Recent content by fastfly48

Thanks guys. My tank's getting back on track :) I'm going for a new look actually...really happy with it so far, I'll be trying to get some pictures up when i can. I really like the natural jungle look, so i have lots of anubis nani growing on/off rocks and pieces of drift wood with it's roots...

thanks for that guys :) Still the best forum around :) lighting and ferts... Lighting is 2 watts per gallon, i leave them on for about 12-14 hours a day...that ok? I think stopping the co2 sounds like a good idea since i do not add any ferts at all. i just left it on and figured if it was on...

hi all, and everyone else... Ok so, i havent posted in yonks and alas my tank has turned mung (aka ugly, bad). I have retreated to the beginners forum to ask some particularly n00bie questions :p Ok, so somehow, ive let my aquarium endevours fall to such lows that i've even forgotten how often...

Hi ive just bought a small 20 litre aquarium and was hoping to plant it heavily and then put in one or two goldfish. The problem is everyone has a different opinion as to whether plants and goldfish go together? Do they mix is it a bad idea or are some species okay. Any help is much appreciated.

hello. im fastfly48 (ry's) sister. hes gone away on holiday, and he has put me in charge of looking after his aquarium. On Tuesday i realised that the c02 bubbeler had stopped. so today i got it refilled, but wen i got back home i couldnt get the c02 bubbling at the right speed. there are 2...

Hot stuff man, nice job :)

thanks for that guys Sorry, but i can't get picutres working :s I don't understand, the last picture i posted was with the same camera and everything...blerp. Seems I'm quite good at staring threads and not following them up. My bad. It's just hard, like i know somethings not right in my tank...

Hi all, and everyone else :p I was looking through ome old photos of my tank, and realized that back when it was all new, my plants showed signs they are now. So I thought Id show you guys these old photos to help me identify my current deficiency...because they look identical and i can't get a...

No, the rhizomes are not burried. I trimmed them, the rhizomes are all that's left. They arn't mushy so I'm hope'n that they might still grow something. Did a big water change, nitrates are down, I gave the shop my corsys (4) and a pleco. hope'n this will reduce the nitrate production in the...

I haven't dosed the Baking powder for quite awhile...not sure exacly when i stoped. Maybe a month? I didn't think that that would have been the problem, because it's been so long between when i stoped it and when all this happened. Plus, this didn't happen while i was doing it :s guess you...

I'm afraid the java fern is beyond repair :( As i said, i have only ONE leaf that is still fully green. All other leaves of java fern on all my other bits of it are WAY beyond repair, with perhaps just a tad left of green on some, and the rest just brown brocken skeletons. I can't see the...

AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I'm SICK of this! It was all perfect (all that time ago), everything was fine forever, all the time. Now nothing will grow and everything is dying (oh except the fish)! What the hell could have gone soooo wrong!? It's a waste of money, time and effort. I don't...

I'm dosing 3 mLs of phosphate about every second day. Directions say to dose 5mL for every 30 gallons, and to repeat 2-3 times a week. My tank is 20 gallons to im using 3mL, and im doisng around 3-4 times a week. All of the deficiency signs are present, yellowing in older leaces, browning...

i agree it's a deficiency. Though i highly doubt it's phosphate considering it's at 2 (like i said last post). Can i ask a dumb question? What's EI dosing? is that dosing everything together? My tests for ph, nitrate, nitrite and ammonia are: aquarium pharmaceuticals, inc. Kh is aquasonic. The...

update Java fern is still dying :( HELP Leaves are turning brown, brown colour spreads, and finally falls apart, normally with only the viens left attached to the roots swaying in the water. I can't find any fungal infections or creatures on the leaves... My tank basically only has java fern...