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by Pleco Fan
Thu Dec 14, 2023 15:15 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Changing to sand substrate?
Replies: 13
Views: 1382

Re: Changing to sand substrate?

Are you sure you want to switch to sand, I remember when I had sand and it's a nightmare to clean with a syphon.
I use Aqua soil btbh this is not easy to clean and I have to use a very small syphon but it still sucks it up.
by Pleco Fan
Thu Dec 14, 2023 15:07 pm
Forum: The Planted Aquarium
Topic: Moss and Wood
Replies: 7
Views: 953

Re: Moss and Wood

fr499y wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 13:21 pm If you can find some, fissidens is a beautiful moss.

I have just ordered Fissidens Fontanus from e.bay
by Pleco Fan
Thu Dec 14, 2023 13:03 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: Tiny Tower - Pico Build
Replies: 52
Views: 4196

Re: Tiny Tower - Pico Build

Nice looking scape, just how tall is your tank? think my Aqua 1 is about 2ft tall.
by Pleco Fan
Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: The Planted Aquarium
Topic: Moss and Wood
Replies: 7
Views: 953

Re: Moss and Wood

Very much depends on the moss and the wood. I may be being blind but it looks to me like the moss is on stone rather than wood in the picture. Your quite correct, it is stone and I don't know why I said wood, so I will give it a couple of weeks and then cut the fishing line and see what happens. Th...
by Pleco Fan
Wed Dec 13, 2023 18:32 pm
Forum: The Planted Aquarium
Topic: Moss and Wood
Replies: 7
Views: 953

Moss and Wood

How long does it take for moss to attach itself firmly to wood? I have wrapped fishing wire around the moss to attach it to the rocks but at some point I want to cut off the fishing line and let the moss grow naturally.
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by Pleco Fan
Wed Dec 13, 2023 17:50 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: The Shrimp Massacre
Replies: 10
Views: 638

Re: The Shrimp Massacre

Definitely full corpses, and my bad did not wash the crypts and looking at the tank now it seems the only logical reason.
by Pleco Fan
Wed Dec 13, 2023 16:22 pm
Forum: What's happening in your Aquarium? - Tank Logs
Topic: The Shrimp Massacre
Replies: 10
Views: 638

The Shrimp Massacre

Came home from work the other day about tea time and to my horror saw a pile of shrimp corpses, counted about six all in the same spot at the front of the tank, there are still about twenty or so healthy shrimps swimming around the tank blissfully unaware and quite happily going about their usual ro...
by Pleco Fan
Wed Dec 13, 2023 15:49 pm
Forum: Forum News & Announcements
Topic: Forum Features - What would you like to see?
Replies: 51
Views: 5043

Re: Forum Features - What would you like to see?

I would love to see pictures of members fish.
by Pleco Fan
Thu Dec 07, 2023 14:15 pm
Forum: Forum Help & Tips
Topic: Sexing Dwarf Gourami
Replies: 6
Views: 687

Re: Sexing Dwarf Gourami

Thanks guys, I have just ordered some Christmas moss to cover the rocks, I will upload some pics after the tank has settled.
by Pleco Fan
Tue Dec 05, 2023 16:48 pm
Forum: Forum Help & Tips
Topic: Sexing Dwarf Gourami
Replies: 6
Views: 687

Sexing Dwarf Gourami

How to tell males from females? I bought two about a month ago sorry for poor pic quality but just cleaned the tank out and in a rush.
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