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Hey Guys,
it's me again. Since I am going to setup the tank this weekend, I have one question about the "cycling"-phase.
How many and how much water changes would you do?
After "cycling" (let's say 4 weeks), what would be your recommondation for water changes? I am planning 50% per week. Do...
This is crazy. I unfortunately have no pictures of mine, because the vallisnerias were done in within two weeks. If I could get this results in a softwater and nearly-no-KH-tank, I'd be pleased. I definately am going to try it. Thank you!
Oh, for real? This sounds really interesting.
You know, I saw pictures of your tank and that is where my question regarding alternatives to valisneria came from.
Thanks again.
I do not want to use Vallisneria, because I had real bad experiences with those in low KH-Water. But i will have a look at the alternatives you just mentioned.
Okay, the Tropica fertilizer sounds perfect, since i can buy it locally. I already read Darrels post partially and will...
Hello everyone,
I am currently planning a soft water aquarium for an Apistogramma and some tetras/pencil fish. The aquarium will have a capacity of around 180 liters and a base area of 100 cm x 40 cm.
As I would like to achieve a black water look, I am wondering whether my plan is feasible. I...
Since I am not a friend of wild caught fish in tanks, I ran into another question.
Do captive-bred fish have problems with soft water? And how would you go about introducing them? Drip method?
Not that it's relevant right now, but I'd rather find out in advance.
Thanks again.
One more question about the substrate.
If I use fine quartz sand (0.1–0.3 mm), how thick can the layer be? Do the leaves and botanicals need to be added in sufficient quantities to cover the entire substrate? How thick can or must this layer ultimately be?
I understand that the...
Thanks, that's helping a lot for now.
Just two more quick questions:
When you say tea-extract... What do you think how long I got to cook it? Really long to concentrate it or just a few minutes to sterilize?
And what kind of substrate would you recommend? I was going for fine silicate sand...
Hello Apistogramma Forum,
I’m new to the community here, although I was a silent reader a few years ago.
Due to various life circumstances, I had to put my aquarium hobby on hold for several years. Now I’m finally returning and have set up a 180-liter aquarium (100 × 40 × 50 cm), in which I...