@HugBug Cool, yeah sounds like the sponge swap will do the job and help the cycle along quickly. Gravel seems good- generally just try and bank it...
Nice, I'd aim for around 2in if you can, and add the rest toward the back so that it slopes down to the front a bit. Tends to amplify the visual...
I think that temperature fluctuation shouldn't really be an issue - certainly not for the next few months. I'm running a tank without a heater...
Nice! So begins the impatient cycling phase.
Going like a Boeing!
Always fun setting up a new tank. Check out 'MD Fish Tanks' and George Farmer's YouTube channels - there are a lot of helpful videos on all things...
Saw this ad for them a couple weeks back on Gumtree: https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-fish/kuils-river/amano-shrimp/1008296957150910045467509
List looks good, but for an open top/ rimless setup you'd indeed need a 100W heater if using a 60cm tank. There are two 'standard' volumes on this...
Grown into a great little tank - nice. Some fine black plastic mesh wrapped/ bonded around that white filter could develop into a cool moss wall...
Good points made here. I've not seen 45cm strip Zetlights, but for that size would also suggest the Aqua - used one previously and it's a nice...
Definitely filled in a fair amount! Looks great. I also battled with Hygrophila pinnatifida, although only tried it in my smallest 20l tank which...
Starting off with good stock is certainly important for a future colony - I know the source in Constantia, and they're probably worth the journey/...
Beauties! Marco breeds what are quite possibly the best rams available anywhere, and that goes a long way when breeding further - quality fish....
Welcome! If you're keen on breeding rams, I'd invest in a TDS pen -...
Fantastic, and love the setup for them. Itching for some Panduros one day!
Thanks! I tend to enjoy working on a hardscape the most. And good point regarding the gouramis - I recall reading that somewhere, and during the...
Thank you for that offer- very kind! No rush to breed though, and I’d be most glad that they stay in the nice pad they’ve grown into :cool:
I have ONE survivor from my best stock's last spawn - a male at maybe 3 months old, very good genes, so will find a female and try again I think....
Me too :) I lost my best rams, which had become like dogs to me, such was their character, but onward and upward. It's at least been a time to...
Thank you @scotty_88 @MariaS Experienced some real frustrations the past few months, almost temporarily leaving the hobby, but experience has...
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