Project L: journal.

[Fireball]

Hi, it is a clown killie.

It is a really nice tank you got there!!!

[Ingen]

Any problems with your nerite? I have a hard time keeping nerite in a co2 enriched environment...

[dhmy2kgto]

The layout is beautiful and very natural. Lovely setup!!

[yangqian]

Hello, center tank. the right of driftwood. What is the plant name?

I second that chiller is good, better environment for plant growth equals to algae cannot establish large growth. Seen examples many times.. (21.3-22.0 degs , nice! chiller + aircon?)

Hello. Honestly I dont know the name of the plant. I just know it is a marginal pond plant. Thick and stiff long leaves. They are able to tolerate low humidity and the direct heat from the metal halide lamp.got them from capricorn.

haha yes, aircon plus chiller. Using a resun 1/4hp chiller.

[yangqian]

Any problems with your nerite? I have a hard time keeping nerite in a co2 enriched environment...

All my 11 nerites are doing fine. I didn't know co2 affects them?

They are fine but the only issue is their white eggs. Not excessively annoying but I find them quite an eyesore.

[felix_fx2]

Hello. Honestly I dont know the name of the plant. I just know it is a marginal pond plant. Thick and stiff long leaves. They are able to tolerate low humidity and the direct heat from the metal halide lamp.got them from capricorn.

haha yes, aircon plus chiller. Using a resun 1/4hp chiller.

hi, I guessed so... need those people doing palu or vivarium to id bah... thanks for letting me know Capricorn selling.

haha. your temperature. .. I must say... awesomeness.... 2 thumbs up for you.

[AQMS]

At first i thought it was 2 tanks side by side but it is not!
very nicely done....

[yangqian]

hi, I guessed so... need those people doing palu or vivarium to id bah... thanks for letting me know Capricorn selling.

haha. your temperature. .. I must say... awesomeness.... 2 thumbs up for you.

I called kiumo uncle this afternoon. He is not sure of the scientific name but most people call it 'mondo grass'. (:

[yangqian]

At first i thought it was 2 tanks side by side but it is not!
very nicely done....

Haha it used to be 2 separate tanks till I decommissioned them and custom made a new one.

[bluebubbles]

Haha it used to be 2 separate tanks till I decommissioned them and custom made a new one.

That is the biggest HDB tank in Singapore/Asia? Nitrite snail's eggs are difficult to rid and will stay permanent. Have you consider Zebra snail too? Both are equally hardworking snails and they have not breed under my care since.

So are you organisation tank-warming party at home?

[blue33]

Without the low temperature, you'll see lots of algae everywhere in your setup. High CO2 will cause melt to the snail shell, with the control of CO2 you can actually control the population of the snails, Nerite snail don't live long in CO2 tank, they'll always try to escape out of the tank.

[felix_fx2]

Without the low temperature, you'll see lots of algae everywhere in your setup. High CO2 will cause melt to the snail shell, with the control of CO2 you can actually control the population of the snails, Nerite snail don't live long in CO2 tank, they'll always try to escape out of the tank.

hello uncle blue

they enither try climb out or shell slowly get eaten hah!

his setup posion temperature.

[yangqian]

That is the biggest HDB tank in Singapore/Asia? Nitrite snail's eggs are difficult to rid and will stay permanent. Have you consider Zebra snail too? Both are equally hardworking snails and they have not breed under my care since.

So are you organisation tank-warming party at home?

I have always seen zebra snails together in the tank with the horned bumblebee nerites. The horned nerites always fascinates me more, thus I only get the horned ones. I heard you can find nerites in singapore swamps and rivers. I might go try hunting for some. Haha.

AND..... the eggs are permanent?!? I mean I know they won't hatch but they are permanent?! Don't disintegrate or decompose after awhile? Gosh. Means I have a lot of cleaning up to do?

[blue33]

LOL... now there's a new way of counter algae, only very limited algae will appear, even you have lots of fishes inside the tank also no issue. Will not disclose it. hahaha....

hello uncle blue

they enither try climb out or shell slowly get eaten hah!

his setup posion temperature.

[yangqian]

Without the low temperature, you'll see lots of algae everywhere in your setup. High CO2 will cause melt to the snail shell, with the control of CO2 you can actually control the population of the snails, Nerite snail don't live long in CO2 tank, they'll always try to escape out of the tank.

To be honest I have been running the tank without co2 for almost 3weeks now. My 5l tank ran empty in like.....3weeks plus? I guess 8bps is too expensive to run. Lazy to lug the 5l tank for top up as of now, furthermore I see no algae increase and the plants are doing fine.

[yangqian]

LOL... now there's a new way of counter algae, only very limited algae will appear, even you have lots of fishes inside the tank also no issue. Will not disclose it. hahaha....

Do you mean the Twinstar system? Have you tried it?

[felix_fx2]

yangqian, do you have those trolley that you get when buying printers in computer show? good to use...

if really heavy, buy aluminum tank. its much lighter. frankly speaking, recently I got a aluminum based one during 1-1 swap and ... the full aluminum tank weighs around same weight as empty normal tank...

[blue33]

Cold temperature tends to rich in CO2, without CO2 injection you'll slowly see your plant deteriorate and suddenly melt off totally, by then it will be too late. With your setup, if you able to mix the CO2 well, each side you just need about 2-3 bubbles of CO2 the most, if you use multi-connector CO2, it tends to leak more easily if you didn't tighten it well. You see no algae now is because of your low temperature, but it doesn't mean it will not appear, once it comes it'll starts to grow, especially when your plant weaken.

To be honest I have been running the tank without co2 for almost 3weeks now. My 5l tank ran empty in like.....3weeks plus? I guess 8bps is too expensive to run. Lazy to lug the 5l tank for top up as of now, furthermore I see no algae increase and the plants are doing fine.

[blue33]

That thing is just a gimmick of earning people $$$... Only crazy people will believe it....

Do you mean the Twinstar system? Have you tried it?

[yangqian]

yangqian, do you have those trolley that you get when buying printers in computer show? good to use...

if really heavy, buy aluminum tank. its much lighter. frankly speaking, recently I got a aluminum based one during 1-1 swap and ... the full aluminum tank weighs around same weight as empty normal tank...

Yes I do have the trolley. I guess it is time to ask for an aluminium tank the next time i head down.