Recent content by richieh

So a week ago, I got a pair of German Blue Rams from a LFS. The staff adviced me to get two males because I was not intending to breed them. He said as long as my tank has enough space, the two males will mark their own territory and flash/ram at each other once in a while. However, it has...

I have no idea why my pictures are flipped upside down.

Need stocking ideas for a custom 33 gallon corner tank! I am thinking of a red center piece fish to complement the dragon stones. Please share your ideas! *please excuse the upside down pictures, seems to be the server’s problem as the raw file is perfectly fine.

Yup, you’re correct (214cm x 15cm). It is indeed, a weird aquarium shape. Do you think the filtration system will have trouble circulating new water to the short side (15cm side)?

I am currently working on a L-shaped tank and need help on how to filtrate the system. I have planned out where I will be putting the input and output (in the picture below). My main worry is: Will this system have trouble circulating “new and clean” water into the short 6” side where the...

Will I get any deadspots with this setup? I am unable to the put the inlet or outlet on the short side (far right) as I would be unable to hide the canister hoses/tubes.

Where do I put the filter intake and outflow to avoid any deadspots?

Thank you! Do you think a powerhead will be of any danger to shrimps? Would a skimmer be more suitable for my setup as I am only looking for a current that will push water to the right side of the spray bar. Once the water passes the spray bar, it should have no problem flowing to the intake...

Sorry I can’t get a good picture of my setup due to the tank length. In the picture I’m running a 20” spray bar but I have recently removed a section so it is only about a foot long. I decreased the length of the spray bar hoping to decrease co2 loss due to surface agitation. Should I revert...

I am currently running a custom river tank with dimensions of 72’x6’x8’, a long and narrow tank. The canister filter intake is on the right side of the tank while the outflow is on the left side, distributed by a 1 ft spray bar. Due to the design of the tank, it is impossible to place the...

I’ve recently invested in a pressurized co2 system but I still have a big bottle of liquid carbon left. Is there any benefits of dosing liquid carbon along with pressurized carbon? Or can I throw away the liquid carbon?

Just ordered a pressurized system, will arrive in a week. Once the pressurized co2 is installed, will there be a lack of oxygen with the spray bar facing the tank wall?

A friend of mines told me that placing a spray bar above the water will result in loss of CO2 levels. However, my setup only allows me to place the spray bar above the water line, so I rotated the water outflow so that it hits the tank wall before entering the water. The results seems fine but...

So after more research, my gourami might not be a honey gourami after all. I think it is a Red Rubin Thick Lipped gourami which is often mistaken as Red Honey Gouramis.

Heres another angle of the fins. No way a female would have a dorsal fin that sharp, right? Would you consider my HG to have “vibrant colors”?