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I'm looking to control some existing DIY LED lights I have, to create a sunrise/sunset effect. Is there any reason why an Aquaray lighting controller couldn't be hooked up to a DIY LED bar that has 5 Cree XP-Gs? The other option I've been considering is the Flora-Mate controller connected to...

Just got back from 3 weeks away. The CO2 ran out - don't know when, and the person who was supposed to be looking after the tank and dosing EI trapped his sciatic nerve so didn't dose or do the weekly 50% water changes :evil: On my return I was greeted by a tank looking like this one pictured...

Is it okay to trim L Brasiliensis? Rather than thin it out, I want to cut some off the top, but don't know how the plant will react. My concern is that the cut ends will discolour and look a mess. Any advice appreciated, thanks.

I have the front of my tank carpeted with HC Cuba, Liliopsis Brasiliensis in the midground, and Ludwigia repens at the rear. Will this be okay for rams, or do they prefer to rummage around in gravel? Thanks!

The only live-stock I have in my tank at the moment are a couple of Nerite snails and very large colony of snails that have been accidentally introduced with plants. If I add some Botia Striata loaches, are they likely to bother my Nerites? In the same vain, will Assassin Snails bother my...

Apologies for the basic question, but I'm relatively new to stem plants; Why do some stem plants (in my case Ludwigia Repens and Alternanthera Reineckii) develop long thin white side shoots on the main stem from just below the main side shoots/branches? Should these be cut off close to the main...

I want to increase the efficiency of my lights, and although the light units have white reflectors built in (Fluval Venezia 350 tank), there are 3 black plastic access panels (front, middle, and back) on the hood inbetween the 2 light units. The plan was to add some kind of reflective film to...

I have a smelly tank, and now smelly room! I filled my tank with just water around a week ago with the intention of test-running my filter and DIY external heater just to make sure everything works. After 3 days all bubbles were gone and the water was pretty clear. Then a piece of red moor...

I have the pictured Lunapet Regulator and Solenoid, and I'm not sure how the hardware is set up. Is the solenoid simply used in-line on the co2 hose, or does the solenoid fit onto the regulator. Any pics of this set-up? Thanks

It's been a long time since I last set up a tank, so don't know if this is normal: I filled my 350 litre tank with water and fired up the fluval FX5 filter (with a DIY in-line external heater on the output of the filter). I haven't put any media in the filter, just the supplied sponge. I don't...

Does anyone know where I can get a reducring tee like the one in the pic, with the main section to take a 25mm tube on either end, and the off-shoot to take a standard co2 line? Thanks

I was about to order dry powder ferts, but then started to wonder what the advantage is (if any) over using TPN+. I've read that TPN+ may be a little light on potassium phosphate. I'm not sure now whether I should go down the basic EI (dry ferts) route or TPN+ supplemented by Potassium...

I'm at a stage where the final piece of the equation to my first 'proper' planted tank is the fert dosing. I have, I think, all the other equipment I need to set up (apart from plants). After having read the guides on the form and James' Planted Tank I think I have an idea of how much I need to...

I have a pair of 6mm hose tails. Is there any way to get my 4mm inner diameter (6mm outer diameter) CO2 hose onto these tails? I can order some 4mm hose tails but have the 6mm ones in my box-of-bits already. Thanks.

After a few weeks lurking the forum and reading the articles, I have I think, almost all the equipment for setting up my 350L corner tank (Fluval Venezia 350). I have been wondering about the asthetics of the in/out pipes. Originally searching for glass pipes to replace the ugly grey pipes, I...

Does anybody know if these are the same? Lunapet: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0266836706 D-D: https://www.hobbyfish.net/index.php?prodID=DDRUW301 They look very similar, even down to the little cross symbols on the dials. I was about to order the Lunapet, but if it's the...

Hi all! First, what a forum! I've been lurking for a few days and the info on here is amazing! Anyway, I haven’t kept fish in around 15 years (I'm not 'that' old, I just started young :wink: ) and now want to set up a well-planted tank. I have the tank - it's a Fluval Venezia 350 litre...