wow...where is this... ive been looking all over for led strips like that

thanx! be heading that way tis weekend

i cant promise on that

last time i kena bba, its becoz of not enough co2. bump my co2 up by 1 bps n it slowly disappear..

trimmed the affected leaves. last time it only affects my dwarf java fern. some recurrence occurs, but after awhile it just stops altogether (after i increase my co2)

yes, bba mainly attack slow growing plant. about shrimp i cant recommend u coz i dont keep any (not using any chiller, only fan, my tank can go up to 27-28 C, which definitely makes it feel like a sauna for them shrimps ) but i heard malayan shrimp (caridina sp malaya) quite hardy n can tolerate relatively high temperature, but u got higher chance meeting an artist than to come across it selling in malaysia

about lighting, cant remember what the brand is, but i combo 6500k with pink grow light (up aqua brand?) (g23 base), total watt was i believe is 26 watt or something like that cant remember) another tank was t5 both 6500k total watt was 30w? both are small tank

i believe can, provided if ur aquarium is large enough and hav chiller. led lighting still produce heat, n water is a heat retainer, so if u introduce heat into ur aquarium, n didnt do proper chilling, ur tank water can easily reach high temperature.

my 2cent opinion btw

oh, u mean use it outside of aquarium? idk whether heat would be an issue liddat. i tot u wanna put it INSIDE of ur aquarium since it is a submersible lighting

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imagine ur driftwood, is a bag of tea, that can leech its tannin very slowly for a long period of time

thats exactly how it is.

u can boil it as sifu jctasoga suggested.

any idea how much electric u use for peltier chiller? kinda wanna buy 1, been contemplating for a long time

brushing it wont work, trust me. in fact u prolly gonna make it worse if somehow u didnt take out all/overlooked some of the 'hair' uve brushed

best way to deal with it (in my own personal experience) is to trim the affected leaves.

This post has been edited by kurangak: Mar 29 2017, 09:55 AM

its definitely the new soil. it might still leaching ammonia n nitrite to ur water, thats why ur shrimp population got wiped out

looks like baby apple snail, but im not sure

try increasing the bio media in your filter. that helps me before. remember more bio media=more nitriting+nitrating bacteria=better quality water

light too bright? too hot? too acidic? can be multiple reason.

in my experience, staurogyne melts when light is too bright, especially when u just recently plant it.

This post has been edited by kurangak: May 27 2017, 03:21 PM

did u acclimatize ur yamato before putting the yamato in

its been awhile since ive seen one been sold in shop

i think KNO3 is the best among those 3. since, its salt potassium n nitrate. the other two is sulphate n chloride, which i believe is potentially harmful to ur tank. but potential algae bloom too since ull be dosing nitrate into ur tank. my 2 cent. idk im no chemist let the other cfu guide u

This post has been edited by kurangak: Jul 4 2017, 02:09 PM

any idea whether u can use laminated glass for aquarium? in theory it should be stronger than regular glass, no?

250 (or was it 150?) for a repurposed 5kg co2 extinguisher bottle (theres someone here selling it. i cant remember, i think it is weijie
150 (should be cheaper now) for a solenoid co2 regulator
100 (idk, maybe can get it cheaper now) for hard line co2 tubing n ceramic diffuser.