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thanks everyone :) very helpful :)

so I was checking an online shop and numerous brands with seems like the same ingredients and same nutritional value. I looked at the manufacturer's page (sera, omega one, and new life spectrum and etc) and they don't seem dodgy to me. some even have garlic to enhance flavor. The fish I plan...

just a question again. :) Can I easily scrape the paint once its dry? I'm just trying to gauge longevity of such a background. thanks again :)

what are my options to loosen it? a bit of oil? wd40? (I doubt it). thank you very much Jayel

I looked at seachem's website and they have more concentrated form of prime (seachem safe) in a powder form. though the only problem I can see is how to measure such small dosage (100mg = 60L).

okay. but with prime dosage 5ml = 200L. 500mL bottle is good for 100K liters. that's a of water!

any reason for this? maybe a link to a discussion? I asked since my tank is 380L.

can you please help with seachem prime. seachem prime dosage is 5ml = 200Liters. If my pail is only 20L, I would need a graduated cylinder to get correct/approximate measurement. Unless it is possible/okay for me to fill up the tank first and then add prime?

The tank is empty at the moment (I'll pick it up later in the day). It is this one: http://www.aquaone.co.uk/Regency_aquarium.php (120 model). Thanks again :)

what brand/product would you recommend then?

the local shops sell something made in China I believe. I have no hesitation in buying it if it works as well like those from API, seachem and etc. Thank you

Well it's not really driftwood but these are mangrove roots. Please look at the gallery to see the choices: http://img690.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=driftwood1.jpg Thank you :)

can I use spray paints (in a small canister)? thanks again

I'm talking about media like noodles, bioballs and sintered glass. Do you really need to replace these? They are not like carbon and other "absorbing" material (various media from seachem and etc) that get spent. I can see the logic in cleaning them as part of a routine maintaing the canister...

but the ammonia-removing media (doesn't have to zeolite as there are others like those from seachem) can treated as part of canister cleaning routine. like once a month, this ammonia-removing media is replaced with new ones. any articles/discussion on this? I've searched the net but came up...

according to various websites I've seen you can. http://www.lenntech.com/zeolites-removal.htm http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/water/zeolite.htm http://www.rena.net/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=489 (even rena says it can remove ammonia) unless I misunderstood what they said. ----------- but...

like from top to bottom, what's the arrangement? (e.g. top basket = bioballs, middle = noodles and bottom basket = wool) I am assuming the inlet and outlet are both on top. maybe the arrangement does not matter? Thank you

let it go through the nitrogen cycle so it would end up as nitrate (which I believe are good for plants)? there are various filter media that can remove ammonia with zeolite being the cheapest I believe. Any thoughts? Thank you

thanks everyone. :)

I am thinking of getting API's master test kit because it seems it has everything that I need. Any suggestions on what to get? Thank you

how would the paint stick properly on a slick surface like glass? thanks

they washed the canister months ago so it is probably dry by now.

everything was washed in tap water. -------------- thanks everyone for the reply :)

does that mean I need to start the cycle again? Thanks for the reply :)

what's the blue thing beneath?

it's probably my lack of knowledge when it comes to this hobby but 2x 150W halides are common with planted setup and you don't see/here the same effect?

Do you think 6x54w T5 HO would cut it? I can't afford halides at the moment. but at combined watts of 324W, it's more than 2 150W halides which is common halide setup. Thanks again. :)

I suppose you mean the abrasive one? where would you put them? intake/outlet? anywhere? thank you

I was checking an online shop and beyond the "bioballs" and carbon and noodles, they sell zeolite and other local costs filter material. They also have some not so cheap ones from seachem and others. so what low-cost/not to expensive "special" material have you used in your canister? which one...

can you please give me a link to these tweezers? thank you

thanks everyone :)

I'm not tall (5' 6") nor do I have long arms. I will be using ladder/chair. My worry is that planting plants would be difficult. If someone has been in this situation, how did you successfully placed the plants? Thank you

I am thinking of buying this setup. But I'm not sure if I can clean it. From the looks (and I'm just guessing), it seems it was a saltwater setup in its previous life. If it can be clean, how do I do it? what chemicals can I use? here are the photos...

I'm not so concern with the media since it can be easily replaced and it seems the tanks hasn't been used in awhile. so it might be a good idea to get new media. return pump = power heads? the sale includes 2 powerheads but as I said, it seems cheap so I'm not so concern. piping = could I...

Hello. I was looking at a setup that includes a 4ft tank, halide lighting and sump filtration. I do not think the current owner has tested the sump or the powerheads. but it seems powerheads are cheap so I am not that worried. But what are the things I need to look at in the sump itself? It is...

like in a 4ft tank with the heater at both ends, the water is more evenly heated compared to 1. It is good for redundancy as well. right? thank you :)

try this one (page 4): http://www.aquagreen.com.au/files/Aquagreen_Plant_growing.pdf he sells australian native plants/fish (he breeds them himself)so I suppose he knows what he is doing.

what if the repair does not involved replacing the cracked plate?

thanks everyone :)

so the 2nd hand tank I bought supposedly has a crack in the bottom plate and the current owner has brought it to a pet shop to be repaired. He said, they'll put glass to fix it. Without seeing/knowing how this is done, I can imagine the fix to be a glass on top of the crack section that has...