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  1. chrismiller12341

    Your opinion pls

    I am a noob as well. I love it.i don't see anything wrong with it. I'm sure some aquascape master would be like "well that one leaf is out of place." But don't forget it's yours and all about how you feel about it. As long as you love it that's all that matters. But I say you did a great job. My...
  2. chrismiller12341

    Just playing around

    Hello everybody. Just thought I would post my new little project. This tank has been in several post as many different things. Im just never happy with what I end up with. I was on ebay I know right EBAY. and I bought some "glosostigma" seeds. They were $1 so I didnt expect much. So just...
  3. chrismiller12341

    My Little ball of moss

    Alittle side note. I intend on bringing this inside when the temps drop and supplementing humidity and light. Mainly for the moss the hibiscus requires a much sun as you can give it. But the moss will certainly die. But the moss can handle all the light I can give using a cfl or sufficient led...
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    My Little ball of moss

    I'm not 100% well I'm not even 1%. I gathered it from my mother in laws house a few years ago. It grows In massive sheets every year in the runoff area in between the rows of town houses. I also have a hanging planter 12 inches in diameter. That started off as four inch chunk. I'm not sure what...
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    My Little ball of moss

    Ok so update time I guess. After the winter we had I thought my little ball of moss was done. I've seen it come back from winter before but I figured it was a lost cause. And to my suprized it is doing fine. Took a little bit of care with balancing the right amount of moisture and light (isn't...
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    Aquascaping Advice

    I'm on the low light bus too :) . I would have the hardscape on one side or the other. I like the look of one side full and one side open for the fish to swim. While providing cover and hiding spots if needed. But I guess it's hard to say it all depends on the hardscape you are working with...
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    Mini pond with a clay pot

    So true
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    Mini pond with a clay pot

    I cheap but messy "better safe than sorry" way might be to get a few tubes of silicone squeeze them out in it and basically spackle the inside. They have it in black or clear. Just a suggestion.
  9. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping Advice

    Looks great. Can't wait to see.
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    Aquascaping Advice

    Wish I could help on that one. I have no experience with plants. (Damn being broke :( ).
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    Aquaone planted tank

    Looks great. I like the way you can see the character of the hardscape. It doesn't just disappear behind foliage. It compliments the greenery. IMHO
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    Aquascaping Advice

    Interested in what it will look like as it grows in. Just the way it is.
  13. chrismiller12341

    DIY LED strip light for nano use

    You are correct. The paste does need pressure so I guess its not the best idea there are some that dry up and act like a glue but that is usually when they stop working.
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    DIY LED strip light for nano use

    I'm not 100% on the glue vs paste. It does seem that the heat is getting to the plate quite well. Now it's just getting it off the plate fast enough. I love leds but man can they be a pain sometimes. :)
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    DIY LED strip light for nano use

    Thermal paste will be your best friend. I had an opps moment on one of my pc builds and didn't have the proper paste on my cpu and it was the difference from running at at cool 22c to running at insane 120c in a matter of seconds befor shutdown.
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    DIY LED strip light for nano use

    Looks good. Just a few questions/comments. 1. Are you using thermal paste to transfer the heat from the led to the heat sink. If not it would prevent hot spots on sections not making the best contact. 2.the fins on the heat sink look like they could be on the small side to move the amount of...
  17. chrismiller12341

    Algae transfer risk?

    Everyone is wrong. It will multiply and destroy your tank. You should give it all to me for proper disposal. :) just kidding. I have placed a piece of drift wood compleately covered in algae into a different tank and there isn't a spec of algae now it only took about two weeks and for it to...
  18. chrismiller12341

    First flood, water temp and dechlorinator ?

