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All new Eheim filters, especially the Pro III series is really crap. Never seen cheaper plastics ever. I'm really sad as they are still so expensive but quality is no more what it was. Hopefully, people hear these warnings and stop buying their new filters. maybe they'll than backup to a more...

Re: Stus Hardscape for Tropica Aquacube Hi, You could dry start it, HC and UG respond very well to such a start. Take a look here, end of algae fears because the soil is cycled and plants rooted: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6781&p=80899#p80899

3 weeks later I modified the small rock on the left and will be pruning the helferi for the layout in few weeks Top view to compare the growth with the previous shot, 3 weeks later, and after having pruned the tenellus from decayed leaves: Front shots, with/without flash: I got new...

Hi, Digital thermometers can be very precise but the commonly found ones are obsolete as they always get off calibration over time. The cheapest electronics it has, the faster it will loose accuracy. It is better to go with alcohol thermometers (wrongly thought to be mercury, as mercury ones...

I have it under light directely, so really intense exposition. At the begining I was using some floating plants confined over it to shade light. Now, I have it exposed directly to simplify my life. It grows rather fast for a fern and makes tons of oxygen bubbles. You'll need good CO2 nutrients...

I tried both ways, they will give same result. But starting with dense planting will avoid a waiting of 6 months to get your plant as dense as you expect it to be

Hi, 2 weeks later (sorry, but condensation limits front shots. I don't like to remove it to avoid messing the glass with some left sand): The recipient is to help maintain good humidity. And 2 calibrated Hygrometers to monitor hygrometry reliabely The tenellus didn't rot and looks great...

Sadely, this is not true The good example is drugs undergoing deep testing before human phases and commercial launch, yet they can be removed because of their unsafety years later. This is with well permanent monitored/followed for adverse effects products. You'll never get a follow up for...

Hi, I work in the medical stuff. After reading through this thread, I chose the safe part. I'll be giving away my 2 seachem excel bottles I just bought for my ongoing nano aquarium. Hopefully I never used them yet. I'll definately go gas CO2 This is my choice. I just wanted to thank people...

Hi, In my area, gas chlore is used, not chloramine. I never used a product. Only letting water rest for 48h. Never had deseases over 9 months now, doing 50% weekly WC

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, About the mosses, Amano uses them much: What kind of moss are on those wood as they seem to remain very short? I'll post later with some more arrangement on the substrate to make a thinner layer on front and add more perspective. It will be a big work...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Oh, many thanks, I really apprciate your comments :-) I was feeling so "zero" and incapable of designing an aquascape I like, not for any conquest though. Your directions and the help of other people on barrreport helped me a lot. I'll let the P. Helferi grow...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Here's a front shot, as it looks now. The java fern and stems will be grown once immersed So, what about that rock on the left and using it back side to up or a smaller, yet higher rock for a mountain effect on the left? Thank you again for all your help

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Thank you very much for following this topic and helping me step by step in my first try in an aquascape. Hard for me this art :? The example you showed is very nice indeed, but I'd love a more proeminent rock somewhere It will be hard to put it with the 2...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Thank you again for teh info, I was going normal, since I have much in my 230L/60gal tank. I will look at the narrow, you're right for sure. I just planted the tank this night and put a Crypt Parva in the crack between the rocks. Was fearing to put a java...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Many thank you both for your suggestions, I really appreciate the help I finally kept the big rock on the left, it looks nicer in reality than in the photo. But, I would maybe later change it with a much narrower and higher one, sort of a mountain. I also pushed...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Well, I was advises elesewhere and arranged it differently: Different views: Any other suggestions please? As of the plants, they will be: Echino Tenellus, Crypto Parva, P Helferi, Crypto Wendtii Tropica, Anubia Nana and Windlov java moss Some stems...

Re: Hardscaping: my second try Hi, Here's my second try: Or, that rock is too big and would be better removed or replaced by smaller? Any suffestions/improvements? It should be planted tomorrow Many thanks for all your enlightenings

I see, didn't think about chloramines, Hopefully, in Switzerland, chloramines aren't ont the list of allowed substances for treating tap water. They use gas Cl2 or rather Chlore dioxyde. Tap water here is very poor in nitrates (lower than 4ppm), mean value of 2ppm, so chloramine formation is...

