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Old 08-05-2008, 10:07 PM   #291
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dunno how long leh... should be 2-3ft ba... used to be in my pleco tank.. since transfered 2 of them over the remaining ones dun need some much wood...
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Old 08-05-2008, 10:39 PM   #292
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I see ur water a tad yellowish bro...y dun u try adding AC to remove the yellowish tint? AC will not absord ammonia etc....
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Old 08-05-2008, 10:43 PM   #293
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no AC at home leh.... nvm la.... the yellowish water like quite nice leh i feel... now i looking for the pleco tat MIA inside the tank.... dunno where its hiding....
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Old 08-05-2008, 10:50 PM   #294
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no AC at home leh.... nvm la.... the yellowish water like quite nice leh i feel... now i looking for the pleco tat MIA inside the tank.... dunno where its hiding....
ur tank too big liaoz..tats y cant find it in your 5ft
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Old 08-05-2008, 11:13 PM   #295
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IMO....since its 5ft.....u have the liberty to add in more bigger sized EEs...provided ur filtration can cope that is...and do a nice scape which is easy to main.....add one more cannister to it and position the outlet to blow beneath ur DW to eliminate dead spots (as taught by Spakase )
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Old 08-05-2008, 11:22 PM   #296
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IMO....since its 5ft.....u have the liberty to add in more bigger sized EEs...provided ur filtration can cope that is...and do a nice scape which is easy to main.....add one more cannister to it and position the outlet to blow beneath ur DW to eliminate dead spots (as taught by Spakase )
ya i also wanna get bigger sized EEs... wait till all my 1st 3 papers over liao then i go search...
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Old 09-05-2008, 01:31 AM   #297
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added 1 wood to the tank and also 2 plecos...
some pics of the tank overall look and a blur pic of the EEs. they are too active to get a clear pic...



nice tank
u need to pack ur media more tightly to be space efficient.
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Old 09-05-2008, 01:32 AM   #298
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nice tank
u need to pack ur media more tightly to be space efficient.
no worries bro i got a 2028 running for this tank also.... tat 1 is packed with medias... slowly increasing the no. of fishes inside as its a relatively new setup.
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Old 09-05-2008, 03:22 AM   #299
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...my Earth Eater..i hope the caudal fin grows back.Was like that when i got this fish.

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Old 09-05-2008, 01:39 PM   #300
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...my Earth Eater..i hope the caudal fin grows back.Was like that when i got this fish.
what happen to its caudal fin?
looks like fin rot? or kenna bitten by tankmates?

anyway..add some melafix + increase aeration & keep water quality good will help.
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