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I think people see amazing high tech tanks and think I want that so they set up make loads of mistakes and then when they get it right and the tank grows at a ridiculous rate they either abandon cos maintenance is too much or they explore the low tech routes including, like yourself low light...

I agree 100% the speed of growth is controlled by light and nutrients. Co2 is also a nutrient. So basically if you keep the nutrients balanced to the light available you can adjust the growth to suit you. What I was more interested in is where do people prefer to keep their tanks High tech...

Hi everyone I’m curious about everyone’s thoughts on this What do you all prefer I know people like @George Farmer generally go the super turbo high tech route And others like @dw1305 are the super low tech approach. Myself I love the turbo high tech growth and plant health but it comes with a...

This thread is crazy. It’s been a while but is there actually any real evidence to back the makers claims yet😂😂 Personally I think it’s a placebo effect where people use it and believe it works during the infant tank stage… however all the problems it claims to solve will subside as a tank matures😂

Whoop whoop how long you been a mod Tank looks great I remember when you first joined

Hey all I’m not a new member but I still love planted tanks but I don’t have time for the maintenance. I pop in from time to time to see who’s about and any new methods. I also like browsing the journals and planted tank gallery Hello to all the new people and also hello to all the people who...

Lolol it’s a waste of money the same waste of money as when this thread was created 🤣

Seriously soak the hell out of it and while you wait you can weight it down with rocks

Burn the log🤣🤣

:lol: well fox you should definitely de tick him and carry on feeding. You may not be the biggest cat lover but judging by the pics he likes you. People never own cats... Cats own people :lol:

I've had these and never really worried about them because I've seen my fish eat them. Is this a bad idea?

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In fact I would recommend that you start this waterchange procedure once you add the new plants

You should always do more water changes than normal when you disturb the tank substrate. It will help with any ammonia spikes you may or may not get. Changing water is the most powerful weapon we fish keepers have

Treat like a freshly set tank big\frequent water changes. Match temp to tank and use dechlorinator maybe use an ammonia remover for piece of mind. It's hard work but possible. In my early fish keeping years I had juvenile clown loach in an immature tank and they all survived. The key was clean...

lolol yup you guessed it trigon but low tech

I feel for all you guys with allergies, I'm lucky the only 2 things I'm sensitive to are bee stings, the area around the sting doubles in size, and some ingredients in fabric softener, although it hasn't been an issue for many years. It made me red from head to toe and the itching was unbearable

Im Not a huge cat fan either but that's a good looking beast. My parents would steal that one in a whisker

Ps good tank management will solve all your problems;)

love this pic. If this thing is so good at preventing algae... Why is it green

I hate the numbers:lol: drop checkers and any device used to test the amount of co2 in the tank. The most accurate method is watching livestock. Adding large amounts of co2 to a tank is a risky business but knowing your critters and how they behave will give you a much better indication of co2...

I clean my filters as little as possible. Moniter flow from your outflow pipes and when it is reduced clean the filter. When you have more than one filter it makes your life easier because you can stagger cleaning and reduce the risk caused by overcleaning all your filters all at once

:mad:some people soo good at this stuff lol. :lol::lol:

I'm glad this thread is still going strong. I originally posted to encourage people and I'm so glad I achieved this. Keep up the good work peeps

If your in the UK now's the time to bin the heater and put it on a window cill

Hi Sci-fi glad to see this still going

Hi peeps I’m not new here but... Welcome all new peeps and hello Just wanna see what’s going on in the planted scene rn Thinking about doing a 180l corner low tech with loads of neons/cardinals

Hi Sifi happy new year. Pond doesn't look too bad. Clowns pretty robust when settled shame about the losses though. Clowns will make u shaped hole like the conductor clips a ticket but won't just leave a stem

Wow I really need to log in more often happy new year guys been busy recently

Don't have that problem anymore :lol:

That's exactly what I'm suggesting... https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ukaps-visit-tropica-denmark-2010.10103/ Have a read of that thread :)

Depends on the plant too, health etc. I think that plants removed from the propagator can have a better chance of survival because they haven't had the trauma of transit. I also agree with kadoxu boost the co2 for best results. If you have no livestock you can add as much co2 as you like to aid...

