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Thanks for your reply Sue - much appreciated :good: Will carry on as normal then.

Well the corys are still showing this behaviour most nights with feeding (around 9.30pm-11pm) appearing to be the trigger for the behaviour. I still haven't seen any eggs though, so I'm wondering whether instead of at least one, poss two females to 4 males, I actually have 6 males. However...

William kindly changed my name following my pm. Thanks for your help again :) And as for you Senor Arfie...*shakes fist* why I oughta :sly:

www.aquamas.de Try this one :good: Lol beaten to it!

Many thanks for the reply :)

If somebody asks nicely enough :blush: is it possible to have your forum name changed? If so, who do I ask? Thanks!

Well done :good: It's bad enough that LFS do this, but for other sellers to advertise aquatic plant collections for sale which are blatantly aren't so is disgraceful. Is there a breach of the Trade Descriptions Act here I wonder i.e. "not fit for purpose"...?

First one looks like some sort of Bacopa to me, perhaps monnieri? Second, not sure. Can you get a better pic at all?

We all have to start somewhere - you should read some of my posts! Actually, don't read any of my posts :blush: :hyper:

Run an airpump on a timer during the night, then have it turn off an hour or so before your lights come on so that the CO2 levels have a chance to build up again - simple and hassle free! I certainly wouldn't try clamping the tube or anything like that :crazy:

That's a beautiful scape you've got there! The wood is lovely, but I can't help looking at the heart shape it has created right in the middle of it all ;)

Oh believe me, that is a fact I know too well!!! I ended up stripping a 200l tank of everything except fish and gravel in order to get rid of it last summer. Lessons learnt! I like the look of moss walls, but the effort required in creating them and the patience needed to await decent growth...

I had considered it. In the old set up, I'd tied the mono to small bits of slate, but as expected the mono became detached when I moved it over into this tank :rolleyes: I will probably do it again, but will have to break up my slate into smaller bits as there's not as much room as it looks...

Pass :dunno: It is Unipac wood bought from a lfs, who also supply the Sumatran stuff, but just had a Unipac label and a price on it.

Thanks Fozzie, I had appreciated just how general the WPG "rule" was, but was giving light in terms of WPG as an indication of just how low light I considered the tank. Still, I have grown most of the plants listed in slightly lower lighting with some success, so I hope this tank will do ok -...

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this journal - long may it continue! It is looking lovely, really lovely.

Thanks Ace - substrate is Caribsea Eco-Complete. Shrimper - the betta used to live in a 28l with the shrimp and he completely ignores them (and their babies :hyper: ) so we're fine there. I've Amano's in my bigger tank but I think I prefer the CRS possibly because of their stunning colour...

Tank is a 35litre Elite with a 14W T8, so reckon it has about 1.5WPG and is a pretty low light jobby. Fish are a betta splendens and ember tetras. There are cherry shrimp and MTS in there too. Filtration is an Elite Stingray 10. Has a very powerful flow, but I've stuffed it as full of...

Thanks for your replies. They were at it again the following night, although the behaviour was not as frenetic. However, I cannot see any eggs and I wouldn't have said that there was any one fish which looks particularly gravid - I have been feeding lots of bloodworm/whiteworm and a few bits...

I spent most of last night watching my fish as I sat at my dining room "studying" (in theory ;) ) and noticed that at around 9.30pm the corys became more active. I have six 'gold lasers' (CW010 I think). Usually, they stick to the floor of the tank and 'wander' around (for want of a better...

Greenline aren't much better - got some E. quadricostatus from them in a bag that was labelled (and meant to be) E. tenellus. When you're starting out, it makes things much harder when the plants you think you have picked are not what you receive and the differences, for the inexperienced at...

Sounds like you have echinodorus tennellus in your tank as opposed to sagittaria, but I'm still a n00b at this so don't take my word for granted - can you google image e tennellus to give you an idea of comparison? Any chance of a pic?

Don't know any US sellers as I'm in the UK, but why not try eBay as I think Aquatic Magic usually have some.

Erroneously known as Pellia but the correct name is monosolenium tenerum.

Yup, it's a nice plant, but such a PITA to keep - it will get everywhere, but if you like the look of it gathering at the base of other plants or in between leaves then you're laughing. From this.. To this... In not too long, although I'm finding that it is doing better in my very low light...

I like the thumbnail overview from corydorasworld. You can't see detailed information unless you're a member, but for an idea of the appearance of the cory I think it's excellant.

Apologies for not making that clear. On the assumpton that the 'orange lasers' are the same as my 'gold lasers' (CW010), yes they are.

What's the chances they'll do this in a community tank? I have a small group (6) and plan on getting more, but I'm not allowed to set up a breeding tank. I have a small tank suitable for raising the fry, but it's not big enough for conditioning them etc.

Just remember that it's Watts Per US Gallons though.

I'm sure this has been discussed and discounted before - something about the tin foil diffusing the light too much and proper reflectors having that nice concave shape which reflects light better. I can't fit reflectors in, the way the light fitting is arranged in my tank, so I use mylar...

Seriously cool videos - thanks! :good:

Can't help with the first two, but if the plant on the far right has deep red stems, it would appear to be very similar to the "red ivy" I bought off either Java or Greenline when I started out. It died off eventually and I subsequently found out that it was not a true aquatic - I *think* it's...

Lucky week for you mate :P Anyway, why would I need to do the ironing? That's what's the hubbhy's for, although at the mo he's preparing me some dinner. You should take pointers :good:

Still winning though :rolleyes: I'm just happy that I've leapfrogged Arfie again!

From t'internet... Capacity: 28 ltr Dimensions: 38 W x 33 H x 30 D cm It's bowfronted as well. It's a shame that the lid doesn't come off easily, or I'd just remove it and use a standalone lighting unit, but unfortunately I can't see how it could come off and not look stupid. Supercoley...

Having the same tank as the OP (and similar problems :rolleyes: ), I've been following this thread closely - do you have the name of the unit you were trying to link to, since the link doesn't work I'm afraid?

I suspect the OP has the same tank as me, a Aquastart 320, judging by his description of the tank. If so, the hood can't come off and the light is fitted into it. I haven't been able to figure out how to upgrade the lighting either and my anubias aren't doing great either. I suspect that...

Yup - this stuff will take over if you aren't careful. I attached mine to a large bit of slate (nearly a foot across) using hairnet and polyester thread and it grew beautifully. I was so chuffed with it. However, I decided the pull some out of it instead of using the scissors to trim it and...

Is your filter outlet adjustable? If it is, can you change it so that it's not pointing at the surface? Reason being is that if you can point it elsewhere, the CO2 mist will be pushed back down into the water and will therefore remain in the water for longer. My diffuser sits under the spray...

I have a betta tank and wondered if I could have one of the pygmy varieties in there since the tank was too small for much else, but I *think* that the response was that temperature might be an issue since the temperature of a betta tank is slightly higher (about 27dC) whereas the pygmies prefer...