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Hi, What’s the consensus on when the best time to do water changes is? I’m in the first week of daily 50% water changes. Photoperiod is 10.30 - 18.30, Co2 running from 8.30 - 17.30. I did the first one last night after lights out, I didn’t want to mess about while the tank is saturated with...

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RO water can do miracles!

We have porcelain tile over concrete so we should be good with that part. Now, can you recommend a dolly for a round Brute trash can that will be sturdy enough?

When I was taking the old substrate out it did seem quick hard packed at the bottom of the tank. I used nutribase and gravel, topped with sand in my most recent tank so will do something similar on the 125l. Plants we to like that ok

Really interesting reduction mechanism, the capstan drive, I recently encountered in YouTube suggestions: With cordage/rope transferring power instead of metal gears, this option could be especially useful for wet environments. It's also practically silent and it looks cool, so it might be an...

Day 2 and I’m really impressed already 🥰

I have to do the conversion from freedom units to metric but if your floor is solid under the tiles then you’ll have no problem. Floor tiles only tend to crack when there’s deflection (or unevenness) in the substrate. Floors such as chipboard tend to flex but osb or ply don’t if the right...

That is doable with an appropriate dolly on flat floors made of stone tiles (watch out for floor damage if its not stone). Water is terribly damaging so be careful. If it flips and you spill 140 Liters (37 US Gallon) of water that will potentially be a heck of a lot of water damage inside the...

Yes I think you're right. Darrel, I always thought very dense and compact substrate would be more susceptible to this sort of problem - essentially that the substrate gets to be anaerobic due to the lack of oxygen and in turn gives room for the creation of toxic gaseous hydrogen sulphide...

Having used Maidenhair ferns in many setups be prepared for countless new plantlets growing in the moss in due time!

Is it worthwhile posting this also in the General Forum? Maybe we might catch the eyes of a few people who wouldn’t look in the Sub-forum?

Lovely to see fish in the tank Meg! I'm sure they're gonna love it.

Oops, I meant 37 gallons of water which, I believe, is roughly 275 pounds.

37lb is like 17kg. My dog weighs twice that much. EDIT: I see you mean 37Gallons. So 140kg give or take. Depends what’s under the tiles but yeah, I’d happily push that around my tiled floor.

I’ve been using a Brute 32 gallon trash can (US) and the dolly that comes with it for remineralized RO storage. Usually around 27 gallons of water in the can. I’d like to increase the amount of water I change by roughly 10 gallons so I’ll probably get the next size can which holds 44 gallons...

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Welcome- great start!

No misting. Not sure on airplant in detail, it just hangs in there

Looks really nice doesn't it! They have really thought about everything. The lid system is simple and quality. Why do Fluval use ribbed pipes for their filters? For me that just means a crap trap. Maybe i'm wrong. Si

Aquarium Gardens is such an amazing place, everyone is super friendly and helpful. Nothing but the best advice and support. Stock is insane for plants and hardscape. A real gem. They will be sick of me soon for sure 💪😂😂😂

Looking great , I envy all who live near AG and HA stores, or maybe it's better I live away,I'd probably go broke!!

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I would go for aquasoil if you plan to have rooted plants and you can cap that with sand if needed , I put crushed lava rocks under the aquasoil , only because I refuse to spend money on ADA substrate, which is probably the best but expensive, jbl products are not bad at all tbh.

I’m just going to give some general thoughts/guidance and leave specifics to the more knowledgeable. However you do it, you will always “waste” a considerable amount of the CO2 you put into the water. Unless you can fully dissolve the CO2 (not likely with a diffuser), some will always escape as...

My first thought is that your lily pipe looks weird, very horizontal. Mine is tilted slightly downwards. If the bubbles are not following the flow, assuming that it is properly directed, than it should be a combination of too large bubbles and too little flow (for the size of the bubbles). From...

Hi Darrel The substrate, which is now in the bin, was JBL Sansibar with some lightweight gravel type stuff that my LFS sold me when I said I wanted to grow plants. I never added any soil, nutrients when I set the tank up. Filter is the standard Fluval U3 with the standard media that comes...

