Thanks. I'm glad too! After thinking about it I think they simply overfilled the tank. I think for some reason I told them 3L and in fact that tank is designed for 2L. I am not sure why I would say 3L 😳At first because the tank is cold it was fine but being in the trunk for a while and temperature rising up the liquid CO2 expanded as it went from liquid to gas form to a level beyond the designed safety disk.
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A happy ending in Bangkok 
I agree, probably overfilled. And potentially dangerous in a closed space. Also as a reminder, a good practice is to fasten a cylinder to the cabinet, so that it does not have a chance to start a journey as an unguided missile in the unlikely case of a catastrophic break down and gas release.
I agree, probably overfilled. And potentially dangerous in a closed space. Also as a reminder, a good practice is to fasten a cylinder to the cabinet, so that it does not have a chance to start a journey as an unguided missile in the unlikely case of a catastrophic break down and gas release.
Yes. I always attach my tanks with bungee cords for this reason. Also I usually put the tanks in the passenger cabin but for some reason this time decided to put them in trunk which potentially saved me.A happy ending in Bangkok
I agree, probably overfilled. And potentially dangerous in a closed space. Also as a reminder, a good practice is to fasten a cylinder to the cabinet, so that it does not have a chance to start a journey as an unguided missile in the unlikely case of a catastrophic break down and gas release.
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Wookii
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Nothing like a nice relaxing day out aquarium shopping . . .
On a more serious note - I’m glad you’re ok man, must have been a bit scary!
On a more serious note - I’m glad you’re ok man, must have been a bit scary!
😅 - If anything like this happened I'd be in chock for a good month.Nothing like a nice relaxing day out aquarium shopping . . .
Thank you. Yes it was somewhat scary. The pop wasn't that loud but enough to make me look in the rear mirror. When I saw some sort of smoke coming out of the back of the car I immediately understood what had happened. When I opened the trunk a huge cloud came out and I backed away asap. The whole release only took about 10 seconds or so. The trunk was entirely white and when I came home the cylinder was totally frosted. Something like this (picture is not mine). My bigest fear was that the other two cylinders (a 9kg and another 3kg) I had in there would do the same. The one that burst was a 3kg cylinder.
Wookii
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I recommend EI dosing yourself with that last one! 😜
Sure will!! I'll grow faster better and healthier!
Well I also did a deep vaccum cleaning a month a half ago so that help 😅. I posted a video a bit earlier in the journal. I do superficial top layer vaccum at each water change though to minimize accumulation.This for me is the gold standard of tank maintenance. I try to get to this level, but don't have the time to polish each grain of soil with a toothbrush
Thank you. I try my best to make the tank aesthetically pleasing but I know I still got loads to learn. I am millions years away from what Dutch tank keepers do. Dutch aquascapers are truly artists that have mastered all aspects of plant growth and know how to manipulate that.
This is a parenthesis in my journal.
The following tank [pictures] was going to be my next journal. I have been working on this 'dutch style' tank for the past several months but ultimately decided to strip it down despite the fact that plants have been growing just fine, actually too well and that is exactly why it's being stripped down. The Syngonanthus macrocaulon is showing some signs of deficiency but that's because there was a time where I was dosing very lean. Since then it has recovered as I have doubled the doses.
Anyhow, it was giving me too much work so I decided to transform the scape into an iwagumi which will require less uprooting etc etc. As much as I enjoyed it, it has been taking more and more time each week to the point where I have become a bit sloppy and just did some quick uproots and replanting without any scape in mind. I decided to focus more on my main tank. Some plants have already been sold, some will be reused in the iwagumi and my main tank and the others well I am unsure of their fate yet.
Ciao little one.
The following tank [pictures] was going to be my next journal. I have been working on this 'dutch style' tank for the past several months but ultimately decided to strip it down despite the fact that plants have been growing just fine, actually too well and that is exactly why it's being stripped down. The Syngonanthus macrocaulon is showing some signs of deficiency but that's because there was a time where I was dosing very lean. Since then it has recovered as I have doubled the doses.
Anyhow, it was giving me too much work so I decided to transform the scape into an iwagumi which will require less uprooting etc etc. As much as I enjoyed it, it has been taking more and more time each week to the point where I have become a bit sloppy and just did some quick uproots and replanting without any scape in mind. I decided to focus more on my main tank. Some plants have already been sold, some will be reused in the iwagumi and my main tank and the others well I am unsure of their fate yet.
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A while ago, I saw Ludwigia ‘Meta’ sell post on facebook with a picture of the large tank, thought the tank look so familiar…then I just discovered this thread again and realised it was yours. Thanks to you, this ludwigia sp. is in thailand and is also available at my LFS 
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Some new plant sp is coming in a bout 2 weeks times... but 🤫 it's still a secret.A while ago, I saw Ludwigia ‘Meta’ sell post on facebook with a picture of the large tank, thought the tank look so familiar…then I just discovered this thread again and realised it was yours. Thanks to you, this ludwigia sp. is in thailand and is also available at my LFS
Could you tell me how you are able to get these plants? I really want to get some Echinodorus that isn’t available in the country.
Through contacts of mine which come and go to and from Thailand. Which Echinodorus are you looking for?
Today was the day. I removed the wood holding all the bucephalandra B. Ghost. That thing was a neodymium magnet for algae. Took me a good 3-4 hours between normal maintenance and putting back all the rhizomes on the rocks. A real chore. I chose the fishing line technic. I really hate the white stain that super glue leaves when dumped in water. Prior adding the plants to the tank I soaked all the rhizome in some locally made anti-algea product to kill all the algae on the plants and allow shrimps to eat it. Here is the result:
Rhizomes are placed so that they grow in the same direction.
Some baby rhizomes. A shame to waste them so I added them on a new rock.
Good ridance. That wood is completely infested with BBA and GDA. It will not be used in my tanks anymore. They crumble so easily.
Now it's time for some JW IE dose. @Wookii
Rhizomes are placed so that they grow in the same direction.
Some baby rhizomes. A shame to waste them so I added them on a new rock.
Good ridance. That wood is completely infested with BBA and GDA. It will not be used in my tanks anymore. They crumble so easily.
Now it's time for some JW IE dose. @Wookii
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Do you need permit paper to import plants or just sneak them through?
Echinodorus macrophyllus, I saw the plant in Thai APC website but never seen it in any of the store.
Technically yes. A phytosanitary certificate.
If APC has it then it's available in Thailand. You could ask Kawin from Nature Box at JJ. He might be able to get it for you.
Thanks for the info! I’ll call them up.
