14 Gallon: Journal with Photos

[fishycat]

Briggs are going good... Eating like, er snails! nom nom nom.

 

[fishycat]

If you do move the platys, I'd say 8 habs & a male honey gourami. Pygmaeus would be good, they'll probably stay lower & let your harleys control the mid-water level.

 

[FallenAngel]

hmm maybe, cant get habs in nz though... Not sure what kind of dwarf gouarmi yet though, probably gonna be honey though. why not 2? i can do extra water changes
hmm how bout 2 honeys, 5 harleys, 5 pygmy corys (which i wont have till later in the year)

 

[fishycat]

Okay, usually if you mix gender for gourami, it's recommended 2f/1m. This is to avoid aggression issues. Also, with gourami you definitely want floating plants as well as some taller background plants. How long have the plants been in?

I think in a 13g tank you could MAYBE squeeze in 3 honeys (2"), with 5 harleys & 6-8 pygmaeus. Definitely weekly 50% water changes!

 

[FallenAngel]

now, just checked the results of the water chem..

50 Litre:
pH - 6.7
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 0ppm? Thats what it says...

But, my 80 Litre:

pH - 6.6
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate - 0ppm again??
Nitrite - 0.25ppm? What should i do??

 

[FallenAngel]

Haha sure. How come every time i suggest a lower number of cories, you always go higher? haha. I just rescaped the plants today. so they arent very rooted yet.. haha
But I will probably get some indian fern as a floating plant.
I'll get 3 honeys, 1m 2f, just cos I can. Lol 50% isn't too much to do weekly. the water comes out very fast in my siphon
I need some taller background plants, probably ambulia/cabomba.

 

[fishycat]

Plants on the right will get bigger... Water sprite? Some kind of sword? Anyway, I would split up the plant clumps, personally. Especially the hairgrass (if not a checkered pattern to fill in, at least make a line versus a big ol' tuft, lol) & that Zealand? plant.

Indian fern? Hm, I'm thinking African water fern...(comes back from googling) Oh, water sprite! :laugh: yeah good floaty plant. What's the right side plant then? Wisteria/hygro difformis?

 

[fishycat]

6 pygmaeus minimum, please!

 

[FallenAngel]

Hmm ok, but if i can get my hands on them ill get more, promise! I REALLY WANT a HUGE Amazon Sword growing in this tank. I saw the awesomest picture of a pygmaesus on a amazon sword leaf!! IT WAS AWESOME!
Haha.
But yeah the plant on the right is wisteria, whats left of it.. haha.
Yeah the Indian fern thing is like a miniature version of wisteria, the same one that i chucked clumps onto mums aloe vera plant.. haha. wont make much difference, thats where all my water from water changes goes

 

[FallenAngel]

But about the test kit reading, what should i do about the nitrite?