yosh peopleeeeee..!!! hehe..

I'm looking for some weeping moss and spiky moss.
Anyone have it for sale/give (weeping moss, desperately)?
I dont really need so much. Half palm each would be more than sufficient.
I can COD at anytime this Saturday (PJ/Kajang/Bangi area or any area you wanted to if i can find the place).

Also at the same time I'm giving away some Java moss. I have 2 patches of them around 5'x4' size.
No postage, sorry since I'm only giving it out FOC and it's just Java Moss. LOL!!
Can COD at PJ/Kajang/Bangi area if anyone wanted.

UV light usually would helps. But the light itself must be able to penetrate the water depths. I don't just use light for my tank if been bloomed with 'green water'. I always have my UV HOB Filter for that case so the water will flow through the UV lights closely.

Or another way, 'blackout'. hehehe... if u have HC, be ready with it to melt if they're 'weak'. LOL!...

or, 100% WC. superbly ma fan job... take out ur fishes and stuff but it still doesnt guarantee the removal of green water but the success rate still quite high. But with this, there's a chance for green water to come back again sooner or later. *touch wood*

the bottom line is, STOP fertilize ur tank with anything that contains iron.

This post has been edited by usermode: Jan 12 2012, 05:52 PM

prox, that bba remover might comes in handy once a while.... when excel failed! LOL!!! my most hated algae....

prox, where did u get those? might be interested to have the BBA remover just in case. heh..

oh... order thru u ah? hehe.. ok la. can also... but not now la. hehehe.. my tank is still algae free (for the moment... crossfingers) at least. maybe next month after CNY lor.. spare a bottle for me for next month.

heh... btw, have u tested it personally? how efficient it is? does this brand have anything to prevent (not stopping) GSA as well?

- I think im gonna change my mind. do u still have the snail killer? LOL!!! i might be needing that after CNY instead.


lily pipe... hurm, you can go for CADE as for medium range (low end one.... i never see any lily pipe below RM100 anyway). CADE so far is quite okay in its pricing and doesnt make much difference in the water flow but of course got difference but slightly if you're comparing with higher end lily pipe like ADA. Anyway, if it;s not higher end, brand doesnt really matter actually IMO. just go for it if you can afford the price offered. the built still will not be as bad as the plastic cheapo green color lily and won't be as good as ADA.

size to buy, depends on your filter hose (and chiller hose if you have any). usually there'll be 2 size only. but if you;re unsure, cut the tip of your hose about 1 cm only, and bring it to shop and when buying the lily pipe, you can test if its fit. You can try 88 Petsmart near the new Murni restaurant at PJ. If i'm not mistaken, they have a slight promotion on their lily pipe currently.

Cheap and nice driftwood? err... no such thing. LOL!!! .. if it's cheap, it wont be nice and vice versa unless you bring your lucky charm when u go out for shopping. East Aqua price have no much difference with another shops if you're looking for the same type of wood (bogwood will be cheap.. but i dont think u want it). the price differs around RM1-3 bucks only because that's the market price.

My advise, for long term... starting from now, u better find at least one LFS that have the most thing u ever needed, then stick with them as much as possible. get to know them and their staff (bosses better) and get close with them. then u might get "a little bit" cheaper price in future if they bring in new woods or any other stuff. if they got membership card, join! it does pays off ...

Or another suggestion, hunt the wood urself. go into swamp and cut them off urself. seriously... no kidding. u can get nice woods and FOC. just a lil bit effort. or, go to the seaside village and pray that someone got a nice driftwood as their collection for home decor and ask them to sell to you. hahahaha...!!! and this one is no kidding either. i did this before... and got one SUPER BIG chump of branchy driftwood just for RM50 ... just need to cut them by meself to make it smaller pieces. heh... it's still worth.

you're welcomed anytime i love ADA.... but not the price for me, i usually opt for another brand if there's an option. LOL!!! I've no idea about Jalan Pasar. i never shop that before because idont know where it is actually. hahahaha.... (im n00b with KL road).

btw, i have an extra 2ft DIY cabinet still in good condition. but currently being used to put some 'stuffs' in it. LOL!!! i'll see if i have a place to put those, then i can sell it to you if you're interested.


thank you..!!! hehehe... spare 1 bottle is enuf. i've been manually killing em if i see em whenever i look at my tank. but for CNY break, i foresee the tank gonna get swarmed by it when i came back. duuhhh!!!! hate those snails.

