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I love my eheims but that in tank pump really puts me off that filter. [emoji53] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, My external filter has packed in (UP EXT120) and I’m looking for a more reliable alternative. I wondered if anyone had any suggestions? The tank is a 16 liter planted nano so I’d like at least a 200lph filter but ideally more with the option to reduce the flow with a valve. It’s...

Thank you ceg, incredibly helpful as always. Since I’ve only just changed over the filter I’ll leave it as is and see what the change is in a week or two. Hopefully the current flow pattern will be an improvement over the HOB. I’ve removed the affected leaves so i should be able to see clearly...

...actually there is a small amount of curling on the new growth of the S. repens. I should mention that I’ve only recently upgraded to this filter from my HOB. It’s been on about a week but the issues started before then. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks for your help as always. All my other plants seen really healthy with none of the symptoms you describe. They are also free from algae. Being a near cube it is difficult to get good filter outlet positioning and co2 distribution but currently the filter outlet points towards the in tank...

Here’s the best I could do with my iPhone camera. It’s really not a ‘problem’ yet but could be if I don’t stamp it out. It’s best described as light patchy green spotting. Again it’s a last exclusively on the S. repens. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks for the links. Very useful. Do you think liquid carbon applied directly to the problem areas would help this type of algae? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have what I would describe as a failry low light tank growing a range of plants including Buce, S. Repens, Hydrocotyle Tripartita, java fern titan and hygrophilia. It started life as a no CO2 tank but as i added S. repens (my absoulte nemesis) I added a simple in tank diffuser and...

*moves all 6 llamas out of his bathroom* Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I managed to kill my RCS first go in a tank that had been set up and cycled for 8 months. I put it down to me poorly matching TDS between fresh tap/Ro water and my existing tank water. I’ve drip fed every water change since and never had an issue. It is only 16 litre though so I can imagine...

Thanks everyone! I’ve stuck the Brazilian pennywort in there and some ludwigia. I’m going to start with some dainty plants before trying more substantial houseplants which might make my nano tank look a little small Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have an Eheim Liberty HOB filter and I wonder if anyone can give me any advice on planting emmersed plants in it? Its currently just filled with ceramic rings so I dont know if this is sufficient for the plants to root on or not. Secondly do I have to provide any level of humidity...

What a wonderful tank. I’m stressed about your tv falling in though!! [emoji298]️ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Looks ace! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Can you tell us what sprirulina product you’re using? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Have you put this up for the following...... So who has the best aquascape right now on UKAPS, and lives in the UK...

I’ve been to two P@H near me and both had a poor selection and most of the plants has completely dried out so had obviously been sitting for a while. The buces were in good condition and I picked one up for £4 which isn’t bad. I actually really like this idea of plant packing and selection as...

I know it’s a different array of LEDs but my aquaray mini tile 400’s and 500’s have been great. The additional dimmer is ace too and really helpful to start low (I’m at 12% on a single tile approx 20cm above a 16litre nano) and turn it up if it’s insufficient. I have a ramp at either end which...

Thanks for the tip. I turned the filter off and crushed some of the nano food up and they had a good feed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I’ve got some nano dry food but it all sinks before they realise what’s going on! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

So far all is well. They’ve finally stopped hiding but haven’t got they’re colour back. Not sure if it’s typical of these fish but they are very thin indeed, and I think quite young. One of the six is definitely missing presumed dead although when I drip acclimatised them I did notice a very sad...

I went with 6 chilli rasboras which so far I can’t find at all. Testament to my tanks thick planting but not very helpful in accessing how well they’re doing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yeah don’t worry I won’t be going to corys. It’ll be chilli rasboras or endlers. Thanks for the stocking suggestion, I think 5-6 will be plenty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks everyone. After looking into chilli rasboras it sounds like they might make a snack of my rcs shrimplets which actually might be helpful in controlling the population. I’m not keen on guppies, my grandad used to have a 4 foot tank and it was absolutely riddled with them which ever since...

Love this tank Matt! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi Everyone, I have a heavily planted 16 litre nano which is injected with CO2 and currently has some cherry shrimp in it. It’s been running for about a year now and I’m starting to wonder if I could have a few suitable fish in or if it’s just too small. Any suggestions? I’d love to keep some...

My crypts didn’t like liquid carbon at all. Are you dosing straight after the water change? If so this could be why you correlate the decline in plant health with the water change. You’re probably on the money with bright lights too, I’d turn them down and reduce the liquid carbon dosing if your...

Yeah I guessed that. I’ve actually moved the atmoizer into the middle of the tank so it sort of hangs under the filter flow. I’ll give this a couple of weeks and see how I go before I purchase a ladder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thank you, maybe it’s worth a go! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Could you explain the advantages of that? I’ve not used one before. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have a small 12 liter nano tank that I’ve started to inject co2 into. I’m using a pressurized soda stream setup with a small atomizer. I’m also using an Eheim Liberty 200 hang on back filter. Can anyone suggest a better placement of my diffuser? It currently sits on the right...

