Recent content by Thrills22

Yup. Uproots without mercy which is why I am concerned slightly because your fluval flow is greater than my pro 3. But we have the same tank lol. I posted a pic with the Alternanthera, and it shows some of the plants uprooted. Pro 3 came with media and spray bar/intake. If you need it I can...

If you decide to use diy co2 experiment with different mixes. A common complaint is high output to start and then a gradual or sharp decrease. Brewers yeast is said to be the most consistent than bakers in those setups.

Really nice stand you built there. Looking forward to see this up and running.

Thanks fresh. Behind the row of AR and mini Hygro I have lagenandra, cypt wendtii and spec legroi mainly for the contrast and plan to offset the fact that they grow slowly and use less nutrients by having propagating the hygro pinnatifida. As for the buces my understand was to always cut...

Yup with the spray bar on it was tearing plants out of the substrate. I think not having filtration for close to a month didn't help the situation. UPDATE Firstly my apologies if for the blurriness in some of these pics. It looks like algae on the glass but is some type of reflection...

This has the makings of a great journal.

I feel a slight sense of release you got a new filter lol. I've read through this journal a few times. Feel like I'm in the trenches fighting to get it right with you lol. Perhaps it's because we have the exact same aquarium so I'm always interested to see what your doing with yours. Oh and...

Typing way to fast in that last post. I meant filter "guard." Still have the same Ehiem Pro 3 which at full blast rips plants out the substrate,

I have been waiting to pick up a filter for a while. The one I have made is DIY and unsightly. Also picked up two Crypts that have gone to quarantine. I'll update with a full tank shot once they are planted.

Hey D From what I can see you have Black Beard Algae on the anubias and the brown algae is a form of diatoms. The latter can be deal with by reducing light (10 hours under those lamps is perhaps a little too excessive) I'd reduce it to six hours and then increase from there if needed. The BBA...

Looking phenomenal!!!

I use a test tube others use the measuring cap that comes with water conditioners. My advice would be to turn the filter off and anything else that causes water movement and add 2.5ml then test in 5-10 minutes to see what the ammonia ppm is. I don't think you'll need more than 2.5 And good...

I would try local lfs' for media or import ammoina via ebay/amazon or some international retailer that ships to the UAE. The levels of food needed to raise your 40gal to 4-5ppm daily is perhaps worth the wait of importing.

Hello and Welcome to the forum! It's really cool to see several schools of fish in our setups but recently, I bought a big school of single species and now consider myself a convert to species only tanks. My suggestion, instead of 9 bloodfins, and 9 danios, and some corys. Perhaps 25 bloodfins?

I just discovered that I have 34 gold neons. It seems while trying to hike the price he forgot how many he put in. I feel a little guilty :eek: Indeed.