounds really conceited (sorry! (blush) ) , it's all ticking over so well...
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06-17-2013, 07:01 PM
Ahhhh........ (blush) So nice, thank you Mandy!
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06-17-2013, 06:49 PM
I've not fed Hikari algae wafers for some days because I had the Ancistrus on courgette. I think the green neons missed them.
And the cories...
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06-17-2013, 05:18 PM
Sorry and you probably know this but... TEST IT FIRST! there's batches on tge market with very iffy thermostat switches so check it in a bucket for...
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06-17-2013, 10:33 AM
Good points but not exactly the question.
What you could do is see what the max temp is in the water before you switch on the ac and how quickly...
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06-17-2013, 10:29 AM
Welcome indeed! Err... (blush) sorry but... any chance of a closeup of that plant on the wood and the one in the small flowerpot? I'm worried they're...
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06-17-2013, 10:26 AM
You got a point. However on a relatively frequent schedule the difference will not be that much. How much can a cuttlefish bone leak in 3-4 days? Or...
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06-17-2013, 09:13 AM
Personally I'd try to find a nice piece of wood. Even artificial or petrified wood would, in my opinion, look better.
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06-17-2013, 05:24 AM
Thayeria boehlkei is the one we're talking about? Quite a few years ago. Timid fish, really needs group security. Peaceful unless live foods are...
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06-17-2013, 05:22 AM
That will work but you may want to glue the plant on. Personally I think it wouldn't look very nice.
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06-17-2013, 05:20 AM
It will help cut down on algae. Are the algae in the low flow parts of the tank or everywhere?
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06-17-2013, 05:17 AM
Hairgrass likes a little more light than that and grows a lot faster and denser with added co2. Doing two lighting periods of 4-5 hours with a 90-120...
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06-16-2013, 08:06 PM
The only thing with kitty litter is that some brands can be dusty which can cloud your tank. So rinse before use.
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06-16-2013, 05:41 PM
Give aeonflame a nudge, see if he wants to join this discussion. Arowana are his thing.
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06-16-2013, 05:40 PM
There's a star beneath each post that might be what you're looking for. It's next to the "blog this post"
That aside, what's keeping you from...
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