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Good luck with your new set up.

After the physical crash, I had to lower the water level and wait for a new tank, the Angelfish was donated. My plants suffered a little bit during those days: It stayed like this for a few weeks. But overall it did great, I added springtails to deal with mold, that appeared after I lowered the...

Very nice I also have a pink and yellow one but they get a bit bigger then the white one. If I ever get a bigger tank I intend to grow some in there. For now creating more shadow spots in my current tank would be disastrous [emoji23]

Hello guys and gals! For a quite long time I was preparing myself to set up a new planted tank using under gravel filter (UGF), but I also wanted to try the lasagna method that I learned with Alex, from the "Fishtory, the History behind your aquarium" a YT channel that I find quite informative...

Condolences Courtney. Tank, plants, shrimp and fish are looking good!

Curveball Since my last update life has thrown curveballs like they were confetti! I couldn't find the fish I was after but it was the least of my worries. Unfortunately both of my Grandads passed away in the last month and I'm certain it influenced my decision to make this low tech tank even...

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Ah I see, thank you very much!

Really nice but if you use any shirt other than green the design will be sans green and look a bit like a flag. Nice though!

Dennerle's Amblystegium serpens is quite green emersed and very compact/tight to whatever it's attached to. Mini Christmas moss is also great for this.

eBay, Planted Reef and random tanks at fish shops is where I found all of mine!

https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ifc-aquarium-fertilizer-calculator.63045/ @Zeus. is a sound method for raising kH but I personally would not even go as high as 4, I run mine at less than 1 although I would not advocate this for a newcomer to hobby but 2's plenty. You can also feed additional...

Hi Any recommendations please?

Depends on numerous factors. Bottom line is unless you just use those RGB 5 meter rolls of LEDs or even plain white and use like smart home controllers you probably won't save money. Or maybe a bunch of 5/$ eBay LEDs. It's more if the idea of making it " your" build. Like doing...

What’s the build cost to make one of these DIY LED lights?

My little lily flowered only once a long time ago in 2018 back then she was bigger. The one in the bowl is a cutting from the lily below. It would be gorgeous if she would make such a tiny flower as yours in the bowl by the window. They can flower indoors with enough light. This is the other...

First if you are going to build it yourself I'd not settle for just RGB. Deep red(660), green, amber,royal blue(450) Or if really adventurous deep red,cyan,amber,blue(470). You can play with this calculator: https://1023world.net/raycal/ Decide what your best look is and use that as a sort of...

Went outside and one just happen to flower, my finger is just to show the scale of the flower.

I am Sushanth Kiran Bhat N from india . I would love discuss more about the making own rgb led light for my aquarium.Can u provide any details of your to get in contact with you . please 🙏.

Thank you, I will definitely be buying the salts/minerals to make my own ferts this week. I'll pick up some potassium bicarbonate at the same time. I did buy my dry powders off TNC many years ago but they seem to have stopped selling them. Any suggestions on the best place to buy them these...

Thanks mate ill have a look

I'm not sure properly identifying ferns can sometimes be tricky, but it looks like Asplenium sp. And the ones growing to cliffs and walls do not like to be wet all the time in my experience. Mature ferns in general don't like to be moved from their preferred spot without suffering at least some...

Hey guys, i made this design for plant lovers, what do you think of it?

I didn’t mean to suggest that you can’t use ADA Bio Cubes long term, it is after all just bits of chopped up foam! I just read somewhere that ADA considered it a “starter” media before using something different. The Bio Cube concept seems a good way of using up those small trimmings from...

Yes DIY it and you are done for a few quid... All you need is a frosted glass foil on the back panel and an RGB LED strip behind the tank on the cabinet pointing up. And a natural white coloured LED mounted to the top rim of the tank pointing down. Both strips are in the length of the tank. Then...

Thanks Zozo , I found a pic of the fern I mentioned in my first post. Do you think it is the same species? I am tempted to collect one from the cliff and try it again but this time I won't allow it to be constantly wet.

Very nice, I have 3 types of pygmy lilys in my small pond outside.

