what stuffs are you looking for? ferts? tools?
I am using BW vivid as additive for my 3feet tank, so far so good, not much diff compare to ADA brighty k.
but my plants are not really red, some are orange/pink, some even turned to green.
i guess my lights are not strong enough (i have 36w PLL sitting on top of red plant, and yet it turn green).
i was wondering how much of light need for a red plant, i keeping HC and hairgrass with no problem.

haha. i also quite excited for this trip. My main objective is to look for sulawesi shrimps.
only had a chance to look at them at HongKong, they are packed and hang like feeder shrimps for selling. lol.

fert basically. i want to have all their 3 type ferts and maybe some hardwares like scissors or something (optional) and give em all a try. i dun use brighty K anyway. i used saechem potassium for K and step 1+2, and green gain. those only fert from ADA i am using. so i wanna try to switch to BW and see if my tank can adapt to it. but im afraid later cant find it anymore in KL. red plants? get more lights!!!! hu hu hu ... i have 254W (72 + 72 + 110) above my 3ft tank. LOL! and i still dun dare to go with red plants... erm.. actually i dont find it attractive anyway that's why i dun like them in my tank. hahahaha..!!!!

wow wow wow.
i using 2x36w + 2x55w is very hot already.
you using chiller to maintain water temperature right ?

ya.. chiller is a must or else my fishes become sushi already during photoperiod. >_<

happy chinese new year everyone! im worried about my fish because my guppies having babies 2 days ago, now have to go blk kg for a week, hope the food timer can handle it and the fish can hold it T.T

dun worry la bro.. ur fish will survive as long there's an aeration in ur tank and cross ur fingers for no blackout. hu hu hu!!! Happy CNY and travel safely

who got this plant?




Utricularia graminifolia a.k.a Chendol plant: belongs to the most interesting water plants. It is carnivorous and creates an attractive green carpet in the foreground within a couple of months. Utricularia graminifolia may be difficult to start up but once it has gotten a firm grip in the aquarium, it offers a unique experience for the aquarist

does anyone have this plant? i want to buy it. looks cool in my aquarium.


chendol...plant???

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Added on January 20, 2012, 6:38 pmhapy CN

well..guppies fry is easy to care about compare with mini puffer. put brine shrimp liquid food or just let it eat uneaten adult food. huhu. food timer isn't a good idea for me



This post has been edited by shinshishio: Jan 20 2012, 06:38 PM

is somebody know why my mini riccia turned into normal riccia in term of size? especially on top layer, but it seem nice on bottom layer side. Is that due to high light? Fert?

Happy Chinese New Year everyone...

its either not a mini riccia at all....or its usually not enough light

@usermode - I am just providing review and not really pushing any sale. I like to share product review so it is easier for us to pick which suit best. There are 2 sellers here ie Sisaiko and weijie for BW fert. As for the price difference, you have to take into consideration transportation cost too. Of course it is cheaper if you buy it directly from SG since it is the origin place. For comparison purpose, ADA in HK is about 3x cheaper compare to Malaysia. That is the reason why i stopped buying ADA stuff in Malaysia. No hard feeling to ADA fan out there but I cannot swallow such a price difference.

This post has been edited by ProX: Jan 21 2012, 12:20 AM

- i used to have a carpet with this plant. check the first page of this thread for my old tank photo. UG... huh, IME and personal view... it;s not a hard plant to at all and in fact, after that tank, i SERIOUSLY dont want to have it anymore in any of my tank. hahahahahah!!!! it's a PITA-type plant. it even refuse to go away and keep growing even there's just one little small leaf left in my tank floating, it'll grow into a floating bush if wasnt taken out. basically IME, it will just grow no matter where u plant it (tie like moss, foreground, or even floating on the surface).


heh no worries bro... heard the supplier of BW product increase their price. hurm.. anyway, found a LFS today that carrying BW. but a bit exp IMO. RM64 for 500ml. haiz.... but if i cant get it from any online seller, i'll opt there i guess

i failed with this plant.. haahaa.. only succeed once.. after that fail.. hahaa..
worse problem.. it keep floating/uprooting.. arghh.. and they keep melting. i dont know why..
other plant no problem. for sure not about temperature coz im using chiller..

got it trimmed in front of me during purchased at 88 petsmart @ pandan, it is mini...on my tank, it remain mini on bottom layer where lights are less penetrate, will trim today and see how it is going....

