listen to fong, what he said is right.. plant from day 1. most guys from lfs dont know much and are only after your $$

not so sure of the name but im 100% certain that the one on the right is aquatic.. I think it's rotala sp. needle leaf green if im not wrong.. and try to plant more!!

Drew

the fan is a must.. 29.6C is not exactly "LOW" IMHO.. 28C is the limit for most plants/fishes that is commonly found in the scaping zone..
(LOW imho, is 17 Celcius AHHAA - damned electrician reset my ac in my fishroom, everything was down to 17Celcius. crazy! )

Also, about the soil, it depends, usually slope is what we want.. my 2feeter had 1 inch in front and 4 inches inches in the back..get me?

I would go for at least 36W of light.. for high light set-up I mean.. if med light set-ep, add another 11w, should be sufficient

Drew

The fan would be much more effective it angled lower..

Congrats ktfoo!!

How about feeding brine shrimp as well?

Drew

@daijoubu,

That would usually be the case.. have it thicker and you should be fine.

Drew

Option 1.

Drew

What is garra pingi? lol.

Im using ceylonensis.

Drew

that is not ceylonesis for sure..

Not bad akmal.

Green algae? which type, all the different type of algaes appear due to different reasons.

Drew

Not clear but hope it helps.

Drew

My garra ceylonensis Shy? Please.. When I clean my fish tank they even come to my ahdns and give free 'spa' service lol... no they are not those garra ruffa spa fishes, same gene nia~~ Also Mine works very well at the rocks / wood ..

Drew

I already mentioned, if you are referring to that picture you posted, defiitely not ceylonensis.

@akmal,

You mean this algae is on the glass or in the water itself.

Drew

Do you change your water regularly akmal? the one on glass with 2 big spots, if its slimy it is known as green dust algae, if its hard, green spot algae.. the brown stuff on your plants and etc, Diatoms or brown algae. Water yellowing also a sign of it.

Shows to prove there wasn't much TLC given, or too much lighting/fertz.

Drew

In a pond? I used common pleco, the black ones in the lfs.. cheap ones.. I don't use things like SAE and stuff cos it is not a planted pond lol.

Drew

If it's a tangki, then it's a tangki. A pond is more of a KOI pond or stuff like that bro...

Drew

If it's just a normal tangki, ( i hope it's not those LARGE fibreglass type la) SAE's would do the trick..

Drew

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Added on November 3, 2009, 12:09 amOh what kind of algae are you having problem with if I may ask?

This post has been edited by chuppy2: Nov 3 2009, 12:09 AM

@ fallen angel,

You mean the water itself is green? this is the one caused by sunlight.. called Green water, Only solution for this when outdoors is an UV filter... the SAE doesn't polish your water friend.. lol.

Drew

please do trim

Drew