Hi, with only a few weeks to go are any other members able to commit to the poll? It would really help in gauging numbers for refreshments. Thanks 😁 Ady

I had same issue did the treatment that worked a treat, but never used charcoal afterwards, just fid some big consecutive water changes. It was only in my 50litre with plants RCS and snails, so probably drained it to lowest level for livestock 80 -90%

P L A N T I N G P R O G R E S S Made some further progress with planting, and earlier last week I added some Maidenhair ferns to the upper branches, fed with a dooa terra tape water wick from the Mizukusa wall weir like I did in the jungle puddle with the higher positioned plants. I removed...

Hello all, New here, kept a planted community aquarium years ago, low tech. Moved into saltwater and gave that a good go and then had to tear my system Down due to life circumstances. 12 years later and I suddenly get the urge to get back into planted tanks, but go more “high tech” I guess...

Greetings everyone ive been searching everywhere for answers but i cant find anybody who has similar questions/problems as mine. please help 1) im using a co2 inline diffuser connected to my 800L/hr canister filter with 12/16mm hose and 13mm lily pipes. as you can see on the first pic...

Hi all, I may have an investment opportunity for you - <"pump in a bucket" by luddite">. I <"still use mine">, although I'm not sure the heater still works. cheers Darrel

I used a hyger one on my 1st tank and it grew plants and alge. I dont think light alone causes alge its imbalance of everything combined. I wouldn't go for hyger though, what is your tank size and what's the budget?

Hi all, That is hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and I'm guessing that that is where your issue lies. Not in hydrogen sulphide directly, but in what it <"indicates about the dissolved oxygen level in the tank">. The links in the linked thread will cover this area in more detail. The two questions that...

I heard that some LED lamps produce a lot of algae. Is this brand good? Does anyone here use this brand?

45l tank Double sponge filter with a biomedia compartment with ceramic balls. HOB trickle filter with a parlour palm and a peace lily. 10 ember tetras 4 lamp eyes 5 Amanos I'm after a bit of reassurance if anyone has a moment? I had very noticeable planaria and hydra in a 45l tank I want to...

Thanks Michael I decided to move the remaining three fish out of the tank as I had space in the 200l. I started to get the rotton egg smell from the substrate so I have stripped the tank down and will start again.

Hello everyone My little tank (dooa system aqua 30, 27 liters with 18 liter swim space) has become packed with Bloody Mary shrimp and their activity is reducing. The 10 original Bloody Mary shrimp became around 60+ Most of the shrimp have started hiding during the day and then swarm the tank...

Hi all, May 2024 winners are here: 1st place Ancient Rock Valley 2nd place Elixir 3rd place Honey I'm in the garden You can see all the aquascapes here: https://co2art.com/awards/results/ Kind Regards Miroslav@CO2Art

Thank you, here's my (hopefully) final AIO recipe, does it look alright?

Hello Mike, After your post I read about the Walstad method and although I did not know it that seems to be what I have created. Concerning too much light from the windows, I'll try moving the tank.

Where would all the good aquarists be if it wasn't for the amazing feature that is wi-fi in an aquarium filter?!... .....nobody? :arghh:

Thank you for this. Probably not N. beckfordi then. I've not had pencils before and will do the research before I get them. Any thoughts on the undescribed ones? I really love the reds on the Cenepa and Rio Amaya pencils. If pencils aren't viable i'll forgo them altogether and keep Otocinclus...

Some or most species of pencil fish would want a bigger tank than that, especially Beckfords, which can be very feisty and territorial. You can have a lily pipe baffled with a sponge.

The filter I'm using has a flow rate of just 210 litres per hour but there's at least 40 litres of water in this tank. It's enough for now since there's only 1 fish. Just worried it won't be enough when I need to quarantine more. I don't need a filter as big as a Biomaster but I have one lying...

You can reduce the flow of any biomaster with the lever on the side. One lever to release prefilter, the other to reduce flow and detach pipes. Anyway small internal filter will be enough for little tank like that.

Oh yeah there's an LFS here that's selling those! But I don't think they have a lily pipe option. They look nice though. Yeah it is a lot of filtration for a tank that size. Right now i'm using a very small filter and it's enough for now since there's only one Corydoras in the tank, but I want...

Now I feel like sushi for dinner! :lol: Cheers, Michael

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Been living at the confluence of 2 creeks in the sierra mountains near Yosemite for 40 years. Saw a red glob far off down the creek and discovered this amazing plant. Never seen before or in other miles of creek I have searched in this area. Most unusual and beautiful! Wondering how it got...

