My Newbie Dymax iQ5

[qngwn]

Day 13 (13/06/12)

Almost 2 weeks.
Decide to do up a post since i completed the DIY CO2..





the DIY co2 is working like a charm! placed the outlet of the co2 at the inlet of my iQ5 pump

Click below to see the DIY CO2 in action! (only the part where it comes into the tank)


Please advise! (:

[diazman]

Looking good. How did you feed the CO2 into the IOS? I cant imagine how the CO2 pumps out from there

[felix_fx2]

His DIY co2 outlet is put near the pump intake or iq5 come with the pipe with a air tube inlet.

[qngwn]

Looking good. How did you feed the CO2 into the IOS? I cant imagine how the CO2 pumps out from there

i put the outlet (chopstick) at the intake of the power head of the IOS.. so the bubbles are extra fine. is it okay if i leave the CO2 blowing in the tank with cherries in there? >< i'm planning to introduce fauna soon (:

[diazman]

i put the outlet (chopstick) at the intake of the power head of the IOS.. so the bubbles are extra fine. is it okay if i leave the CO2 blowing in the tank with cherries in there? >< i'm planning to introduce fauna soon (:

Should be ok. I had a GEX M tank DIY CO2, filled with tons of cherries (can check out my posts) and i left the CO2 @ 1 bubble per 4-5 seconds 24/7 until it runs out. Not much issue with the shrimps but then again my tank is quite filled with moss and ferns

BTW: Thats alot of sugar LOL!

[qngwn]

i'm planning to introduce some livestock soon.. however, the tank is at a whooping 32.8C
the lowest it goes is 30. >< dont know if RCS will survive in the tank >< i'm gonna be summer weather for them as well..

[felix_fx2]

You will be easily making rcs stew.
Once it hits 33 only things alive will be plants and cyclops!!!

[diazman]

Better dont add any shrimps at this point. You can check one of my threads. I decided to sell off my cherry colony due to the weather..

[intelsys]

I am going for Rili and CPO nowadays, they seems to do better in a 26 to 28 degree tank. I am using fan to cool the tank. I will remove around 300 ml of water for every 1.5 liters top up. Topping up water almost every 2 days.

[qngwn]

I am going for Rili and CPO nowadays, they seems to do better in a 26 to 28 degree tank. I am using fan to cool the tank. I will remove around 300 ml of water for every 1.5 liters top up. Topping up water almost every 2 days.

Huh? Sorry I don't really understand what you say that you will remove 300ml for 1.5 litres top up..

Anyway my auto top off has failed.. Pump not powerful enough..

[diazman]

Any updates bro? Later i post my tank. In need of serious trimming

[Darylyap]

my new 2 ft tank, still dry, looking for more wood...

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/img0596gs.jpg/

top centre & right side will plan to plant glosso or ET.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/img0597hd.jpg/

[qngwn]

your 2ft tank is 60X20X30?

[Darylyap]

60x22x28 eja brand commonly sold at lfs.

paisey me hijack your thread.

[qngwn]

after 1 month.. Donated some app to buyers who came by my house..

Sent from my Dai Kor Dai using Tapatalk.

[qngwn]

Hi all,

Thanks for the many smses and calls. So i figured out that i should post and share the information here since there are alot of people asking me.

this tank has been given away to my friend, and thus i do not have any APP to give away or to sell.

As to where i initially bought my APP from? I got my APP from seaview.
It's located at the plants section, the lower part where boxes of HC and moss are at.
You'll find the APP inside a short cylindrical container, with "Elatine Triandra" on it.
It should cost $4.50 per container.

The helpers there claim that they do not know which are what plants, so do not need to ask them.
Do note that seaview does not have discount for livestock and plants.

Hope this will help those who want to buy this plant.

[Dodofish]

sorry can i ask where u buy that little bubble counter?

[qngwn]

This bubble counter is ista brand, and can be found at most LFS. it's a bubble counter and checkvalve in one.