Not easy to find boraras brigittae here in Klang Valley. Had only seen it once & that was @ East Aqua @ Ikano, only 2 on display tank.

Any idea which lfs would usually re-stock it often?

Edit: Got myself d API freshwater master test kit, along with API KH & Sera GH test kits. Low ph shows 6.4 & high ph lesser than detected. KH was 0-3 (wasn't sure), but the GH test kit has gotten me confused as it just stays orangy/brownish & not turning green. Has anyone tested their tap water parameters before? Didn't realize our tap water's so soft.

Did some google & it seems I'm not the only one having prob with Sera's GH test kit. Has anyone had similar findings/issues?

This post has been edited by GTBlackIce: Jul 21 2013, 04:21 PM

Ya that what I was told. Hope to get some when there's a next re-stock of it.

Expiry date states 01/2016 iirc. Did tried up to 20+ drops, maintained brownish-like. Doubt it's true. Will give it a try again on mineral water sometime or when I fill up my tank, just to see if there's any diff.

Haha, yeah do let me know too...or if u've bred enough to sell. not in a hurry...able to wait... lol

Awww... too bad then. Oh well...

Well checked on the Sera GH test kit, expiry date is on 01/2015 and not 2016. Hope it works eventually and not a faulty one as many have encountered...

For one that has not even flooded the tank yet, I find this mag to be very informative. Questions asked by Chris to those breeders are (although) basic/straightforward it does cover the necessary information and insight on how those breeders breed their precious shrimps.

There would be, I believe, different water parameters in Europe and Malaysia - so we here would just have to see what works best even though it's of the same species but 'Made in Malaysia' instead and take those stated in the mag as a guidance.

Overall am impressed with the kinda information available, and the sharing of information and advice from individual breeders. Those of you that are into breeding your shrimps, this would be a good one to have/read. Personal opinion: All is good, but paper quality could've been better.

And not forgetting to mention that arrow bro here does a speedy and helluva good job in packing it nicely for courier. Thanks much!

Likewise

Just curious though, how many of you here actually mix a few species/variant in a single tank? Even on some sites I've came across those tanks that have e.g 2 or more variants of Neocaridina & Caridina on it. I know those in same species will cross breed... but there are those that would not even though its of the same species? E.g blue jelly + orange shrimp

So all you did was to wash the spinach then let those 2 'guinea pigs' try it out in a separate tub? Does it have to be frozen if you're keeping it for a couple of days or so prior to feeding?

Can't see your survivors... Nice layout btw.... and that thermometer... that's a pretty big one for your pico tank.

If that the UP Aqua fan? If yes, what speed you usually have it on? Although it's good I find it to be kinda noisy @ full blast...

Stop poisoning us with photo la bro.... those are limited edition...

Must tell lfs not to sell you 50pcs at one go... so the rest of us have a chance at getting some ourselves...

Bro, any idea how much would a tds pen cost here in MY?

Or has anyone got a second hand to sell?

Thanks! Didn't realize it was so cheap...

Just ordered one & a digital PH tester, let's see how it goes...

Yup, ordered it before lunch @US$7.50 w/ free shipping ... got a notification saying it has been ship after lunch.

Let's see how long it takes to arrive.


@sniper
Bro, did you have to calibrate yours? Description says it has been factory calibrated but saw there's a calibration spot with NaCl?

This post has been edited by GTBlackIce: Jul 26 2013, 05:24 PM

OK cool. Thanks for the info.

Chili rasboras!!!
They seem to like posing for you... is that norm or the color doesn't seem to be that dark on them?

Nonetheless, nice tank & faunas u have there bro.

Wow! That's quite a lot of evaporation going on bro!
Good you have your own DIY ATO system... good job on that

Speaking of which... anyone here uses/bought those ATO units for their tank? I've only seen JBJ ones in lfs before, but kinda pricey. Any others?

Ahh OK, thanks for the clarification.

I thought B. Birgittae apart from being known as mosquito rasbora it's also aka chilli? I got it wrong huh?

Thanks bro!

The ice probe chiller looks cool... Something I wouldn't mind getting. But installation would be a bummer... I wouldn't wanna drill a hole on my tank. Need to get something that could support it suspended.

Wonder how loud the fan noise is. Anyone here uses / tried it before?

Are u selling that upon request,bro? Mind telling how it works? Output of cannister goes thru it? What's d temp it can achieve? Possible to control d expected temp?

Fan noise...noisy r?

Guys...


Need your advice/recommendation.

Am contemplating on hooking up a chiller as the UP Aqua fan can't really make it for me...in terms of maintaining the temperature (fluctuates quite a lot) and it's noisy.

Since I've just bought & used the Eheim 2213 I'm hoping not to change the cannister now, so the chiller would have to be able to still perform with it.

Did some search and came across a few that could be suitable:

1) Iceprobe by Coolworks
2) Resun Mini-200
3) Hailea HC100A/130A

Which one of the above would compliment 2213, and at the same time not so noisy? I've got limited space to put a chiller and at the same time particular about noise. Yes, I can be very picky sometimes

Iceprobe looks OK but slightly hassle to hook it up, and not easy to get it w/ temperature controller to be exported to Malaysia, plus it would require a power converter as well since mostly are US version.

I've reduced the media in the cannister (removed 1/2 of default ceramic rings & carbon pad (replaced w/ purigen instead)). This has slightly improved the flow but still not much to the bottom to uproot/move the plants.

Currently still cycling my tank, fighting algae and busy traveling, so have time to do more research.

Anyone here hook up certain chiller to their 2213? Any advice/recommendation on chiller is much appreciated.

Thanks much in advance!

I could take out my NoiseBlocker fan from my radiator currently cooling my rig, but then again fan makes evaporation quite high - so it's quite troublesome to topup everyday, and especially more so when I travel often for work. That's why I'm looking into chiller instead, as I won't have to trouble any family member to topup the water everyday. An ATO is not so cheap, and it works better if it's with a sump instead of directly to the tank, IMHO.


OK, thanks much for the input bro. Glad to know it works with Hailea HS-28A albeit the low flow. Just hoping to *preferably* get to utilize the 2213 before upgrading. But then again, worse case scenario would be to sell it off and get a 2215 or something better.

Read that HS-28A is a replacement for HC-150a and runs quieter, so glad you can verify that it runs quietly too. Where did you get your HS-28A and estimated pricing for it? Haven't seen it in the LFS I went to..... usually it's the other HC models that's more common.

So basically with Eheim 2215 and HS-28A you have no issues with flowrate? Are you using the spray bar or lily pipe?

If only the Eheim pro3e types have a smaller version... that would be great!

Ok,thanks much again for the valuable input. Shall check it out when I'm back in KL.

Got 3 of these over d wkend & has been a good CUC on my diatoms and such. 2 berried female & 1 male. Was labeled as 'colour shrimp'. What species is it?



Sorry couldn't get a good pic of it...

Bro, was ur tds d HM brand...got from elecmall from ebay? Just saw my tds pen @ d office reception today. Must've delivered wrong unit, someone opened it & left d tds pen only v cover in my office mailbox. My colleague didn't know who it was for. Just like to check if anything else comes v urs.

Tested earlier & mine shows only 144ppm...is that good or bad? Arrow...u mentioned fire red is best kept @ 300-400, would I have any issues eventually? Unless my tds pen is a lemon unit...