Recent content by afroturf

Heres a few pics of my AI Primes, I've got 3 over my 260L tank, and one over a newly setup shallow tank there a two closer images to show the shadowing effect you get with the AI Prime compared to the twinstar. I've also added two videos one with the Twinstar 450e at full power the other of the...

Yeah, has 6 channels for each colour of led, R,G,B, Warm white, Cool white and the moonlight you can also adjust to suit a preferred colour temp if desired.

How about Aqua Illumination Prime?, I have them running on a couple of tanks and love them. I also have a redundant Twinstar 450 EA as I prefer the Prime. Also the MyAI app is probably the best app on the market for freshwater lights, they also have a dedicated Moonlight. The point source lights...

Is it Dario breeding time? I managed to pick up a group of Dario dario including two females about 6 weeks ago and let them loose i my 250l tank, I've seen the dominant male mate multiple time with one or both the females but today whilst the filters were off at feeding time I was delighted to...

I understand what you are saying, I am a laymen when talking about this I was only impressed with the extra velocity achieved when may be stopping down the filter hose size as this was something I wanted to improve with out upgrading the filter or adding a pump in the tank. Stopping down the...

Maybe a small rasbora/barb may be better in unheated tanks, but pretty sure either ruby or tucanos would be fine at low 20's, I personally love the subtle ruby tetra a male in good condition is stunning much nicer than the 🥱 ember tetra.

As ever scape looks excellent, hard to tell if the hobbit leaves are the emersed form, but with emersed crypt leaves it's usually a matter of time till they melt some melt in a few days others last many weeks. Big thumbs up to using the prime also, I love mine and would be my first consideration...

I've just watched the most recent youtube video by Aquarium design group, 'small aquarium strategies' and the associated live stream. One thing most notable from the video is they often stepped down the filter outlet size to increase flow, in the livesteam video Jeff Senske mention many well...

As wookie suggested Bug bites seem quite popular with most of my small fish, if you wanted to culture any live food grindal worms or micro worms for very small fish are good. I also feed baby brine shrimp the Hobby brine shrimp hatcher is brilliant would defiantly recommend it if going the brine...

+1 on Aspidoras pauciradiatus my favourite "cory"

As you mentioned previously getting healthy specimens to start with is half the trick, its a while since I had them but after a few initial losses were quite happy in a mature tank with clean water needed lots of wood to graze on as definitely preferred biofilm/algae than any prepared food, I...

If you decide to go down the 'otto' like fish and fancy a challenge finding them I'd suggest Parotocinclus britskii, fantastic little fish and would appreciate similar conditions too the Ammocryptocharax, I kept some a few years ago and were one of the best fish I've ever kept like tiny...

Yeah I used to live near Trowell and went regularly thought it was just ok, I've moved further away and was the first time I've been in ages very impressed, they did have some Characidium fasciatum too that I was tempted with and would be much easier to feed than the Ammocryptocharax Yeah...

Trowell @Wookii I got 6 out of the 8 they had, the others were quite thin and didn't look in great condition, but maybe worth a look if you were interested. Quite impressed with the fish selection at Trowell not been in ages as it a bit of a drive better than the closer Wheatcroft.

Amazing fish the Ammocryptocharax i've always dreamt of keeping them after seeing some of Ivan Mikoljis photos of them in the wild. So was astonished to see some at my local Maidenhead aquatics yesterday, so had to pick them up. No kidding on reading how tricky they are to feed. Any tips on...