glosso one small portion goes up to rm10..so little for a 2feet probbablyneed 2 - 3 portion..
riccia also same small portion rm15 - 20..
ini harga if u buy from shop.. but buy from fellow hobbyist they probably give u all the portion u need for free..
co2tank? small 0.5l aluminum tank with manual regulator now costs about rm300..
but a fire extinguisher tank, big and ugly u can get em at maybe half the price if you know where to look..

2213 now discunt rm199 damn frigging cheap now for an eheim.. good for 2feet tank!

u sure ornot u read 55pages? i spoon feed u nao!
2213 rm199 go get em while stock last now gila discount!

this thread 2500post can kaotim u start new thread ok

Hi bro, where is the lfs? i'm interested to get also

wah so cheap. im really interested to get one too ... mind telling me which shop? 

tank valve and regulator valve.. i open both and only close the regultor valve..

morning open. night close and repeat daily..

i tried before... set the regulator valve, and close/open the tank valve nia..

gt problem..

1 - atnight u off the tank valve, stil got pressure in the regulator compartment! so the co2 will still come out for sometimes 3 - 4 hours

2 - morning u open ur tank valve, it will take 1 hour ++ for it to build up back the pressure in the regultor compartment part there

east aqua ikano/midvalley? aiyoh these shopping mall punya shop ofcoz mahal la.. go normal lfs they sell 2 for rm1

or get the besi punya looks good rm5 each

dun scare me leh... those plastic one serve me well even thought its just few bucks.

for those who dono how to use eheim filter

http://hada.pixnet.net/blog/post/26942285

a. brown color thingy - how is it like?
a.1. slimy, if u pick them up, it looks like a cluster of hair?
a.2. looks like a layer of coating?
a.3. short tuff of hair, feels like fur

for a.1. 50% chance BGA/50% is BBA - ref to a.3
for a.2. 90% chance BGA
to confirm BGA, check your pH if it is like 10 or 11, you definitely got BGA

b. green spot.
b.1. green dot on leaves?
b.2. powdery green stuff that looks like coating

for b.1. add K
for b.2 BGA

For fighting BGA, in steps
1. clean up composting material e.g roting leaves, fish poo, and food left over
2. re-cycle the water, good bacteria will eat up BGA (and BGA is actually poisonous to OTTO and SAE)
3. trim your plants, to improve water circulation BGA thrives on slow flowing water with lots of waste, good water flow will actually move the waste material around and hence easier to clean up.
4. clean your filter, BGA thrives also on the waste material inside the filter.

recmd tools
1. use the tank vacuum cleaner, LFS will know (a big tube that connects to a small tube device)
2. increase water acidity, all plants can tolerate ph4 for a short time (a few days) BGA can't stand acidity and BGA actually can change the water to alkali (I normally add 1 cap of white vinegar)

If you follow the SOP, and the BGA still hold strong, then you can resort to use medication (google for antibiotic for BGA, and there is a human antibiotic that you can use and if the clinic do sell to you, it only costs 50 sen per tablet)

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Added on August 14, 2010, 12:41 am

how old?, i like the way you manage the japonica, mine always end up being too dense, did you trim them off time by time or re plant them?

Hows your filter maintenance. How do you maintain it?

Also, usually it is caused by c02 inbalanced or plain ol dirty filter..

Drew