anyone has any type of moss to give away? or sell cheap cheap? damansara area. my tank crashed i kinda gave up edi, but keep looking at those nice planted tanks now gonna start again!

hmm lets see...previous setup
1.5 ft tank
hob filter
11w light
temp 27-28 C
after very little reading and thinking how hard can this be, put soil, stick some plants in and thats it haha. i started off very ambitious, glosso, hc, hairgrass, and started to dream about luscious green carpet and all that then only realize not enough light, need co2, ferts, maintain pH etc. i tried co2 tablet, then upgraded to diy co2 with yeast, worked out ok for a while but its not consistent. as u can expect, after about 2 months come disaster! algae break, planaria, plant started to melt and die so i pack everything up and left it under the bed hahah.

u cant fail if u dont stop trying, so after few months the tank collecting dust im going to try my luck again. same tank and filter. upgraded to around 30w lighting. still diy co2 for now, should be getting a proper co2 tank next month. currently cycling the tank, there is some kind of rotala in it, thats all. plan to add moss and let it settle down. once i get the co2 tank then only add more plants. maybe hairgrass, pearl grass, mini pelia.

hob 500l/h
black color soil bought loose from lfs, dont know the brand
didnt use the 5 elements
jbl ferropol fertilizer

since i re-use the soil, i figure i can just top up new soil on top. is the 5 elements necessary? they're so expensive.

if i get the 5 elements, how can i add it in since the tank is already running? remove everything?
free plants! i'll take it!

thats a cool trick. never thought of it.
can pm me your address, maybe can go this weekend if not too far.

i took out the floating part of the surface skimmer to clean it, left the filter running and then my otto got sucked into it, or maybe the fella went to check whats inside! i only notice it afterwards, the guy was somewhat folded inside the tube..took it out, the body is U shape now..whuattt???? poor guy..still breathing but doesnt look so good..so yeah, hopefully u guys dont do the same mistake.

can donate to others with snail infested tank. i could use one

yep, it is still open. went there last week.

this is the third time my sae jump out from the tank...anyone know why? and how to prevent this?

you might have more than 1k already la, just cannot see it, they always hide.

anyone know where can get hydrocotyle?

aqua zonic t5 tube, rated 12000K. is that suitable for planted tank?

anyone got limnophila sp vietnam or staurogyne repens to give away?
can trade, i got java moss, flame moss, some fissidens and mini pelia.

This post has been edited by sudosandwich: Jan 20 2012, 01:13 AM

How long does a 0.5L co2 tank last? Been using it for a month now, meter reading drop 2 bars, so if i guesstimate it right, it should last me for about 5 months. Is that normal?

This post has been edited by sudosandwich: Feb 10 2012, 12:54 AM

regulator leak. how?

@sisaiko
the leak seems to be coming from the regulator knob. it somewhat feels loose. any idea how to fix this? is the knob removable?