    I have never used dechlorinator either. After my wc I fill my bucket back up and let it sit untill next wc. Never had a problem.
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    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    At room temperature I can't get the tank below 80 if I put it by the window i would have dinner. Lol. I called them and they don't do trades. My old fish store did but I don't think they will make the long drive.
  20. chrismiller12341

    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    Oh and as for plants. I need to upgrade my lighting befor i do plants my plan is to use alot of nana petite. Climbing up the slopes of the wood. I may just go cheap and do a clip on lamp with a descent cfl. Something that will work for a tall tank. At least untill I can get a nice led. Like I...
  21. chrismiller12341

    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    I agree. To tell you the truth I never wanted angels. I like small fish. My family (there's my problem) and i went fish shopping for my birthday. I had a list of what I was getting. Next thing I know I'm in the car saying to myself what the he// just happened. I really have come to like my veil...
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    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    It's nothing special. I cant afford a ton of plants. So I went for a natural amazon look. It's a 20 tall. It has an 800 l/ph internal filter. And a power head that is usually has a sponge filter attached to it. But right now it is in the timeout tank. The heater is unplugged. Because my...
  23. chrismiller12341

    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    That has been on my mind. I have a few small panda cory in with him and he has never shown any aggressions to them even when they bump him in the face (Which happens every ten seconds because they are all over the place) I do love rummy nose but I worry since my tank is taller than it is long...
  24. chrismiller12341

    TIMEOUT!!!!!!!

    I had to put this guy in time out. I have a veil that is the "showcase" fish in my tank and this guy tore his fins to shreds they have never had a problem. But I guess he decided he was done sharing the tank. So I have him in a quarantine tank until I can find a new home for him and another just...
  25. chrismiller12341

    Tankenstein - Low Tech 55L Cube

    I know you are still fighting your issues but your tank looks great.
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    Dry start bubble update

    Looks great!
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    Tankenstein - Low Tech 55L Cube

    It look just like the start of green beard algae. I am growing it in my angel tank. And that is how mine started. I lost 90% of it due to a new 24 inch tall tank (lights not strong enough). but it is starting to regrow. I am going for a true amazon wood and algae look. Most of the wood was...
  28. chrismiller12341

    Will making a vivarium out of a 1l glass bottle work?

    I would put a handful of isopods in it. that way you won't have mold. Just keep humidity descent. Every couple of days or once a week just put a tiny bit of flake food Some were to keep them going. Or since it is small crush up some dried leaves and put them in a corner and they will eat them...
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    Will making a vivarium out of a 1l glass bottle work?

    I think it will work just fine. You just have to find the right small plants. But just to clarify your not putting animals in it right?
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    Snail Removal

    Very true. My comment was true for snail removal but more of a joke. Mine would clear out more snail than I could give him. But he had the tank to himself. I have seen them be ok in a community tank. But with my luck I know it would be bad idea.
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    Snail Removal

    Dwarf puffer. And you will never have snails again.
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    Emersed Bucephalandra experiment

    Update? How is your buce doing.
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    Odds and end.

    Here we go again. So with the mold issue I was having.( Which I did start to get a hold of). It had to go the tank is in my daughters/my room. Who is handicapped with lung disease. I sleep in her room on the floor so I am close if her alarms go off. I decided it was best to just not test things...
  34. chrismiller12341

    What's the carpet

    To clarify this is a picture of my angels fishes grazing spot. He LOVES this spot. So I always leave it alone. When I clean the algae from the rest of the tank :( . If it all looked like this I would leave it all.
  35. chrismiller12341

    What's the carpet

    This is the best I got lol. My angelfish loves this spot. I wish I could get it like his.
  36. chrismiller12341

    Radical algae treatment... tadpoles?

    As they grow they might turn on your shrimp. Not sure. I figure if they will eat eachother shrimp would be just as tasty. From my dart frog knowledge they love themselves some insects. He'll Bull frogs will eat birds.
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    Odds and end.

    "Excel"lent thanks.
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    Odds and end.

    Ok so not such a good update. :( so my little project hit a snag. One I should have seen coming. Here it is. White stuff on my wood. Lol (God I'm immature.) Back to business. So I was worried about my java so I placed some plastic wrap on the lid. And once a day I opened to allow an...
  39. chrismiller12341

    Odds and end.

    Thanks. :)
  40. chrismiller12341

    Odds and end.

