Recent content by Kevstar

If its surplus to requirement and you could get a little bit of cash for it then why not, but saying that, its always a good idea to have a back up filter just in case :)

All depends on what species of plants you choose to grow, some are less demanding than others.

Thankyou. Nope, no Co2, just a little fertilizer after a water change and some root tabs from time to time. :)

Thanks, a silent cycle is a new way of doing things for me as I've always cycled my aquariums to 4 ppm or used an instant cycle, so queries were inevitable, how very interesting, thanks again for confirming I was on the right track.

So to fully cycle an aquarium we add ammonia up to 4 ppm(to fully stock it) but without an initial cycling period and adding ammonia we assume that a fully stocked aquarium still produces 4 ppm, lets say that with a silent cycle the plants are taking up 3 ppm and the filter would eventually grow...

Your question is something I have wondered about regarding the silent cycle. If the plants are so efficient at removing ammonia then is the filter ever truly cycled. Lets assume that the plants take up 80% of the ammonia being produced by the live stock then that still leaves 20% for the...

What a good idea. Times I have had an aquascape that I'm working on that maybe could have done with a few tweaks, but instead of tweaking I've completely rearranged and wish I could have reverted back to previous but could never get it the same.

Yep, the majority stay smallish, Just low light and appreciate a root tab from time to time.

I think you need to give it some time to fill out and if I may suggest a few Cryptocoryne's at the front would make the world of difference ( but I am very partial to a Crypt). Great start :)

Welcome to the forum :)

Brilliant, lovely set up and well maintained. Thanks for sharing :)

That's defiantly not a Balloon ram. Its Just your average German Blue that is a little heavy on the gold colouring around the front end of the fish. Usually you will have blue speckles in the gold but its not that unusual for the colours to vary considerably. A nice looking fish at that :)

Totally agree @Byron, They are becoming more and more popular. I find it hard to get my head round it when there are many beautiful, unusual shapes and species already available without breeding in a deformity.

They are just German Blue rams and require the same parameters. They are selectively bred from bad genetics that have created a deformity, Whether or not you agree with this is another thing. :)

I had the love fish Panorama which is very similar after a google search, the filter could do with being replaced but apart from that it is a good aquarium. The lights are basic but will happily grow low light demanding plants. For that price it is a bargain.