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As always, first question. What's your water like? Being in London? I'm guessing hard.

I've run one for years low tech. With the internal and a koralia nano 900. Upgraded the impeller to the 1000 lph and removed the koralia when I just grew java fern,anubias & crypts. Biggest problem may be in the T5 lighting, but I'm sure you can get around that.

Try this.

Hi A bit of light reading to wade through. You might find somewhere on here http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/co2-refills.4258/

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/going-dutch-tropica-1-2-grow-style.27932/

Some stems branch better / more easily than others. For me, Rotala tends to, where Bacopa tends to not.

Depends what type of look you want in a carpet Marsilea Hirsuta Micran. Monte Carlo Are easier ime

For what its worth as its currently out of stock. Got a cheap ebay dimmer on my 36cm high tank. Quite pinky light IMO,but now I'm used to it. I like its more streamlined profile compared to Chihiros.

Hi This subject comes up a lot http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/is-this-bleach-okay-to-use-for-cleaning-diffusers.40306/ http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/so-which-is-the-better-fluid-for-cleaning-diffusers.39668/ http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/calling-up-inline-atomizer-users.33032/...

Hi is it one of the new ones,the type that you can take apart ? If so,I think you can get these, which will convert. You may want to check with co2 Art,just to make sure.

Unless you got Nerite snails.....

Now that's not something you see everyday on here........ Makes a change from Bba questions :D

Should do the trick nicely. I run a similar set up with the Ex1200. As much as I like Jbl filters the 901e didn't give me enough flow. And tbh when it comes to maintenance time,I prefer the tap set up on a Tetratec,to the block on a Jbl. Mines 6 years old,and never leaked.

Their are 34 species of mosquito in the UK, there's bound to be some in Ireland.In addition to gnats/midges.

True.A member of another forum I use to post on,got infected through a cut on the hand. Tank is looking lush mate.Worth the effort.

Go on, admit it. When you plugged it all in and turned it on and it worked.Do you do do a little fist pump? :D

The subject of otos & their care, comes up a lot. Putting 6 into an immature (?) small tank, I think the food source is going to run out pretty quick,which means you're going to have to supplement their diet. They can be fussy.See, numerous, feeding threads. Not saying it can't be done.

Personally, I'd want more than 6 Embers. Small fish show better behaviour in groups of >10 ime. As great as otos are,I'd worry about keeping 6 alive in a tank that small. That's just me.Good luck.

Hi Imo unless you can't stand the colour of them I wouldn't change them yet. Less light is easier to handle when you're first starting out. Standard Jewel T5 is quite a lot to start with, adding reflectors and swapping for new bulbs will just increase light output.

Reminds me of a very small Echin. Reni

UP Aqua Pro

The water hardness would be ? Embers or Green Neon tetra to start you off (hardness permitting)

Using air line hose works IME without emptying your tank

Sorry I'm confused. The thread & OP say Red Cherry Shrimp (RCS) The link regarding care is for Crystal Red Shrimp (CRS) The former will tolerate a wider range of water parameters than the latter.

Limnophila sessiliflora

Hi My tank starts to look like this if I ease off with maintenance / water changes. 40L a week may not be enough and is leading to a build up of organics. Other opinions are available...

English cricket recovers under an Aussie. English rugby recovers under an Aussie. English footie.....

Chris Waddle's verdict. Classic rant !

I've grown Vallis with Easycarbo. Never more than 2x dosage. No issues with melting ime

My 60cm tank had 10 green neon tetras in it that I never saw. Now I have 16, they practically eat from hand. Ime tetras rarely do well in numbers below 10. Of course, extra cover will always be appreciated.

Defo Grown in my propagator last year

How tall is the tank? Vallis and Aponogeton are two for you.

Another view would be to do large daily waterchanges instead of the easycarbo.

And Aqua Essentials

Fish ?

Hit their profile pic,then 'ignore' All their posts under 'new posts and threads' will disappear for you

Regular Hygro Corymbosa would probably look out of place.But the Siamensis 53b has narrower leaves.I presume this variety has the same flowers

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/how-to-clean-a-closed-inline-co2-atomizer.38456/ For starters

Hi Never used a sump,but. With the planned t5 lighting, you'll probably need some sort of carbon addition, be it co2 or liquid carbon IMO. Not definitively, but more than likely. Personally I start my lighting conservatively,around 5 hrs. I always water change,everyday for the first 2 weeks,then...

