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    Swimming Pool Heater Pump for heating up centralised system fish room

    I've came across this product during my research for installing swimming pools. It basically work like a reverse air conditioninig unit where it extract the heat from the air surround the machine and transfer the heat to the water column it's meant to be heating up. It will work as long as the...
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    3 feet tank now planted and scaped! Day 59

    I've just relocated to Singapore and my hand was itching to get back into the planted tank business already. This transition has been hectic and so far nothing but trying to settle down into my previous routine seemed to be met with challenges, one after another. anyway, cut the story short, I...
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    Metal Halide Distance and coverage

    I was thinking about going into using one of those combination luminaire with 1 MH light and 2x T5HO light. However, as I'm intending to setup the unit in singapore, heating becomes a problem due to the temperature the unit produces. Can I use a 2 feet unit over a 3 feet tank but raise it up...
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    CO2 bottle certification

    I've got an old bottle of 2kg CO2 cylinder that is for sale but I don't know when it was last inspected and certified. Is there anyway to find out? There is a whole lot of number printed on the bottle and the closest that I could get to trying to work out a date is a number set that says 08/01...
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    The real dwarf hairgrass?

    From what I know, both are dwarf version of hairgrass with parvula being slightly smaller. There is other variety of dwarf hairgrass out there such as sp. Japan and belem.
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    Progress of my planted tank over last 4 years. :)

    Looking back at when I first started planted tanks, so much has changed. I remember my first 4 feet tank that was only planted with floating riccia and moss to act as a shrimp tank and gradually drifting towards smaller tank due to lack of space and now my nearly finish 2 feet tank has given me...
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    Large scale ornamental shrimp breeding in china

    For those who ever wondered how ornamental shrimp are bred in large scale, watch the video in the link below and prepared to be awed. Jealousy is not even a word enough to describe my emotion. lol http://en.aquanet.tv/Video/215-the-shri ... w-variants
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    CRS baby! Now with pic of babies & my advance filter! lol

    Finally after waiting for more than 6 weeks, my CRS decided to drop it's first batch of babies! Found 20 baby shrimp so far. 2 more pregnant shrimp awaiting delivery. Am I the only one that sit next to my tank to play hunt the baby game? lol Will post some picture soon when I can find my bloody...
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    Mineralising soil substrate

    Just came across this article during my aimless wander in the internet cyberspace and it struck me as a very economical way of planning for substrate in theoretically a very large tank say 100-150 gallon. Has anybody tried this method? If someone here had tried it, any idea if water column...
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    Shrimp quality in the Singapore

    Does anybody knows if there is a transhipper around in the UK? I was in Singapore recently and I've got in contact with one of the shrimp specialty shop worker. They are happy to do the shipping but they are not sure about the rules and regulation in the UK. Does anybody knows what it takes to...
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    New 100% way of dissolving CO2 without a single bubble seen

    Just came across this product on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AquaMedic-Membran ... 48406e06cc Has anyone tried this? Is it as efficient as it claimed? It looks like a small enough unit to be easily hide away behing some stem plants and if what it claimed is true then it's a lot cheaper and...
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    DIY ADA light unit - Interesting method of doing it :)

    I stumble across this thread and I have to say I myself is intrigued about trying it out. thought I share it with everyone here. I'm pretty sure there will be people out there with good DIY skill that can make it as good as ADA product. :) http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... -hood.html
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    Membrane Co2 diffuser

    Has anyone ever tried this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AquaMedic-Membran ... _818wt_905 Sound absolutely feasible. Was just having the thought in my head and went and look online and was so gutted that someone else has invented it.
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    My emersed growth setup for the first time. Any suggestion?

    I'm just showing my emersed growth that I have for the first time. It's a simple setup with very little water changes and no water movement at all. Plants are mostly grown in filter floss and the scrap rockwool that I can find lying around. I've been keeping the humidity in the dome at 100% with...
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    Narrow leaves java fern variety

    I've purchased the above plants from tropica and aquaticmagic before. The aquatic magic fern appear to be much more slender and has a slightly crinkly nature to it's leaves. Mine then grew up to 18 inches easily and looks very much like crypt balansae. The tropica variety however tends to stay...
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    Is brass item safe with inverts and fish?

