Aquatic Cebu Enthusiasts (ACE)

[markykoi]

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One last trek before November ends:

WHAT: ACE RIVER TREK
WHEN: November 29, 2009 | SUNDAY
WHERE: Taptap

ATTENDANCE:

1] eskeryon
2] markykoi
3] dingo spike
4] marknicho
5] lyledu
6] swordfish
7] persephone
8] optimusprim3
9] serepentes
10] isprikitiki
11] zhero_id
12] mrs zhero_id
13] coolnerd ( tentative kay reunion sa amu family namu pero la pa sure sad if 29 or 30)
14] vp_julie ( tentative agad ko coolnerd )
15] coachdora
16] tampuskie
17] glenris'
19] galactic armada
20] fishboi
21] shades
22]
23]

ACE exhibit participants will have a meeting this November 22, 2009, Sunday at my place. Please mark your calendars. Thank you.

[markykoi]

From mypalhs. hope you don't mind.

World famous explorer, Mr. HEIKO BLEHER is coming to AQUAFIESTA! Free admission!


He will be giving a lecture, signing autographs of his books and judging the Discus Competition by the Philippine Discus Society on Nov. 18 and 19 at 1 pm.

For some who don't know, here's a few things about Mr. Bleher.
His first Discus book was published in 1982 and re-printed 10 times. Since then he has published articles on discus in magazines around the world.
Between 1965 and 1997, besides introducing most of the wild discus variants into the hobby – directly or by means of the breeders – he introduced more than 4,000 aquarium fish species he had discovered (or re-discovered).
He also collaborated with and organized the first International Discus Show and Exhibition in 1986 in Tokyo.
For his contributions to the hobby Heiko was elected Man of the Year in England in 1993, and later in France.
In 2009 he was elected Scientist of the year (200 for his world-wide contribution to ichthyology by CAOAC – an award given out only 3 times in their 50 years of existance.
Heiko continues to travel almost monthly to remote jungle areas to find new fishes, and several times each year to remote, unexplored Amazon habitats in search of discus. His life is dedicated to fishes, aquatic plants, flora, fauna and the conservation of species threatened of extinction worldwide.

Scheduled topics to cover on NOV. 18 from 1-5 pm (about 1 hour each):
1. Aquarium fish trade/trends. past, present, and future
2. The importance of maintaining an ecological balance, preserving nature
3. Planted aquariums

Don't miss this rare treat!!!

Thanks to Stanley Cheng of Shuey Long Aquarium and BFAR for inviting Mr. Bleher to Aquafiesta!

thanks for sharing sir Justin. wish naa ko sa Manila.

salamat pud kaayo ninyo sa inyo pag kugi.

@ACE Exhibit Participants:

Anarkista
Markniko
Glenris
Lyledu
Galactic Armada
Riverfront - BFAR

salamat pud sa ff:
eskeryon - President
soggy
markykoi and his commonsense
dinggo - Vice Pres
fishboi
freddie krugger
kenny tiu
coolnerd
carlene - regards daw ni ehemmm....
bluebuble
zero id
gamemaster
boomer
jawo
zen aquatics
optimus prime
abby mcwayne
valerie
tampuskie

ug sa tanan nga ni ad2 nga wala nako na mention.

salamat kaayo jud sa tanan. i'm so happy nga daghan naka appreciate sa atong hobby.

Thank you jud kaayo especially sa mga participants sa exhibit, sa ilang kugi ug determinasyon ug selfless efforts in promoting our hobby.

[markykoi]

for all the masters here... need your advice guys... first off congrats for having such a great & inspirational group... you guys rock!!! sinamok lng ko gamay ninyo ha even if im not a member here hope you guys can help me out a bit... what type of sand angay sa planted tank? ive heard na dili ok kanang sand sa beach; i know naa baligya sa mga petshop but ganahan ko kanang sinako ky mas maka tipid ko... ok raba kanang mga sand na gi baligya sa mga construction material outlets? kanang brown colored sand used sa mga petshops for their plants ba what type is that? then kanang red clay where can that be bought in bulk? i am planning to change the substrate of my tank man gud w/c is just pebbles into sand ky mas nice & i have noticed that most planted tanks uses sand as substrate... hope you guys can take some time & give me advices... thanks in advance & more power... im looking forward to your exhibit!!!

salamat sir. im not a master, pero advise lang pud ko ginagmay. daghan klase kapilian ang substrate sa planted, common lang diri sa amoa ang riversand clay tandem kay epektibo pero less ang cost. sa mga ubang hobbyst sa laing nasud or sa Manila, dili sila mu recommend ug construction sand for the reason that it may contain impurties or it may have been processed by chemicals harmful to fauna or flora. but if you do a test and make sure it is inert. and then you wash it thoroughly..it will do. as long as you have a nutrient rich substrate at the bottom of it.

sakto sila, you can check local petshops for sources. akoa, i used garden soil sa among luyo gani as bottom substrate and then top it with riversand.

we prefer smaller grains, kay ang pebbles man gud, some plants have difficulty rooting themselves into the substrate.

Thank you sir. God bless and goodluck on your setup.

maayong hapon!!! ฟืเพเฟพกห น รั ฟืฟื เราฟื ฟรสฟืก hahahaha

lyle daghan kaayo LFS diri!! pero so far wa pako kitag planted na tanke mga isda ra

หฟไฟกำ ฟย

hehehe musta diha bai? dad-i mi elepante ha..