Considering your reading material,and we're already up to page 8; I think it should be caller Eternity :) Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

Hi What substrate are they planted in ?

First hand experience. Co2 system up and running for several months. Nothing played with ,but the bps which had been stable for the whole time started to drop. Checked everything, Upped the working pressure,all to no avail. Cleaned the UP line,problem solved. The build quality of these things...

obvious question.Is the UP clean ? I get water in mine too.

buy a smaller spoon.....

Imho.... You should consider bigger weekly water changes. The best advice I was given when starting out,was keep the lighting under control, and keep the tank clean. Personally, 25% WC for a co2 enriched tank is asking for trouble. (Cue a poster ,who successfully does this :D)

That's what Mermaid man & Barnacle boy are for.....

Cheers. They need to update the banner on their website main page then....

Walthamstow http://www.freshwatershrimp.co.uk/ Not sure about opening times though

Not sure, tbh. Medium hard water out of the tap .KH is around 9 (?) if i remember correctly. The Rio just ticks over till i get more time for it...

My Rio 180 runs on T8 bulbs (30W, no reflectors). It sucessfully grows all the plants you listed above, plus Crypts. Previously Vallis & Limnophila Sessiflora were rampant. Soil substrate, never used co2. http://ukaps.org/forum/threads/feed-forget.39344/

Hi Check out the basic chart at post#13 here http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/help-device-needed.34811/#post-372453

Nice Reminds me Durdle door, on Dorset's Jurassic coast (not my pic)

Putting it in a co2 tank, with Amazonia, probably isn't helping :D and that's what i'm currently doing with the leaves.Luckily, its not too vigorous

Thanks for the id Mick. I guess I got lucky with the Lotus. The alternative to using the Echinodorus,was to bin it,and its far too nice to do that.:D I like a challenge.

Hi in the past i've successfully trained a Red Lotus plant to stay smaller & more compact, over time by constantly removing its larger leaves. Can you do this with an Echinodorus sp.? Not sure which hybrid it is,as it was unlabelled and cheap. I tried growing it emmersed but it refused to...

Don't think I own any of these, unless "Old Spice" counts :D

Looking good.Think I prefer this new look too. I've got some Xmas moss sitting in a jar.Want some? Does Tenellus count as 1 of your 5 a day?

No. Its Easylife's equivalent to Tropical premium. You need something with N & P

UP inline are great when you get a good one. IME the reliability of them is random. I've had one for years. Others have failed,straight out of the box,or after a short period of time. IME

Except you can't take the old ones apart.... Haven't heard of this one before.Would the amount of LC required to fill the chamber be a lot if the tank in question was say,60L ? or would it have lost its toxicity overnight after being confined ?

Without getting all; Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen ;on you, do you mean to fit in better with the room decor ?

Yep

Nope

Hi If this is a new plant then chances are it hasn't converted to its submerserd form. New growth will look different,which I think you can see at the top of the stem

Hi Maybe worth adding this to this thread as well http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/co2-refills.4258/page-9

Metres? lol

Hi,I like it. I've got the 60cm version over my 60cmx40x30(h). It sits about 5cm above the tank. According to the blurb the 14 piece, 2w leds each produce 100-150lm. Even at 60-70% light levels (cheap eBay dimmer) ,plant growth is pretty good IMO. My mixed carpet E.Acicularis, Tennelus &...

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/arcadia-classica-stretch-led-opinions.32797/ http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/arcadia-stretch-vs-tmc-aquabar.32243/

Hi i bought one of these dimmers from ebay for less than a fiver, i use it on my UP led.It allows 10%, incremental increases. I'm unsure whether it's compatible with your light fitting.If you bought the light from a shop/online shop, try checking with them.

Vallis Nana has narrow leaves that wouldn't ruin the sense of scale,but would be long enough to grow up to the surface then across.Where's the flow going? The only problem if it takes off,is that it can get a bit invasive.

