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BACKING YOU ON THIS ONE MATE Hope it looks great at the end I have a biotope for cardinals and rams and my PH is 6.5 but i think discus might like it a bit lower. Good luck Sam

Thanks Yeh was just pondering whether it was bad Ill wash the wood again at some point Cheers Sam

Hey everyone very quick question! Does anyone know what this furry grey stuff could be thats floating on some of my pecies of bogwood. There is also green spots on one of the epcies which will jsut be algae if that helps Cheers Sam

Hey everyone Just thought id do a little check up list on whats needed to make sure my amazon grows to its full potential soon as its basically the centre peice and the only plant in my aquarium. The plant is placed close to the back of the tank but in the middle and is in a 2/3 inch deep...

Hey Whenever you have an illness within your tank you should try and quarantine them so that any medication is in a second tank and you should change this water of this second tank daily and very slowly to reduce any further stress. Cardinals are buggars when they die, they have ana ct of just...

yer that is a good point :) Sam

ANY IDEAS AT ALL

Hey everyone My tank is looking really nice right now, its got everything i want in it except for the littered leaves which i am yet to get, maybe still going to get some floating plants when i know i have the ferts for them The BIOTOPE still only has the rams in there and they seem to really...

Hey everyone Right So i didnt have anything to test for KH The strips were rubbish And my COLUMBUS drop tester was falso.. OR SO I THOUGHT I just gave it one last go and after adding two drops the water was basically really pale yellow. After adding one drop its supposed to go blue, then...

UPDATE 2 OKay so the recommended PH 4.5-6.5 from http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_amazon_blackwater.htm Was a bad idea to go to the lower end. So ill chnage subject a little as i just wanted to know, now that all my parameters are fine, has anyone got any tips on how i can use: 8 peices of...

OKAY, HERES AN UPDATE: PH=6 (i was told if my PH was neutral and i injected C02 it would go down 1 and no more) GH=2-4 KH (still unknown as strips are terrible and the COLUMBUS test kit i found seems faulty :( BPM=14 per min, 1 roughly per 4-5 secs, may slow soon due to it being DIY Nitrites=0...

Okay i get it Was just an idea My source of information is here A top result http://fish.mongabay.com/biotope_amazon_blackwater.htm It says 4.5 So was just thinking

HEY RANDOMLY I REALLY WANT TO SEE HOW MY GERMAN RAMS BEHAVE IF I GIVE THEM WATERS WITH PH4 WEIRDLY I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS IS POSSIBLE :P ACCORDING TO MOST, REDUCING PH IS: ANNOYING POINTLESS ETC ETC but im just so curious!! Surely if theres only my pair of rams in there i can dedicate...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey everyone Desperatley needing to know how many bubble sper minute i need ina tank with a LOW KH and one amazon sword?????? Unforunatley i dont have an accurate reading of my KH as i only have the strips. I...

Hey everyone Hes my idea Ive got bogwood covering up the mainatnence for making the tank natural Im getting some new moss to make a bed of it on the sand. Getting more bogwood to cover up the centre peice of an amzon sword in a pot Java fern to be attatched to the bogwood surrounding the pot...