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Looks beautiful. Will look even better when its established! Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk

Yeah i plan on using ei's and co2. Are you getting good growth on the carpet grass as well as the taller stuff? Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk

Cool, so around the range of 6500k will see growth? Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk

Hey buddy, how did you find the LED's for plant growth? Are LED's as good as t5's? I like the odea of lower wattage and less heat etc just concerned anout health growth especially for red plants? Sent from my SM-A300FU using Tapatalk

Haha no. The stuff you gave me i put n the rocks, i got a pot from aqua essentials, stuck a few bits on with glue and it went buck wild!!! Yeah the val kmda started dying when i stopped dosing ferts and co2.i took the left bunch out cos it didnt do well, tooks some runners from the right hand...

Beginning to look bettet, plants need removing for sure but at least they fit in yhe tank now and the water is to the top. Ive done 3 water changes in 4 days. 2x50% 1x30%. Water is in good condition now. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

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Cheers for all your replies folks, lots of ideas for me to try, I'll give them all a go and see which ones are effective. Thanks alot. Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I agree with that one, i had a mts and i loved it, but he died. If it was a few of them id be happy but its literally hundreds of bloody pond snails so they dont look appealing in the slightest! Dont get me wrong theyve kept it very clean for me! Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Haha good work, let me be the guinea pig! I'll report back when its tried and tested! Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Definitely not overfeeding, im quite strict! Might try the lettuce and courgette tricks, see how they do. If not, have to get some killers in there! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

What stuff you talking about mate? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

No mate, but going to get some at weekend hopefully. Doing a 30% wc every night this week to sort water out before anymore livestock go in. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Hi guys, ive had a major snail outbreak and i really need to win back the battle!! Can anyone recommend an effective way of getting rid of them all, be it a fish, crab, chemical........... Etc??? Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I spent 2 hours last night having a good tidy up. Chopped all plants way back, did 50% water changed, cleaned filter out for the first time since ive had it (7 months or so) which was surprisingly clean, i use an eheim prefilter which really does work wonders! Think im going to remove current...

Well just a suggestion, if you havent already, put your diffuser under your spray bar, that way it will tumble from top to bottom. Im getting an inline soon, from aqua essentials. Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Haha jeez, yeah that's alot. Bare in mind you can minus those numbers by about 15/20% due to filtration media. Do all your pumps face back to front or do some go left to right and vice versa?? Darren Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Hey mate. Shouldn't have to drop your levels, i think its best to acclimatise them like you would a new fish. Add your tank water slowly to the shipping container they came in slowly over a few hours. That way they can get a taste for their new environment over a period of time. This works...

Do you know the outputs of all your filters /pumps etc? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Any chance you can pop a pic up of it for me buddy? Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Hello friend, haha. Ummmm update, tank looks like a peice of s**t, snail infestation, over grown plants, which oddly enough are so healthy (no co2,no ferts or anything) so not sure whats happening there! The next fews weeks its getting an overhaul, the filter needs sorting (very low flow rate...

I was going to suggest an in links, as thats my next purchase, along with co2 extinguisher and a solenoid, but ceg beat me to it. Haha. What size tank have you got cherry?? Daz2162 Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Unbelievable tank tony, it looks soooo natural, bet your fish bloody love living here. Fancy coming round and doing my tank up? Haha. Cheers Darren

Cool cheers Michael, yeah ive seem some software, looks crazy confusing. The one i used fot that photo isnt too bad, its sort of drag a cursor across a scale until you get the colour you want. Its pretty good fun messing with photos, trouble is you end taking tons of photos that need sifting...

Just had some new toys arrive. My very first set of tweezers (angled and straight) and some angled scissors! Cant wait to use them, sunday hopefully!! Woop. Cheers Darren

I was speaking with clive a little while ago about co2 and he said when you pit fresh water in you add tons of co2 into the water so it doesnt really matter when you do it really, cos what you take out you probably just replace it all if not more. Cheers Darren

Been messing around abit on the camera, and it turns out that on my Panasonic DMC - LZ8 I have full control over the aperture, shutter speed ans ISO ect so i have been experimenting and also doctoring on the image editor I have built in to my laptop (arcsoft media impression). Heres my molly...

This is looking superb George, i wish i had the eye that you guys have on here. The wood and rocks look amazing, think it'll look awesome with tall at the back and a few shorter in and around the rocks etc. Really like this one, looking forward to it being planted. I managed to convince the...

