Need advice on my 2nd 2ft tank setup

[HeMan]

How about US fissiden ? Can it survive without CO2 and low lighting
And zenith82 , i notice your crs tank all plant are not planted they are all either on mesh or pebbles or DW right?

[magpie]

To Zenith82: How will mosura gravidas aids in cycling of tank? How will it affects the water parameter?

[Zenith82]

How about US fissiden ? Can it survive without CO2 and low lighting
And zenith82 , i notice your crs tank all plant are not planted they are all either on mesh or pebbles or DW right?

Moss are not rooted plant so you require DW or mesh for
Them to cling on and grow. Fissidens are moss so requirement are low. But as i stress on for all moss to grow lush an green use chill water.

[Zenith82]

To Zenith82: How will mosura gravidas aids in cycling of tank? How will it affects the water parameter?

Actually gravidas is more of a multi vitamin conditioner for shrimps. Just to set in and prepare for shrimps to board, I add them. Gravidas won't affect parameters if i'm not wrong. It contains little amount of chitin that helps shrimps to breed too.
I usually add gravidas and BT-9 for water changes.

It's just my practice. For more info in mosura products you can go www.gcshop-sg.com to find out.

[darrentyl]

Oh paiseh, just saw your message.

Anyway most of the time for equipment, i prefer seaview. At times will pay a visit to Petmart to check on whether any interesting buy.

Hi bro darren, i have not set up any single thing yet.

Btw darren you know where is the nearest place in hougang or sengkang LFS , i trying to get a cheap tank stand.

[HeMan]

Oh paiseh, just saw your message.

Anyway most of the time for equipment, i prefer seaview. At times will pay a visit to Petmart to check on whether any interesting buy.

Ya me too like to go seaview the plants are cheap , i been to petmart once but the space is too small and narrow.

[darrentyl]

Haha, try going to C328 and you will know what is small and narrow. Nevertheless, C328 does have a huge varieties of stuff. Most important is that you must know what you want.

I will not recommend it as a place for window shopping.

Ya me too like to go seaview the plants are cheap , i been to petmart once but the space is too small and narrow.

[HeMan]

Haha, try going to C328 and you will know what is small and narrow. Nevertheless, C328 does have a huge varieties of stuff. Most important is that you must know what you want.

I will not recommend it as a place for window shopping.

Agree with that, now im looking for a stand to put my tank , i dare not put it on my tv rack cause after i load up all the stuff , water , soil etc .... The tank will weigh more than 100kg.

[Zenith82]

You can check out C328, there are new Gex stand for 60cm and 45cm tanks. All disassembled, light weighted packed in a box easy to carry.

[HeMan]

You can check out C328, there are new Gex stand for 60cm and 45cm tanks. All disassembled, light weighted packed in a box easy to carry.

Noted thanks , mine tank is 60x40x40 curved type .

[HeMan]

Hi bros , just to confirm , if i dont use any of the dechlorine like seachem , shizhen etc.....

Can the chlorine in the water be remove by keeping just water overnight? Cause there are still lots of people who use this old school method rather than adding these dechlorine stuff.

[Zenith82]

Don't think chlorine can be remove by keeping it over night.
Only way to remove without using anti chlorine solutions is to use RO filter?

[xconnect.]

Can but not overnight it is about a week in a Pail and need to be airated by Bubblessss

[HeMan]

Hi zen, chlorine will evaporate from the water

1) btw how do you use that ? You add in anti chlorine solution the straight away the water can be use?
2) another thing i forgotten to ask you zenith, previously when you cycle your new tank , do you still add in other form of ammonia ? Or you just rely in the soil to produce ammonia?

Thanks

[HeMan]

Can but not overnight it is about a week in a Pail and need to be airated by Bubblessss

Not necessary bro , what those old uncles use to keep fishes like arrowana , they told me just leave a pail of water overnight abd the next day you can use it to WC or top up . So i wonder if you bro doing the same as them.

[Ecalyte]

HeMan.. PUB have changed their method of water purifying.. They started adding chloramine instead of chlorine. Chloramine cannot be aerated. You have to use an anti-chloramine.

[HeMan]

HeMan.. PUB have changed their method of water purifying.. They started adding chloramine instead of chlorine. Chloramine cannot be aerated. You have to use an anti-chloramine.

I see bro .... Thanks for the info , its been almost 15 years since i use to keep betta and arrowana , im still living in the 90"s , haha, sorry..

[HeMan]

No wonder my tank BB is so weak , ammonia forever is 0.3 , no matter how i test , my ammonia will not be 0

[Zenith82]

No wonder my tank BB is so weak , ammonia forever is 0.3 , no matter how i test , my ammonia will not be 0

Hi bro, the ammonia level has nothing to do with anti chlorine or chlorined water. Try adding powdered or liquid BB like mosura BT-9 or microbelift niteout II or crs haven bacter max. All these products help in cycling process and removal of ammonia and nitrate.

Previous question you asked about the anti-chlorine added can the water be used is yes. I personnally add seachem prime or seachem safe in the tap water. Mixed well, once settled then i slowly pour it in the tank. I kinda play safe after water all goes in, i use a small plastic tub scoop some water then add mosura shizen and mixed till dissolved and added it in the tank too, after that followed by a regime of BT-9, Gravidas and sometimes old seamud. All the conditioners I use small plastic tub mixed well seperately before adding into the tank.

Question to bro ecalyte, where to buy anti-chloramine? I wonder does the anti-chlorine still works against chloramine waters? But I see on market everyone still use and LFS still selling anti chlorine solutions. Somehow no one brought up about the chloramine removal in our tap water. Guess best is to use RO water these days...

[reiner09]

Hi bro, the ammonia level has nothing to do with anti chlorine or chlorined water. Try adding powdered or liquid BB like mosura BT-9 or microbelift niteout II or crs haven bacter max. All these products help in cycling process and removal of ammonia and nitrate.

Previous question you asked about the anti-chlorine added can the water be used is yes. I personnally add seachem prime or seachem safe in the tap water. Mixed well, once settled then i slowly pour it in the tank. I kinda play safe after water all goes in, i use a small plastic tub scoop some water then add mosura shizen and mixed till dissolved and added it in the tank too, after that followed by a regime of BT-9, Gravidas and sometimes old seamud. All the conditioners I use small plastic tub mixed well seperately before adding into the tank.

Question to bro ecalyte, where to buy anti-chloramine? I wonder does the anti-chlorine still works against chloramine waters? But I see on market everyone still use and LFS still selling anti chlorine solutions. Somehow no one brought up about the chloramine removal in our tap water. Guess best is to use RO water these days...

Bro, both mosura shizen and seachem prime are anti-(chlorine and chloramine..) if i am not wrong ,the description label of the bottle did mention about it..