Yup! That looks very much like an Asplenium ruta-muraria. :) They are very picky and sensitive... I bought them a few years ago and taking them from the habit they are used to and replacing them is not welcome. Non survived...

I'm moving things around and had to find a new place for my first little lily. Have a bowl and a stand and a window with loads of sun. So here we go, the only place I had... I did not know what to expect, didn't know what to call it, it's hardly scaping, it isn't Wabi Kusa...? But it...

Hi all, there a shaded part on my street and on a cliff there are three ferns nested on the brittle stone. I believe I have previously collected the same fern from another place in my city again growing on rock. I kept it in my paludarium but eventually I lost it and came to believe that it...

True. I thought about the petchii cause of the ruffed edges. Oh well either way awesome!

Looks like Crypt Flamingo!

Ultimate reef is pretty good to get some fairly rare macro algae

Higher lighting levels and longer lighting duration...Will increase the chances of turning both plants sp's red...l don't bother with limiting Nitrate! As this could have a negative affect on other plant species that l have in the aquarium. Only thing you need to watch out for is Green Thread...

Hi and welcome back :wave: So you just need to add a little KH as your GH is fine already, as mentioned above. When your present remineralisers run out, you save some money and get some Potassium Bicarbonate and make a solution as below and just add 5ml for every 1 litre of water added to...

Think the rotala to the right will become a nice addition :thumbup: What are the pink species to the left? C. Beckettii Petchii pink?

Thanks bazz I'll contact @shangman

Nice looking tank, I'm surprised those Crypts haven't started randomly popping up all over the substrate.

Welcome! :wave:

@Mr.Shenanagins That looks so cool! Never seen such a colour pattern on a costata and when i see the size of your ottocinclus i can imagine the size of the leaves. It's indeed a smaller version of the 'tiger' you created :cool: Few days ago i planted a few cryptocoryne costata in my own tank...

Have you seen this? Journal - The Mermaid’s Rockpool Garden, not solely macro algae but well worth a read.

Did you get the light screens in the end? What do you think of them?

Hi all, Just use a horticultural fertiliser <"Solufeed 2:1:4 and Solufeed Sodium Free TEC or Solufeed Coir TEC Combination">. This is the nutrient breakdown. I'd just use an "all in one" fertiliser mix, but at a low dosage rate. If your <"plants are nitrogen limited"> they aren't going to...

Hi all, You can leave them both in if you wish. Have a look at <"Is expensive bio media worth it?"> & <"Replace biohome ultra with foam?"> "Activated charcoal" stops being "activated" but is fine as a <"biological filter medium">, same with the <"ADA Bio Cube">. cheers Darrel

I did think of RO but Darrel on here suggested rainwater so I’ve been collecting it from a large shed roof into a 210L water butt. It gets cleaned out around once a year and I try to keep the gutters clean. I also filter the water through kitchen roll before use to help keep any bugs out. I also...

Very good question, I can’t help except to say when I’ve used Carbon to remove tannins it needed changing after three or four weeks. I also read somewhere that ADA don’t intend their Bio Cubes to be used long term? Hopefully someone will be along soon with some better information for you.

Have not used dry salts at all, so not sure what to buy at all. Ive been using TNC complete so far with my previous 100L inert gravel substrate, but have switched to a aquasoil now. I would like to use APT zero/1 to make my rotalas and red root floaters red. Im UK based so ive seen Aqua care...

Brilliant I'll keep my GH at 6 and drop my KH to 4 then, Thanks again.

Yes, you need to keep GH min 5/6 for snails and shrimp, KH for the plants 😀

I only use the tap for degassing after I did filter maintenance as it will dump a lot of air into reactor once restarted. I newer leave it open and also always keep reactor valve fully open. I never degass CO2.

Nice sun set tonight.

Hi everyone, popped a little poll on the post, if you could select an option it would help Horizon gauge numbers for refreshments 😁 Thank you and looking forward to seeing you there. Cheerio, Ady.

