of all the substrate out there, which type and brand is the better choices for my upcoming aquarium? kinda confuse with different, amazonia, malaya, africana and size too, powder and medium sizes??

how big is the tank? i think is not bad for a starter. i suggest you pick cardinal tetra over neon if you like glowing tetra but its more pricy, say bout 2.5-3 each depends on size.

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Added on October 13, 2011, 3:14 pmthanks for the link! so if based on ADA, the substrate layer should be lowest>>powersand, next>>aqua soil, highest>>cosmetic sand???

This post has been edited by kelvin8810: Oct 13 2011, 03:14 PM

if RM80 this size with the substrate and light is quite worth it, livestock can choose , prepare another 100 for it (plants + fishes). most pet store sells neon tetra from rm1 to rm1.5, cardinal u have to go to some bigger shop to get, i am not familiar with KL, but in cheras i can suggest some place to you.

thanks for the suggestion, where can i get a copy of the book??

@sisaiko

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Added on October 13, 2011, 5:01 pm
LFS or Lelong also have

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u can COD tonight? cheras

sometimes betta will bully their smaller tankmates

try guppy, quite hardy

maybe ur tank is big, if tank small, different story

1 little question,

for lighting system, is it better to use 2x36W PL compact light tube or 4 T5 light bulb is better?

my tank is 37USgallon

please help, my tank are having hard water scale formation, very uglyyy.... tried scraping with vinegar and lemon juice with no luck...please suggest me any alternatives

thanks.

fish shop or the electrical shop there?

ordinary T5 rated at 14W, but aquazonic t5 rated at 22W, not sure how they come out with 22W though, maybe only with aquazonic housing only can have 22W output? anyway, just bought 4 tubes of aquazonic t5 for my 2.5 ft tank.

housing from aquazonic?

ho=high output?

looks like those grass that grows along the roadside , longkang or grassland

yeap, that's the difference in terms of tube size 5/8" and 8/8" or simply 1" diameter. for the same length, the wattage is slighly different but you can save loads of space when you opted for T5 tubes.

tubes replacement i think any LFS also got, but more common ones are the T8, if you are saying parts like the ballast, T8 is definitely easier to find as any electrical shop can get it.

you can actually DIY T5 housing if you are on a budget limit. Just get the tubes and make you own housing.

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Added on December 2, 2011, 8:20 amsame situation here, cardinals not enjoying their meals..... pellets sinks a after floating for a few minutes. any pellets recommendation for cardinals please? my beauty are quite big, approx 2.5-3cm

previously using aquadine if not mistaken, green body, yellow cap. cloud my water easilly, now changed to spectrum, blue cap. not more cloudy water, but fish not eating 'em.

This post has been edited by kelvin8810: Dec 2 2011, 08:20 AM

green neon are very similar to blue neon, just like percular clownfish (fake) and true percula clownfish. anyway, i can only notice that blue neon are much "bluer" than green neon...and slightly more expensive.

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Added on December 2, 2011, 2:01 pmi am also feeding this pellet, they dont even wanna touch it...wasted my money

This post has been edited by kelvin8810: Dec 2 2011, 02:01 PM

still feeding them this...... i leave a small portion out in the open air for a while be4 1 feed them, it sinks faster, so it will be easier for them to eat on bottom rather than float. but not sure they ate it or my filter cleaned it up. what i know is there's no more left over pellet on the bottom and i assume they ate it.... anyway, just bought the pellets few days ago, maybe a change of taste they wouldn't like it for the time being. if persist, maybe i will get the borneo wild to try.

clorox or any bleach agent is alkaline substance, if you have any PH tester, just put 1 drop on it to see what's the colour to determine, else, just use vinegar to soak it (if you listen some sizzling or bubbling then it still contain bleach), and rinse with tap water.

can deliver to KL?

wei jie, when can u get the atomizer?

anyone,

any idea why my amano shrimp jumps out from my aquarium?

not enough oxygen?