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It is the bark, the wood can be regarded as neutral and is fine to use. Although some bark may contain tannic and humic compounds, that could reduce pH in water that has very little carbonate buffering. If you take something like seasoned Ash wood (Fraxinus excelsior), or a coconut shell...

When do i find the ifc cert calculator

Should I empty all and start over? Or is it not as dangerous a set up as I am told? I have topped a bagged substrate with 2-3 cm. chiclid sand. (Do not remember the name of the substrate. It was a gift. Something amazonian-ish. Texture and color as wet: grey clay) Along the edges of the sand...

Hi all, Simple enough, you just need the RAM of potassium (K) and the RAM of chlorine (Cl) to give you the RMM of KCl. <"Potassium - Wikipedia">= 39.1 + <"Chlorine - Wikipedia"> 35.5 = <"Potassium chloride - Wikipedia"> = 74.56 and 39.1 / 74.56 = 52.4 % K and 100 - 52.4 = 47.6% Cl It is...

Will our fish die if we pull unknown driftwood out of a river and use it? Could boil it possibly? Also what does everyone think of ash? Seems like the wood is alkaline? But could soak it to overcome this?

Guess I better update this. So, it's a girl. After refusing food for a good while, she passed an unfertilized egg. After that, she went back to being a picky eater. So, she's still not gorging herself, but feeding is fairly regular now. I'll check with a vet at some point, and provide sepia...

Found this video this morning. Beautiful imagery and very detailed information. I hope they produce more like it:

Welcome to the forum :D

Welcome to the forum Abi, got any photos of your tank? :)

I use sweet chestnut all the time, they last a bit longer if you don't boil them. And there are hardly any tannins coming of these leaves. If you ever want tannins you are better of using peat.

Hi all, That still isn't quite right, if it is 50% (K2O) x 0.83 = 41.5% K It is just because horticultural fertilisers express the potassium (K) content as "potash" potassium oxide (K2O), this means to convert from K2O to K you need to multiply by 0.83. The details (and calculations) for...

Or ask if you have any issues using it. I have teamed up with another expert and have plans on some prescriptions for DIY remineraliser's for various GH/KH scenarios/remin regimes for keeping various livestock and an update to the IFC so the remin regimes can easily be used with it as well.

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Hi Everyone, my name is Abi, been keeping fish off and on fo 20+ years. I am based in Harrow, Middlesex Love keeping plants in my aquarium and enjoying binge watching MD Aquatics on Youtube for inspiration! Look forward to learning on this forum.

Hi all i can gather is the outer diameter is 17mm i don’t know if the rubber at the end will fit the Oase BioSmart thermal 250 ?

Thanks if i get around to creating and stocking another tank i shall bear them in mind along with the others that have been recommended

Hello, welcome to UKaps. :wave:

Hello all Thanks for accepting me into the group. Been keeping Tropical for years but never Aquascaping before. As Aquascaping is new to me I'd all ears to learn from people who have the real experiance. Thanks

Well knowing the K% allows you to calculate the mg of K per gram of product, a higher K% doesn't always indicate its purity. A pure salt of K2SO4 has 44.87% K and 18.40% S and a pure salt of KCL has 52.45% K and 47.55% Cl There will be other K compounds in the salt as well. which IMO suggests...

Yeah scaper 90, it is 60cm.

I'm not into stereotyping, however I find those fish keeping social media groups can be very "cliquey".....

With 50% WC twice a week you should be able to fine tune the water colour by adding more or less botanicals. One of the most strong in terms of colour are alder cones. I use one or maybe two in a small tank. Hawthorn leaves are a nice size & shape but they don't last very long.

I assume with that RO unit your tank is fairly large so using that remin product would prove quite costly, 250g for £14.50 using 1 level (presumably supplied) spoon per 15l. If you're familiar with Excel using the IFC Aquarium Fertilizer Calculator along with Calcium Sulphate and/or Calcium...

My mistake, I meant potassium carbonate, and have corrected original post.

I just noticed: This one is actually 50% K and 17% S. Looks like majority of them are around this 50% K and 17-20% S range

Yeah, I didn't know this was a thing, either. It was only after comparing the product from NilocG to one that I found locally that I noticed that the percentages vary. Unfortunately, in both cases, the manufacturer only provides this guaranteed analysis and does not include any information about...

I see. So ideally, I should be looking for whichever supplier can offer me the highest % of K. So far, GLA and NilocG both offer this 52% K and 18% S mix. I will check with some horticulture/industrial farming supply dealers. Locally, I was able to find a few of these farming places that sell...

That is oak indeed! It's an American Red Oak. I use them in my current blackwater setup.

They usually sink in under 24 hours, if you don't want them in the tank, just stick them in a jug of tank water and put the whole think back in once they've sunk. Or, if you have decor, you can usually find a spot to wedge them under water, pop a little pebble on top or a sprinkle of sand. Rip...

Potassium sulphate doesn't add KH... just saying...