Thank you for this @Lemna, your tank looks great. I had an aquarium over thirty years ago, and when folk mentioned substrates, my response was - 'What is this magic thing they speak of?' - I had gravel... I've recently bought a 240 litre tank, joined this group, have read a lot of posts, and...

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A beauty for sure; this was a younger one, maybe a young adult, around 70cm long and quite slim. Bigger ones have visited previously and we are very lucky to see them every year. Edit: They don't usually stay still for a photograh when they see or hear a person approaching so I was very happy...

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A beauty. Looks quite long too.

A pond visitor enjoying the early evening sunshine on the rocks around the pond. We have had a couple of cool and cloudy days recently, so this guy was making the most of the warmth today!

It was a tough week aquariumwise but everything is looking good atm. Tomorrow we are off to a well deserved holiday in Samos for 12 days. My best friend is looking after our house, plants and the riparium but i am also taking an peek once in a while :cool: Some closeups:

Ditto, I thought wc at 3 weeks sounds pretty rigorous to me!

Sounds familiar… during summer time I hardly get a chance to enjoy and maintain my tanks. I can only imagine how overgrown they would be if I would be injecting CO2. Pretty much sounds like my maintenance routine:) Cheers, Michael

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You can reduce the force of the flow by adding holes to the spray bar or making the existing ones bigger. That seems like a lot of filter for a hospital tank of that size though! You can always throttle the outlet hose I suppose.

They are in a tank with only other sparkling gouramis. Dad is amazing and looked after the nest but the females are ruthless. Not sure if they would eat them but I wouldn't trust them lol To be fair most of the babies are on top of the pennywort right by the surface so the adults probably won't...

I’m not entirely sure what I would advise. For sure, I wouldn’t want to be in a situation where a change in pH could cause loss of livestock - which never happens in a healthy tank unless the change is extreme. If it indeed was a release of toxins from the substrate then you would have to get...

I have always used glass lilly pipes and only broken one and I basically sat on it 🤣 and no I didn't injure myself , that would have been an awkward A&E visit. You can also use aquapro plastic pipes similar to aquario checkout the Video here.

Math: https://floridadep.gov/sites/default/files/5-Unionized-Ammonia-SOP_1.pdf A calculator: http://www.sacramentoaquariumsociety.info/tools/AmmoniaCalculator.html Cheers, Michael

Just bought a new dish washer that has an app. Couldn’t get to work so we called the store and they sent someone out to check it. Turns out the app was malfunctioning and it couldn’t connect to our wifi so it wouldn’t wash our dishes. Needless to say we returned it for one that lacked online...

Thank you. I'd like to avoid glass pipes, I'm kinda clumsy so I might end up breaking them. Guess i'll get the spray bar!

A poppy style lilypipe would do the trick, as would simply using a spraybar and angling it upwards or backwards towards the glass.

It’s been about 6 months of steady maintenance and things are finally better than where I left them in late 2022. The plant mix has changed a bit, but most species present seem firmly established in at least one tank. I’ve been slowly propagating my stem plants and I’m running out of floor space...

I want to upgrade my existing 125 litre in size to an approx 250-350 tank. I used to have a Fluval Roma 240 and liked the drilled base and 407 filter, and also added the Fluval Plant 3.0 light. So the Siena 332 litre version has the advantage of familiarity and seems to come with decent kit as...

Hi, Please can someone with more experience answer a question for me on using EasyCarbo with Nymphoides Hydrophylla ‘Taiwan’? I recently moved my filter, plants and fish from a 125l tank to 288l. It is a dirted tank. I have lots of experience with dirted tanks and had success with low...

Rearranged yet again yesterday. Finally satisfied with the layout. Kept the big java ferns to the right of the tank and kept the shorter ones on the left to get a slightly more triangular composition. I prefer it like this. It looks like I thinned out the ferns but I kept virtually all of them...

Then your aquarium is probably getting light for to long a period. If you place it in a darker area and control the light period with an artificial light it will take care of the green water issue.

I believe you are trying to set up a Walstad Aquarium.

Afternoon all. Small update on the overgrown tank, its had a trim. And now looks like this. Due to work commitments, family life and me kind of getting bogged down maintaining 2 4ft co2 injected tanks the above tank went 3 weeks without a water change, 2 weeks without macros and a week...