Contact Karol at co2art, you should be able to reach him through the email address on the paperwork received with your order

Yes this is true for most but if you buy, for example, a Burkurt 6013 like what I use on my regulator and bought in Europe then that will have 1/8G or 1/4G ports which is a BSP and it is very similar but different to the American NPT

I've copied this from the co2art forum so it doesn't get lost, just in case they really have ceased trading. I've also edited it a little. Guide to cylinder connections Confused about cylinder types and connections? There are quite a few Different types of cylinder available for us to use in...

Most aquatic regs and solenoid's have 1/8 NPT threads, you can also buy a reducer to get from 1/8NPT to M5 should you wish to use the SMC valves

Hello and welcome Angela

Definitely 2 different types. I used to work for co2art there are 2 flow values one is higher than the other, both valves look identical, Including the numbers. But if they do the job then happy days! :)

I managed to stretch 12mm Id hose onto a 16mm stainless spray bar so you shouldn't have any problems stretching 11mm id onto a 12 mm fitting. Just be careful if fitting to glass Lilly's etc. You can also soak the hose in boiling water to make it stretch easier

If your doing low tech then removing the reflectors might be a good idea. you may want to dose some liquid carbon because those lights might be a little much for a low tech . You might want to add some floating plants too, to reduce light further too.

The needle valves in the rs online catalogue are a little different to the ones co2art sell they are designed for a larger volume of gas and may not be suitable for a smaller tank

Yes hc can be grown with juwel t5's have a look at my mates journal ignore the first page though https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/juwel-180-first-planted-tank.28178/page-2 You will need better fertilisers though

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I sent Karol my new number yesterday and am hoping he will call me for a chat

Thought Karol owned co2art. At least he did when I worked there

Problems with 2 filters sharing pipework is that problems can occur with filters overpowering each other which can potentially result in flow moving the wrong way through the pipe work and flow from one filter cancelling the other filter or even one filter pushing water the wrong way through...

Awesome lee! the less rotting material you have in your tank the easier it will be for you to keep. The tank is looking great by the way keep up the good work. If you have any problems feel free to get in touch

Have you tried waiting for changes to take affect ?, a week is a good amount of time to wait... Also nozzles? Spraybar would be better. Also changing 1 thing at a time also helps then you can see what makes a difference to your setup. If you change more than one thing at once then you will not...

I'll give you a pointer try the plants you like, trim them and see what happens. Most of the fun is there. If you have no algae your 3/4 of the way there, then your well on the way to having a good planted tank

Fair do's I can related on that I have 3 kids and their very demanding

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Yes and yes sorry no pics

I used to cut it about 40mm from the substrate and replant the tops until you have the size of bush you require

You should cut the stumps as close to the substrate as possible then they don't rot and foul the water

P Fast isn't the word that's one of the reasons I don't like it, 40cms growth in 3 days. The other reason is when you trim it bits get trapped everywhere and you spend more time picking bits out than trimming it. I much prefer rotala wallichi.

120cm Fully planted tank See if Karol will post

Fissidens moss. Just jam it in to cracks, nooks and crannies it will take hold fairly quickly. You can also trim it very hard and it bounces back looking great. You can hoover it fairly aggressively to remove muck and grime

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The gsa will need cleaning off. the shrimps should start getting on top of the rest once everything else is sorted George is very experienced and reducing the light will make things much easier for you to manage Easy carbo is an option You can also hoover the detritus out of the carpet which...

My guess would be too much light and/or poor flow. I thought I had good flow until I changed my spraybar and all my algae problems disappeared. As for the gsa more phosphates. The plants that you have will grow in fairly low light so reducing the lighting would be my first step:)

After moving from a soft water area to a hard water area, yes its possible to grow plants but it is 10x easier to grow most plants in soft water. I would prefer to have soft water any day of the week. as for fish breeding, i 'm not really bothered about that because I've seen all my eggs/fry...

someone once Guerrilla planted opium Poppy's in a police station grounds in north Yorkshire, it went unnoticed for quite some time but when it did get noticed the police had egg on their faces. :lol:

Add a few cms for the bubble counter as the one you are looking at attaches directly to the needle valve on the regulator. I found that 70 cms is a good height for your stand

your wavemaker looks to be pointing in a different direction to your spraybar this could be part of your problem too.

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If you use excel to spot dose the bba at 2 x dose you should win the battle very quickly provided that light is not too much and co2 in not too little. Loaches can do a lot of damage to plants, so if you keep them in a planted tank be aware that your plants may never look 100% healthy, but BBA...

