Recent content by RudeDogg1

Is it normal for new nirites to sulk? Not had them before, other snails ive had over the years have never been fazed when they are added. My 3 are alive but barely moving 2 have been stuck to the glass in the same place since yestersay and the tird has moved about 1cm on a rock all day lol

Pinball machines owning, playing, restoring and customising. Building garage kits (resin movie monsters and the like which are generally low run and limited)

I’d say nerites are much to big for the majority of loaches to eat

Rather than yoyo’s polka dot loaches (botia kobotai) are a much better choice. I kept them with discus fine a lot more peaceful than yoyo’s and destroy pest snails.

The nitrite kit don’t work as said above I got another one today and I do have a nitrite reading and nitrate as said above, cheers might try some safe start to be on the “safe side”

As if by magic the nitrate test started working today and pretty much matched the tetra test. Nitrite one still not working tho. I did contact API and they just deny there could be anything wrong with their tests. It’s just users that aren’t happy with the results being quick to blame API. Lol...

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If the light is anything like the one that came with my aqua one aquanano 80 it will be pretty blahblahblahblah

Yeah that’s my plan just waiting for a few bits so I can connect my new ro up rather than buy it from Maidenhead

Pretty good had to trim one lot of stem plants back about 6 inches yesterday. Notice some of my hc melting abit dunno unless that’s because it’s emersed now? Here’s a quick pic abit dark because the lights have nearly ramped down Still going through the ugly diatom stage. I did put the lights...

I’m happy to leave it for another couple weeks just wandered if it would be safe to add some amanos and a couple snails to battle the diatoms?

Hasn’t it just chipped a sliver of glass off tho? Doesn’t look like it’s damaged the seal. I’d be inclined to smear abit of silicone on the inside of that corner and the outside

I did a dry start for 6 weeks with all the plants and I’m on my 4th week flooded

Thanks Darrel, Just read through that I will stop adding ammonia. But how do I know when I can start adding a clean up crew and fish?