It seems that I'm winning the battle! 🙌 Took everything suggested here on board. In summary; -Turkey baster technique while Syphoning the bottom -50% wc every 5 days -increased slightly the NPK -adjusted the flow -significantly increases the algae cleaning crew -added floating plants -added...

"buildup of certain traces in the substrate such as Copper or Zinc.. which becomes more toxic at lower pH... This is a phenomenon that is often overlooked in old tanks." Thanks Michael, if I get the pH back up is that sufficient to control those traces or is the substrate which will be four...

Hello Mike, Thank you for the advice. The green tinge is definitely in the water and not on the glass. I'm in the process of purchasing a small hang on the back filter and a clip on light for another project. The only problem I see is that by adding the lamp defeats my plan to have a very low...

Hi everyone I recently acquired a 45x30x30cm acrylic tank that I am currently using as a hospital tank. I intended to use it to quarantine new fish, but since I am nearly done stocking my existing tank I've decided that I'd like to scape and plant it and keep some permanent residents in there...

in case if you or anyone else were interested in this one or want to try it. this is almost the clone version of TNC Complete. The main difference in these version is that you do not have to use the Solufeed 2:1:4 Recipe #1 1000 ml, 20 ml per 60 liters 10 ml White Vinegar 0.5 gram potassium...

Nice stuff you are doing! I always dip that white stuff with a ear qtip drenched in rum or wodka. Works for me :)

Hello all, I'm paying the price of my mistakes. I didn't quarantine some fish (guppies) and fast forward a couple of weeks one of them had a camallanus worm sticking out. Now I have quite a few fancy nerite snails (red racers and pink lady) as well as some rarer shrimps (white amanos) and I'm...

Is this likely to occur in relatively soft water with CO2 injection? Could this occur due to a build up of minerals over time? Maybe. It’s very scattered and doesn’t have large scale deposits like in the linked thread. I’ll try to get more photos tomorrow.

I have 10 neon green and my little one has scared them they never come out until I put feeding tube thing and some food

I have 18 of these in my tank. They are truly beautiful, hardy little fish. An excellent choice.

I’m interested to know how that is calculated. I know NH3 is toxic and NH4 much less so but how does the PH and temperature affect the ration between the two when a TAN value is given?

Not sure if anyone noticed this above, but even a TAN at 2.0 ppm with a pH at 6 (assuming 24 C) the free un-ionized ammonia (NH3) would only amount to 0.001 ppm. - ways below lethal levels. Other possible causes for this could be release of buildup of certain traces in the substrate such as...

Love the tank. Was actually looking at the foresta but if I get any more tanks my wife might leave me.

Thanks mate- you're a star!

looks correct, keep in mind that 20 ml dose per 60 liter will add the following: if you are aiming for lower dose such as 1 ppm N, then you dose 10 ml dose per 60 liter. yes, I do not recommend using RO water, Distilled water is much more pure. when you start working on this, make sure you...

So cool! Any predators around maybe or do mom and dad do some protection?

Hi @Happi, before I buy, just confirming: 60 liter aquarium (combined Recipe) 1000 ml, 20 ml dose 10 ml White Vinegar 0.5 gram potassium sorbate 3.63 gram Solufeed Sodium Free TEC 20 gram Solufeed 2:1:4 21.62 gram KNO3 15.54 grams K2SO4 Is the 1000 ml distilled water? I've screenshot my order...

Full overview Christmas Moss added to wood Right corner Left corner Middle Bottom bank Anubias Petite

Cryptocoryne wendtii brown. Purchased them as green wendtii brown and cut 90% of the green leaves off and they have compacted growth. Biggest leaves are about two inch long. Thank you for the nice comment 😁

Reviewing this thread, I noticed something that was bothering me. In the pics, the tank looks much shorter than it is, and the filters in the back look huge. The camera is distorting it, especially on the frontal pics, I think it is because I need to take the pictures from a short distance since...

After this very interesting read, I just missed your take on what the recommended dosage should be. You know, just to keep all the info in one place. I would also appreciate opinions on treating through fish food vs water dosing, although that isn't a concern for your hydra problem. Also...

Thanks guys, the tank is well established so I'm assuming there's enough to live on for.now I hope!

Hi all, Looks like a "Greenhouse Slug" <"Greenhouse Slug | NatureSpot">, so probably came with one of the plants. Cheers Darrel