BBA, the legendary algae hated by most aquascaper. hahahaha...!!! proX have a BBA Killer posted for sale recently. you might want to try it. actually, BBA would come and visit your tank if your tank is dirty. a dead spot in tank water flow also helps to increase the chances of its visits. unchanged filter media is good actually because you would need the beneficial bacteria that already been colonized in it, but make sure its clean as well (do NOT ever wash with tap water directly). try to change to HOB filter instead of sponge filter but use the same 'sponge' from your current sponge filter. im assuming ur sponge filter is the one submersed in the tank rite?


- good for you.... not many having that kind of budget. heh... yes it's possible. as a devider or not, it'll be around the same thing to consider.... place to put ur lightings, hoses, filters, etc. also a scape that is nice from both side will be a challenging one. good luck with the design.

2ft height, isnt that too high for ur hands to reach to the bottom? do consider this as well for maintenance purpose. if it's okay, then go for it. also you might need a good lighting to penetrate that depth especially if u planning to have foreground plants like HC and glosso, etc. MH would be good but pricey.


- actually, still possible to have live plants with no soils at all. but plant choice would be very limited. the growth rate wont be as fast and the health of the plant might not be a its best but still possible to thrive. u can have java fern (tied to the one rock mentioned), or can have some moss like java moss tied to the stone to being used as the tank floor carpet.

btw, yes.. u can come here as well. why not? LOL!!... planted tank or not, still will have fishes/faunas in it. just.. less dicussions about it.

This post has been edited by usermode: Jan 15 2012, 09:31 PM

- GSA or green algae bloom usually comes due to high lights that isnt balanced with your co2 (at least) levels. they'll benefit on the excess lights when ur plants cant used it due to insufficient co2 in ur water. get ur lighting and co2 back on track. usually people will reduce their lighting/photo-period as an easy exits. but if u still having low co2 levels, sooner or later they might come back again once u put ur lighting back to normal. no matter what, it wont goes off in a day or two unless u use UV filter/lights (yes it's possible with these.. i've tried myself).


- not the water dirty... but the tank. BBA, yes... spot treatment with excel and dun give up use ur finger to pick as much as u can also. hu hu hu...!!! if they keep coming at the same place, then u might want to consider that place. either the water circulation is dead on that spot, or for some weird reason BBA love that DW/stone, so throw it away. if it's on leaf, just trim off the leaf. if it appears on random spots, trim ur plants. remove any old leaf/unhealthy leaf. these kind of leaf will be BBA magnet usually (also make ur tank looks ugly as well). just remove em...

but really.. BBA is usually one tough algae. even i hate em (the most algae i super damn hate)... so better prevent them before they start coming.

i'll be in JB too during this CNY!!! hehehe.. but i doubt those shops are open even if i have recommendations tho.. *rolleyes*


that kind of snail, erm... it's not as bad as those crazy-plant-following snails. but i dont like this one as well in my tank. in my experience, they dont breed as fast. but still, it's a weird one. i leave em alive in my tank if i just see one or two. could be some additional snails for me in there for the fun factor to look at. but if too much, i'll just crush em and my fishes and shrimps would be happy to feast on it. LOL!!!

i dont know much... just a few johore LFS. should contact Sim. he should know better. but i bet he'll be out of town also. hahaha...!!! and not to forget that those LFS might not be opened as well. duh...!!!

just about time and ur lucky day.... but before that, may i know ur 2ft tank spec? the thickness of the glass? and also if the tank have bracings? is the tank have any leakage?
if all the answer just fit as what i wanted, i have 1.5ft tank INCLUDING cabinet and im ready to just swap with u for that 2ft tank. my reason is just because i need a 2ft tank and i dont need my 1.5ft tank anymore and i dont want to keep it either for extra space

- heh.. already replied your PM. let's continue there instead ya..

