Recent content by astroman

Hmmm, I am reluctant to loose the dollar as I have had it from a quarter and it is now the size of a tennis ball! Same applies to the plec but it looks like the only option if I want to develop my tank. Thanks for your help

Hi all. I am looking for advice on the best hardy carpet plant for my Juwel Trigon 190. The reason I want a hardy and fast growing plant is due to the 6 inch Plec and the Silver dollar which also live in the tank. I have had many failures in the past with plants like Pogostemon Helferi - partly...

thanks for this.

Hi. Does this make sense to you - "Brown algae are usually caused by an excess of silicates (silicic acid, SiO2)and nitrates in the water. To stop it coming back first of all look at how much you are feeding and try to reduce that and also if you have a canister filter (external power) put some...

Hi all. I hoped to have sorted out my problem with brown algae after receiving some great advice from you all on this forum but unfortunately the algae is returning so i must be doing something wrong. Please can anyone offer more advice on how to remove this? Ok, tank setup - Juwel Trigon 190...

Thats great. Thanks very much for the info. Cheers Tim

Hi. I have just bought a couple of pieces of wire mesh with Taxiphyllum Sp moss growing on it. My intention is to get this to grow up a root placed in my aquarium. Can anyone with experience in growing Taxiphyllum Sp advise me as to if it needs to be on the substrate or can the mesh be placed...

Hi all. Just an update on my algae problem. Since my last post i have put back my CO2 and instaled a secondary Flval 306 external filter. My aquarium looks awesome - crystal clear and really healthy. The down side was that I binned most of my existing algae covered plants and replaced them...

Hi all. I just wanted to let everyone know that I bought and installed a new Fluval 306 external filter for my Juwel trigon 190. The aquarium came new with a Bioflo 300 internal filter system which is ok but not, in my opinion, capable of coping with a planted tank and quite a few fish on its...

That a great help. Thanks for the info. I will reduce the lighting period and look at a decent CO2 system. Cheers Tim

Thanks for this nry. Looks like you could be right on the money. My use of Co2 has been somewhat sporadic over the last few weeks as I ran out of it and removed the kit to clean it (I know, I am a bit of a plonker!) Its now back in the aquarium. I have been putting it on when I switch the lights...

The lights are T5 which came new with the tank. The drop checker is now showing a mid green (grass like) colour. Is that ok?

Hi there. I have a Juwel Trigon 190 which is about 6 months old. It has about 5 plants in it and a number of various fish. The water quality is spot on. There is an Aquagro hobby Co2 kit and I try to keep the lights on about 8 to 9 hours per day. Over the last few weeks there has been some...

Thanks ceg and thanks for the link to the similar story. My tank, fish and plants are all really healthy and growing so I will keep feeding and not doing useless tests. Thanks for your help Tim

Thanks for that. I feel alot happier now! Back to adding ferts then !