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LuQEE
post Jan 8 2013, 11:22 AM

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post Jan 8 2013, 02:20 PM

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QUOTE(jctasoga @ Jan 8 2013, 11:23 AM)
luqee : frequent members lounge or normal lounge? tongue.gif
normal only i guess this time...
now not enough time to manage my tanks haha due to work.
maybe after i start continuing my studies, then maybe i can start back la.. haha
my fishes and plants thinks im a bad owner doh.gif

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post Jan 10 2013, 09:23 AM

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qz4eva
star moss do look lively to be used in wabikusa setups.

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post Jan 10 2013, 12:47 PM

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so any guys willing to share their new setups?
hehe

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post Jan 11 2013, 09:02 AM

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QUOTE(kimimaro_kun @ Jan 10 2013, 02:16 PM)
ejet is better.
for shiruba, you have to hang it at your tank
plus ejet got a bigger space for your media filter
haha, yeah but you can also put it on the floor/ground/table but the short hose will be an issue if youre planning to hide it inside the cabinet which is really far below the tank level.

QUOTE(jctasoga @ Jan 10 2013, 02:43 PM)
Luqee : u first. I haven't rescaped yet.
need to get a 50cm tank first to replace my plastic tank, already full of GSA on the front, and havent been trimmed more than a few months, just top-up water and a few days of fish feeding per week thats all

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bro, sorry,all ure RCS and their shrimplets died, maybe my pugnax eaten them in my tank doh.gif
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post Jan 11 2013, 10:42 AM

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QUOTE(jctasoga @ Jan 11 2013, 10:14 AM)
luqee : hoses can easily replace. can get replacement from LFS or hardware shop smile.gif
yup i agree, last time when i was still learning, im really dunno the hose size, the 12/16, bla bla etc etc..haha

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post Jan 13 2013, 03:54 PM

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that pics of rock and rivers is somewhere in pahang?
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post Jan 13 2013, 07:13 PM

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QUOTE(qz4eva @ Jan 13 2013, 04:26 PM)
Yea bro actually in Sungai Lembing.

But you need to go inside about 30 mins by car to reach the site...
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you know, since you got vast resource of stones nearby you,
i think you should make a scape using those rounded stones, and you can create a hakkai-type stones scape version
but you need to make sure you got the same kind,colours & textures for every rounded stones youve collected... sweat.gif


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post Jan 16 2013, 10:37 AM

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yup, they will look like that, but i find it takes time,
im using 80% clorox, 20% water ratio to get that,
and i need to shake the purigens inside a plastic bottle 2-3 times a day in interval to get all of them fully regenerate.
It usually took me a week, unless im using an auto stirrer which can take up to 1 day only.
Also, learnt it the hard way, too frequent in regenerating them will decrease their life usage. doh.gif

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post Jan 16 2013, 01:12 PM

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QUOTE(arrow @ Jan 16 2013, 01:00 PM)
o just saw your reply, it suppose to took me 32hrs to regenerate it but i forgot about it and left it in clorox for 48hrs(24hrs more),
i think the KEY for it to regenerate fast is using "Seachem Prime", like your case after 48hrs soaking in clorox, there is still stains on the bag and some inside, then i dose 2 tablespoon Prime(around 30ml), after > 8hrs, all clear/clean like new.(refer picture).
and i don't need to shake or rub or put it under running water. All the stains just dilute/disappear after final soaking with seachem prime.
now im abit curious about seachem prime.
wonder what stuffs they put inside it. ive used a few types of anti-chlorine and i got different results haha.
maybe next time ill try seachem prime then.

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post Jan 17 2013, 01:13 AM

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QUOTE(darkdevilrey @ Jan 17 2013, 12:09 AM)
user posted image

this is my humble aquarium.

please advise in your personal point of view, what should i upgrade/improve/add on.

my only problems is cant maintain the clarity of the water.

few days then cloudy liao. sweat.gif
you got a chitala chitala thumbup.gif
go to primitive fish thread la bro!!
get a bigger tank, bigger+ multiple filters + gravel and setup a low tech tank with low demand plants laugh.gif
thats what i will do rolleyes.gif

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post Jan 30 2013, 03:45 PM

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QUOTE(qz4eva @ Jan 30 2013, 02:07 PM)
Bro you wont want to put anything that is super-glued into your aquarium.

Do you know how many toxic chemicals is in those glue.
bro, you know, i sticked my mosses on my driftwood using superglue last time, and they are growing nicely lol.. laugh.gif
also if im not mistaken, marine ppl use them too to stick their corals hehe, no offense

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post Jan 30 2013, 04:21 PM

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QUOTE(qz4eva @ Jan 30 2013, 03:52 PM)
Oh bro,

Maybe yours is aquarium coral glue isit?

I once use super glue for my diffuser and my fishes mati...

Dun worry bro, none taken smile.gif
im not sure if im using those aqua coral glue, coz those stuffs are expensive,
im usng these cheap ones, price less than RM2 per bottle, and when they are cured, they are solid as crystal, but when they are contact with water, they turned whitish, which affect the aesthetic look.

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post Feb 1 2013, 06:36 AM

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QUOTE(qz4eva @ Feb 1 2013, 01:29 AM)
I am a girl too! I want sponsor pls!
lol, being a girl can get sponsor ka? haha
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post Feb 5 2013, 01:20 AM

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everyone already preparing for new scapes?
long time didnt visit any LFS nowadays, last night just went NA and met Mr yee and noticed his old bucep tanks already mature, damn nice.