YC is still okay ma... just 'lawatan sambil belajar' to LFS, that part... erm, not sure if there's any LFS open.



- Anyway, anyone have Rotala sp Green that could share? hahahaha...!!! im buying also nvm. those who have, trim abit la urs and gimme the cuttings

walao... since u are also in selangor ma. why dont u trim tonight and give to me tomorrow and i buy u 2 cup of teh tarik? LOL!!!! im at PJ/bangi currently and im cool to drop down to ur place (even i dont know euquene park).
if give to me at Johor, i need to keep it for one week before come back to my house in here to be able to put them in my tank. err... kesian the rotala >_< i rather not to take it there.

argkhh.... last sunday? that's the time when i decided to have it in my tank!!! LOL!!!!! why i didnt know it earlier. hadui...

well, there's no rush in everything always but im dropping by at EA MV today. today is plant restocking day for almsot all LFS in selangor. ho ho ho!!! im gonan see if they have some rotala and i might buy it. else, i'll just wait for urs after CNY ...

and i know u have lot of mosses too. LOL!!! maybe can curi some if i come to your house. hahahahaha!!

hehe... one thing about me, im a shopping kaki (until pokkai liao). so i know which LFS restocking what and when usually. hahahaha...!!! but this week, ya... i agree with u due to CNY, some low-traffic LFS might not taking anything. Ah Yee also didnt take so much this week. that's why im targetting for MV since they have quite a traffic there.... and i wonder if they gonna close long for CNY anyway since they still have malay workers too.

whatever it is, im going there after work today!!! w00t!!! (i might buy nothing other than rotala... but who knows? bring money ngam-ngam only. duh!)

you should get it quite easy.... i think so many people having glosso in their tank (just not me.. i hate it).
btw, glosso at shop also very cheap nowadays... and they so far never runs out of stock.

- err.. what do u mean by 'plastic plant tank'? means all artificial plants in there? no live plants?

- for the wood, u should have soaked it earlier before u setup ur tank. for now, the most u could do if you want to let it in the tank is anchor it with more 'heavier' rocks.
those river stone for sure will not hold the wood from floating. heh... buy some aquascaping rocks, then tie the wood to the rock or vice versa. by time, it will submerged without need to tie anymore.

- comments, dunno what to comment except the wood is SOO BIG!!! but it's 6ft tank anyway.
if u want more woods, go to Natural Aquatic World at Subang. They have the wood in the size suitable for ur tank and 'branchy' as u wanted. Below is the address.

- reputable shop for plastic plants? why u need a reputable shop for it? just find a shop... LOL! but to have longer version? hurm... i dont know. never looked for artificial plants anyway.
maybe u could try to buy those artificial plant from flowershop then glue a stone on it, then put in ur tank. at least those shop got sell 'long' grass.

wah.. so sorry to hear that.... how long have u been in africa? got baring anything for ur tank from savannah?

haiz.. same here. i cant trust anyone in my house to take care of my tank. they'll just leave it like that with excuse "im afraid/dunno how to touch ur tank" even after i gave the schedule. no need my tank la, even my simple plants in pot also no one wanna help take care like pandan and cili api. haiz..!! just help pour water only... people need to know how important to make earth green.

is all ur plants melted? no chance to revive?

heh, i got timer too. but no food timer. >_< well... for a week, so far i never had a fish died starving at least so far. the only thing is, POTASSIUM!!!!!!!!!!!! heh, i dont know but usually i just leave my tank just like that since no one gonna take care of it anyway and so far nothing been wrong so far even without potassium (shorter photoperiod). i dun have any problem to topup water also since my water evaporation rate is damn slow unlike using fan. just, afraid of algae if it occured anytime during my absence and when i came back... walla!! algae took over the tank already (crossfingers.. so far never happened)


hurm, i dun know about CRS but my other shrimps never die also for one week holiday previously. they wont get the best buffet of course, but the tank usually have something for them to much on naturally.... oh, and as long no electrical blackout happened during my away time, i wouldnt worry so much.