Sien ler this guy, 2 headquarters for different purposes LOL

Drew

environment all same lor nothing changes... but last time before i use timer, i switch off the lights 1 by 1 (got 3 tube with separate switch)... last time i read before in MAC someone faced similar situation... he suggested switch off the lights one at a time... how leh??... means buy 2 timer??...

mine photoperiod is 7pm - 3am

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Added on March 19, 2009, 7:06 pmmaster Yujin:

weekend only i go back to SP but master oledi go back to Alor Star...how to see master punya planted tank?

mine from around 6pm to 7am....will it be too long??

chuppy2, I changed water weekly, at least 30% of my tank... so far i didnt use any fertilizer, because i only have mosses in my tank ...

Yujin, consider another type of backgroudn plant, having anubias nana in a 1ft is generally, well not too good in a nano tank. (Try Vallis nana. THose are GREAT!)

@catacombs, I never kept coolie loaches before, but I've seen a tank by Edmund in Aquafair(the one that ranked 3rd) kept it in his iwaggumi tank, with cherry shrimps, shouldnt be too agressive. Also, I hear they're good snail hunters LOL(might be wrong here)

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Added on March 23, 2009, 9:34 am@ching4ever, as you can tell, it's not the neons causing the cherries to die.. Something is definitely wrong with the water,

How are you maintaining your tank? Surely having a better filter means better water quality, Something isn't right.

Share with us a picture, or a brief description of your set-up, then maybe we can help.

A for the test kits, Get for Ammonia, No2, No3, PH and COPPER if you want to be sure.

ALSO, Might be pesticides, some new plants from the LFS have been trough pesticides

Drew

Well, true, not expensive enough, they're not hard to breed..

The really good ones would be the Bigger leaves with 'mily' paterns on top.. anbias nana va. white or something..

Drew

2ft standard tank, 2x1x1
2.5L CO2 tank + solenoid
Hopar T5 14w x 3 (was 4 but 1 burnt)
Eheim 2213 (cheap bio-ring -> blue pad -> JBL MicroMec -> blue pad -> white pad)
Holland sand + Azoo root fertilizer

I believe the bio-system already stable down because previously there is oil layer, I force to use the surface skimmer. Recently the oil layer disappear. Wonder what could be the issue...

nice nice...
shrimps more recommended arr... crayfish abit too big... besides, crayfish might uproot ur plants and cause havoc inside the tank...

i had a crayfish inside my friend's tank... he went berserk trying to rescaping the wood and rocks in the tank... digging through the substrate (small coral pebbles) trying to find a place to hide under the rocks and woods...  

My 2ft planted tank already cycle more than 6 months, got 1 oto and 7 neon tetra inside. Recently bought 3 yamato, 2 died left 1. Few days later it seem alright so go bought 10 yamato and 15 cherry. After put them in, 2nd day the shrimp slowly die off one by one, saw the neon was after them so catch every out and put into gold fish tank. Now is the 3rd day, only around 3-5 yamato/cherry left...

The shrimp sometimes will swim around here and there, sometimes will stay at a spot and catch algae. But suddenly will just stay there not moving, when I use the tweezer to touch only found out it already dead.

I used to keep cherry shrimp before this, using stone, HOB and 18w light with moss and hair algae inside the same tank, the cherry was living fine and even breed. Now with the same tank but planted tank and better filtration (eheim 2213), it seem to be not good for them??

Thinking to get some test kit to ensure the tank is alright before I ever buy any shrimp. What sort of test kit should I get? NO2, NO3, ammonia, PH??

Thanks.

mine cheery...1 week die 1 ekor 

wow... can so easily setup a beautiful tank jz for competition...  
how long had u cycled ur tank??... water parameter not suitable for shrimps??...