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post Feb 5 2013, 09:10 AM

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QUOTE(syafiq_lomotech @ Feb 5 2013, 07:41 AM)
ya. hopefully i can save the moss.
oh btw, wanna ask somthing to all of u.
yesterday i can see my water quite yelowish. it is the result from the dying moss? ive make water change + i rescape a bit after that. this morning the water is clear again
probably due to the tannins released from ure driftwood.. hmm.gif
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post Feb 7 2013, 12:25 AM

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QUOTE(jctasoga @ Feb 6 2013, 03:03 PM)
using the purigen were superb! my water was a bit cloudy since day 1. i got the purigens yesterday and put abt 120ml into the canister.. this morning the water is super clear already...
to be honest, i wasn;t expecting this type of clarity. hope it doesn't affect the nitrates too much...
now you know why im soo hype with purigens.. brows.gif
you can guess what happen when you put twice more purigens, and double it with extra filtration and xtra DIY house water filter... rclxm9.gif

QUOTE(EmilyEmily @ Feb 7 2013, 12:12 AM)
what type if fish is this? alright for planted aquarium? user posted image
bumble bee goby, can ask kimimaro-kun for his advice..he got both of them inside his planted tanks
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post Feb 18 2013, 07:53 AM

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is it normal for ottos to start eating carnivore fish pellets?
they already started eating them months ago and i havent been feeding them algae tablets nowadays,
since they didnt touch any of those stuffs already.
weird thing is , they still are plump, reddish belly and happy swimming around,
no sign of starvation and death. hmm.gif

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post Feb 18 2013, 11:26 PM

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QUOTE(-kytz- @ Feb 18 2013, 07:56 PM)
Is it? I saw that today, looks expensive and good tongue.gif but RM89 for a small one sad.gif

Btw, is it really silent? The 5W filter I just bought today is noisy like no tomorrow omg, somemore aquarium put in my room, cant's sleep for sure sad.gif (But I removed it already because of the noise, currently using a low powered 3W filter which I don't think is enough for a 3 gallon tank with 5 goldfish which poop a lot)

Currently this is my setup. Just added in 2 plants, dunno why my fish always float up near the plants, is this a good or bad sign?  rclxub.gif

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looks like the water is poisonous.. laugh.gif
better do a partial waer change daily till the good bacta colony is established.
IMHO, adding another xtra filter, a cannister filter will help it greatly(glad ure looking for another one) and ifgot extra cash to spare,
investing in ADA Bacta Ball or Seachem Stability will aid as a catalyst to speed ure good bacta colony growth. Also, upgrading to a bigger tank with better filtration is much more advisable and will cost you less in the long run. thumbup.gif


QUOTE(syafiq_lomotech @ Feb 18 2013, 10:20 PM)
can or not, good or not using rain water (fresh from the sky) to refill the tank?
well technically you can, if you intent to save up ure money on buying those cheapy RM1.50 decholorinator and putting extra work on collecting those rainwater...
but you cant be so sure the rainwater in youre place is hygenically clean ans safe for fish use. Unless you have extra water test kit, and you wiling to waste them on rainwater..
better buy those cheap anti-chlorine, or save up some money and buy those very good but concentrated and a bit tad expensive decholorinator.
Or, you can use tap water that had been left over for a day/or put in air pump in them to make an anti-chlorine free freshwater. but seriously, if just buy the cheap ones if ure in a pinch, saves you a lot of troubles.


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post Feb 19 2013, 07:25 AM

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QUOTE(-kytz- @ Feb 18 2013, 11:56 PM)
Thanks. I also got some bio rings and a bottle of live bacteria?
So, the person from the shop told me to add the bio rings at my hang on filter (just behind the filter). But how about the live bacteria? Should I pour it to my tank or to my bio ring there?
Hope to get a quick answer notworthy.gif notworthy.gif
QUOTE(arrow @ Feb 19 2013, 03:08 AM)
Your tank is quite small for keeping gold fish, some more 5 of them, Goldfish are living dustbin, will eat anything eatable in your tank including plants.
i'm currently using 5 Eheim hob and 3 canister , all super silent, but i do find some cheaper HOB quite ok, HDOM, Jeneca brand HOB noise lvl is quite low as well.
http://www.eheim.asia/prod_eheim_filter_hangon.html
Eheim not only silent but built to last.
Your tank is not cycled yet, Water change your tank since is quite dirty as show in your picture, then dose those liquid bacteria into the tank
everyday to speed up the tank cycling.
what sifu Arrow said is true.
A single Goldfish will need a bigger space to live in and very good filtration system for it to be healthy,
and i had a baby goldfish the size of a 1cm(got it as a feeder fishes), it had grown into a 4.5" monster and produce lots of waste.
Too bad it died due to stress/heavy bioload after adding another big fish in the tank. sad.gif
Yup and dose the good live bacta inside ure tank, and as well inside ure filter near the bio-rings daily.
IF you have an extra air pump, adding them and turn them on will agitate the water surface and will make O2 easily available in the water itself,
thus reducing the fishes stress and the gulping issues.
just my 2cents, learned this all from the expert here icon_rolleyes.gif goodluck n godspeed!!


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