Recent content by montyII

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As the title sugests, would it be OK to put a pair of dwarf gouramis in with a mature pair of 3 spot gouramis and a betta? The tank is a 4ft, heavily planted, and also contains neons, clown loaches, glass catfish and panda corys. Cheers.

I just noticed that my female Ram has gone very pale. I was wonding if this is a sign that she's sick? I just have a pairof them, the male is thriving, growing and has very vibrant colours whereas the female has hardly grown in the 3 months I've had them and has lost a lot of her colouring...

I think I just proved that it IS possible to overdose co2 with DIY. I have a 10gal set up with just plants, no fish (just to muck around with). I had 2 X 1.25L bottles set up which gave me between 22 and 35 ppm co2 (KH 3, pH 6.4-6.6). For diffusion I just have a normal airstone right under...

Thanks Sam. That makes sense. I did test just before a water change so the phosphate levels inmy tank were probably at their highest. Cheers.

It could be some of the sugar/yeast mix flowing up into the tank...? Have you got a one way check valve of a gas separator between the cannister and the tank?

I just tested my no co2, daily Excel, EI light tank, pH=6.8, KH=3, giving a co2 reading of 14ppm. Does this sound right or are my test kits way off? Would it be due to the stocking level (fairly high) or does the Excel make a difference? Thanks.

Congrats! You've given me some good advice over the last 9 months and I'm sure you'll do a great job. :good:

Welcome to the forum, Jack. I'm pretty sure that's OK. You don't necessarily need it, but your plants may not grow that well witout a carbon source. You could use Flourish Excel for carbon, it's fine for low light tanks. It is a little pricey but probably not too bad for a 35L tank. I use it...

Will see if I can find some. AE not an option, I'm in Australia, but I should be able to find some somewhere. Cheers.

Maybe it would benefit from some root tabs? Mine was struggling and took off after I added some.

Yeah, I thought the teaspoon method might be a bit innacurate. I'm starting to think that buying some could be the best option, but I might try the saturated solution method until I can find some. It has to be better than using tank water. Cheers.

Ta for reply, underwerlde. Hmmm... I don't have an airing cupboard. In fact I don't think I even know what one is......? All sounds a bit complex. These are the two methods I've found: From aquariumlife.com.au: and from plantgeek.net: Will have a look at the barrrepot too and see if I...

I stumbled across a recipe to make up your own 4dhk solution for a drop checker using bi-carb soda and distilled water. It suggests using a teaspoon to measure out 6 grams of bi-carb into 100ml, then diluting it further. Will using the teaspoon give an exact enough 4dkh refernce solution to...

Oh right, that makes sense! Cheers.