Yes, Purigen is expensive, but you will pay the same for charcoal in the end, and purigen will go much further. The nice thing about purigen is...
Buying wood is never a bad idea. The only downside is the color of the water. The tannins does amazing things for the fish, it makes their immune...
That's mopani, and it will take a looong time to fully leach it's tannins. Best would be to put it into a tank, and get some charcoal or purigen...
Pet shops are the quickest and easiest ways of getting a solenoid and regulator but fairly pricey. You can get off eBay, but will take like 2...
Great job man, keep it up!
Screw the solenoid onto the regulator (left side) and attach air tubing to the right side, where the needle valve is.
Welcome back! If you need plants gimme a shout and I can send you some. Speaking of club meetings, I need to organize one here in EL...
Indian Water Sprite. Can grow with roots in gravel or left to float. If allowed to float to surface, it will produce long roots that are nice...
That's awesome!
Looks more like a horse face loach.
Congrats on an amazing looking tank!
Whatever species he is, he sure is cute...
Looking awesome man!
The company that owned Hydroton has closed. They now sell another product that disintegrates over time. I can't remember the name, sorry. Hope you...
2Kg bottles are roughly R400 and depending on the make of regulator, you looking at R800-1600. Depends on the make and where you get it from Sent...
Done! Looks interesting.
I use one and I'm loving it. Quite a few of the planted guys use them. You get them fairly easily now too.
@FancyShrimp you are correct, they are more expensive in the long run than a proper pressurized kit, but also cheaper in the beginning if you want...
You would probably have to get from a breeder, or try and breed your own strain from mixed colored ones. Will take a while but will be rewarding...
Depending on how big the tank is, daily waterchanges of 10-20% for two to three weeks would help. Also get a bacteria in a bottle to help with the...
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