Aquatic Cebu Enthusiasts (ACE)

[swordfishh]

master swordfish kumustamos namaligya sad d i kamo ug sinako cg try ko bisita diha maybe this sunday or end of the month ky plan nako mag hinay2x nako pamalit sa mga gamiton sa akong soon to be planted tank (hopefully successful ko ani hehe)

naa pud. usa ka sako nga sako. hehehe

[swordfishh]

[quote=nadzinadz;5949826]

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.


master markykoi very informative au imo reply thanx alot bai... i have browsed your thread & learned that most of you guys use riversand/clay & so i will follow the way of the masters here hehe... ok sad ba i mix ang riversand / clay / designer substrate like lets say 20% clay 25% designer substrate & 50% riversand? yeah i have noticed lahi ra jud ang tubo sa plants w/ pebbles ky naako small planted tank nya pebbles ang substrate nya lisod pa jud ig tanom hinoon i dont have planting tools yet & its a very lo-tech tank sad but lipay gihapon ko ky nitubo man ang plants... mao ba u used garden soil? dili ba makadaut sa isda ang fertilizer na mix na sa gardensoil?

pwede pud gamit kag sera floredepot. complete in all substrate nutrients.

[swordfishh]

@swordfish: muanha si angelo? kay dalhon nako akong longi.. akong ipatanaw unsay gender..

murag, but kng dili gani siya ka ari, ako nalang tan aw sa gender, kay ako raman sila guwaton mag cr.

[swordfishh]

one way to cool down pd is aeration .. the faster the aeration the cooler the water....

dili lang recomended kng planted aquarium, kay naay sustantial co2 loss,if aerated.

[nadzinadz]

2 sand : 1 clay

pag sure ha, maka hilak lagi kog popcorn ana.

salamat master swordfish.... ay sur au ko oi... cg hilak kuno beh ky tilawan nato unsa flavor sa popcorn mugawas hahahahahaha

[nadzinadz]

naa pud. usa ka sako nga sako. hehehe

ah ka kapy ba ana oi sako na gi sud pa jud sa sako... sinako nga sako saon hahahahaha

[nadzinadz]

yup.. mao na ang master!

tag-an pako mao jud lagi... naka adto man gud ko sa ilaha before dugay na nuon kato i think 2 yrs ago namalit mi mga cichlids & some plants... wana ang mga cichlids napalit nako sa iyaha karon but naapa nabilin gamay sa mga plants

[nadzinadz]

i.mix sd jd dapat ang clay and riversand bai as what we learned from master joey (zen aquatics) sa iyang seminar. imix cya kay inig ka dugayan mo compact ang clay kung dli imix with riversand. dli na nya mka penetrate ang roots sa plants kung mocompact na. i think dli na kailangan ug designer substrate kung mag gamit kay clay and riversand kay nutritious naman ang clay...

mao ba abi man gud nko igo ra i butang diretso sa tank ang clay as base then top it w/ sand so dapat jud d i i mix pud thanx au sa info bai marknicho

[nadzinadz]

Kung nag plano ka ug designer substrates, mas maau 100% designer substrate diretso.

Also, this is a good read regarding making your own base substrate from earthworm castings. Earth worm casting for nutrient enriched sediments, how to - Aquarium Plants - Barr Report

or mineralized soil substrate.
How-To: Mineralized Soil Substrate, by Aaron Talbot - Library - Aquatic Plant Central
(skip the dolomite and potash or substitute with root tabs/sticks)

or a hybrid method between the two.

murag d lang tingali ko mag 100% designer substrate ky makabuslot sa bulsa hehe... ayos ni mga links da ako na gi print aron dili malimtan... what is dolomite, potash & root tabs/sticks? thanx for the links & info master soggy daghan jud ko makat-onan sa inyo group ayos

[coolnerd]

what is DMC sir?

DMC kanang para cross stich bwahahahahaha