Sean Westle

Ok thanks, I usually look at new posts

Just thought it could be tweaked

Still waiting but I will post as soon as I hear back

Eventually the Anubias will grow large enough that it can be divided to form two plants. You can tell that is ready to be divided when it has a long enough rhizome that both pieces after division will be at least 2-3” long, have several leaves and a good root system. You will want a sharp pair of scissors to cut the rhizome as it is very dense making it hard to cut through. A sharp pair of scissors makes the task much easier and will result in a cleaner cut which is easier for the plant to recover from. It can take a few weeks for the plant to recover, after which it will start putting out new leaves again. Often the rhizome with develop one or more new branches at the point where it was divided.

Anubias is one of several plants that are excellent for beginners due to their durable nature and ability to survive in a variety of conditions including extremely low light. I would recommend anyone with an interest in aquatic plants give it a try.

Found this on the net, hope it helps

I noticed that when searching new threads that when you look in the forum column you see Equipment classifieds are labeled the same as General Equipment. It just makes it confusing because some people hate wasting time in classifieds.

Cheers

Sean

I just PMed a person on another site that is a Chemist and hope to get a response soon for you

Very sweet Rays, you must be a proud daddy

I think the layout is great, Admin just has to learn to tweak the settings then you don't have to be at the mercy of a programer. I know in VB these things are a easy fix

Great topic I wish you the best Coolfish

Thanks for the heads up on this movie. Anything I say here could start a debate so I will keep my comments to myself. Great movie thanks

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I know someone that has a few different lines of BG's that would love a female or two for his BG's and EB's

I just say it cuz my dog got sick on flakes before.

You should switch him over to pellets then

I only mentioned the crushed oyster shell as it's proven to be a far more effective medium for buffering. At least according to the late Dr. Leo Morin (the creator of Seachem) as well as a number of other reef keepers with chemistry backgrounds. Either way, if the crushed coral is working for you then I guess that's all that matters.

I'm curious as to why you feel the need to use EDTA? Do you have a heavy metal issue in the tap water there, due to the low pH? (as in leaching from pipes)

Copper pipes and lots of other goodies that crash my water. Victoria water is very unstable

I might try the oyster shells one day I know where to get lots on the beach

Staff from Chemilizer have contacted me interested in my set-up

They want to use my pics in a newsletter. Can you say excited

Impressive set up. Two minor tweaks that you might want to consider.

1. Swap the crushed coral out with crushed oyster shell. Most feed mills sell 25 kg bags for under $20, and it's a more effective buffer.

2. If you only have to deal with chlorine, instead of Prime, get some bulk sodium thiosulfate.

There's a source close to you & it will save you a ton of money over the long haul.

http://www.syndel.com/Sodium-Thiosulfate-P51C9.aspx

HTH

Thanks for the kind words

The crushed coral is working fine

This is the mix I use

Batch #1

250g Sodium Thiosulfate

200g ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA).

1 gallon distilled water

5 ml (1 tsp) treats 20 gallons

I tested it up to 100x the strenth a couple months ago and I buy my Chemicals from I nice place in Denver. I have a couple other things I add but that's my little secret.

Before I had the system running I was going through a lot of Prime dosing every tank so I started making my own.

Can someone find out how long I have been around.

I originally joined under "rahim101"

You must be a old timer

I haven't been here long but I plan to be around for a very long time

Great site, way to go AA

Sean

I have a school of 43 Cardinal Tetras and 16 Denasoni Barbs in my planted and they look awesome

You might not have the room for the Denasonis but 20 Cardinals would look very nice

Yes I am but a small price to pay for healthy fish

I have 5x75g, 1x55,1x40,6x20 and now that its up and running i will be hooking my 260 and my 125 up to it.

I will also be building a rack to hold my 55 and two more 75's right away. So I will be running 1055g on the system. I have more tanks than listed

Here's a pic of a few of my tanks. All my tanks have overflows plumbed to a drain.

One air pump that will handle 30 Hydro Sponges

Did my first water change with the new system last night. NO LEAKS

I have it set up to do 2 15 water changes for now till I am sure everything is right.

Well I woke up at 6am this morning to watch my first auto water change happen. The click click click of the Chemilizer was music to my ears. I will now set it to 4 15 min water changes per day. I don't need to heat my water when I do small changes like that. Here's a chart so you can see what's going on.

Just for the record this was a very cheap set-up to build (about $600 give or take a few bucks)

I'm really excited about this injector that I ordered. I will be running all my water through a 3 stage filter then it will be injected with Prime and mixed with a pump called Chemillizer HN 55 1:500. I decided I wanted to try this system rather than have 2 50 gallon barrels in my fishroom.

I know of a person in the US that has this system. He is Li the owner of MonsterFishKeepers.com. I can set this so it changes water 24/7 or a few small changes every day. The Chemilizer is a better pump than the Dosmatic it uses a diaphragm rather than a piston.

Here's a link to learn more about this bad boy injector

http://www.chemilizer.com/hn55_2part.html

Looking good Dean

Great article Nick

Try Hikari Cichlid Excel It is great for Africans, less protein and they take to it well

Thanks, I now am using a 4 liter water jug so I don't have to make more than one batch at a time.

Yes I have lots of fry to feed