Perhaps. This will do https://www.co2art.co.uk/products/up-premium-quality-hang-on-aquarium-thermometer-for-12mm-glass-tank

Lol me too. I think too many people are a bit ocd about cleaning these devices. I only really clean mine when I restart a tank. I initially thought it was because I lived in a soft water area but I moved to a hard water area and it made no difference. I think that I've read that you also live in...

awesome ryan... I really needto frame myself and scape the signature. cashflow and personal things keep getting in the way :(

How's big is the tank? Liquid carbon will help but if you have too much light. then it will not be able to clear your bba problems

Or you could just look through the journals on the forum :)

Well done guys Wish I were active enough to become global

Hi SF I think that it is because they are a peaceful fish with loads of personality, other fish with personality tend to be quite aggressive and that can be a big problem with most fish keepers, myself included. keep up the good work. if I ever manage to get to the other side of the Irish sea...

I really really miss my clowns:( I wish I had the space and water for a good group but until I do I will have to look at your wonderful specimens. One day I will have a tank with 20-40 decent clowns

love these aqua nano tanks ryan really good lights and filtration. cant wait to see what you can do. I really need to get my self framed and scape the signature

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Rotala Indica bonsai emersed in flower.

not sure, the denisons would ram the glass cats to take food and they were too quick for them to get out of the way. my clowns used to feed at the surface and then move on to collect food on the substrate, this gave the cats chance to feed. the dennisons would feed mid water and take the food...

More Clowns;) The denison were more of a problem than the clowns regarding other fish. I used to keep 20 glass catfish with my clowns, they even got involved in feeding with all the other fish, until i added 10 juvenile denison barbs to my tank, 6 months later all the glass cats were gone:( I...

you can use them with a pump instead of a filter although an inline diffuser would be overkill on a 30l tank

40x40x40 dirt with a sand cap

all that work for one room, I moved mine 180 miles. the water was a bit murky and the substrate leveled a bit but nothing major.

drain water leaving just enough for livestock. Carefully slide tank onto a board with friend and put somewhere safe while you move the stand/cabinet to new location. lift tank to new location and carefully slide tank from board back onto cabinet. refill tank with water and restart filters. you...

Ha Ha! still doesn't make me want to buy their over priced useless co2 system pictured on every page of the article

...to stop 12 clowns saying "hello" to 1 fish at the same time and you have a large enough pond to keep them all. I used to keep my temp around 24 *C which seemed the best compromise. I noticed earlier in the thread a post asking why you filtered the tank so heavily even though its planted, the...

I would say its green but only just. its certainly not starting to go yellow yet and you could add a little more co2 if you want. If you do want to add more co2 then do it when your around to observe your fish just in case you add a bit too much

nice job something like this would be best for applying a brushed finish to stainless steel https://www.grainger.com/product/SCOTCH-BRITE-3-Fiber-Disc-6RV96?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/6RV96_AS01?$smthumb$

The boys love their new bed

Hi I just topped up the water as and when i needed to. the plants were fine when they were put in the tank because they had plenty flow, co2 and nutrients. This is the hard bit, I guess we were lucky we got it right first go.

or even cheaper...

perhaps not... I've only topped it up twice and chucked some fertz in now and then:shh: since i turned the lights down

the o ring that is in the bubble counter should be fitted between the bubble counter and the needle valve to seal the connection. it is shipped inside the bubble counter so that it does not get lost in transit or accidentally thrown away with the packaging

I'm quite surprised that this is doing so well considering its been running low tech for a month

superb :thumbup: would love to have your eye for detail tim:twisted:, keep up the good work:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

love to but single mums and druggies get bumped to the top of list. I had a 350l corner tank in my last place which weighed approx 1/2 a ton, the floor joists bowed when i filled it. My landlord said it was fine for me to have a tank but i didn't tell him how big it was. if your worried about...

Rental properties in the uk are usually subject to a periodic inspection although the do have to give written notice in advance

What you got to loose get one entered :)

Most people use pipe with a similar outside diameter to the inside diameter of their hoses. It might be possible to stretch the hose to make it fit, I stretched 12/16 tubing onto a 16mm spraybar but it was difficult

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you would be able to completely fill all your tanks with a boot full... twice;)