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that is going to look really nice. nice and simple layout

does this guy ever actually explain how it works? i know he has a patent pending but it seemed like 20 minutes of him repeating the same thing over and over; "its amazing, you never have to do anything and you can have discus"... i can only assume that this system works by constantly adding untreated tapwater as the tank water evaporates. what a crack-pot.

good point... never really considered that :S too bad it isn't practical as it would be very convenient.

now i know this is more of a topic for a reptile forum, but i don't spend much time in those parts so i figure i might as well ask here as the concept includes a fish tank. i have my 55 gallon vic tank right next to my 2 crested geckos. i have been thinking about setting up some sort of automated misting system using the aquarium as the water source. i am aiming for 70% avg humidity through out the day, and i seem to maintain that with misting 2 or 3 times a day as it is. my question is this: would it be safe to use aquarium water as the reservoir source in my misting set up? based on the size of the tank and the way that it retains humidity, this would be something like a 1 cup of water every 2 or 3 days. this really wouldn't put much of a dent in the volume of the tank given the fact i do weekly or bi-monthly changes regularly. my concern is more to do with the quality of the water (and any diseases which may transfer between the species) than with actual volume loss. beyond the safety aspect, does anyone have experience building homemade misters that could offer tips on how i could go about doing this? thanks in advance for your input!

a huge shallow tank full of fresh water sting rays

thanks for the tips. maybe in a few months ill get my planted set-up in to full gear and try it out.

i use to have a full blown infestation in my 20 gallon community tank, there was even a fast moving pond snail in the mix. i reduced the amount i was feeding and got the lil buggers eating some dead plant matter or zucchini and removed the manually. now there are only maybe 4 or 5 little (like 3mm across) ones visible at any given time... its not perfect but i didnt have to add fish and the population has been under control for about 5 months. keep the amount of food and plant waste to a minimum and start scooping them out and it should curb their numbers very quickly without having to get any other animals.

do you guys soften your water? i have been told by a number of sources that riccia 'melts' in the hard Alberta water... i am 2/3rds of the way to a high tech set up, reluctant to drop coin on a fancy co2 set up... but if someone can find a way to grow this stuff without peat or r/o water i would definitely go for it!

cool! i got something pinned . please post pics or links to pics

found an excellent DIY article on growing your aquarium plants in an immersed set up prior to planting them in your tank. the author says it is an excellent way to grow ready made carpets for your aquascaped tanks. if anyone already does this or tries it out, post pictures of how it goes! http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2008/09/growin...ts-emersed.html

good luck with adding new angels to hang out with your old one. i did this after only a few months (the big bad boy wasn't even fully grown) and he relentlessly attacked the other angels that were only slightly smaller than he. needless to say he was quickly separated from the crew before any more damage was sustained. angels are socially complex and often don't play well with others, even if you have a big tank and say 5 or 6 of them (like i did). if you want to breed, get a breeding pair from someone that has one, otherwise you might end up having to split up your school of angels into different tanks or even sell the ones that aren't procreating if you don't have room. anyways, how about some pics of your tank? sounds like a nice set up

i second (er... third) zucchini. my otos (RIP) use to eat that up like nothing else. never touched waffers, pellets or boiled cucumber.

i use throttle body cleaner to get rid of anything that doesn't come off with a razor blade, windex or hard scrubbing... the stuff is pretty intense so don't get any inside the tank.

I have some GE II Black, it doesn't say anything about being fungicidal, will this stuff work too? EDIT: GE II is not for use in aquariums :S