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Forum: Tank Journals 04-09-2009, 07:48 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Update April 9th/09 Over the past few weeks...

Update April 9th/09

Over the past few weeks ive had problems with snails. They have overpoplutaed my aquarium but is under control now with a small dose of copper. Here is the progress of my...
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 03-26-2009, 11:49 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,163
Posted By iantan05
what i would do is start out with little...

what i would do is start out with little ferts.(npk and micro). Every time you dose, dose a little bit more until you find the right balance. You would also need a plant definicy chart in case you...
Forum: Algae 03-26-2009, 11:45 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,773
Posted By iantan05
Honestly i think the best way for temp fix is...

Honestly i think the best way for temp fix is amano shrimp. my tank ad quite a few strands of thread algae. Added one amano shrimp and it was gone in 2 hrs. You would still need to find a fix for it....
Forum: Shrimp & Other Invertebrates 03-26-2009, 11:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,668
Posted By iantan05
a baby rcs will still be very vunlerable to a...

a baby rcs will still be very vunlerable to a guppy. The only fish safe to baby rcs are otos. I would continue dosing the de-wormer
Forum: Tank Journals 03-25-2009, 01:40 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Yeah i was able to handle the staghorn. I just...

Yeah i was able to handle the staghorn. I just simply increase the co2. Anyways i will be leaving the aquarium without background for a little bit. I find that without the background, it provides the...
Forum: Tank Journals 03-24-2009, 07:35 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Update march 24th/09 Ive taken out the...

Update march 24th/09

Ive taken out the background for a different look.

Tell me what you guys think of it without a background

...
Forum: Tank Journals 03-11-2009, 03:19 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
I do agree that the eheim 2213 has a rather slow...

I do agree that the eheim 2213 has a rather slow gph, which is why i added another pump for circulation. In terms of size, it does hold alot of media which i like.

oh btw. You cant see the...
Forum: Tank Journals 03-11-2009, 02:24 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Update Over the past few weeks, the Hc...

Update

Over the past few weeks, the Hc kinda looks dull as i ran out of co2 and was running on diy. Ive got the plants back shape, filled the co2 and continuing regular dosing regimes.
It has...
Forum: Tank Journals 03-06-2009, 04:42 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Right now i have an empty 5lb which i am going to...

Right now i have an empty 5lb which i am going to refill in 3 days. Hopefully the plants would not suffer much. Right now i am supplying co2 via yeast and sugar, cut down lights to 4-5hrs and cutting...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-26-2009, 04:40 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Over the pst few days i had a little bit of...

Over the pst few days i had a little bit of staghorn algae the grew on the rocks. I have increase the co2. What are ur experiences with staghorn?
Forum: Tank Journals 02-26-2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Do u guys know any online contest that i can...

Do u guys know any online contest that i can join? Thanks
Forum: Tank Journals 02-25-2009, 08:24 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Thanks. i guess i could enter it in some contest....

Thanks. i guess i could enter it in some contest. Yeah i got my lily pipes from asia. Took about 2 weeks for them to come in.
Forum: Tank Journals 02-25-2009, 12:07 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Thanks. Im using hemianthus Callitrichoides for...

Thanks. Im using hemianthus Callitrichoides for my carpet foregound. i did a few changes over the past days. I moved the downoi from middle to the sides becasue it grows about 3 inches and which will...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-24-2009, 07:06 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
umm i also got the downoi at Big als. They were...

umm i also got the downoi at Big als. They were very healthy and was already growing shoots left and right. I think im gonna move the randomly downoi in the middle to the corners as it distracts the...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-24-2009, 01:43 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
I like the downoi too, it really matches with HC....

I like the downoi too, it really matches with HC. Its very hard to nice blyxa and i found it once and it was in very bad condition and did not make it through my tank. I like my background as it...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-23-2009, 08:30 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
FTS ...

FTS
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr277/iantan05/IMG_1772EDIT.jpg

http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr277/iantan05/IMG_1763.jpg
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Forum: Tank Journals 02-23-2009, 05:02 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Thanks for the nice comments. Ive found out the...

Thanks for the nice comments. Ive found out the reason why the cardinals are dying. Its because of the protein layer which is built up on the surface. This blocks the oxygen from entering the tank...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-22-2009, 06:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
well yea its very hard to get ADA stuff here in...

well yea its very hard to get ADA stuff here in canada and all a tank does is hold in some water and a scape. I got my rocks from Big als. its called zebra rock. It has some nice groves that gives it...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-21-2009, 11:31 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Yea the algae has been staying like this awhile....

Yea the algae has been staying like this awhile. i really like the algae as it shows a constrast with the rest of the rest therefore i didnt take it out. thanks for the suggestion ill try and crop a...
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 02-21-2009, 08:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 513
Posted By iantan05
oh ok.. sweet i guess ill do that because im not...

oh ok.. sweet i guess ill do that because im not really into a major rescape just a minor one.
Forum: Tank Journals 02-20-2009, 10:43 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 43,414
Posted By iantan05
This is a unique tank. Hope it fills in as...

This is a unique tank. Hope it fills in as planned. I was wondering where did u make ur light stand. Please share with me the detail instructions on builting one.

Thanks
Forum: Tank Journals 02-20-2009, 10:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,220
Posted By iantan05
nice plants but i do suggest chipping the rock on...

nice plants but i do suggest chipping the rock on the left, it looks to much like a rectangle. Otherwise its a nice aquarium. What are the fauna?i cant really see it in this picture.
Forum: Tank Journals 02-20-2009, 10:36 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
The substrate is Red sea Florabase. Why are...

The substrate is Red sea Florabase.

Why are my cardinal tetras dying at least 1 per day. Is it co2 because i added them in a fully cycled tank and slowly drip acclimated. Please help!

...
Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion 02-20-2009, 10:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 513
Posted By iantan05
Bleaching flourite

Hey,

I have been neglected my RCS tank and a ton of staghorn algae had grown on my gravel which happens to be Flourite dark. I was wondering if i could bleach the gravel to kill the algae and yet...
Forum: Tank Journals 02-20-2009, 09:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 9,214
Posted By iantan05
Heres an edited pic of what the tank looks like...

Heres an edited pic of what the tank looks like now
http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr277/iantan05/IMG_1714-1.jpg
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