nice setup there! so envy....
strange thing is that I cannot see all your videos.. :(
said that you have remove or rename it.

Envy envy envy
Wonder Hdb can do this or not

muz hav grown another inch after this cleang job LoL:p:D

amazing. envy envy.

Beautiful
 

Wonderful setup! Am trying to move my XB comm outside to my garden, am inspired!

Thanks for all the kind comments and really glad that you all like this fgt pond as much as I do. I am not sure why some bros could not watch the video. The videos are there and some of them might take a longer time to load, I guess. Probably to have a little more patient for it to load....

In the end, I decided to partition the pair in the pond. Below is a video to share. Cheers.

Just wondering if any expert could advise how do you know if the eggs are laid, or if the eggs are in the male mouth? Or is there any method to check? Any help on this will be appreciated. Thanks.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...pscrwceyrm.mp4

cannot see the video :(

use youtube better

Will the air stone be a problem if your aro decides to nakadashi the tama?

Need to take out the eggs meh? Brooder mouth is the most natural place for the eggs to form liao.

Hmmm... I do not know why... It seems my photobucket is really giving me problem. I have tried to use my old youtube account and honestly, I am a bit 'rusty' using youtube too... But I manage to Upload the latest 2 videos. Here is the links and I hope it works.

Hehe... As is my old youtube account, there are some magic and origami videos that I had upload quite some time ago.... Take a look if you are interested too 😁

Here are the links

http://youtu.be/8oO2YTn1U14

http://youtu.be/v2ZWEv8-e38

Thomas, Imo, it is an avantage to turn on the UV full blast to minimize free float bact. in the main tank.

very nice cross back pair. the sun is doing wonders to their shine :)

I guess, in natural habitat fishes are selective, they are able to swim/migrate to suitable places, wherelse, captive are confine space and more over bact. are more intense, relief eggs to nanny from the brooder is more conducive (unless an old bird with good knowledge in water chemistry, otw, heng suay lor).

Hi bro Dennis, can advise how you see from the video that there are free gloat bact and thus to turn ON UV light 24hrs? Can teach?

Honestly I do not know if the pair will breed or not. I will just leave them in this way for now and even if the eggs are laid, I will just leave them to handle themselves. But I highly doubt they will breed successfully....

Cheers

Awesome looking pond bro

I'm not reading from your pix nor the video. The bio-filter do not necessary culture 1 or 2 type of bacteria which many perceived, juz liken the chip scales what do u think is the causes. What do u think the chances of survival rate of newly fertilize egg when such overwhelming free float bact. are in the main tank?

Imo. I'll set up FGT over the pond, pump (flow rate mild app. 1200~1800ltr/hr) water, rain bar and aeration via UV (Min 16 watts, preferably 32 watts) from main pond into FGT/large tank, the over flow water will flow back into the IOS...this'll not effect/causes any swing in the chemistry. I guess, this'll gib the fertilize eggs in the brooder for a better chance of survival.

perhaps observe if the male is feeding? if there's egg in his mouth, he'll stop feeding. otherwise is to closely monitor and peep in when he breathes.

Thks for the advise bro... Really appreciate.

Will observe and see how things go. Cheers.

In the end, I remove the partition in my fgt as the suspected pair doesnt really 'glue' to each others. On the third day, they swim separately... Haiz....

However the pair in my office looks more promising 😊 below is a video. Not sure if the photobucket works this time? Hopefully this pair will continue to be so lovely... Lol

Btw any expert can advise which is the male in the office tank? Is it the male is the piece that 'jerk off' and produce the sound? Or is the female? Or could be either? Hope some experts can enlighten me on this. Cheers!

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psdwtgt2ih.mp4

still cannot see your video...

Really dont know why u are unable to watch the video 😅

Here is the link in youtube... Cheers.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=szLB6DfwMcM

impressive pair

Always having high nitrate problem, so finally decided to add in some plants to see if they could of help.... Yesterday I bought some pandan leaves from a very nice bro, and just threw all of them into my filter compartments. Hopefully it will really help in reducing the nitrate and not bringing me new problem, eg: insects problem... As I am writing this, I saw a black bee flying around the leaves.... 😅

Appreciate any comments or advises regarding this pandan leaves setup. Cheers!

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psrpk9wxdj.jpg

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psbzwpfmny.jpg

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psu1lofltf.jpg

You released that aro couple?

