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  1. martink

    tds and organic (wood and leaves) contribution.

    ok only answer this if you can be bothered, its only to resolve my misconception.. so if i go to the forest and dump in some bark immediately, why does it taint the tank? does it even? where as bought bogwood or cinnamon bark does not. why would anybody use bought wood otherwise? again just...
  2. martink

    tds and organic (wood and leaves) contribution.

    Hey so im starting a blackwater tank and im letting it cycle, i have plants rooting in the water, a bunch of dried vines and purchased driftwood, the dark wood kind. As in my old tanks i also add bay leaves and cinnamon sticks, because they are high q food grade and i know they have no bacteria...
  3. martink

    Looking for Apisto breeder in uk

    here in the uk ebay its kind of similar, there are some rarer fish but for outrageous prices. The difference is that most local shops in scotland are so impoverished. I only ever found cacs and rams. so ebay looks good.
  4. martink

    Looking for Apisto breeder in uk

    ha i didn't notice, well for anyone else ebay has great variety in uk, quality im not sure. :)
  5. martink

    Looking for Apisto breeder in uk

    I dont know if i should say this but ebay has the most extensive collection ive seen. there was a nice place in edinburgh where im from, but i think it got covidised. Saying ebay may get me in trouble.
  6. martink

    Water quality for blackwater tank for adoketa.

    so handy thanks very much.
  7. martink

    Water quality for blackwater tank for adoketa.

    thanks for all the info. Ill mix the peat with sand. and get the tds/ec meter. maybe i could buy this if the tds is too high...
  8. martink

    Water quality for blackwater tank for adoketa.

    Hi so im going to start a nice blackwater tank to house some Adoketa. I've been out of the hobby for a long time and I thought I'd ask help on water quality. I included the hardness review of my tap water by council and measured a ph one day of 6.9 then the next of 7.8 which was confusing. I...
  9. martink

    looking for nannacara adoketa

    Yeah that would be great its a meter long the tank so a few juvies could start a small community maybe. if you could let him know im interested that would be fantastic. my email is [email protected].
  10. martink

    looking for nannacara adoketa

    thanks i sent them a message
  11. martink

    looking for nannacara adoketa

    I've always wanted these fish and finally im going to get a blackwater, meter long tank and try to get some, but there is none here in the uk. any advice?
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