Hi, I second what lancsrick says, coarse first then fine, then biofilter (ceramic balls etc) then maybe another coarse sponge and if your using carbon that goes last. Cheers Darren

Hi idris, what a cool idea, i literally had two floaters when i walked in from work, reallys bugs me. I cant see this being a problem to be honest, not entirely sure what else goes into the cardboard process but i cant see it being anything toxic to aquatic life. What could be beneficial...

Ps, george, it sounds a bit 'groupie' but it's an honour for you to comment on one of my threads, i think your a frigging genius and i love your tank desigining! Just saying :) Cheers Darren

Michael, nice one, thats good info, i know what to look into now and research for when i get better with my compact. Cheers George, thats great, loads of tips and tricks, i need to get a HUGE box of AA batteries and I'll have a long play with my compact and see what results i can get out of...

Sorry about the dodgy grammer and spelling im using my phone. Lol.

That's good mate, up that to twice weekly for a few months to see if that helps with the algae. During day, yeah thats true minimal is better, simply because the plants will saturate the water with oxygen during the photoperiod. But when lights of, oxygen is depleted very quickly, a fish...

I would say you need to adjust your co2 times. Also flow is very important for distribution so putting it under your spray may be benficial, do you have a powerhead or anything? Also like mentioned above, filter maintenance and water changes are very important at controlling algae as un...

Hi guys, As the title suggests im pretty rubbish at photography and dont really understand (at the moment) about aperture, brightness, shutterspeed etc as ive never had a high tech camera, i either use my phone which has a pretty decent vam on it or i have a cheap Panasonic digital cam...

If you need good flow in your tank id stay clear of floss if i were you its very restrictive as i found out recently from clive. Sponges are they way forward for mechanical filtration, different grades to catch different sizes of debris. Cereamic rings are awesome for biological filtration as...

Hi mate, Set your co2 to come on at 1 and go off at 9, plants will use it when lights are on. Also do you use a bubble counter, if so how many bubbles per second are you dosing? How much ei ferts are going in? Cheers Darren

Ive seen this stuff around, pretty sure its what alot of shops use to hold down their bunch plants or things like amazon sword. If your careful and dont tie it too tight, its fine. If sqeezed too tight it will damage roots or stems and bring rotting. You can also use sponge to lightly wrap...

Eh? How come your moving dude?

Yeah its got to be right? It looks nice so I'll keep it, I'll just have to keep it in check, size wise etc, otherwise it'll outgrow its position. Thank you for your help clowny! Cheers Darren

Just had a flick through on aqua essentials and the only one i could see that close is Sagittaria platyphylla, what do you all think?? Cheers Darren

Hiya mate, yeah i agree, it does seem far bigger than what i had before, not entirely sure what it could be though, have to look through a ton of plant archivesand see if i can spot it. Could there be a dwarf version and a bigger version? Cos i had some sag a while ago and it looked similar...

No worries buddy, you deserve them. Oh cool, yeah that'll look sweet, lovely little fish and they shouldnt get too big either. You guna add them in stages yeah, so you biofilter can catch up? Wow that's alot of ferts lol im only using 11ml for my 54ltr tank, are you adding so much...

Is this for the hc?? As for the sag, yeah i think i agree, but i promised myself id not prune anything for the first week as i always ruin stuff, haha, so I'll trim the bigger leaves off next Sunday. And yeah i spose it couldve been labelled wrong, if so, any ideas what it could be...

Well it's from aqua essentials so im sure they no what their doing...... I hope. Lol. Yeah will do, will be fine. Changed the name of the journal to, beginners aquascape. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Haha Cheers Darren

Yeah iys a right pain in the ass isnt in, quite a fragile little plant. It seems okay atm, so I'll leave it for a month to see how its taken. Cheers Darren

Haha that's aqua essentials for you, super healthy growth, just hope i can keep up the healthyness! Cheers Darren

Ldcgroomer, i partially did what you said. I couldnt move the wood/rocks any further forward as the wood didnt stand up very well, its very thin at the bottom, i tried propping it up againsy the rocks but it looked obvious and rubbish. Haha. Ive swapped the grass with the hc and ive also...

Cool, cheers buddy. I'll look it up. Are thet easy tp get hold of do you know? Cheers Darren

Hi guys, ive a 54ltr, heavily planted tank, and was wondering what's the best type of snail to get as part of my growing clean up team. Ive got a few cherry shrimp 1 siamese algae eater and 1 amano shrimp. Name me a few and I'll look them up. Cheers guys Darren

Oh my, this is looking wonderful mate, im mega impressed! Any fish you get for here will be very happy indeed, quite a home. Did you say your dosing ei ferts? Im using a jbl cristal profi, awesome machines arent they! Cheers Darren

Oh for sure, that combination is like sending russia into lichtenstein! Lol. Algae have no hope! Just gave up my clown plec as he was ruining all my hard work. Thinking of getting 2 or 3 ottos, some kind of snail and a few more shrimp, although my cherrys have just bred again, (like bloody...

