Recent content by tel

I have German Blue Rams and shrimp. From what I have found so far if the shrimp have somewhere to hide they do ok. Introducing them into the tank was the tricky part as the Rams thought they were food, but as you are going the other way around you should be alright. If they are larger shrimp...

:thumbdown: :( Co2 dumped on me yesterday (Friday), fine thing to come home from work to. Quite a few fatalities as a consequence. It is very disheartening, makes me feel I am really getting nowhere with this. What is extremely annoying is that I did a check on the cylinder the day before...

Apologies Mortis for the diversion from your topic, I just wish to touch on a point Clive made. Clive this is one of the aspects of Co2 that I have difficulty in following. How is it that you would know if you require Co2 to be in the yellow? (this is of course if you are using a 4dkh...

Re: Saintly's 'savannah dreaming' @ 6 weeks Have to agree with Peter, you make it look a doddle. Wonderful looking scape Mark, you should be well pleased :thumbup: cheers, tel

Cheers Luis, thanks for the kind comment :thumbup: cheers, tel

One of my Pearls, awesome fish and loads of character. cheers,tel

Just some photography practice, which I wanted to share Had a go a some close stuff, Tried a lighting setup on the tank, still battling a little with reflections :crazy: cheers, tel

I am out :( my foreground won't be ready and I am very not good at planting/plant choice, so the rest looks scrappy. Probably a tad ambitious on my part anyway cheers, tel

Re: 238l rescape PICS ADDED NOW! Fantastic looking scape Chilled, great stuff :thumbup: Fingers crossed for you to get your brace issue sorted smartish cheers, tel

Just in case you may be wondering why my posting seems a little nonsensical / or incomplete, most times is that it is being done at about half six - seven in the morning before I rush out the door for work. :| Back to the vermiculite, Clive I kind of get what you wrote with the regards to the...

Thanks, Clive, Darrel, Locally, inexpensive (being the key word) options are starting to run a little thin, due to the quantities needed mail order is not going to happen as the rates make it too expensive. I did have a look at bentonite, I think it is used in cat litter. Again, though there...

Cheers thanks mate :thumbup: Still not convinced I am running correct Co2 levels so will be looking into that next week sometime. Couple of odd runners here and there beginning to show with the hairgrass, so that is a positive. tel

Oh just a lazy grand, I'll just whip that out from the shoebox under the bed :lol: :lol: :lol: Well the akadama has fallen through as the place isn't carrying it anymore. So options, Kanuma I haven't read a great deal of but will do so later. Vermiculite, but the CEC may not be as good...

Re: My first Layout 20/4/2010 Headed off for some plants and to increase/replace my fish stocks. Another 4 x Pearl Gouramis, 4 xOttos, 4 X SA Algae Eaters were added Plants Cryptocoryne Parva Cryptocoryne Balansae Cryptocoryne Walkeri Echinodorus Ozelot Echinodorus Osiris I was still...

Re: My first Layout Through discussion with Clive in the recommended ppm thread I upped my dosing of micros. I did go against Clive's suggestion :shh: with regards to dumping the Chelated iron altogether, but, only because my Amazon was showing yellowing in the leaves :) 14/4/2010 Chelated...