Thanks Keith, I've read the article and agree that a low KH is better for my plants. I think I will also drop mine down to 4 dKH, My main concern is for my nerite snails. Am I right in thinking they use the calcium from the GH to build their shells rather than the carbonate from the KH? I guess...

Looking for a little advice if possible. Currently running the ADA superjet 600 on my 60P tank which is 1 week into a planted, but fishless cycle. The media provided with the filter was ADA NA carbon so that's what I'm currently running. It also contains 2L of biocubes. Having done some...

Interesting. I know the albida/costata sort can have many different appearances. Do you maybe have a photo of yours?

And to follow up, I did place an order for some more plants - some of which I already have, but wanted to add more of. Ordered from Aquarium Plant Factory, and for any of the U.S. members haven't before, they ship great plants at great prices. There is always a buy 2 get 1 free running. Put in...

Unless cost is an absolute non-issue, I would definitely do my own fertilizers for a tank of that size (2400 L). Plenty of threads here on UKAPS on how to roll your own. Check out the IFC Calculator - mentioned above to play around with targets and compounds (dry salts). see above. I would...

Plan view. To give the right perspective Ta, Brian

I have been scaping, and before I glue rocks to wood and add some aqua soil for the front, etc. would you please cast an experienced eye over my first attempt. Constructive criticism welcome. Going for the 2 island look. Carpet across the front and up the middle (or that could be gravel/sand...

In general, if the fish is not territorial, then there is a minimum tank size for having one fish with a desired level of comfort, then adding extra fishes requires much less space, maybe even no extra space up to some point. The size required for a neon tetra to be comfortable is probably...

Those leaves look remarkably similar to albida costata, what I currently have under high light.

Can't believe how much it has grown in 3 weeks - and yes, I know the ludwigia is suffering - but am hoping it will come back as it has sent out lots of roots.

Hi all, <"Same for me">. cheers Darrel

That's the most important thing! For me it's nice to see small fish hiding in the plants just coming out occasionally, makes them more interesting when they do, I'm sure before long though they will recognize you as a food source (not personally). That tank looks perfect for those fish (and...

It's possible that their journey did to a degree take it's toll and weakened them, it looks from the photo that they had already dropped a few leaves, it wouldn't be until they started growing some new ones along with new roots that you would be back in business. As long as they are provided...

Looks good to me! :D

I think they are Parosphromenus deissneri. I knew about them before, but labelled them as a no go, because of the water requirements. The seller kinda convinced me about them, since he says he's been breeding them in tap water. I think my dH is around 5 and kH is 4. pH i try to keep below 7 with...

Rotala rotundifolia cuttings from a high tech aquarium added for some colour. Hopefully they will grow in and brighten up my aquarium. Let me know as all recommendations appreciated.

Curious if someone can lend a hand in figuring this out - After I moved the tank, things were fine for a few days, aside from forgetting to turn on the CO2. I had turned on the CO2 and thought I was out of the woods, but turns out I'm not. There has been a bit of die back and things generally...

Very nice! Hopefully mine will do the same.

Yes. The way the reactor is designed you’d normally not have a tap for offgassing anyway.

It is my understanding that the softness of your water (normally a low KH) is important for keeping certain plants. As you get to the higher end of KH levels, then you do better with harder water loving plants and may come across other issues such as availability of iron etc. I currently aim...

Its been only a few days but already some things are noticeable with the new plants. The petchii pink is lowering more and more its leaves and the costata is getting more colour and patterns on its leaves. The wendtii tropica is also getting more darker patterns on its leaves with a massive...

Hi all, This is my first post in 13 years 😂 I’ve been out of the hobby for the last 13 years due to work and having a family but have now decided it’s time to have a beautiful planted tank or two back in my life. My current setup is: Aqua One Betta sanctuary 10l with 100lph filter (I’ve put...

Mate if you can afford it i would go with masterline or APT , start with them but do your reserch based on what results you want , i.e if you want red plants which need nitrate limitation then dont got one which has nitrates etc etc

liquorice gouramis are hard, but as long as your water is soft and a low ph, and not too much flow they will do well. Do you know which species of liquorice?

