Recent content by lazylathe

Late to the party... I would go with Hygger! Had a NiCrew but it just grew algae very well, not the plants.

I have never cycled a tank with ammonia or really heard a lot about it. You read about it every now and then but it's not too common where I have been. My first tank, over 40 years ago, I was told to cycle it by using a pinch of dry flakes to the tank every second day. Wait patiently and do not...

https://www.abcplants.com/co2-equipment-1 I bought mine from these guys and it is quite a nice kit! Includes everything you need and is very easy to setup! Just provide a co2 tank from a brewery and you are good to go!

I think that is it! Never seen one before either, so it's a neat addition! Very lively and active already. Time to research this little guy now! Pity they only had the one fish... may have to ask him to bring some friends in! Thanks!! Here's a little update on the Garra Rufa and some of his...

I stopped by my lfs to pick up 4 female Odessa Barbs to add to my community tank. While there I was browsing the tanks and found this guy all alone in a dark tank, no light or substrate. Felt sorry for the little guy! The owner told me it was a goby but it does not have the smaller dorsal fin...

Looks great! Just one tip, place your heater at an angle and not straight up like you have. The angle allows for a better heating of the tank, supposedly. Could be an urban legend but it makes sense to me!

Watching for updates! I just finished setting up my 3rd tank, a 60 gallon this time.

Aquaricky Tank is looking great! I also much prefer the look of the decorations now as to when you started. The black gravel really makes the colours of the fish pop! Merry christmas to you as well!

My Java Fern grew some amazing black beard algae, I was very impressed! One day ago, I moved all my community fish from the 30G to the 55G, so just my beastly Tiger Barbs are in the 30G. It was pretty crowded in the 30G for a while and I overfed a few times... I did not feed them yesterday...

I just bought a Hygger led from Amazon, it is the 36 inch model. Using it on my 55G bow front tank and it looks amazing! There is a ripple effect on the sand which is very nice. Easy to program and set up and my plants seem to be loving it.

My Nitrite was dark purple a few days ago, ammonia was very slightly off yellow with a tinge of green. Using the API masters kit. Today the ammonia was 0ppm and very yellow. The nitrite was 0,25ppm and was a very light purple/bluish colour! Tomorrow it may be zero, hopefully! I did add a small...

Today there was some ammonia again and the nitrite is still high. Ammonia was 0,25ppm and nitrite is around 2ppm now. Dunk2 In original post it was 5ppm plus, the liquid was dark purple. We will see what happens. I found the ammonia spike tonight a bit odd though. There is a snail in there...

My 30 gallon is just too small to make me happy so I have upgraded to a 55 gallon bow front tank! The 30G will house my gang of Tiger Barbs, they seem to love the fast flowing water. The 55G is in the living room downstairs and I always have done fishless cycling and most likely always will...

And just to finish the enthralling thread about watching a leaf grow on my Amazon Sword, I will finish off with this picture taken tonight! It's the biggest leaf in the tank by a very large margin and has no stem yet.... A new one has also started to grow. Please return to your regularly...

jmaldo Kiki seems to want to fish!:D:D