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It's been awhile since being on AA and it looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. Just from reading the last couple of pages I can says great to hear about your set up Andy. Look forward to catching up! My wife is wishing she didn't suggest that I get into aquariums!

I have the older style chi where the light is turned on by a lever. Unfortunately the lever was missing when I bought it used and unlike the guy assured me the lever is not replaceable. I would need to replace the whole filter/light or leave the light on all the time. Yeah can we say algae...

I did shake it and it does froth up. Are you suggesting that due to the dilution it's probably safe to use and if so at what dosing again? Was a little confused by 1ml/2gal and 1ml/4gal My wife is wishing she didn't suggest that I get into aquariums!

I think they are cross bred. I see black, yellow and blue in them. My wife is wishing she didn't suggest that I get into aquariums!

Thanks. Picked them up at our last auction for $1 for the three. Was definitely a buyers auction. My wife is wishing she didn't suggest that I get into aquariums!

Here's my set up right now. The light isn't finished as I'm testing it out to see how well it works. If it passes muster then I'll complete the acrylic shell and mount. I'm running an Aquaclear 20 which I'm wondering if the flow is too much even at its lowest setting. The lights are 4 led puck...

I'm following because I have a planted fluval chi 5.5gal that I made my own custom led light. Google theplantguy. He's out of Winnepeg. I've gotten my dry ferts from him and ships all over Canada with good rates. Really nice guy to deal with. Sent from my iPad

If the hornwort has just been introduced recently the melt could be caused by the new water parameters. The old may die off and be replaced by new growth. My crypts have done that even in established tanks when I have something different to the tank. I've heard crypts may not like excel either...

Lol "The Aquarists Folly"! Nice! I was busy with work yesterday and meetings in the evening so was unable to dose last night. Of course I'm paranoid to dose now for fear of losing fish. I have some very nice GBR that I paid a good price at an auction for and I don't like the idea of losing...

Reading through like you said metricide 14 says no surfactants but 28 and 30 plus does. Part of my recollection is this has been discussed and it's in the activator but it would be great to have confirmation. That being said I've dosed my tanks two days in a row without any problems. Cheers, Ray

I've received this back in Feb I believe but have been so busy with work that my tanks were put on hold. Anyway there's a thread where we discussed the difference between and there's no mention of surfactants in the metricide 30. Cheers, Ray

Well that frustrating! I must admit that is the first that I have heard of it for the metricide 30. For convenience can you tell me where I can find info regarding that. Hate to throw that money out the window. Also you're not talking about the activator are you? Cheers, Ray

Lol I have 4 highlight tanks going and a low light setup and a fluval chi with a DIY led that I speculate it's putting out medium light. 3 of the high light tanks have pressurized co2. 2 of those seem to be doing very well with great growth and oxygen forming on the plants. The 50gal is the...

According to Seachem's recommended dose it 5ml per 10gal (what you're dosing) for first dose after major WC and then 5ml per 50gal everyday after which. Since it's going into a tank with vals I'm think I should start slow and follow excels recommended dose. Don't want lose my vals Cheers, Ray

Per gallon or per 10gallons? Cheers, Ray

Thanks. I knew about the activator but wasn't too sure about the amount of dilution and if it needs to be very precise. What is the amount that I need to dose the tank? Cheers, Ray

I've received some metricide plus 30 and would like to begin using. What I need to know is how much to dilute it with distilled water to give it the same dilution as Excel. The glutaraldehyde percentage is 3.4 %. I believe a little over double of excel at 1.5%. Should I do 50% water and 50%...

I believe that you are referring the "wigglers at last" thread where I wrote plants are fine but thought that you might have meant 20gal instead of 20liters. You responded that you did indeed mean 20 liters and then they closed the thread so we couldn't discuss it any further. My four breeding...

Hello and welcome to the thread. All the advice we have is in this thread. Read it through from the start and if anything that doesn't seem clear ask away. I'm assuming that you meant to say a 20 gal tank correct? If you are planning on keeping with plants be careful with broad leaf plants if...

My latest beauties. The camera on my phone doesn't show the red very well. Looking forward to raising and trying to breeding them Cheers, Ray

The blower doesn't pump out that much heat. Just enough to keep the water temp from dropping to fast during a power outage. I'm really looking forward to the next couple of weeks. I'm off from work so I'll be able to get the room done and get back to breeding. I'll post pics of my new black...

Hi Andy. It's been awhile since my last post. I've been following but since I'm not breeding at this time I don't have much to say. I've basically shut my room down to renovate it but unfortunately my work has kept me from completing it. Anyway what tanks I do have running are all fed by a Gast...

Lol. This is interesting. You stated that you plan on starting them in a 36gal then moving them to a larger tank. I just "rescued" 3 young ones and they are currently starting in a 36gal with the intent to go into my 90gal build when it's ready.

The canister/reactor or the cabinet?

At this time it's an empty cabinet. My canister and co2 reactor are on the floor beside the stand.