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Increase surface agitation, turn the lights off and float ice in the tank.

That wont work, for many reasons, the colour rendering of the camera wont be accurate, and the colour rendering on your computer monitor wont be either. Email API, they'll normally send you a set out free of charge, they did for me and I live in the UK!

Yes

I'd go for two smaller power heads personally with a combined turnover of 300lph, so probably 2 pumps both rated at 150lph.

Yes, but you need different cards for Ammonia, Nitrate and possibly pH.

Honestly, if I were you I'd wait till you have the room, starting out bigger is a much better thing to do as it gives you more leeway if you make mistakes. If you do go ahead though, add salt water, let it get up to temperature make sure all equipment is working etc, then add your rock, then...

Do the right thing and start with a bigger tank. :good:

Delicious.

0.65WPG of T5? T8? The WPG rule was based on T12's, personally I consider a low tank to be one that doesn't require fertilisation or CO2 addition, one that is completely self sufficient as far as nutrients go.

I really can't tell you, as it depends on numerous factors such as a the rate of photosynthesis, but in a low tech tank surface agitation isn't an issue anyway as the demands for CO2 from plants shouldn't exceed the concentration of CO2 in the water column. CO2 in air is about 390PPM, so my...

Most probably losing CO2, as the fish and plants respire the concentration of CO2 gas in the water column increases. You have to remember that CO2 in this instance moves along a concentration gradient, going from high low to restore the equilibrium, so if the concentration of CO2 in your tank is...

Powdered flake food worked best when I kept them, as long as it sinks.

Were they from Wharf Aquatics mate? Wish I had my larger tank still, I'd love a pair of these.

I'll have to look out for them, I can't see them being very hardy myself.

3 as far as I'm aware: Normal, Electric and Gold.

I wouldn't say over-stocked personally, but I'd say you're at capacity.

Honestly, I seriously wouldn't bother with a 12L it's not suitable for fish and as a first timer it is really not ideal, if I were you I'd just wait until you can do things properly with a larger tank. Yes the API Fresh Water test kit is suitable but you'll need a new set of cards for Salt...

Oops, didnt see that, I was viewing it via 'view new content' :blush:

Altum Angelfish?

Decapitate severing the spinal chord and then pith the brain, most humane method as it's instant.

As per ZoddyZod's reply, community unfriendly and Brackish.

There are Thai Micro Crabs, but other than that - no.

I searched through my images earlier and found some of this pair I had: Standard Morph of M.ramirezi: Male: Female: Excuse the poo.

Now looking a bit more black-water-ish Half Moon Betta going in on Wednesday.

* hero's

This.

I don't have any images but their are two species: Mikrogeophagus ramirezi of which there are 3 strains: Normal, Gold and Electric Blue. Mikrogeophagus altispinosus of which there is one variety. Just google them for images.

Try leaving the lights dimmed with some candles around the tank, it'll help them to get in 'the mood'.

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The mechanism for the reaction is more or less the same though. Sodium Thiosulphate has a much longer shelf life too compared to Sodium Hydrosulphite. It is unlikely to be Sodium Hydrosulphite anyway as that would deplete the Oxygen.

Looks a bit like Hygrophila difformis, don't quote me on it though.

I sealed mine in some condoms (They use them in the army to keep explosives dry) :look: with holes cut in them and stretched over the heat sinks to seal all of the electronics in the driver, other than that the wires are insulated and just the LED is exposed to water vapour, no problems so far!

It fully neutralises the chlorine constituent of chloramine, the only problem is you're left with the amine ion portion which forms ammonia ultimately, so if your water supply contains chloramine and not chlorine then yes it is worthwhile investing in a dechlorinator which deals with both, if...

Sodium Thiosulphate neutralises Chloramine

Of course I would, it's so cheap and easy! Go on your water boards website, find out your chlorine concentration in Mg/L, *by 1.5 as a safety net, then multiply this value by 10 to find out how many grams you need to neutralise 2000L of chlorinated water, then obviously adjust according to the...

I use 2*3W Luxeon LED's on my 60 litre, you'll need a 9V Transformer 800+mA, an LED driver which has a current output equal to the operating current on the LED's, Heat sinks, a mount for it all, wire capable of 1+ amps.

Too cute.

I bought it second hand, got it for £80 from a Camera shop in Derby.

Thanks Ian, it's a Canon Ixus 860IS.