BETTA MACROSTOMA

[bentusi]

Marc,

I'm working on making a b. macrostoma caresheet and how to breed b. macrostoma sheet. Maybe, when I got them done, I need your help and feedback. They are going to be technical writing because my English is not as good, I don't' want to write fragments or spellings. Also, I just did a draft of how to mix tap water in a flow chart format.

[nacra99]

Nice Chart!
I'm sure the rest of the members here might chime in too.

[PhishPhreek]

All I can say is that your tap water must be a lot softher than ours

[nacra99]

lol.. Bob.. i love your icons....

[Zulaab]

Yeah I was going to say Tap water in Houston is pH around 7.8 to 8.4 depending on where you live

[nacra99]

Hmm... Actually.. i start with pH 7.8 here around the galleria, and i kinda use a method similar to the chart.
I add enough acid buffer to crash the pH and then add back alkaline buffer to raise the buffering capacity. But still my pH swings by as much as 0.5 between night and day in a planted tank.

[PhishPhreek]

OK - so I need to
fix the leak in my 20g long
beg borrow or steal a high flow rate filter
buy or build a small juming fish proof cover
assemble and install my RO system

locate some plants, snails or CAKs that are happy with super low pH.
* I need some help here guys *

[nacra99]

Where in the world do you get these icons Bob?...lol

Anubias Bateri (sp?) and slowly acclimated ramshorns will live in pH 5.5.

[eklikewhoa]

I have a RO/DI I have to install as well.
For something that requires such low pH I would not start the tank unless it's with the use of ADA Aquasoil.
I think when it comes time I will also utilize ADA's peat filter media.

[PhishPhreek]

Where in the world do you get these icons Bob?...lol

Anubias Bateri (sp?) and slowly acclimated ramshorns will live in pH 5.5.

Thanks

free Icons from DOGPILE *