Nice .... keep the updates and pics going ... helps to keep track of progress of the years. Later Ferdie
In WP .... @Hendre who stocks on that side of the vaal? Later Ferdie
First fix your tank and get a QT going ... once you can trust your own tank and processes then you can start thinking about more fish. m2c...
Yeah .. like tax, death happens - but good to hear the program still has direction. Thanks for the update. Later Ferdie
Ok devil in thedetail .. yeah with that amount of bio-load .. no wonder you need to do WC and gravel vacuums. Maybe what you should look at doing...
Great idea .... life is such a rush towards death, why not take it easy when you do get the time to relax. Same same goes for planted tanks .....
As will soon see no correct answer here ... WC = back to maybe every two months - just doing top-ups at the moment and use TDS meter or my nose as...
bolbitis - should be easy to find and grow. hygrophylla pinnatifid - has not done well in the warmer weather we have been having - suspect you...
Bit weird - you sure it is a platy ? They are livebearers.
Might have this wrong ... but white enamel would work way better, that is then also a reflector for the lights in the tank. see...
Very exciting ... post pics ;-) oh and make sure the tank does not smell of silicone sealer before you add water ... it really does need to be...
Yeah, make a thread per tank .. post regular pictures and you will be able to track your progress over the many years of growing greens. Later...
hmmm weird timing almost 7 years ago .. ... https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/threads/external-filter-or-a-sump.11266/#post-149788 some comments...
hmm first master keep the common LFS guppy alive and breeding before you move onto the "true" trio's ... You can contact Richard he might have...
We have a SOS template somewhere consider at a minimum filling that in .. or my actual view... No clue and the picture does not help, maybe you...
Hmm never sold anything related to the hobby. As for fish they become part of the ecosystem ... for me it is easy since live breeders seems to...
I know .... most would have given up by now ... got a sms from SAPO [ATTACH] so I collected my 20Watt replacement chips ... [ATTACH] back then...
With MTS any hardscape you hoard is a a good thing, I still run wood that I had in my very first tank back in 2007 ... and rocks - well they aged...
The units I have seen disappointed me a bit ... not in the concept but in the size. Now if they had say 4 x the volume of the canister, that would...
All good and well ... trick with any fishroom, you need to ensure that she can still maintain it to some degree when you go on holiday for a few...
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