Hahaha, you can barely see it. Just looks like a red button in a sea of green! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I don’t but I’ve been considering getting one for my tank. How have you found it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Really natural, love it! Is that an eheim liberty I see? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks everyone, I didn’t consider putting it directly in flow so I’ll try that. Maybe trying some alternative mosses is a good idea too so I’ll buy a couple more and see which one flourishes and which list goes rank! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I’ve been keeping planted tanks for a couple a years now and have had moderate success. I’ve eventually got the hang of growing most plants I’ve tried with one exception....moss! Now I was under the impression moss was relatively easy to grow given sensible water parameters but I...

It’s a nice touch. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Like what you’ve done with the led light arm! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

That’s my experience before, however my tank is a bit more mature now and that seemed to help before. Fingers crossed, what’s slightly putting me off is that I’ll have to take out a lot of crypts to make room and this being my only tank I don’t have anywhere to store them long term while I wait...

Not stupid at all. Well it’s supposed to be a cheap plant holder (the ones that come with seeds and sit at the water surface) but I occasionally use it to put shrimp food in so I don’t dirty the tank. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks Mick. I’ve kept it successfully in a high tech before and then unsuccessfully in a high tech a second time. You’re right, I should give it a go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have a nano planted tank that’s been running for about a year now and houses cherry shrimps. It’s a relatively low light/low tech tank with no CO2 and no liquid carbon. I daily dose EI. I like the layout apart from the right hand side currently occupied by by crypts. I’d like to...

Thanks Patrick. Is the spectrum tuning dial a very noticeable adjustment of a very subtle colour change? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks everyone, that kessil looks the absolute nuts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have a planted 16litre nano which I’d like to swap the current LED light out on. More for aesthetics than anything else but it’s a bit fiddly when trying to stick your hand in as it sits over most of the waters surface. Can anyone suggest a fluorescent bulb or led fixture that has...

I really like this tank, every time it pops up in my feed I love seeing how it’s going. Really pleasing to the eye. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

What a wonderful tank. Congratulations. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I agree, it looks so great dry. I’d be tempted to leave it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

These tanks are ridiculous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I just bought a moss ball (Marimo ball) on a whim at my local store. I’ve done a bit of reading and seen that a few people have had issues with them becoming invasive and spreading throughout their tank resulting in bleaching or tank tear down. I’ve only got the one and it’s for my...

Such a natural tank. Congratulations. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The soil has been in there for 4+months now so has probably done all it’s going to do in that case. I do 30-50% which I got into the habit of doing when it was a high tech planted tank in its previous guise. I always check the temperature and match it. I got my TDS pen today and my tap water is...

Is it possible the aqua soil I’m using lowers my tank water hardness and then when I put in tap water it’s shocking the shrimp? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Ive attached a water report. I feel like Erin Brockovich!

Cant quite read the text on that image, it me or the resolution?

Im using just tap currently.

absolutely no idea. I stopped using them ages ago to be honest. The shrimp are absolutely fine during the week and don't react strangely but within seconds of adding the new water (between 20 & 50 %) they're flexing their bodies and being very skittish. Ive had two deaths straight after water...

Well that's what I thought but I had a couple of deaths (and some other distressing behavior) from my RCS when I did a small water change recently of about 20%. I've now bought a TDS meter which should arrive tomorrow so maybe its just a case of aiming for a particular TDS but not obsessing...

Hi everyone, Just a quick question perhaps you can help me with. When keeping shrimp in a low tech planted tank that I dose EI in how do I attack water changes? I'm new to shrimp and have read that when doing weekly water changes I should try and match the current TDS of the tank water with...

Love it! Stunning! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I think it looks superb. I’d be very happy to have that in my living room! Do you have any bottom dwellers? They might make the white sand look a bit more integral to the tank. Well done though, much better than I could do! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Wow, great progress! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

This is beautiful. Well done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Looking great [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Wow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks everyone. Maybe I'll cut back a little and make it a 50-60% weekly change. 100% is maybe a little excessive and I'm only doing it because on a 12 litre it's easy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

It was cycled a while ago and it's only inhabitants are a couple of nerite snails. It was originally a high tech tank which has now been taken down and made into a low tech, maybe the large water changes are no longer required. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have a 12 litre nano planted tank which I do a near 100% water change on once a week. Could this cause me to have to re-cycle my filter at all? As long as I dechlorinate the water (I use Prime for this) then I should be okay right? I should say I don't have a test kit to check...

It's such an odd fight I can't decide on a prediction. Mayweather is well past his knockout era so I can't see that happening but I also can't see McGregor getting a KO either. It surely can't go the distance though. I reckon Mayweather will just out-box him technically and get a TKO round 4? I...