Are you sure that's not a scaper 90? the number in the superfish scaper line represent volume not the length of aquarium. scaper 60 measures 50cm and scaper 90 measures 60cm

...hmm I am not convinced... Alternatively, have a chat with Tony in the Fishshop in Waterfoot. He used to own and run a much larger shop elsewhere before selling it (the shop is still operating) and downsizing to Waterfoot. He kept hos contacts and he tends to import every second Friday...

You could just use magnesium sulphate and calcium sulphate for GH and potassium carbonate if you want some KH. This will save you a ton of money. The IFC cert calculator will help you to work out quantities.

Given the rapidly changing nature of the ecosystems which we draw our plants (and fish), I think this would be a particularly useful approach. Particularly, if we could link to either an academic institution or zoological society engaged in conservation.

Hello I am looking to see want is the best Remineralise for my plecos i have super red long fin my tap water is so bad i cant use it for anything atm looking to see what is the best salt/Remineralise products are available on the market i have cherry shrimp in the same tank would i need to...

Superb thread. Illuminating. One to print off and reference!

Is this an oak variant? The leaves are bigger than my hand. Probably too big for my tank really but they were lovely and crunchy.

Here are some photos

Hello, Im using juwel lido 120 cabinet for my scaper 60

I think that is a pretty good suggestion!

What are the internal and external diameter of the Fluval hoses?

Forgot to ask, how much tannin do Sweet Chestnut release? I don’t want the water to be too dark but I am doing 50% WC twice a week so maybe it wouldn’t ever get that bad?

Thanks ordered

https://shopfront.solufeed.co.uk/tec-sodium-free-54-p.asp

That one works but this doesn’t https://solufeed.com/products/tec-sodium-free

Try the link now! https://shopfront.solufeed.co.uk/214-high-k-1-kg-18-p.asp

Yeah, I tried several times no luck. I will wait till tomorrow. See what happens.

This is my current setup too, works excellent! Only thing I wish i did was replace the original feet with height adjusting/levelling feet, currently using rubber leveling wedges and that seems to be doing fine. Levelling wedges

Hi has anyone tried this ? can you use FluVal Hose’s on an Oase ? cheers

excellent many thanks 🙏

If I had a foam pre-filter in the tank, I'd probably just switch the internal pre-filter foams for the new 10ppi ones.

Yeah, it does seem somewhat overkill. The Oase pumps water into the pre-filter chamber and then sucks through the pre-filter media into the pipe which leads to the temp chambre. I cannot think of a reason removing the media would be a bad thing to do. What I am humming over is whether you can...

Not really any need for hot or boiling water, if you want to soak them first so they sink use a bowl of tank water. That's the easiest way.

It is a bit strange, https://solufeedshop.com/ and https://shop.solufeed.com/ are not loading, but Solufeed (//shopfront addresses) is. I'd probably wait till tomorrow too if I wanted to order.

Ah, ok, thanks. Prob a daft question but do I need to use dechlorinator if I pop them in a bowl with hot water?

Thanks I’ll try it tomorrow morning.

It looks like their shop might be down, but the info part of the website still open. Try again on Monday, I am sure it will be back up when they have some people in the office.

I only have small tanks & small fish so big leaves like sweet chestnut & catappa would blot out most of the plants! What I do is tear the leaves into suitably sized pieces, put them in a bowl & simply pour boiling water over them. A few hours later or overnight they are waterlogged enough to...

Hi, just wanted to ask if this is ok to get: https://www.bhgsltd.co.uk/ProductGrp/horticultural-products/fertilisers/trace-elements/solufeed-tec https://shopfront.solufeed.co.uk/214-high-k-1-kg-18-p.asp

I can find Solufeed2:1:4 but can’t find Solufeed Sodium Free TEC

That’s great, thanks. My tank is only 58l so I won’t fit many of the large leaves in (might have to rip some in half). Is there a way other than letting them sink naturally - I’ve read a quick boil would do but that may reduce some of the benefits?

Hi guys, I want to order Solufeed2:1:4 and Solufeed Sodium Free TEC For some reason the website Top Quality Fertilizers From Solufeed Sold Worldwide doesn’t work for me anyone know where can I buy some. Thanks

Yes sweet chestnut leaves are totally fine to use as botanicals, they're one of my favourites to use. I'm sure your shrimp and snails will find them quite delicious too. I'd start with a small handful (personally I just put them on the tpo of the tank dry and wait for them to sink over a day or...

In effect I’m pre filtering twice. One on the inlet pipe 40ppi and again on the Biomaster 30ppi. I’m not sure I really need both and I can’t see the internal one is doing much. The reason for the in-tank pre filter is to protect baby shrimp.

Male been digging out a pit and adding empty snail shells.

Evening, I quite like the idea and look of using leaves on the substrate and I’ve read the post on botanicals in the aquarium. I have collected a bag full of fallen Sweet Chestnut leaves (all brown and dry, and also took some from the tree which were practically falling off) and I’m wondering...

That is an In-line Co2 diffuser!