TQ bro sisaiko

@usermode - BW has increased their price due to increase of production cost. Which LFS selling BW ferts?

A little update on G Series - Snail Killer:-

I dose the liquid close to the snail to watch the response. Basically the little snail is stuck to my tank glass and i drip 1 drop close to the area. Within a min, the snail curl up into the shell. I continue to monitor for about 10-15mins and the snail is now dead. 100% effective and highly recommended for those with snail issue. My test subject is ramshorn snail. My upcoming experiment is to use it against other snails.

i guess better take out the dead snail if possible ?

its corpse will "disintegrate" (can't think of a suitable word) faster compare to other fauna .. and if too many dead snail, ammonia will increase after that

This post has been edited by ciohbu: Jan 21 2012, 04:22 PM

er..btw i got this from your post. huhu..oh..then keeping this plant without daily trimming would be a disaster? some1 said this plant is not cheap? so do you still got this plant in your tank? i wanna buy it. maybe i can add this plant on my sister tank if it wasn't for my tank. tie it on moss ball and put it somewhere in her tank. then he won't bark at me anymore once it grow biggger and bigger



i do add mini puffer to clean up all siput related problems. clear within 1-2 days. once finished, put them back to their own tank.but just in case, if u haven't force-train (let them puff) your mini puffer, don't add them in any community tank. their aggressive against other fish even it capable to take down any bigger fish. lol. what a weird fin-nipper kid

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- i was just using fan and also planted them in a low tech tank. they'll just grow.... since it grown on every condition in any of my tanks, i dont know what's the real reason for it to die. in fact, i cant mek them die ..LOL!! unless uproot everything and clear the tank to make sure no single leaf available.. LOL!!

- erk, the usage is spot tratment? must shoot it at the snail? not put in the water column like fertilizer? ... btw, 88petsmart in PJ got sell BW fert and i can confirm this. saw it there last friday. RM64 per 500ml bottle.

- not daily trimming la. but weekly trimming is a MUST (and then clear every single cuttings that floats or else they'll grow anywhere)!! LOL!!.. u missed a week, the next week, any of your small hardscape is gone from ur view. unfortunately, i dont have them anymore since i started to feel the pain with them. cleared my tanks from them and now i feel better ... haha..!!! yeah... i saw some LFS sold em quite expensive. a size of 50cents patch for RM10. i bought it emersed last time from an online seller (RM30 for one standard nasi lemak plastic container) and get them adapted into submerged version and they goes crazy..!!

This post has been edited by usermode: Jan 22 2012, 02:37 AM

oh..looks like this plant isn't suitable for my tank
left them for 1 week then my tank turn to be bushy land. if we turn of the light for 1 day would kill them?even if there left 1 is just a root, it won't die?? Wow! a size of 50 cents patch equal to rm 10. damn CHEAP. can buy 5 young puffer.lol.

hye guys..

Which is better and brighter if the park horizontally on tank?
PHILIPS Essential or Philips Spiral???

the spiral is too short but expensive price..only 20w..
if essential 23w only RM 20..and the mentol more big and long..

so Which is better and brighter if the park horizontally on my 1 ft tank (only use 1 mentol)?

PHILIPS Essential or Philips Spiral???

thank you.. HCNY

IME, UG in a tank with light will grow lot more faster once adapted but without lights in a day or 2 wont melt everything... in transition time during emerged to submersed version need lights.

here's the thing about UG from my experiences, it's an adaptable plant. it will adapt to ur tank condition no matter what the condition is. high lights, low lights, no lights (never tried), tied, buried or even floats. the old leaves from previous condition might melt but while it;s melting, a new leaf will start to grow in ur current tank condition and spreads. if the old leaves melted before the new leaf come out, then you will lose the plant which in my tank, that didnt happened when new leaf come out earlier before the whole patch melted.