    OK so who didn't see this happening. I got impatient. Lol. So I cut the base wood and this is what I have so far. I want to see how the java moss acts in the humidity this tank has. The cuts turned out better than I thought I had to eyeball them. I moved the java moss more into the water since...
  41. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    It all goes back to what makes you happy.
  42. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    I feel what your saying me and my wife had the same argument on jewelry. I think it's rediculas to spend so much on something so small that you can't drive to work. And she says the same thing about my fish lol.
  43. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    The rocks were i live are bad for the fish I want. What do you do then.
  44. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    Then shipping stone from Italy or from anywhere else to put as you kitchen floor for you just to walk on. Or bamboo from china. is just as crazy.(if you can think of your house as a metaphoric aquarium) If someone likes the look of a specific stone And it is only in one spot in the world it's...
  45. chrismiller12341

    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    Wright brothers. That's what I get for not proofing what I type. Lol.
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    Aquascaping - Addiction or a responsibility?

    I feel the same. And as far as copying other people. I agree but everything you have ever done in life is because you have copied someone. From using a spoon,writing. Drive, walk, wipe your butt. It's all because you have been taught. Or seen someone else do it. Even the right brothers who were...
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    Odds and end.

    Ok soooooo here we go I was going to wait until everything was done. Then just post progress but I'm to impatient for all that :) . So this what I have it is a 8ish x4.5ish inch betta aquarium I had laying around. I was using it to grow a sheet of java moss to tie to some driftwood. Then it...
  48. chrismiller12341

    Small Wabi Kusa bowls

    Kinda like this. I used the black line to represent the slash cut.
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    Small Wabi Kusa bowls

    Ok see if you can picture this. Have the bowl on its side were the slash cut opening is parallel to the ground and plant as if the scape is pouring out. That was an idea I had but never had the right container.
  50. chrismiller12341

    Green Pekoe Pond - 40 litres

    Incredible. I love the pitchers incorporated into it. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  51. chrismiller12341

    Current Tank and Other Goodies

    Love the wabi k as well. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  52. chrismiller12341

    A little inspiration needed....

    Maybe drift wood would help. Something to give it more height. Not so one layer. Maybe some plants not all the same size. Just a suggestion. I like what you got though. Please don't take anything I say as negative criticism. What's good to one might not be good to another. I just tryed to help...
  53. chrismiller12341

    Bold very small schooling fish?

    That is good looking fish. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Bold very small schooling fish?

    This would be kind of random but have you ever thought of Thai micro crabs. Very small. I think they would do wonders for scale being that they are so small. Just trying to think out of the box. They won't bother your fish at all. I'm not 100% but I thing your fish will not bother them also...
  55. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    OK so I changed things up a bit. My last dish I loved but the square was starting not to work with the new shape of my moss. So I robbed my kids bathroom of there soap dish. At this point you all should have figured out that I am very broke. I work with what I got [emoji1]. Ok so I am not the...
  56. chrismiller12341

    Bonsai

    Snap a photo next time you pass it I'd love to see it. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Bonsai

    Lol. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  58. chrismiller12341

    Bonsai

    I know how you feel. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  59. chrismiller12341

    Best substrate for pygmy cories

    Sorry to go all "stupid question mode" but how much did the 27 cost you. The only store that I have near me that carry them they are $4.99 USD each. Which would be some were around $140.00 USD with tax and all. Not that I think that's to much (I do) :) I was just wondering in comparison. Sent...
  60. chrismiller12341

    200 litre tank decorated with lighted glass pieces

    I love it. I had this idea but never got around to it. I was going for a halo forrunner feel. It looks great. Can't wait to see how this progresses. I cant say enough about how great it is to see this being done. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Bonsai

    I agree with Nelson it would be seen as theft. My personal opinion is if you can just pluck the little guy like a weed It's fair game. But if you have to break ground. "Do it at night" lol. FOR THE RECORD I DON'T CONDONE STEALING. NOPE NOT ME. :) Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Bold very small schooling fish?

    See you learn something everyday they are on my list of convince the wife we need them :) I would have learnd that the hard way. 20 is what I would do. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  63. chrismiller12341

    Bold very small schooling fish?

    Damn fish Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  64. chrismiller12341

    Bold very small schooling fish?

    I good size group of neon rasbora would be great too. They are smaller than your trigs. Would work good for scale. But its easy for me to say it's not my money. :) Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  65. chrismiller12341

    Bold very small schooling fish?