HI scaperinc can i ask what that small tube is for on i think is your outlet pipe please intrigued thanks

Just thought I'd update, still alive and kicking! Has never lost their colour and still eats well so I think it's just a case of a damaged swim bladder. They come up for feeding, fingers crossed they'll still live out their full lifespan, albeit on a more horizontal plane...🙂

I think that's the image you tried quote :)...there is certain foods that are meant to help them colour up. Giving them time certainly helps, lighting can also.

An old thread I know but just wanted to add I've kept FWT fish since I was 14 that was almost 50 yers ago..... I broke from them 15 yrs ago and went marine until the house got flooded in 2018 and crashed the setup. By then I'd got my brother into marine and when he up graded 3 years ago he gave...

Interesting. I don't think my observations and your observations have got to the nub of it. My view is threefold really: There is a case for not having a pre-filter in over-filtered (tonnes of biomedia) aquariums. But this is not popular, and I can understand why. So you could remove any...

Thanks, I have indeed signed up to ongoing flea treatment and worming. I was previously using shop bought flea treatment, but it had not worked, and my cat was losing a lot of fur from over grooming. Vet prescribed stuff from now on, we all learn.

So an update. I found a couple more dead shrimp this morning, but all other shrimp are now acting normal again. I’ve carried out a 50% water change to be sure, and also cleaned the filter. I will get some carbon this afternoon from the fish shop. Reading the Wikipedia article on Permethrin, I...

I think the differences reflect differing purity of the material: https://www.ipipotash.org/uploads/udocs/Chap-1_potash_production.pdf

No problem! I'm glad you like it! 😊💚

Well my tap water had 120ppm Ca and 5ppm Mg when i did Olympus is Calling so there should be no excuse for any Ca:Mg ratio in some ways, but softer water and Ca:Mg ratio of 3.0:1.0 and easier in many ways. you plants was CO2 limited and had enough ferts and plants was fine as they are use to...

Great scape 🥰

Thank you!

Yellow Con pair has formed and they are digging a pit in the front left corner under the guppy grass. it is shielded by one of skulls. So hopefully will be able to get some pix of them etc in a while. Dont want to spook for now.

And here you might see how @FrozenShivers' ones look like (they are beautiful)

I’m sure they do add some extra biomedia capacity but I don’t think I need it on my Nano, I have more than enough in the canister trays.

Both tanks have only a sand substrate and have a large amount of moss plus other plants. The Biomaster is on a tank with some Corydoras in it though. The other only has shrimp. As mentioned in another thread, as I’ve fitted a 40ppi foam to the inlet I’m wondering about removing the pre-filter...

Fully agree with @MichaelJ about embers. I have both embers and neon tetras, and the embers are always together schooling and are even more peaceful than the neons (both are peaceful anyway). The embers are getting more colour with time, and their red/orange is indeed beautiful. It will still...

As a newbie into the hobby from Midlothian, I learned about this site at the Maidenhead in Melville, which is well known by many here. I got the starting kit from there, and they have some very knowledgeable staff... and other that may not know so much, but still try to help! But recently...

I have recently set up a new aquarium, using an 850 as the filtration + supplied foam (10 PPI pre-filter), and it's been maturing for around seven weeks. A couple of shrimp and three nanofish were added two weeks ago. i.e. the load (from livestock) is absolutely tiny. I opened up the canister...

I’m finding that, despite a filter on the intake, I still have muck in the pre filter. Admittedly, my intake isn’t 40ppi, more like 20ppm. I’ve left them anyway as they add biological filter capacity.

Yes.

Is that to stop shrimplets getting into the filter?

I’m genuinely surprised that the ratio of potassium to sulphur can be different in a chemically bonded chemical. Also, they don’t state the purity of the product. Given your percentages, I’m left wondering what else is in there…anti caking agent presumably. Perhaps some of the chemists on the...

Thanks and no I've not had any shrimp get into the back however if they breed I reckon the babies might. You can get finer intakes to stop thus though

The values I pulled from are K2SO4 from NilocG and another supplier. I see Green Leaf Aquarium's K2SO4 also has a similar analysis: K2SO4 Guaranteed Analysis: K2SO4 0-0-52 Soluble Potash (K2O) - 52% Sulfur (S) - 18% Will using these mess up the calculations since some suppliers have K2SO4...

Yes I have.

Likewise

Now that I’ve fitted a 40ppi foam on my Biomaster’s inlet pipe I’m thinking of dispensing with the pre-filter sponges in the filter. What do folks think?

Welcome to UKAPS

I got the 40ppi 50mm thick foam I ordered from Finest Filters. Quick delivery and it seems ok, in fact I think the 40ppi is perfect for the inlet pipe.

Looks great 👍 Do the cherry shrimp manage to get in the rear sections?

So sorry to hear about this. Activated charcoal will work but if it were me I might try stirring the activated charcoal right into the water column directly, then filter out the charcoal. The culprit here is probably the permethrin in the Indorex Defence Spray and it is not very water soluble...