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It is a bit late now, but you probably should have used a light coat of shelac / oil *before* the stain. It would have prevented the stain from soaking in deeper in the more pourous areas and given the cabinet a more even finish. I think most plywood would be made from pine or other softwood...

Do you think the layout of the plants and algae/moss wall in the tank have anything to do with your successful spawns?

Try a Cade style stand and tank. They can be done DIY style, or bought. Try this link to get an idea of what they are and what they look like: http://www.aquascapedesign.com.au/news/5/CADE-CB1500%252d1-installation-progress-report.-.html Some people build their own stands using IKEA panels...

I posted this on your other journal, but here it is anyways. I am looking forward to seeing more and more fishkeepers breeding these little guys. Personally, I just discovered some Sewellia spotted sp fry in my hillstream tank :-) Here is a journel of an Aussie who has discoved his Cocamas are...

Here is a journel of an Aussie who has bred his Cocamas http://www.aquariumlife.com.au/showthread.php/38018-Otocinclus-cocama-fry-%28-spawning-pictures-vid%29

my recommendation would be to get a heap of rocks in the bottom of the tank, and a lot of VERY powerful lights on top of the tank. The fish might not always eat what you give them, so having a large amount of natural aglae growing on the rocks will increase the chances of them surviving and...

I lost an otherwise healthy oto just last week as well. Perhaps they did get burned after falling asleep on the nice warm heater and stayed there too long and got too hot that it killed them. Makes me worry now about my borneo suckers and otos and bristlenose that love to go near the heaters in...

Just drop into your local Electrical wholesaler (who provides electrical stuff to Electricians) and ask for them. Some smaller stores won't have them, so you might need to look up a wholesaler who specialises more in lights. There are also Tombstones called 'End Caps' that are round and just...

Yeah, I've just put an order in for 5 of them. Essentially it is a professional quality product designed for process control (manufacturing, industry, etc) that is now being made available with slightly cheaper components. It has two relays inside it - one that comes on when the thermometer...

Have you thought of getting something like this for your heater? It is a thermostat controller, and it will perfectly control your heater and prevent it from overheating the water (since it won't use the heater to control the heat settings)...

Do you have any information of what you use to make the powdered food, and also what fertilising you do in your small tanks ? From what I've read over the last 6 months, I can remember that you use co2, decent lighting, aged water and your tanks are in a quiet location in the basement. Do you...

Have you heard back from the new owners of your fry and found out what the survival rate of the otos have been in their tanks? I'm just wondering how tank bred otos compare to wild caught ones in the 'hardiness' scale. I would guess that there is a much higher chance of survival, but how much...

Maybe the non-fertilised eggs are because the males are racing around and focusing on each other instead of every egg. Maybe if there was only one male/female per tank then you would have less unfertilised eggs. I can only imagine that with 3 or 4 fellas chasing a lady that they are competing...

I didn't think it would be a good idea to go the multiple pump way, but I thought I should check with a few other people first. So, in the interrum period, I might assemble the distribution loop in such a way that the multiple pumps can be connected for experimentation purposes. I looked at the...

hi all, I want to set up some air powered filters in my tanks. I have already got most of my filter matts cut up as mattenfilters for the backs of the tanks. The tanks are 2ft long, 1wide and 1high. I want to have two air lift tubes per filter, and I have 8 of these 2ft long tanks, as well as...

20gal is probably just a little too small for zebra (botia striata) or the polkadot (botia kubotai) or the golden zebra (botia histronica) loaches. I have 14 juvinile loaches of the above in a 20gal as an short term home but I wouldn't recommend it long term. My recommendation is to get 5-6...

My suggestion is more fun. But requires the leak to be substantial enough that it would lose a cup of water in the space of 5-10 seconds. So you would need to measure how slowly the tank level drops to work out how much you are losing. Fill the tank half way or more (higher level will put more...

do you mean 60mm thick, as in 6cm = 2.2 inches? Wow, that will be rubbery.