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Hello, Recently I bought a couple of Sötching oxydators from NewBreed Aquatics closing down sale, As I've been wanting one for awhile but didn't quite have to cash to fork out. These sold for $15ea at like 40% off. Shipping was really fast, and they arrived well packed in perfect order. The box comes with: 1x glass bottle with plastic lid 1x ceramic holster 2x Catylyst 2x 82.5ml bottles food grade H202 (4.9%) oxydator solution. Instruction manual. Basic instruction: fill glass bottle with H202 to within a few cm of the top. Add catalyst. 1 for <30L, 2 for 30-60L. Plug the cap back on carefully but tight, before inserting the bottle into the ceramic holster and placing in your aquarium. Choose the appropriate concentration of H202 for your application, and add the correct number of catylysts, by doing this you can tailor the oxygen production in your aquarium, For example: In my 40L tank I'm using straight 4.9% solution and 2 catalysts. Where as in my 10L nano I'm using 2.45% and only 1 catalyst, (diluted equal parts with distilled water) Store any spare catalysts somewhere safe so they don't get lost. As advertised, the sotching oxydator produces oxygen aswell as an "activated oxygen" which apparently has a lot to do with neutrient and micro neutrient bioavailability in plants. They are also said to reduce algaes esp blue green algae and green spot. Bubbling away peacefully in my tanks. :) they are lovely to watch when my Bazooka isn't running hehe. So whether you want to increase oxygen levels in a planted tank without increasing surface agitation (which outgasses precious co2), Increase DO levels to improve shrimplet or fry survival rates, Run a quite tank without a filter for example on your bedside table where an aquarium or scape would add a sense of peace and nature without loud bubbling or humming of filters that can be annoying, Help battle algaes or even just improve general fish and shrimp health this product does it all reliably. All in all, its clever German engineering combined with a sleek, sexy in tank look earns this product a full 5 stars from me. View full article

Here are a few pics I took recently of the Corydoras fry I have in the fishroom currently. It's interesting to compare the size of fry at hatching. It has no correlation to adult fish size. Generally speaking long nose corys have smaller eggs.

Hey everyone. Thought I'd post a game with a prize pack for the winner in light of releasing a new range of shrimp products to the Australian market, Mizu Sakura, A true taste of Japan in your aquarium. The prize includes: Mizu Sakura foods pack delivered to your house anywhere in Oz. Every member of skf welcome to enter. (Australian based members only sorry) All you have to do to enter is guess the number of shrimp in this photo :) closest guess wins! This is just for a bit of fun and to give away some great products for people to try. Winner will be announced: Saturday August 5th- 8pm. Hope you have fun and happy shrimping. BEST GUESS AT THIS PIC :) CHECK OUT THE GOODIES :)

Pics from this morning. Water level is a bit low ATM I ran out of aged water during the last water change, I'll top it off today. Yesterday dosed excel, and trace+ fe Today dosed NPK+ my new secret shrimp shell k supplement, think people are going to love this product when I finally release it, I've been researching it for a long time and trialling it for a little while now with some very promising results in both invertebrate moulting and shell condition/ color, as well as plants nutrient uptake and nutrients bioavailability in water. Lost one of the red nose in there unfortunately, but I've had them for about a year now so could even be old age.

Old post but i would like to add, i recently purchased one off Jamie to try. Didnt think it had enough power to run a biospon, but put it to the test and it works a treat! The sound was very quiet and is running on a 40cm high tank. connected the sponge filter and aPump at night, the next morning i see all the particles attached around the sponge... means its doing its job! I will do an update again soon to see if its quiet long term also.