My 5 Foot Community Aquarium

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• Apr 3, 2010

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Hello

This is my community 5 foot aquarium which has been running for about a month with some borrowed media.

filter is an xp3 but i am currently saving to change that to a FX5. please recommend any changes to aquascape and let me know what you think.

all plants are either silk or plastic

but i would like to change to real plants
p.s does anyone know what the fluff growing on the wood is. the wood is redmoor and is pretty new but when i brought it was told it was safe to go straight in.

 

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• Apr 3, 2010

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Looks good mate, cant work out the white stuff, only thing i can think of is sap maybe still seeping???

 

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• Apr 3, 2010

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very nice mate loving the red spot sev

 

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• Apr 3, 2010

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is that white stuff dangerous. some of it has tiny bubbles in. which i cant figure out what it is. i have been tempted to wipe it off my self but wasnt sure.

 

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• Apr 3, 2010

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The white stuff wouldn't be ich would it?

Either that or maybe a fungus, perhaps from over feeding?

Tanks looking nice though, where did you get your sev from?

 

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• Apr 4, 2010

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regardless to what the shop says i would have soaked the wood before putting it in the tank

 

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• Apr 4, 2010

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looking good and will look better when they have all grown a bit. I love rummy noses in a shoal

no idea about the sap never seen that before but one thought do big sevs eat small tetras

 

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• Apr 4, 2010

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I have a fluff type thing growing on a couple of pieces of wood I have in different tanks. I have never had any problems with it and the wood has been in for well over 6 months. I have got rid of it mannually too but it keeps coming back. I wouldn't worry too much if it hasnt caused any problems.

 

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• Apr 4, 2010

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kniesh said:

I have a fluff type thing growing on a couple of pieces of wood I have in different tanks. I have never had any problems with it and the wood has been in for well over 6 months. I have got rid of it mannually too but it keeps coming back. I wouldn't worry too much if it hasnt caused any problems.

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oh thats nice to know. i havent had any problems with it apart from it not looking very nice.

the Sev was from Maidenhead aquatics in oxford. was £9.50. they had greens but the green wasnt very green. lol

i am thinking about replacing the neons with more rummy noses. their amazing in a shoal. some say the sev will eat the tetras but some say they have had success so will hope and see. (fingers crossed)

feeding wise the food that i give them is gone within the minute so dont think its to do with that.