Usually, safe time is 2 weeks...

But to be honest, I tried adding crs and rcs on the 8th day after start up... (with A2) Nothing happened... But there were other contributing factors to this, ( constant room temperature, wc method i used for the 1st week, Old tank water, Old mature filter media? )

So for you to be safe, 2 weeks.

With A1 on the other hand, personally, I'd wait 1 month haha..

Drew

This post has been edited by chuppy2: Dec 23 2009, 12:35 AM

zangetsu and his iwagumi.. pics. nOw. haha

@fong,
Well, I don't pay extra attention to that, if you worry of an ammonia rise, your filter should be mature enough to handle it.

Drew

mana gambar fong..

@ben, happy early bday u xmas boy.

Haihz, already say don't recount.. bad for the heart hahaha!! >=D

Drew

o.O

Anyway....

@fong, Let's just say you can already buy one kancil already with my spendings over the past 5 years..

Drew

Michanz, go ahead.

also, thats looks like a modified top filter into a modified top sump haha..

Still HOBs or canisters would be better due to the c02 loss

Drew

Simple, surface area. the water surface area which is moving gives off more c02.. hence c02 loss.. HOBs have smaller suface areas vs top filters though... Canister still being the best haha.

Drew

Mic.. very reason why all my filters are canisters... Except for my shrimp tanks.. those are sump.

Drew

bo tao bo buei ==

Iwagumi is not as simple as you may think it is.. because it looks so simple and calming, the task to scape it is waaay harder..

I agree with pinch that moss is also a b!^%$

Lilly pipes are used to disperse the flow better troughout the tank.. gentle wave if you must,.

Drew

Tie yourself, dont need pay so much haha..

Drew

30 minutes.. before i forget.

Merry Xmas all.

Whoever have a tank which has snowball, cherries and green shrimps... do show as a sign of Xmas

Drew

Snowball shrimps bro..

Drew

Got.. but dont have greens.. haha..

Drew

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Added on December 25, 2009, 2:59 pm@Ben, you asked another LOL question of the day...

Iwagumi containing wood. you make me laugh ben

Drew

This post has been edited by chuppy2: Dec 25 2009, 02:59 PM

Planted tank...

Drew

Iwawoody -stan

this is another art d. not exactly a tank with wood..

Drew

Untill you see if your fishes are suffocating... Then you know you're adding toomuch

I'm going 5bps.. Alot? Hehe

different plant mass and lighting would affect the co2 consumption .. So I can't say..

Drew

I agree with mic.

Just get full ADA soil.. headache solved. and thats Green Spot Algae.. YES ITS AN ALGAE

Drew

Making no sense haha..

Stuck on what? Jump from what?

Drew

Here's a better idea.. get a lilly pipe haha...

Though a budget solution is.. use kitchen roll or newspaper.. slab it over water surface.. and dispose.

Drew