I found a local breeder with Licorice Gouramis and decided to trade in the Betta and a Nerite for 3 of them. I really like them and I think it complements the tank nicely. I'm even considering getting a 4th Licorice, but I'm still reading about them to learn if that's ok. They look interesting...

Looking at the pictures of the aquarium ,l would fill all the soil areas with fast growing stems, placed in ceramic rings maybe for less soil disturbance and for now do daily waterchanges of 30%plus with something like an AIO TNC Complete, some of the stems could easily be removed later if...

I think once more than one male starts coexisting around breeding time the weaker male is going to have a very stressful existence in 60l as per:

Copepods are a group of small bugs, as far as I know those marine copepods you see in lfs won’t survive too long in a freshwater aquarium. An alternative to them is cyclops, which do meet your requirements 👍 However, (edit) as the marine bags are so generically labelled, who’s to say there...

Hey MrClockOff, I've been running my set up close to exactly like yours in your pics. Need to ask, for the line with tap which is connected to a bottle for degassing. Do you off the tap once degassing is complete? I'm just combining the two replies here, since LondonDragon mentioned never to...

Well, I decided to join this thread, not because I know much, but because I'm interested in this topic. I have two aquariums, 100L and 200L, more on the way. This is my 100L aquarium, with a sponge filter with a power head, 650L/h when not clogged 😅, it was one of my very first tanks when I...

Hi all, They honestly look quite different - <"Hydrocharitaceae | NatureSpot">. You can see the leaf whorls in Elodea spp. in the link. If you find a plant that <"looks like this">? It is Lagarosiphon major. cheers Darrel

With 60 to 80 litres l think it is a bit small, sticklebacks can get territorial and the likelihood of dominance and bullying is likely.

I’d probably need to see each side by side to have any idea of the differences. I’m not a botanist though and struggle to see small differences. The article suggests that two species are interchangeable names and when I google them they do look similar.

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I know this sounds like aj obvious question but everywhere I see online the copepods are sold as marine and I can't seem to find freshwater ones. Can these copepods (sold as marine) still live and breed in Freshwater tanks (I'm guessing the answer is no but there's no harm in asking)? Sent...

It’s only small (60-80l thereabouts?) but nicely planted and well looked after so a few sticklebacks would be all the livestock. Any thoughts of size of added fish? Are sticklebacks usually aggressive to smaller fish?

Schooling, add a few more but barrels are kinda small.

Hi all. I have set up a 20 litre Dennerle Cube a month a go to save some cuttings from the bin. Its been great fun and allowed me to use it as a test tant. So far full of red stems and crypts and two Clinthon Snails to keep things going! Anyway today i wanted to remind myself not to be...

A question from my sister who keeps a lovely half whisky barrel pond in her yard: “I have one stickleback (originally two) and wondered what people thought about introducing 1, 2 or 3 more. Whether it’s best to have even numbers, whether the remaining one will be too big for young ones and will...

Hi all, "Curly leaves" is the easy way, but there are differences in the number of leaves in a whorl etc. The linked posts cover it in some detail. There are moves to legalise species that are unlikely to be invasive in the UK, but I'm guessing that "unlikely" could become "more likely" with...

Alright I decided to buy a pair of amanos so if all is well till Sunday I'll buy the rest of the fauna on Monday Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

I’m not sure how you could tell it apart properly to be honest. I’m sure services exist that could accurately identify it but I imagine the cost would be unreasonable compared to just chucking it in the compost heap (or just passing it on as Elodea densa). I didn’t realise quite how many...

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My take on this, not endorsed by any serious research, but only my personal guess, is that cyanos are in constant battle for space. When the adversaries in the microbiota are strong, the cyanos are kept in check. The balance could switch because some parameter favors cyanos or because something...

Hiya @Hyenasden I like your brown and white/yellow fish. Are those the loaches? I strongly empathise with your experience to date - I'm a relative newbie at the planted aquarium (and fish) and it has taken a number of years to make things grow, helped a lot by lots of really good advice from...