[markykoi]

Not a true aquatic plant. malata ni siya kadugayan

i have tried this epiphyte before.... kadto pa time nga wala koy alamag sa aquatic plants.hehehe na ilad pud ko. hehehe

Gud evening mga Master.
Naa koy gi setup 24 x 12 x 12 using Clay ug riversand pero naka limot ko ug hugas sa riversand, tanom lang ko deretso ug HC ug HG. Two months ni nga emersd ganahan na unta ko e flood kay na fully covered na, dili kaha ni siya mo algae break? Naa man koy CO2 nga e butang and canister.
unsa may significant sa washed ug unwashed nga riversand?

sakto si sir boomer, actually, master na na si boomer. hehehe

you really don't need to wash the riversand, unless you want nga mu clear paspas imu water dayon.
algaes are inevitable, all we need to do is prevent an outbreak.

go ahead, flood na dayon. apil nato sa exhibit sir.

usually bro, ang breeder ra man gyd makibaw sa breed ana gud. hehehe! bt sa akong tan-aw, pearly then plunless, naa possiblility nga kamalau na siya.

master has spoken.

[lyledu]

One last trek before November ends:

WHAT: ACE RIVER TREK
WHEN: November 29, 2009 | SUNDAY
WHERE: Taptap

ATTENDANCE:

1] eskeryon
2] markykoi
3] dingo spike
4] marknicho
5] lyledu
6] swordfish
7] persephone
8] optimusprim3
9] serepentes
10] isprikitiki
11] zhero_id
12] mrs zhero_id
13] coolnerd ( tentative kay reunion sa amu family namu pero la pa sure sad if 29 or 30)
14] vp_julie ( tentative agad ko coolnerd )
15] coachdora
16] tampuskie
17] glenris'
19] galactic armada
20] fishboi
21] shades
22]
23]

ACE exhibit participants will have a meeting this November 22, 2009, Sunday at my place. Please mark your calendars. Thank you.

apil ko ani? naay kaon? hehehehe!!

i have tried this epiphyte before.... kadto pa time nga wala koy alamag sa aquatic plants.hehehe na ilad pud ko. hehehe



sakto si sir boomer, actually, master na na si boomer. hehehe

you really don't need to wash the riversand, unless you want nga mu clear paspas imu water dayon.
algaes are inevitable, all we need to do is prevent an outbreak.

go ahead, flood na dayon. apil nato sa exhibit sir.



master has spoken.

master ka dyan. ay lage ko tawga master, kay tesas na sa bilyaran.hehehe!

[markykoi]

PLEASE do update this post with the sizes of your tanks.
We need the LxWxH for the stands.

Update intawn mu guys kay diri mag agad ang atong stand, so palihug intawn ug post sa dimensions. salamat kaayo.


ACE EXHIBIT (this is made possible by Alain, PIPER'S PETSHOP)
Updates!

This will be held this first week or second week of December. Will be filling you in with the details later if it is finalized, since we don't want to preempt anything. But for sure, there will be an exhibit.

How are the tanks doing guys?

1] Markykoi 15.6X10X11.1 inches (seamless tank)
2] Dingo Spike
3] Alain
4] Eskeryon (2)
5] Aqua99
6] marknicho & lyledu 15.6X10X11.1 inches (seamless tank)
7] zen aquatics (2)
8] Smalltime_guppy
9] belgianmalie
10] swordfishh
11] glenris
12] jjyo
13] Edgar (2)
14] commonsense 14.5X9X10.5 inches
15] grim
16] Allister

Some GUIDELINES: (will be adding more in the future)
1] Tank must have its own styro or rubber matting at the bottom for safety purposes.
2] DIY CO2 bottles should be painted black or covered with black.
3] You should have your own lighting fixture and filter.
4] Tank must be completely drained before transporting.
5] Must bring water using water containers (5gal bottles), the water you have drained from that aquarium so as not to stress the fish if there's any.

ex:
Tank title:
Tank size: (LxWxH)
Tank volume: (in gal)
Substrate:
Lighting: (watts and lighting hours)
Aquatic Plants:
Fishes:
Invertebrates:

Thank you very much guys!!!

[eskeryon]

wow!kadaghan nasad nila oi..sorry.mora'g dili jud ko kakuyog ani..

sir iyon, ako father-in-law niadto sa san fernando karon..iya daw tan-awon if ok pa ang suba kilid sa Pitalo na church..anhi daw sila mag-lakaw sauna if mosimba sila..daghan daw uwang nga dagko didto..if positive gani..ok ra ninyo if anhi ta? mora'g mao man ni nga suba naa kilid sa agianan padulong hidden paradise? mo-kuyog sad daw siya..hahaha..thanks..

OK! Maayo gyod na nga naa tay guide para kahibalo ta asa agi-anan. Daghan pa ni nga river system ang atong ma-explore diri Cebu which means we have a lot of trekkings in the future.

[0ptimusPrim3]

gud morning gud morning ^^,

[0ptimusPrim3]

sakto jud ka sir.. invasive ang hg, and medyo prone sa algae kung mapasagdan.. sige ko og sudlay ato sa una para makuha ang alage in between sa mga hg.. mo takod pa jud sa glosso samot ka kapoy maintain... hehe

haha! nag butang sad ko HG before sa akong current setup. i took them out coz beyond my control na. grabe mu tubo. bisag asa naa hahaha!

[dingo spike]

Good morning ACERS!!!!!!!


@gamemaster21

I use to breed my flowerhorn with my texas cichlid before and the results are almost similar to that of your post. They call the results "Red Texas" on the net, but they are not red at all, they just have the patterns of a texas and the body contours of a Flowerhorn. But I'm not entirely sure If they are the same.