My 140 gal paludarium
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Thanks for your feedback, Yuki!
I'm especially fond of hillsters, too. Currently keep close to ten species in my tanks.
Which leads to a question: you wouldn't have an educated guess of the species of these ones?
They were sold under Sewellia cf breviventralis, but I know they are not that. There's a current (temporary) classification of "Sewellia sp SEW01-SEW04", but I'm a bit confused by it…
Anyhow, here's a couple of shots to give a better chance for ID:ing:
Anyone?
Thanks!
I'm especially fond of hillsters, too. Currently keep close to ten species in my tanks.
Which leads to a question: you wouldn't have an educated guess of the species of these ones?
They were sold under Sewellia cf breviventralis, but I know they are not that. There's a current (temporary) classification of "Sewellia sp SEW01-SEW04", but I'm a bit confused by it…
Anyhow, here's a couple of shots to give a better chance for ID:ing:
Anyone?
Thanks!
TBH, I don't know much about their scientific name. There are a few of them look almost identical but only lighter or darker color base and spot patterns and they are live in same area, we used our local languages name for them for the most part. 
*If I have to guess then your hillstream is the SEW04 species. Sorry I can't help you there /blush
*If I have to guess then your hillstream is the SEW04 species. Sorry I can't help you there /blush
Yeah, I'm puzzled with the current classification as well. But hey, labelling them is not my main concern in the end.TBH, I don't know much about their scientific name. There are a few of them look almost identical but only lighter or darker color base and spot patterns and they are live in same area, we used our local languages name for them for the most part.
*If I have to guess then your hillstream is the SEW04 species. Sorry I can't help you there /blush
Thanks for your opinion!
Thanks, and great!
Hillsters amuse me to no end. And I'm beyond satisfied seeing them surf all over the stream.
My appetite is increasing, too. Wanna go bigger...
Thanks, tomosjsg!
And sure thing, will make you one. On location.
I'll PM the address you can send the plane fare from here to 大韓民國. See you soon!
SoCal suits me perfectly! Let's set up a date.
Meanwhile, just some quick data, in case anyone happens to be interested.
A lot of people seem to be concerned about how cement/grout effects water hardness. In this tank both the rock work and woodwork are grout.
They cured for a good couple of months before setting the tank up with flora and fauna.
I made a long overdue water change to this tank today. Changed about 70 % after three weeks of negligence.
Before wc:
pH 7,8
kH 5 dKH
gH 7dGH
After:
pH 7,5
kH 3dKH
gH 5 dKH
Tap water around here is buffered to stay mildly alkaline and pH is usually at high 7 or even 8.
I see a tendency of the effect cement has on the water chemistry reducing with time.
This tank's only been in action for a few months.
My conclusion:
Not overly dramatic, to my eye. I'm not worried, at all.
Still, I wouldn't say cement is totally safe when used in aquarium deco.
Thanks for looking.
Meanwhile, just some quick data, in case anyone happens to be interested.
A lot of people seem to be concerned about how cement/grout effects water hardness. In this tank both the rock work and woodwork are grout.
They cured for a good couple of months before setting the tank up with flora and fauna.
I made a long overdue water change to this tank today. Changed about 70 % after three weeks of negligence.
Before wc:
pH 7,8
kH 5 dKH
gH 7dGH
After:
pH 7,5
kH 3dKH
gH 5 dKH
Tap water around here is buffered to stay mildly alkaline and pH is usually at high 7 or even 8.
I see a tendency of the effect cement has on the water chemistry reducing with time.
This tank's only been in action for a few months.
My conclusion:
Not overly dramatic, to my eye. I'm not worried, at all.
Still, I wouldn't say cement is totally safe when used in aquarium deco.
Thanks for looking.
