fast moving white insect is copepods i think... but do planaria really eat snail?

cladophora as foreground..nais!! (i wonder why i cant post youtube vid here...hmmm... )

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Added on March 26, 2012, 3:25 pmthey keep above their plant tank where they keep plants for sell...d one facing the counter...


btw...anybody hav any experience dealing with hydra before? how u eradicate them? will dwarf gourami eats them?

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 26 2012, 05:18 PM

ull be getting ur ambient room temp...if ur room is 28-29 deg celcius then ur aquarium will be ard that temp too... unless u put the radiator part inside a fridge / coleman ice container filled with ice... but then itll be too cold pulak...n most pc liquid cooling set is made out of copper... copper can seeps thru water n kill ur shrimp... just my thought...

my 'poor man's aquarium chiller' idea..sorry for the uber lousy mspaint skills... hehe...

the principle is like this....
1. chiller box is any box that can keep ice for long period of time (coleman, polystyrene fish box etc.)
2. coolant runs from a chiller box thru pipe, goes to aquarium, chilling the water n then back into cooler box
3. coolant is pumped by a small aquarium pump , controlled by an electronic temperature controller ( so you can set the max n min temp you want for your aquarium; water pump will run accordingly, thus no overchilling of aquarium)
4. chiller box is filled with water n ice contained in plastic bottle (so ice can last longer, no overflowing of liquid in chiller box cause by melting of ice n when ice totally melts, just dump it back into freezer)

any idea/suggestions/comment/bashing ?

API CO2 BOOSTER also contain glutaraldehyde, same active ingredient found in seachem excel.

hope that they still selling some tomorrow..planned to go today but my schedule is so tight >_<

btw anybody/anywhere selling java fern narrow/needle ka ?

edit:- one of my otocinclus is having quite a large tummy...is that normal? other otocinclus hav round stomach too but not as large as his/hers
it looks something like this. i supplement them with hikari algae wafer, 1/8 of the big wafer every 2 days coz they wiped out my algae from my tank clean. is it gravid or bloated?

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 28 2012, 02:19 AM

good to know that coz that single otto is the only one having extra prosperous belly....



btw this is my noob tank...glosso is spreading slowly but at least no more vertical growth...moss looks like a teen's pubes...small sprout here n there lol....


any comment/scaping idea ,shifus?

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 28 2012, 10:18 AM

nice....

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 29 2012, 01:33 PM

some plant. like anubias n fern, you need to tie to a driftwood n cannot plant it normally, or the rhizome part will rot n ur plant will die...

most plant, just plant it normally....

btw, hav anybody bought a pl-l lamp holder before? i cant seem to find it anywhere...

edit:- my single leopard cory loves to hide nowadays...last time (before his partner die) he used to go out in the open during daytime, should i buy him a companion?

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 29 2012, 02:25 PM

then u need to tie it (anubias n fern) to driftwood...someone (in other forum) told me it is ok to plant the roots into substrate, PROVIDED if ur substrate is made of gravel, n u make sure ur plant's rhizome is not buried....but then...it is better to be safe than sorry...

anybody selling cryp. nurii sp pahang?

ya boss... that's what i heard too ... sumore it is a very challenging plant.... if only i got 4x4 n a long holiday... i want to go to backwaters in Pahang jungle n hunt all those brightly red crypts they hav there...lol...

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Added on March 29, 2012, 2:48 pmyou can plant it on a driftwood, n half buried ur dw in substrate....

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 29 2012, 02:49 PM

if u do like that...most likely ur fern would always be dislodged n floats in ur aquarium...the rhizome need something to clings on to...

DIY!!

up to u... me, i bury half of my dw in substrate (to anchor it in one place n to make it looks better) its the rhizome u need to take care....

suggestion :-
instead of putting ice, why not freeze water in a bottle, n then put it into aquarium...at least the ice will last longer (since no direct contact with aqua water) n no water spilling, coz when ice melts, itll increase your water level. n u can use the water bottle again n again. n there is no need for antichlorine... downside is it is just plain ugly.

n by adding ice, i believe you need to keep a constant watch on your water temp... you dont want aquarium water to drop too low...

brownish dust, i just pat my moss during water change, n suck all the sediments that come out of it with hose...dunno if got permanent / better solution for this... cfus please advise

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 29 2012, 11:12 PM

i believe any electrical shop carry this item... ace hardware oso got... but mostly MIC one la... >_<

edit :- u asking abt electronic ballast rite?


This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 2 2012, 02:14 AM

yup...can use e-ballast ...

This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 2 2012, 02:55 AM

glosso!!

in my limited exp, you need to plant the glosso deeper into the soil. coz last time i plant like that, the glosso grows towards light.

how i plant it, i trim the root of individual runner, then using tweezer, grab the end of the root, and then pull it deep into soil, leaving only a lil bit of leaf exposed to light. only after then it trails n stop growing vertically.

this plant is very slow grower for low tech plant. im using 2x11w light, abt 8hrs per day with carbon supplement from flourish excel. the plant grow so slow it is a pain to watch.. after i dose essence k n lush (bought from Sisaiko-san... very nice guy! ), then only i can see the growth accelerated...A BIT!!


just my humble opinion btw...

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Added on April 3, 2012, 12:42 pmi believe brighty k is for potassium supplement, same like bw essence k
special light is for all those red plants that need high light and extra supplement of iron to make it red
special shade is for low to medium light plant, like crypts, anubias , fern etc....

correct me if im wrong cfus...

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Added on April 3, 2012, 12:44 pmassassin snail is also a leftover cleaner i think (saw them eat my leftover algae wafer d other day) plus, they hunt ramshorn snail in your tank...and they looks beautiful IMHO...just that they really love to dig into your soil during the day (mine tends to dislodge my stem plants >_<)

This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 3 2012, 12:53 PM

btw any cfus here can help me register in MAC forum ka? coz i dont have official email, only gmail (n that is my 'official' email >_< )

theres another solution... install A/C in your house... u'll be happy, your aquarium also will be happy...