Honestly they are tiny. It'll take a few days before you can see any and even then you need to sit at the tank for ages. They seems to sit just above the substrate line a lot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Really nice, nice bushy Hydrocotyle! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Yeah look like Otto eggs to me too. I had some in my previous tank. The fry are ridiculously small when they emerge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I've got JBL soil as a substrate. I like the idea of Amano shrimp. Are cherry shrimp as ferocious algae eaters? Be nice to have a bit of colour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I have a small nano aquarium that I've had for approx 4-5 months which is suffering from a diatom problem. It mainly attacks the plant leaves and glass and is fairly aggressive in that it pretty much returns the day after I've cleaned the tank. My main issue is the balancing act...

Hi everyone, It's been a while since I set up a tank other than a nano and since i'm moving in the next few months to a house with a bit more space im starting to dream about a new planted aquarium. I really like the idea of a drop off planted tank but havent seen many so wanted to know what...

Yeah thats a leak. I have mine at 1bps and it's been going for at least 8 weeks at 9hrs per day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The new growth on the rotala is a little pale yes but it's mostly brown with some transparency. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Here are a few pics. Other plants are rooting and growing well. The stauro and HC Cuba have had a trim recently.

Thanks Darrel, this sounds very possible. I've dealt with co2 issues before and don't think this is it. It's certainly on young leaves but seems to only affect the rotala. The newer leaves are browning in large patches which the lower leaves seem fine. I do have quite hard water too. I've posted...

I don't have a test kit. I've had them on previous tanks and frankly they've been more trouble than they're worth for me. I was hoping to start this new tank without the use of one unless absolutely necessary. Yeah, I've got a sodastream pressurised system at approx 1bps. Currently I haven't...

Hi everyone, I have a newish tank and am having issues with my Rotala Rotundifolia. The leaves at the top of the plant have clear/holey patches. All my other plants are doing really well with no signs of this issue. I'm currently using TNC complete fertiliser but am considering a switch to EI...

Thanks for the advice everyone. It's been running like this since about midday and so far no burps at all. In fact nothing, no noticeable change in the sound or operation of the filter. As an absolute pessimistic inn wondering if it's escaping the filter somehow. I'm going to wait till tomorrow...

Hi everyone. I've started to use my in tank atomizer/diffuser underneath my external filter intake to hopefully increase CO2 Dissolution (correct term?) and reduce the lemonade appearance of my aquarium water. I've read a lot on the forum regarding the issues with this and in particular the...

I didn't really consider any of the anubias or cyrptocoryne plants, I strangely always thought they would only work aesthetically in a tank with similar plants. No reason why they wouldn't look good! Thanks everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I've just set up a new nano aquarium and a couple of the plants I received were in shocking condition and I didn't even bother trying to plant and revive them. I'm also not sure I made the right decision and in hindsight they were probably a bit too large and broad for my 16 litre...

Hi nick. I am also no expert but the main thing I noticed was your flow from the spray bar. Is that flow turned down somehow or is that it at 'full blast'? When I struggled with my tank (and I struggled for ages and packed it in about 30 times) I sorted the flow and saw great results. I found...

Isn't it a captive nut? I thought you'd have to take apart the reg in order to replace that nut. It's very possible I'm wrong, I usually am! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks chaps. I have already done a washing up liquid bubbles check with no sign of a leak. The pressure has now rested at about 750 having been at 800 when first attached to the reg. Maybe the initial pressure needed a while to settle down..? I've got some shaving foam today so I'll check with...

Hi everyone, I've just got a new single stage regulator with single gauge(like the one pictured). I attached my sodastream adapter and bottle last night and although the needle valve is closed the pressure has dropped very slowly over night. Is this indicative of a leak? As I understand it the...

Yeah, I'll stick with the bazooka for the moment I think. I've used one before to good effect, the only diffuser I've had more success with is an inline one but unfortunately the filter I'll be using won't allow for this.:( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks Zeus. I'm not above to use a diffuser inside the filter as it's a hob filter with a closed lid (it's an UP External 150). I think you're right about the in tank diffuser. Maybe I can hide it somewhere nicely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, Just planning my new nano tank. Had originally planned on using a bazooka style in tank diffuser but noticed my UP External 120 filter has one one those outlet nozzles with a nub for use with O2 'aeration'. Got me thinking that this might be effective for CO2 injection in a nano...

Great, thanks to you both. I'll stick with the one I've ordered. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi everyone, I've just purchased a 16 liter nano and in my haste to get a bargain I got an Eheim Classic 2213 instead of the Eheim Classic 2211 I had originally planned on. Anyway, the one I've ordered (2213) has a flow rate of 440lph. It'll be a planted tank so I'm looking for a turnover of...

George, given that almost everything you've done so far hasn't worked don't you think it would be a good idea to try what people are suggesting? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I dont' see any additional costs other than some plants, im sure there's somewhere here with a load of hygrophilia they can donate...?

I pretty much agree with everyone one here. Having said that given how the tank has progressed I would start again if this were me (im pretty fickle having said that :) Mentally, starting over again might be worth your while George. There is absolutely loads of really useful info on this forum...

George, where are you based? Maybe there is an experienced forum member nearby who could come and take a look at your tank and give you some pointers? Sometimes its difficult to explain some technical aspects without being there in person...?