Well ive got some growing on the other side of the wood, spose i could wait for that to grow offshoots and propagate. Think they're a dwarf species so should be okay, and all depends on if i have anything behind it. If i keep the sagittaria that size should i leave i front of wood or should i...

Ps those 3 plants are sagittaria sabulata, guna try and keep it that sort of length if i can. Also the hair grass I'll keep short as well as i want it to spread out rather than up. So your idea should look cool, I'll give it a go. Cheers Darren

Okay cool, thats good feedback, cheers. I have a play round at the weekend and see how it looks. Ive got some moss on the wood waiting to grow out, you think its worth adding a little batch of java fern on there, especially if im going to bring it forward and mor in view? Cheers Darren

Yeah it was a pain in the ass to split anyway but i may split it further, I'll give it a week or so to see how it goes. Yep thats all i got, quite a small pot really, that was really hard to get out of the growth sponge they send it in and is only just holding down in substrate, suprised it...

Yeah i think it is 54ltr guess i just rounded up haha. Thinking the 11ml will be okay as it says to dose 10ml per 50ltr. Ah cheers mate, kind of you to say. Cheers Darren

If i do 2 water changes a week (1x 30% Wednesday + 1x 50% sunday) will it affect my ei ferts or is it okay? Cheers Darren

Been a busy boy and done some more shifting round and planting. Henry, youve got a good i mate, ive turned the wood on a diagonal wonk and spun it round on its 'ugly' side and planted a whole lot more java moss on it. Have a butchers folk and tell me what you think. My photoperiod is now...

Hahahahaha i meant algea not alhar!!

Looking good man, your java fern look super healthy, mine look bloody awful to be honest, keep getting alhar growing on the leaves. Just bought myself some hair grass to put in, yours has taken really well as is looking good. Fair play mate, its looking good. How much co2 you pumping in...

Heres a few fts with no room lighg, just tank. Cheers Darren

Still stood up you mean? And kind of diagonally from back left to front right? Yeah i could do it and post a pic up for you, see what you think. Yes kind of, its got a few more holes and is kind of more concave than the side showing. If that works, should i keep the fern and moss attached...

Also once the moss takes over it should abit more aged Cheers Darren

Hows this, ive buried the stones in substrate and i have done a fts with curtains closed.

No worries, no i understand, but you've grasped everything so well and it looks lovely! Glad the move went well and there was no deaths in the family. Yeah heaving buckets aroumd is hard work, have a really good look on youtube, there are many many many ways of doing water changes without...

Roland, Cheers buddy, closest so far! Haha, ive got gasco to look at too, but hard to get hold off! Thanks for looking mate. Ive written on your journal. Cheers Darren

Done! Haha i totally new that!

Yeah window is gay! Lol. Remind me, whats FTS? lol. I hope so, hurry up and finish work folks!!

Yeah that's an idea buddy, I'll give that ago later see how it looks! I'll pop a pic up. Hows the stones look now ive moved them? Cheers

Vals okay, just caught in the flow of the jbl, which is kinda i what i wanted, yeah hopefully it'll grow loads so i can have a decent covering on top. Yeah drop cjecker was annoying me so took it out. Yeah figured best place for it would be at front seeing as spray bar points back to front...

Just moved the stones around, stood the wood up and moved the moss ball, looks abit better, the java fern has more room and i also have more foreground for a lush grass. What do you think?? Cheers Darren

Meant to say EI ferts PLUS 1ml profito and 2ml of easycarbo per day!

Hello everyone, After reading a few journals on here and everyone sort of asking for more journals to be made, especially new tanks etc I thought id share my story and progress! Im going to generalise the last year or so and get into more detail when the journal becomes more recent It all...

Sweet, yeah they seem good, just bought a scissor and tweezer set from them. Gunna take a while for delivery as theyre from hong kong but its free p&p so cant grumble too much!! haha Cheers Darren

Roland, Hey man hows it going, Ive really enjoyed looking at your journal for the last few days, been a big eye opener for me. Im reasonably new to planted tropical aquariums too (just over a year) and have really struggled to keep healthy looking plants, but over the last few months and since...

Still no luck in the Somerset area, any ideas? Cheers Darren

Yeah man, really like the look of that reg. Especially the fact that it can take disposable canisters too for when the refillable runs out and is being recharged, i wish all companies did this, makes alot of sense! Lol Your reg all good then? Cheers Darren

The only thing i can think off doing thatll work best is to add cold water in, not too much as itll change too much. I have no room for a fan so im stuck at adding cold water, seems to be working, granted my wayer hasnt come below 29c but i think it would be higher if i didnt. Its a...