One thing is it sure is perfectly paired up with UR pond setup.. Looks awesome.. More natual feel..

Very nice setup and house :D

you should use the blue colour pool behind... can keep a dolphin!!

That pool is for catching "mermaids" one leh.

Nice addition of the pandan leaves. Pandans do emit a sweet scent which attract insects of all sorts and ants. Quite hard to prevent the pests from intruding with such healthy plants there.

Thanks for all the compliments 😊

Yes, couple released. But still see them swimming together 😅

Just measure the nitrate, still red red!!!

When the pandang plant stabilize can cut leaves to simulate growth, sprouting shoots will draw nutrient aka fertilizer (nitrate)

wow didnt know condo could make such a set up.
Impress & Envy.
might if you pm me the cost of this set up?

Nice fgt setup from beginning till now and really see you did alot of progress work to make it look better and nicer.
Thanks for sharing.:)

Nice process with lotsa surprises, like the plant portion especially: )

i love it that the FGT surface is still so clean after so many months. Just wondering how do you keep algae in check?

wow wow wow bro, your pond super nice, its really really clear.
also wanting to add pandan to my pond.

Yah, also keen to know. Under open hot sun high nitrate but no algae. Probably has some strong algae cleaner.

just wondering bro, rather than that plant, why not put a tree? shades + cover from cigarette butts from the top.

wait for awhile longer,the pandan plants some will die,or some parts of the stem will rot,infact adding to your nitrate unable to come down.
but rest assured,when those pandan stabilized and new shoot plus new roots start to grow,your pond water will be in good condition.
whenever I harvest or disturb my pandan,also took awhile for the water to get back to optimum condition:)

really nice and cosy area to unwind:)

Thanks all the bros for the nice comments and also appreciate the 'creative' idea of planting a tree even though I dont see how this is possible in a fgt😅

For the past 3 weeks, I had lost 3 aro altogether. 2 juv died mysteriously above the netting (with no hole in the surrounding netting) while 1 mid size red that I bought recently, died with a small hole being found nearby. I had no choice but to give up using this netting that I thought is strong... Some aro just prone to jump, especially the juv or the newly introduced one... I had painfully learnt from my mistakes. In the end, I bought and adopted the acrylic board covering yesterday (initially thinking of polycarbonate but the price is too damn ex ). So I just decided to get acrylic and have a trial first. See the below pic.

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psh1xaxxad.jpg

Things look ok initially, except that it warps a little in the middle as each piece is very heavy. I guess it still looks ok, right? Then this morning, it becomes like this...

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psxyc3y3os.jpg

This is something that I didnt foresee- condensation! Very serious condensation that I couldnt see the fishes from the top anymore. Though now I am pretty sure that the aro has no way to jump out and 'commit suicide', I cannot enjoy the top view as I did in the past. I guess this issue has to be resolved again. I will appreciate ideas of covering the pond that works (to prevent the aro from jumping out) and at the same time, preserve the beauty of the pond as a whole. Wondering if there is any advises from the bros here? Please help if you have one. Thanks in advance.

Regarding the algae issue, I remember that I had once turned OFF my UV light completely. This resulted in a full speedy growth of algae in my pond. I have uploaded some pics in this thread previously showing how much the algae had grown. Later, I put in giant Fei Fengs and turn ON the UV light 24/7. The algae problem is gone. Nowadays, there might still have some algae that the FFs are unable to clean, I will just use a dish sponge to manually remove. So I believe UV light is a must for outdoor fgt. A FF will be good if u can get one that is hardworking. Please dont get a pair like mine, they really fight all day among themselves. Headache.

As for the nitrate issue. Thanks bro Relax for the pandan plants and your advises. I really hope it will help to reduce the nitrate level. Seeing the super red nitrate indication makes me very sianz... Hopefully I can find other ways to tackle this nitrate problem. When this is possible, my wife will be so happy to see our water bill 😊

Lastly, I am happy that at least I can view through the water and see clearly the fishes at the far back. There is a period that I cant enjoy this water clarity. Here are the 2 pics... Please dont ask me why the photos lighting look different. I dont know why... I use the same iphone6 for both pics and no flash or other objects being used during the process😁

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...psjw9x21wu.jpg

http://i1371.photobucket.com/albums/...pskcnlulf1.jpg

Sorry for the long writeup... Happy fish keeping. Cheers