From where does it come actually?

hmm, since they are microorganism, maybe form the water, from the plants ..who knows..

hehe.. i always wonder... does it come from the soil.. or the plant or the fauna itself.. it always give me a creep.. once they are in the tank.. its hard to remove right?

hmm, i think u can put the no planaria powder, maybe can kill them, but once i change my tank water completely togetehr with the soil.. no more..hydra

2ft using 55w is low light???
Then my one, 2ft with 36w is super low light lo...

I'm planting Asian Ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora), Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides) and Rotala wallichii (Rotala sp. 'wallichii')
I can grow them quite satisfactory even with 36w for 2ft, but they grow even better when I added DIY co2. The only difference I observed is that they don't grow new stems side ways. When I trim them, only one new stem will grow out, not like everyone else which has 2-3 new stems growing out everytime you trim. So cannot get the bushy effect

But now I'm considering adding the lighting to 55w la, cause I really want to make the stem plants bushy...

BTW, how much you bought your 55w PL lighting??? I'm thinking of replacing my DIY T8 lighting with a new set instead of adding another T8 lighting...
Cause new set got proper casing and reflector , and won't take as much space as 3 set of T8 fluorescent tubes...

Use it before... my nerite snail died one by one

yeah it doest kill snail too.. my nerite died as well... =(...

hmm.. i bought it for around rm100... cannot remember the exact amount...

the problem is i do not have co2... i thought strong light and CO2 must come together in order for them to grow nicely..

thats y i opt for low requirement stem plant...

where u from? hope not from the other side of kl! lols
not melt, after one night soaking, the ceramic part like crumbles lolx

my 2feet tank is on 55+55+15+15 = 140watts

im still looking for that balance where algae wont break out.. i only got problems with GSA on the glass now.. one week no scrape = green walls hahahha

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Added on August 19, 2010, 9:37 pma 55watt phillips bulb would cost rm20+- depends where u buy lah.. some places ive seen selling at rm18 some places rm28 each!

ballast not sure tho.. rm20 sounds about right!

unless u buy the light set from lfs rm150! if u go mymac people selling dymax sets rm80 damn good price!
or like freestyler did, went to electrical shop buy 1 set with casing rm30 - rm40 if not mistaken. no stands tho!

This post has been edited by michanz: Aug 19 2010, 09:37 PM

actually 55w for 2ft consider low or mid light? what r the options i have for background plants? i prefer "easy" plants.. as i do not have co2 set... =)

Ei, my mini puffer... i took it out of my tank after adding some shrimps.. then i remembered reading years ago that they are actually brackish water fish.. so, i tossed it into my saltwater tank.. and that thing surviving la.. lol

try cabomba!
hahahaha it lives in ur marine tank? ahahaha

If I keep otos, I can actually keep all the algaes out, and GSA becomes unsightly only once every month...

DAMN.... , Last time got someone selling the dymax one at RM75, I asked about it and didn't get it... Arrgh!!! I'm regretting it now... Never knew the new set would cost so much...

@freestyler, got pictures of your lighting set and how much they cost ar??? Share share...

go check mymac nao.. im sure still got.. someone selling dymax 55w x 2 in one casing.. i see so siok!
and the last time i check alot of people selling dymax set. rm70 - 80 price range! u go shop nao they sell atleast rm160 lah!

Be careful o, puffer fish very sinister one, later he go take a few bite out of your corals...

I heard of someone getting the puffer fish and putting it in his aquarium where he kept a few dozen live bearers like guppy, molly and swordtails. The live bearers didn't survive the night...

http://www.my-mac.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12660

ggming selling 2 dymax sets.. i think he still have em

But without stand one... Is the stand important ar??? Or can we get spare parts for the stand???

@moe

Hey that trimming style.. do at your own risk ar...

may i ask something.
i have 1.5 ft planted tank with diy co2
have 7 guppys
about 10 baby guppys
3 molly
3 neon tetra
3 rasbora
2 borneo suckerfish
20 rcs
they all live hapily

now i found that there are 3 baby rcs
but i think the fish eat most of it
i plan to remove the fish so thew shrimp can produce more baby
But what fish should i left ?
its ok to left the borneo sucker?

This post has been edited by hanuman88: Aug 20 2010, 02:22 AM

how dense is your plant?

If i were u, i removed all the guppies, tetra & rasbora.
No comment for the B.S. as for the molly, last time i kept they are top swimmer, rarely goes to bottom.
But there's still be chances for them to take snack on your shrimp.