    I wouldn't go less than 6 or 7 they will feed on the bottom. Even though they spend alot of time mid level. But if your hasbrosus are as calm as mine they shouldn't mind sharing the space. But that's just my opinion. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    Bold very small schooling fish?

    "Pygmeaus". I think would be best they look great moving in a school. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  67. chrismiller12341

    New member from Norwich

    Welcome to the forum. Don't worry there are no stupid questions. There are alot of great people here more than willing to help. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  68. chrismiller12341

    Looking for opinions on my hardscape!

    I like this one the best. What type of fish? I'm to broke for plants. So I scape for the type of fish I'm keeping. It looks like you are going for a carpet. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  69. chrismiller12341

    Droopy Venus flytraps?

    I agree with Mick.Dk. everything he said is correct from my experience. I wouldn't worry about them they look healthy. Good job on them. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    My mini mountain

    Thanks! It has been fun watching the progress. it's nice to just sit back and let it do its thing. I really enjoy it. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    newly baught freshwater neon gobies ( stiphodon semoni )

    To me and I'm no expert nor do I pretend to be. But from what you have said. It sounds like they are happy I would just keep doing what you are doing. This is just me and it might be right or it might be wrong. But I try to feed my fish in general a little less then they should eat. I feel it...
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    newly baught freshwater neon gobies ( stiphodon semoni )

    From what I know of them they need lots of o2, a good amount of flow and I've seen two pair. Clean a decoration covered in algee in a day. I've never seen aggression from any of them. (Worked at a pet store for awhile. They were my favorite fish there.) Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  73. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    Thanks for the comments! I wasn't sure if it would look right. But I agree the sand looks good. The sand I have is very fine it's what I use for my corydoras. The hard part is watering without the sand just blowing all over the dish. When I get all of the "islands" done. And in the larger dish...
  74. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    Hi guys I was playing around with my "mountain ". I trimmed it up some. And messed around with the beach idea. Here are some pics the first is "low tide" and the second is "high tide " after I was done playing around I got rid of the sand. I used what I cut off to start a new island. It has a...
  75. chrismiller12341

    Devil's Throat

    The cryptanthis is amazing. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  76. chrismiller12341

    My Little ball of moss

    I started this guy about two years ago. It has grow about 2 times It original size. It is all moss. In the begining I took a small sheet of moss and just wrapped it around itself. AND poof! This is what I got. The ivy is no longer there anymore. It is just the ball. I would post a recent...
  77. chrismiller12341

    What's this???

    Funny you say that I had I guy on craigslist who always seemed to have some for sale. Lol Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  78. chrismiller12341

    What's this???

    I agree with tim. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  79. chrismiller12341

    What's this???

    Best thing about them beside having a good temperament. Is both male and female have great color. Not just the male. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    What's this???

    If you are talking about the fish. It is a kribensis cichlid. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  81. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    Lol I should have checked that first. Your thread is the reason I posted mine. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  82. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    If you do start one please let me know I love to see other peoples Creativity. As long as it's not as good as mine.[emoji14]:) . Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
  83. chrismiller12341

    My mini mountain

    Here are a few pics showing the difference of when it is just watered. The second picture also shows my lighting setup. The top light is 6500 k and I don't know exactly what the bottom light is but it is more on the blue spectrum so I'm guessing around 10,000 k. It does make the green pop a bit...
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    My mini mountain

    Thanks !!! Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk
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    My mini mountain

    Right now I just let it grow. No maintaining it at all. But when it does need to be trimmed just snip it with some scissors and your done. You can not hurt this plant at all. It is a low light moss so you don't need to spend a lot on lighting. My lighting setup cost me about 8 bucks and it is...
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    My mini mountain

    Oh I guess I should add that this is about two months of growth. It has climbed all the way up the rock. And up the slope of the dish. If i pick up the rock the whole sheet of moss comes with it. My original plan was for a dish that is about 12 inches long and 5 inches wide. I was going to make...
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    My mini mountain

    Hey guys I just wanted to show my little work in progress. It is all java moss with no substrate. Well besides the rock "mountain". It is in a tray I stole from my wife :) I think it was a candle holder. It is 3x3. I started with some java moss out of my daughters aquarium. I used scissors...
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