Hi neither product contains phosphate or nitrate. IMO TMC complete works well if you want a straight out of the bottle rather than dry salts. I've used it, alongside Easycarbo on a 60L Dry salts/EI are/is far more economical in the long run,especially on 350L and are really easy to use.They just...

Sorry,should have made it more obvious. Most active tetras will take out shrimp ime. Only my experience, there's bound to be other members who haven't had a problem...

Imo

Blimey,don't you just love it when old threads get resurrected. I sat here reading as the disaster unfolded,only to get to the end of the OP and realise this was from 5 years ago... Panic over

I've grown Pogo.E and Bacopa M. in a liquid carbon supplemented tank. They did ok

Hi Every autumn my city council takes part in a free tree scheme for local residents.There's a variety of saplings given away.Birch,crab apple,hawthorn, mountain ash, field maple, blackthorn, wayfaring etc. Unsure if this a countrywide scheme or just a local one. Maybe sound your council out.

Hi any advantage in the "sushi" style over regular straight ones?

Hi Honest question,no insult intended.How often do you clean the filter ? The only time I've had staghorn is when I've got slack with tank husbandry.Either dirty filter,or disturbed substrate and not done a larger enough WC.

Nice carpet. How are you finding the light, running a dimmer on it ?

Save your cash. 1 light should be do-able. You can then add another bulb if required (though that could well be too much). Add floaters if the one bulb causes problems (which imo it shouldn't).

Boots sell em too,behind the pharmacy counter.1ml & 5ml sizes

Yep,cut those off,they're not going to get any better. Dying leaves won't cause diseases exactly,but will add to the sort of organics that you don't want in your tank. Keeping the tank clean is one best things you can do IMO.

No worries just my opinion. How long's the tank been running,and how are the plants doing?

Personally 8 ,observe then increase incremently if needed. Timers may be your friend.

A bit more info would be useful. What lights? What tank? reflectors? Co2 added or low tech? Floating plants? 12 hours tends to be too long for most scenarios (not all) Most of my tanks,1 high tech ,1 low tend to run at 8 hrs

Just don't ask what causes BBA...... Welcome to the forum

Is that short for Kate ?

Hi Co2 bottles are expensive here too. This is why many of us buy fire extinguishers.You can get them filled up at companies that maintain office fire extinguishers. You then buy a regulator with the same thread so they fit= Din 477.( I think) I think this is a European standard. 2kg fire...

What's Coxwell like in Didcot ? Haven't been in there since they moved a couple of years ago. For the record, Aquajardin (M5 J12) is a lot closer than TGM. When they've had a delivery, you'll find just about any type of rock\wood that you'd want.

I always found my Java fern to grow similarly to Bolbitus. Slow,until it hits a certain plant mass, then it takes off.

My Frogbit flowers intermittently. It's less than impressive, as far as blooms go.

T.Espei are great,but will jump if you're open topped....

Hi you might like this thread http://ukaps.org/forum/threads/andys-hc-propagator-step-by-step.28930/

Excellent service today. Ordered late Sunday night,despatched Monday,parcel arrived Tuesday morning. Good communication from co2 art via multiple email & texts (if you leave a number), to inform me what day,and more importantly the hour time slot that DPD would be delivering. They were bang on...

Open topped ? They have been known to jump ship.

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/the-soil-substrate-or-dirted-planted-tank-a-how-to-guide.18943/ Don't go mad with lighting. Tropical soil is also pretty good ime,but could be pricey if the tank is large ? Easier plants

Hi Welcome to the forum Your mystery plant is a Cryptocornye. Difficult to make out exactly which one. Good news is that they're easy to grow,doesn't need much light.

Hi kinda got out of the habit of posting recently, was stuck in the house (again), randomly decided to post some photos.Just a bog standard community tank, that i'm slowly running the stock down on. Had the Rummys for nearly 6 years.Gonna change things up when this lot pop their fins :D Rio 180...

Er indoors works for Calvin Klein, so until they unveil their new aquatic range.Socks & underwear. Actually, a tank by Ck probably wouldn't be great.The water level would always have to be half way down the tank...

Hi the growth you are seeing are aerial roots.It's what stem plants do. You can cut them off if you don't like the look. Alternatively,trim the stem, below a node that has them,gives a rooted cutting.