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robfosters said:
I'm surprised they took them. They can't sell them.
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They will (or mine does / did anyway), they just don't give credit for taking stock anymore, & haven't done for a long time. I don't know if their policies are subject to a manager's discretion or not, though I wouldn't have thought so.
 
What brackets are those holding the light power units on, i seen you have turned them the other way instead of using the screw holes, good idea:)
 
Wanna ask a quick water quality related question to the more experienced if I may

ive recently bought an RO unit and mineralising salts etc and made my mix to 110 TDS 6gh 0KH as recommended for the shrimp I keep

The water in my tank is gh 10 and 220TDS which is why I bought the RO unit. ive been changing 25% with the RO mix every other day [3 WC's in total so far] but my TDS doesn't seem to be coming down [altho my GH has come from 12-10]

I don't wanna cause osmosis shock to my tank [parameter drops too quickly] should I carry on with the 25% every other day and see if my TDS and GH eventually comes down or am I going about it the wrong way and I should be changing with straight RO but maybe a lesser amount till it reaches the required parameters?
 
Yep, change with straight RO, but only change around 15% every 3 days.

Once your TDS is right, then remineralise.

Thats what I did with my South American tank and it worked perfectly.
 
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New fish day. Bolivian Rams, more Sterbai Corys and a BN plec.

Will post pics when they have settled in.

Edit: managed to get a pic of one of the Rams by tempting it out with a tablet. The others and the pleco are still settling in. I don't think I'll see much of the pleco until he's a bit bigger. He's probably clamped underneath the bogwood at the moment.


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I'll be adding some rams relatively soon; what sort of conditions are ideal for the bolivian rams? I assume soft water / acidic pH / moderate temps?
 
arc@css said:
Sounds like my conditions are suitable : GH 4 / pH 7.0 / 24C. I'll look into it a little more thoroughly nearer the time. Electric blue rams are another consideration, too.
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Electric blues are very delicate. The slightest wobble in your filtration system could kill them off. Bolivians are much more hardy.
 
robfosters said:
Electric blues are very delicate. The slightest wobble in your filtration system could kill them off. Bolivians are much more hardy.
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Yes, so I've read. I guess the Bolivian are also hardier than the German rams, too? I won't make a decision lightly, or until much nearer the time.
 
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