i think there's no problem if you have planted tank only
but if you have a livestock inside your tank
then you must observe how much co2 they can take without the plant produce a o2

expensive setup! @_@

why not invest on timer and put both the light and co2 work together, or light with 1 timer, and co2 with 1 timer ON 30/45min before light on; OFF 30/45min before light off?

Yeah good idea ! Need to go back to ADA showroom and purchase timer for light and Co2 together. Thanks

aiyoh brother....timer also need to buy ADA brand ka. Dam loaded la you....lol

Amano's Co2?

Dear all, need some advice here.

First time trying on aquatic aquarium and wish to ask something.

Setting up my aquarium with the 5 elements at the bottom of my tank, follow by abt 1" soil. Then i actually put in abt 1" white sand. Now i am told to put in water and let my filter run for 5 days be4 i start putting in plant together with the anti klorin. My question is:

1. With such thick sand layer, does this help to clean the soil during this 5 days period? Am i not suppose to put in sand first? If above is yes, what can i do now? Mix the soil and sand together?


2. I plan on putting baby dwarf tear but with such thick sand, do you think is suitable? Or should i thin down the sand or just mix the sand with the soil together?

Please help

Thank you

This post has been edited by jenniferjen: Aug 4 2015, 12:26 AM

Hi Jennifer, i dont have much knowledge on the soil and sand that u used but i believe its fine with what you have done at the moment. not to get too upset over it.

you could still plant the HC or dwarf tears over the sand. it will still grow if given the right conditions.

cycling the water is best done with your plants inside. fishes dont add first. the beneficial bacteria will grow quickly since u have the 5 elements inside.

anyone know if there is a shop selling SAE? looking for pairs of SAE for cleaning and controlling duty. Have bad luck finding one.

Fish depot will restock silver flying fox, between SAE and SFF, which one is better?

Thanks

Hi all, I new in this planted aquarium thread, nice to meet you all.

i bought a pair of them when they are still small, until now, both of them still sucking on algeas(already 1+ year).
I think unless you always overfeed them with food pellets/flakes, they will gladly do their job. I only feed my tank once a week.

Hi, may i know how u measure the bps when u dont have a regulator? By just looking at the bubble counter? Tq

Yeap. bps = buble per second.

Err yea i know, but how do you play around your valve to produce your desire bps?

turn clockwise to speed up your bubble counter (giving more bubbles per sec) and turn anticlockwise to reduce the flow (giving less bubble per sec).

twisting faster or slower does affect the bubble count. for more accuracy of bubble count, u need to get the fine/minute needle valve.

u may want to consider electronic/solenoid valve regulator if you find turning on and tuning the bps a hassle.

Thank for the input. I dont mind hassle but solenoid is so expensive, darn even a regulator is expensive.

So just wish to learn how do i manupulate the valve to get, say 1bps and where should i see that i am actually getting 1bps?

Thank you

I did have SAE before, but once they grew bigger, they tend to attach my other fish.
I want to know if the SFF doing the same thing.

Anyone know where is the shop that have this fish in stock?

I would suggest u google the video to see how to read 1bps from the bubble counter.

there are 2 kinds of valve as i mentioned, one is the major valve (usually found on the regulator itself) and one minor valve (fine needle valve).
for 1 bps or less, u probably need both combined to get the desired bps.

it would be better for u to post a pic of your current setup so that we can pinpoint where to adjust.

if youre looking for them, these LFS still have them in stock since my last visit last week;
Natural Aquatic SS19 Subang Jaya
Aquatic International, Nearby Subang Airport/ Sg. Buloh Nursery
Xian Leng Seksyen 23, Shah Alam
*price may greatly vary depending on store

Thank, i googled and i think i know how to manipulate it.
Will try once my tank ready.

Any idea of plant that would easily rooted on rough soil and sand? Size of plant shall be small.

Tq

Jen : for the plants to get rooted, it depends on the plant type but honestly everyone has different taste to which type of plants they think best suit their tank and scape. just go ahead and get the plants that you need and then work out the necessary lighting and bps and fertilizer regime that goes with your plant