    I'm thinking of DIY an external CO2 reactor. Would brass hose barb be safe with invert and fish?
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    Unhealthy Nerita snail in LFS

    I've been looking around to find a decent nerite snails. My LFS has some of it but they are never healthy. First seen them in the tank a week after they arrive and then return a week later to see how they are doing and 90% of them appear dead. I've tried purchasing those one that appear alive...
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    DIY ADA Green gain

    Having read what green gain is about, I've search online for a few other items. One of the item I came across is this Cytokinin: 6-Benzylaminopurine 25 Grams (PGR) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cytokinin-6-Benzy ... 27aba98591 Theoretically by adding this to the tank after pruning, your plant should...
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    My CRS shrimp tank photos

    Nice CRS but as you can see the white part has a yellowish tinge to it and it's not pure solid white bar. Probably the seller had Golden CRS gene incorporated into this shrimp. Will need a lot more of selective breeding to get it white again. sigh... Again high grade pattern here but...
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    Tragedy in CRS tank

    i've recently purchased some otocinclus and RCS for my CRS shrimp tank. Bought it from maidenhead aquatic in Stockport. Looking at how the guy handled the fish, I wasn't pleased at all. Not only he picked some really deformed otos to put in the bag, he even bagged me a fish that looks half dead...
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    TPN+ + KNO3?

    I'm using TPN+ at the moment for my 40 litre tank. I'm dosing 5 mls a day with 5 mls of excel and Co2 drop checker showing yellowy green in multiple different places (including just above the HC). I've managed to cut the algae back alot since I started this regime and I will tail back on the...
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    CO2 diffuser with the smallest bubbles

    Just wondering out of all the available CO2 diffuser out there, which one have you guys tried that produced the tiniest bubbles? I've used inline diffuser, ceramic diffuser and wooden diffuser but I find that the cheapest and the most efficient one being a small internal pump with a piece of...
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    Mini fish Dario dario / badis

    Have anyone heard of this fish? According to the statistic they remained small at no more than 1 inch even at adult stage. Should make a lovely addition to the nano tank. would like to find out more about the parameter for this fish and their characteristic though. Internet have failed me on...
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    Wine Red shrimp £1200 each???!!!

    For those who thinks that CRS and sulawesi shrimp is expensive, check this one out! Be warn though that if you are faint heart, you might not tolerate this well... :) http://shop.shrimpking.co.uk/epages/es1 ... Red_Shrimp This shrimp business is getting more and more out of hand....
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    Keeping nerite snail in soft, acidic water

    I've been trying to keep snails for a long time but I never really have much success with it... My tap water has parameter that is perfect for soft water fish. pH of 6.5 with no nitrate and very low gH and 0kH. As part of my fertilisation regime, I'm adding a little calcium carbonate to the tank...
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    EQJ Trading light fitting needing repair. Advice needed.

    I've bought an EQJ trading overtank luminaire 4x24w unit about 18 months ago and a few months ago, one of the tube failed to work and then following that now the other tube failed to work. These 2 tubes is connected to the same ballast. Judging from the look of the first tube, the fault probably...
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    Is this LED bulb suitable for aquatic plant growing

    I've came across this table lamp (http://www.ryness.co.uk/ProductDetails. ... uctID=7172) and this lamp (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-x-60-LED-GU10-D ... 286.c0.m14) in my search for a small nano tank light probably for 30cm cube. I'm never good with electrical appliances and physics, hence I would...
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    arowana... euwww. Would anyone pay £58000 for this fish?

