by using the method...mixing the 5 elements with aquarium water and shake well, pouring the mixture into water...will it in someway affect the fish or shrimps?

is it recommended, eventhou you have added these 5 elements in your initial setup?

ive done that mineral bottle 3 elements shake shake pour into tank quite a number of times... shrimps kinda love it lol.. after one night clear like crystal.. awesome stuff..

i usually go for bacter 100 and clear super. one for beneficial bacteria and the other to make water clear.. thats kinda my priority lol

u dont need all 5, mix of any 3 might be enough
no harm to fauna
we also use this trick in live tank competition

penac p & tourm more for underneath stuff

This post has been edited by sisaiko: Nov 4 2011, 07:34 AM

the 3 stuff you referring to are...bacter 100, clear super and penac W?

for a 3 footer, how much would you recommend and what is the frecuency?

Exact

usually 2 spoons each but 1 also not bad
frequent....up 2 ur mood huhu, 3mths or 6 mths...depend on ur tank condition
or
every time after u backwash ur filter, u may put it as well

thinking on getting some planted stuff for my discus aquarium,plant that doesnt need special light,co2 or fert...just put n leave it..is it available?

Java Fern, any Moss.
Oh, i heard Bolbitis do quite well in fish tanks too. But your water temp have to be below 26C

cant have fan,because discus prefer warm water,so bolbtis cant do,moss maybe suitable in small aqua,if put in big aqua,with aeration,it will float around like a debris,doesnt it?

only for penang guys...

I happen to have access to eheim filter at a very attractive price...

any1 interested to purchase new eheim filter do pm me...

I will tell you guys how to order and where to order...

ordered must be not latter than every wednesday...

aiyak i just bought eheim 2213 lunch hour just now with normal price bcos my old taiyo out of service last nite... today will be back to hometown and can stop by penang if i havent buy... too bad not my luck...

arrrr....tooo bad...

2217 only 4??..........cash (while promo stock last)

aiyo~~ the mollies and guppies i got from KW are dying every two days~~ only my locally bought fish are still alive.
Why are the fish dying ??

Where you get?

are JBL tester acurate? price kinda okay for might budget. got pH, GH, KH, n 2 other parameter all in one...

This post has been edited by flipmode: Nov 5 2011, 01:42 PM

Newbie reporting in! Any advice on low tech tanks? Wht moss/plants shld I go for?

thank loon1031 for the moss n plant. got advice somemore...

went to CTY n KW aquatic yesterday. bought brine shrimp for guppy fry, algea wafer n spirulina flake for my red cherry shrimp.

why...interested...

I wanted to buy xtra eheim filter... but the $$$ they quote me is out of my budget (2028 at rm1050)...

wanted to buy 2080... but too big for my cabinet...

my wife would KILL me if she know I wanted to buy a rm1+++ filter...

in ordered to get lower $$$... I am trying to gather any1 in penang that would want to buy ehiem filter to nego for better $$$...

I can get them from penang island and mainland...

penang = cash...
mainland = cash and card...but must add 3%

will get the filter by 18/11/11... this is a 1 time deal...
we will go to the lfs together...

This post has been edited by myak9: Nov 6 2011, 12:14 PM

want to double check:
To measure litre of a tank--> cm*cm*cm / 1000? correct?
Meaning a standard 3 ft is 200kg, and a 4ft is 432kg?
If i want to use boltless rack for 4ft tank *2 units meaning need to get heavy duty type? Most of the rack i googled can support 200kg only

Whats the measurement for a standard 4 ft anyway?

Better to get a proper rack from fish shop.
Those measurements and weight is based on ESTIMATION.
Dont take the risk unless you really know what you are doing.

WJ, i googled a kedai ( ipoh) selling racks and other heavy duty ones and also gondola etc . it's medium duty rack can withstand weight from 500-1000kg. see how's the price first then i consider