Get some bio media from established aquarium and the cycling can be shorten to about 3 weeks... From my experience...

actually i bought second hand filter eheim 2217, with all bio rio media.
so can i just plug n play?

just wonder, submerse and immerse got diff on leave or colour of plant?

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Added on May 16, 2011, 10:48 amif SAE not getting along with shrimp, what fauna i need to have to take care of algae?
yamato and otto only? is it enough? i thought each of them got their own appetite and not cover others appetite..

so, if i decide not to have SAE on my tank, no need to have shrimp's shelter right?

water tab got clorine, and it is not food for fish or shrimp, is it also apply to plant?

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Added on May 16, 2011, 10:56 amsame fate with my glosso, but the culprit is not yamato, but golden algae eater.
always make my water cloudy....by digging my soil and it is big. i try to catch, but it so fast, i plan to put chemical to kill it, but pity to my plant and other fish. haha

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Cannot, you need to get it from running tanks. The bio rings you got already dried up one right? That means all the beneficial bacteria all dead already, no point. You cycle the tank so that beneficial bacteria will grow on the bio media and all the surface of the tank for their nitrifying properties.

I think if your yamatoes are big enough you won't need shelter. Unless you putting in Red cherry shrimps or Crystal red shrimps la. SAE is treasured only for their appetite for young BBA, they are the only ones who eats them. Yamatoes can take care of the rest.

Fro the chlorine part, yes, but not as apparent as its effects on the fauna.

Better take the golden algae eater(a.k.a chinese algae eater) out, they are aggressive and they will grow very big. Might kill your yamatoes also...

but it is so fast, and it always hide below rock and the rock cannot be remove.
i try to catch it first la. no choice..damn golden algae eater

never share my tank after so long here... so ....



pics taken by crap iphone 3gs and edited with photoshop on iphone

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My glosso got brown colour as attach photo. is it algae?
if yes, how do i control?


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Golden algea eater is not same as chinese algea eater
As known as golden, it is pink/white in color. Some shop call it as albino algea eater

Chinese algea eater, Siamese algea eater, flying fox is like 3twin brothers
They looked almost alike
Try google for more information
I can put up an article about how to diff them if you guys wants

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Added on May 16, 2011, 11:41 amI dont think so. It looks like it is dying
It seems growing upwards in stead of doing carpet on your soil?

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at first, i plant glosso like stem plant. then i trim until it is level with soil.
then, the leaves change colour like attach photos. makes me worry.
the shop im buying from, he said that the leaves will die first because changing state from immerse to submerse.
now waiting for new leave to come out..
there is another said that, it is becuase, the left over or dirt cover the leaves..

Use mineral water to create fish trap.

Check this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKtvPMcpc_g

we are open tomorrow...

guys, can you share fish that known rare species that you keep?
i think i'm fall in love with galaxy rasbora...damn nice

rainbow tetra
swordtail characin

swordtail characin - it is big right? not like tetra or barb version?

There are one member looking for aquarium cabinet right?
Who d ya?

nope, its like 1" only

eii.. what plant is it on the foreground ah ?

sigh.... he just thinking that he can earn from somebody but that somebody can't earn any from him

hello can someone tell me..can HC plant grow well in my tank with this setup..my tank is 2x1 feet..im using t5 14watt x3 (6400k)..diy co2..please help me..thnx

this things can use on Co2 or not??
for more planted tank... small and big size tank..

dun think so.. those are for normal air pump... unless it stated its for CO2.. normal splitter can't support pressure of the co2

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Added on May 17, 2011, 2:34 pmwhich one ar ?

This post has been edited by ciohbu: May 17 2011, 02:34 PM