    I've always been fascinated with arowana. They are just so majestic looking. The only thing that holds me back is the price that they are selling in this country. It's a ripped off... As I was surfing the net, I came across this webpage who claimed to be the sold supplier of arowana in the UK...
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    using carbon in planted tank

    I know carbon in not normally recommended for planted tank. I have a tank that is dense planted with java moss and bolbitis heudelotti and the plants are growing fine. there is some hair algae in it that I'm dieing to get rid of but my oto just don't seemed to nibble on it. Try keeping some...
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    Dead terrorist interview! Brilliant Ventriloquist.

    This video is so funny. Have a short section of racial and religious jokes but please don't be offended. But this is freaking hilarious
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    Otocinclus fry!!! I can't believe it!

    When I have sucessfully exterminated all my precious CRS even with RO water, my otocinclus has successfully bred in the same tank after neglecting it for 1 month! I thought it was some water flea initially till I look at it closer and the close resemblance to it parents and the style it sucks...
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    Removing braces from aquarium

    I've two clearseal tank. both tank is 60cm long and 30cm depth but one of them is 45cm tall and the other one is 30cm tall. The bigger tank is made of 6mm glass and the smaller one is made of 4mm glass. Do you think it would be safe to remove the panel braces and the cross braces? If it is, how...
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    16 gallon Rescape Journal

    After previously scaping a 16 gallon in dutch/natural style, I decided to strip the tank down and start of scratch. After looking at all the planted tank from cau aqua, I've decided to take the plunge and try something similar. The most difficult task I find is getting bogwood which is of...
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    Planaria attacking shrimp!!!

    Did you guys know that planaria will attack dead shrimp??!! I was shock to find that today. Had my first batch of CRS delivered to me and wasn't too please with the quality of the shrimp not to mentioned the delivery time it takes and quality of the packaging. Opened the bag just to find 3 dead...
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    Lighting. Does wattage makes any difference to naked eye?

    I've just recently installed a whooping 96W over my 16 gallon tank! I was hoping that with intense CO2 and EI fertilisation, the plants will be pearling like mad but to my dissapointment I don't see any pearling besides CO2 bubbles from my diffuser. Now I'm trying another attempt to grow healthy...
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    CO2 diffuser not working

    I've got a nano CO2 diffuser with ceramic plates. Normally I just inject my CO2 into the inlet of the external pump and I get literally no CO2 bubbles coming out from the other end. Recently I've added a CO2 diffuser into the tank and direct the flow of the outlet of the pump directly over the...
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    Chemical fertiliser

    I was just browsing the web and I came across a few other company that sell chemical for lab purposes and they have potassium nitrate and potassium sulphate at a cheaper price. Would this be any different than those one that is sold by aquaessentials? Some people that I know claimed that they...
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    Snails Controversy

    Initially I bought some apple snail from snailshop and it says on the webpage that the snail only consume dead plant matter and algae. But recently I've been finding lots of damage leaves in my tank. Some looks as if it's being strip down to it's centre vein. So I did a search on yahoo and...
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    bristlenose plec

    I have kept bristlenose plec in a big tank before with tough plant such as anubias and java fern and bolbitis. Now that I've start a small 16 gallon tank with plants with delicate leaves, I was just wondering if this fish would cause havoc in my tank? I just don't want to end up having them...
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    Crystal Red Shrimp

    I'm planning to get some crystal red shrimp from overseas once my tank has been running for a while and the cycling process has completed. Most probably be looking at S grade and above. It would be cheaper to buy more as the shipping cost remains the same. Just wondering if anyone else is...
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    Journal of a Natural 16g tank

    I've setup my 16G tank a week ago and thought it would be fun to document how everything is going and see changes in a few months time. Plants to go in the tank includes pogostemon helferi, bolbitis heudelotii, ludwigia repens, pogostemon stellatus, HC, java fern narrow and windelov, and one...
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    trumpet snails

    Anyone else keep this snail in their tank? Just got 6 from snailshop today and they start working immediately when I threw them in the water. I know they do burrow into the substrate and keep turning the substrate over and it helps to prevent H2S build up in anaerobic spaces. Just wondering does...
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