Hi, I don't know if I missed it reading through most of the thread, but I didn't see anyone talking about simply letting the water rest in an open reciepient for 24-48h That's the best natural method to get all your chlorine evaporated. If on a hurry, an oxygenator added to the reciepient will...

Re: Advice my hardscape please Hi, Thank you all for your explanations, I feel really disappointed in the aquascaping area. I just got some new wood shaped in branches and looked at a hundred aquascape photos. I'll try in the 2-3 next days to rearrange the stones/wood and add some more...

Flourite Black Sand, expensive but great all in one solution

Re: Advice my hardscape please Hi, I see what you mean I'll change the wood and use higher rocks I think. Thank you again, I'll post back with a new try.

Hi, I'm really novice to any scaping and would like your feedback/ideas on this one: 43L, Aquatic Nature Cocoon 7, dry starting Many thanks for your suggestions

AM1000 is only available in 12/16mm diameter. I though, plugged in my Eheim 16/22 tubing without adapters, just soldering them with some hose clips. Many did the same without problems before me However, anyone noticing that external reactors filled with some bioballs, like the AM1000 result in...

Thanks for the info, I missed that half-life note. So really annoying more than CO2 after all since I can't leave for one day without putting an automated pump I already ordered 2x500ml, so have to go with them and see

Many thanks for all the info, The bulbs in question are just 1/2in diameter. I heard, from most people expierienced in nano, that the WPG rule is obsolete. These tanks need in fact much more WPG than a non nano to achieve a minimal growth rate for most plants. It could be partly due to the less...

Many thanks ceg for your info. Indeed, it seems I'm confusing it all. It's the first time I run a nano and plan on those lights. I have running a 60gal with EI/T5/CO2 and great success. The lights on the nano will be those small compact fluorescent tubes, G23: Are you sue they are T5? I...

Hi, I'm going to setup a low tech nano shrimp only tank: 11gal tank with 2x11W PC light. It will mainly grow crypts/swords. I ordered some excel hoping to use it instead of CO2. I'm not used to liquid CO2 ferts at all. Will excel be enough CO2 on such a tank or no? If I plan not to do...

Thanks for the help, I'll give it a 22W try so and see. I'll be using my old Eheim Pro 2224, rated 700 lph. No CO2 but Excel to start. If I have too much problems with Excel, I'll go CO2 About the Arcpod, Superfish doesn't have dedicated lighting, only full equipped nano aquariums that I don't...

Many thanks for the help, I could specify that the cocoon 6 is an 8 gal rectangular tank and the cocoon 7 is a 11 gal rectangular tank So, 22W consiting of 2x11W arcpod lamps with dedicated W shaped reflectors would be enouf for a 11gal tank to carpet HC for example? I live in Europe/outside...

Hi, I'm nearly starting a new nano aquarium. I was about to get a Dennerle Nano Cube 30L, then, I saw those Aquatic Nature Cocoon aquariums http://www.aquatic-nature.be/2eng_cocoon.html It will be Flourite Black Sand based for shrimps only, and maybe later some microrasbora fish I ordered the...

Thanks again for the idea indeed :-) I'll let you know how it will go

Thank you SuperColey1 for the feedback of your expierience, I recall now having removed that way all my H. Polysperma and after 2 months I saw new stems of them growing. They're now again nice growing I'll think at it, I really hate seeing the soil going in the water and depositing on plants...

Thank you all for your advices. Indeed, usually, I plan these operations on waterchange day then follow by daily WC of 50% too as needed coupled to filter cleaning of last synthetic filtering moss. Thanks also for reminding me about CO2 and light, can never be enough reminded. Usually also, I...

Thanks, I'll give it a try and adjust the light depending on plants growth and eventual algae I could begin with unrooting the front echino, put them in the second plan (instead of the alternantera) and replace the front plan by shorter crypts, would be nicer looking too. I'll begin there so :)

Hi, This is my fisrt post here. I have a 60gal tank, 2x54W T5 (+3h 4x54W burst period that I could shut soon to reduce light). Dosing EI + pressurised CO2. I'm looking to remove all stem plants, except maybe a small group of only one kind for aestetics as a spot. I thought replacing all...