if you have brown algae, read this…

[hwchoy]

recently I got some new kind of horned snails from TB Ben. look what they did to the brown algae!

[izzat]

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Anyone faced the same problem as me? *After refreshing the page*

[hwchoy]

maybe you try right-click save-as ?

[izzat]

No difference Uncle Choy

[hwchoy]

then I boh bian liao. short of emailing you the pix, if you're desperate enuff.

[andrewtyr]

i can see it

[hwchoy]

so andrew, my snail power or not?

[PeterGwee]

Ah...good for you but the plant health still leaves much to be desired.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[izzat]

Can see both pictures when I use IE

Cool, seems good. Will the normal Horn snail work?

[andrewtyr]

so andrew, my snail power or not?

haha..the snails are good. Are they the same horn snails? I heard that its the same snails just that they will shed the colours.

[hwchoy]

Ah...good for you but the plant health still leaves much to be desired.

Regards
Peter Gwee

eh Peter, which plant you refering to? the crypt like boom-town charlie man (turning red-brown due to the strong lights) but the HG are not growing fast enough *sianz*

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I see windows! Sunlight lah.

Pro snail, but my expired Singapore Sports Association member card works just as well

[hwchoy]

I see windows! Sunlight lah.

Pro snail, but my expired Singapore Sports Association member card works just as well

mana ada window? that's the co2 ladder lah. the snail managed to clean the ladder which is difficult to do even with green wool

[PeterGwee]

eh Peter, which plant you refering to? the crypt like boom-town charlie man (turning red-brown due to the strong lights) but the HG are not growing fast enough *sianz*

The one in the pic..vallisneria americana? Well, look into the nutrients (N,P,K,GH and trace mix) and crank the CO2 within the critter's limits.

Oh, drop the stupid ladder Consider something better and more responsive. Even CO2 fed into the intake of a small powerhead is a much better method than the ladder.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[hwchoy]

the one is the pix is the C. crispatula var. balansae

[PeterGwee]

the one is the pix is the C. crispatula var. balansae

That is not healthy stuff. This is...

Regards
Peter Gwee

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mana ada window? that's the co2 ladder lah. the snail managed to clean the ladder which is difficult to do even with green wool

Lmao, it looks like those windows you find in old HDB flats

[hwchoy]

erm… can't see a difference other than the colour. mine is growing into a strong red brown even for the young leaves, although I believe it has got to do with the strong lights. Actually I am surprised they are doing better than the HG. to be fair I haven't been taking care of them, just changing water and dosing a little TMG when I feel like it

lazy lah these days.

[hwchoy]

Lmao, it looks like those windows you find in old HDB flats

yah I'm trying to show you how the snail managed to clean the algae off completely.

[PeterGwee]

erm… can't see a difference other than the colour. mine is growing into a strong red brown even for the young leaves, although I believe it has got to do with the strong lights. Actually I am surprised they are doing better than the HG. to be fair I haven't been taking care of them, just changing water and dosing a little TMG when I feel like it

lazy lah these days.

Just don't let the NO3 get too low (dose some lah..) or else you might find something that smells yucky inside there soon.

Regards
Peter Gwee