hah? ur co2 tank left 50%?

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Added on April 13, 2010, 10:12 am
i used gex before when i started off planted aquarium.. for me i think its not as powerful of a fertilizer compared to ADA! good for shrimps tho since they have soil for keeping shrimps

Hello guys. I am very new in this so appreciate advice, tips, comments from all the pros and sifus here.

I just started this hobby, bought this small aquarium for RM180 from petsmore.com. Then ask around the neighbourhood shop on how to start and was sold 3 packs of black soil at RM15 per pack (I think 1KG each) still not sure what soil is that, CO2 tablets and some plants.

I am still experimenting whether the lighting is sufficient in the aquarium therefore not really doing any scaping yet.

This is the result after about 2 weeks. The plants not dying yet but slighly yellow and brown at the edges.

Questions:
1) Is the lighting sufficient? The bulb is the energy saving type at 5W supposed to output 40W.

2) I put 1 CO2 tablet each day although another shop told me every 5 days 1 tablet is enough.

3) The grass (left side) I bought at RM6 per small pot can cover only an area about a credit card. Do you guys have to buy many2 pots if need to cover big aquariums?

4) There are algae already forming at the glass. Whats the best way to clean them? Remove the fish and scrub with a brush?

5) For such a small aquarium is it worthwhile to go for Co2 tanks?

Hope you guys can advise. Thanks guys.

This post has been edited by fongzai92: Apr 14 2010, 12:58 AM