my tank is a moss only tank..

actually the moss is not on the surface.. haha
im guessing that the dust went into the water over time and accumulate on my moss

Ya the Orange algae eater love to kill themselves

impossible , maybe not dust lah ,

take photo share here pls

Its mini prawns...

guys, how much would ada 5 elements + power sand cost for a 30 by 30 nano tank?

emily: i've been reading awefully a lot, still kicking start my tank...

here is what happen to the 'nitrogen cycle' in the water.
1. fish/living things shit, and pee... waste turn into ammonia.
2. when enough ammonia, nitrite-forming bacteria will start to form/grow...hence turning the ammonia into Nitrite.
3. when nitrate starts to gathered enough, nitrAte-forming bacteria will start form/grow and covert the nitrIte to nitrAte
4. NitrAte will get more and more and more... NitrAte is pretty much Harmless.... but this is where "water change" comes in, by doing 25-35% water change, the nitrate will be throw out and new water will bring the nitrate down again.

(i hope i write the right thing... correct me if im wrong)

another thing i read... usually, the ceramic rings are put after the filter. since filter usually used to catch 'dirt/shits'... its pointless to put the ring before the filter to gather those shit too, since u will kill the bacteria when u clean the rings, why not put after the filter, let the filter clean up the shit (and u can wash the filters when its blocked with dirt), and left ammonia that pass through, to the rings where the bacteria will form and makes the ammonia/nitrite to harmless nitrate, since the ring wont get caught up with dirt, so u dont have to wash it, hence the bacteria will always be happy staying there.

This post has been edited by ieR: Feb 27 2013, 03:21 AM

i think less than rm 50 , some lfs they will sell it ,

may i know where u from?

power sand is quite expensive...unless u dun want to follow the exact steps...i myself dun use the exact step..

depends what plants and setup u want . sometime not necessary to use expensive item , i saw a friend use holland sand , his tank also nice

haha.. im wondering why do you tag me here

actually, that makes sense too.. gotta ask others about the rings though..

i remember that for water cycle, science textbook got also.. easier to understand somemore.. hahah!
good that you figured out everything

i put the ceramic rings before the filter on the HOB. mainly because of the space constraint. to move the filter to the water motor is not impossible but i dun see the need to do it coz u can always rinse the ceramic rings with aquarium water to preserve the good bacteria.

anyway, i'm not against the swap of filter before ceramic rings or ceramic rings before filter. just saying that somethings are better if left as it is.

yup...i remember 88petsmart sell it by scoop...each 2.20 i guess...

hello all sifu-sifus here...

i'm a newbie here and i started my planted tank yesterday...

now i'm waiting for the water to run clear with a running HOB...

bt i found alot of dirt laying on the surface of my plants and my marble stones...

pls advice on how 2 clean them...

Take photo n show us la whatever99...

It would be easier for us to understand what are you talking about.

here...

Hey I saw my avatar in your photo !!!

Btw where ru from?

Oh,

I saw someone choosing this few marble stones that day.
Maybe it was you!

Anyways to clean it I use Borneo Sucker or use a toothbrush to slowly brush em.

ahaha... cos u ask me show pic maaa... so i directly take pic show u... xD

i dun think u saw me... cos this stone is the boss give me for free geh... i'm from ipoh btw, now staying in kampar...

btw, borneo sucker eat dirt?? i have 2 ottos in my nano tank now... planning to shift my livestock in my nano tank into the newly planted tank after a few more days...

sorry to interupt, what soil are u using whatever99? sorry if i miss to read on that