Good lord, stop writing on here and go and sort your leak out! Haha. A tiny leak can make a huge difference really cant it, surprising. Thanks for your help guys, really appreciated. Hopefully i will find a solution to this 6month pain in the ass! If you spend alot, you save alot, if that...

Sam, thanks mate, yeah thats pretty much what i thought i should do, just tough to find another god knows how much on tje stuff after ive already spend a fortune on it. Lol. Thanks for your input dude. Ian, that reply is brilliant, you explained something that i think companies should be...

If i stop using co2 and use liquid easycarbo and ei ferts lights for 9hrs will my plants still, 1)grow well and healthily 2)oxygenate the water 3)will i be limited on types of plants?? I have 12 fish (none bigger than 2inches) in 60ltr tank so they're producing a little co2 but is it enough...

Hi ian, thanks for the reply mate. No its only a little 95g disposable bottle, should be lasting over a month at 1bps and 9hrs/day. I think i will test for leaks again after what youve said, but just cant get why when no solenoid its lasts over a month but two different valves from two...

Hey everyone, im at my wits end and seriously thinking a out scrapping my co2 setup and wasting 100s of pounds! Whenever i hook up a solenoid my co2 (95g) is lasting a little over a week. Im running it at 1bps for 9 hours a day. Thing is a while ago when i spent 60quid on an inline solenoid...

Oh yes, thats brilliant, thats the kind of website ive been looking for. Thank you so much. Just about to make my purchase. Cheers buddy! Darren

Floss yes, sponges no. For floss you can buy breeder mat, its like 4quid for a few meters or so, but the general consensus on here and im inclined to agree is that floss is rubbish, after a year or so of using it, i find it cloggs far too quickly and is impossible to just clean and pop back...

Ive found some on ebay that is 15ppi, is this okay? Also found a few. Pond filter sponges that are bigger diameters, so more for your buck, are these okay to use? Cheers Darren

Thats brilliant, thanks for the reply. Definitely gunna bin the floss, as it will be stemming my flow as i have 3layers in total, i only have a 60ltr tank and my filter has output of 1000ltr so after media and gravity probably about 750-800ltr so i for sure hitting x10. Even more once i get...

Cool, no worries mate. Might even had to use two powerheads in a 350ltr, you'll be suprised of the flow needed. Ps im very jealous of you getting an new bigger tank. *one day* (he crosses fingers) lol. Whip a piccy up when its done. Cheers Darren

Hi mate, Cant see it having a massive effect on your routine if anything it may give you the opportunity to only have to open your filter every six months or so as there is more water diluting the nitrates etc. It will however have an effect on your flow, your filter wont be as powerful in...

Inside my canister cages x3 i have floss before my three main medias, ceramic balls, plastic bioballs and activated carbon. Do you think its better for me to get coarse spunges instead as the general consensus is that floss sucks which im inclined to agree with. Trouble is how do i get one...

Just fyi, ive got this filter the 1000ltr uv version and its brilliant for the money you pay, the closest competitor for specification is £100 more! I do have a niggle with it though, the outlet/inlet plastic tubes and spray bar are pretty cheaply made and are quite flimsy, also tje green...

Ah sweet thats handy. I could use that tank that ive got, but think it might be too small for all the fish, maybe to two or 3 biggers one can go in there and the rest in the buckets.

Could be handy mate, only trouble is i think I'll need them for 2 or 3 days . All depends on how long itll take US to do it! Lol

Hi guys, need a bit of advice please. In a couple of weeks time, possibly just one week time my tank has to move as were having a new carpet put down, and i thought to myself, what a great time to have a rescape. I read an article on badmans about a house move and what to do but i dont...

Hi ceg, Yeah thats a fair point mate, it sounds stupid but id like a visual confirmation that the plants are producing, guess i should just be letting the fish tell me, healthy fish oxygenating plants right, obviously among other things! Now ive moved the hardware around abit to be pointing...

Hey guys, It may say somewhere in the thread but i couldnt find it. Anywhere in somerset area (yeovil) that will refill a 5kg fire extinguisher? Prepared to travel a few miles however. Cheers Darren

After ready this post and being thoroughly entertained but some of the debates, ive has a shift round of my hardware. Recently i purchased an all pond solutions external filter running at 1000l/ph (so probably 800l/ph) 9w uv steriliser that came with a spray bar that covers just under half the...