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How do you find the freshwater AI primes? Have a salt water one I’m very impressed with

That’s amazingly helpful John, Thanks very much for the help!

Hi guys, where are you getting these from these days in the uk? Thanks!

Hi all, A quick question/ thought. How clean/ pure is the Co2 coming from my fire extinguisher setup? I ask as despite having prefect tested water quality all round, very low biomass, and text book fish acclimatisation, I seem to always lose a few fish in the weeks after adding them to my...

Thanks very much for the info!

Thanks very much for the response! Do you know of any bulbs/ retailers where there is less of a risk/ not a Chinese version? Thanks

Hi guys! The time has come and I need to replace the ADA NAGreen bulb in my fixture, it’s been in for about 7 years (5.5 more than recommended)🥶. I’ve strayed to note a serious drop off in growth rate. I really like the lamp , so don’t want to spend on a newer LED setup, and also am not...

Great stuff. Thankyou both 👍🏻

Hi all, apologies if this has already been answered somewhere. Tropica state not to start using ferts for 2-4 weeks after planting as they come with a ‘lunch pack’. is this really the case? When am I best to start dosing with EI after planting? ive had my filter circulating the water in...

Nice arrangement. I would add an additional larger stone so there’s an odd number 🙃

Hi all, I'm a few weeks of yet, but am looking to get a pair of German blue rams as title states. I've been doing some reading and am aware that a lot of the fish available at local fish stores are often somewhat diluted in colour/quality from generations of 'not so' selective breeding. Does...

Wood stripped, rocks siliconed in place ready for the soil to be ramped up again. Next to fill and soak the wood while I wait for plant stocks to return to shops.

Hi guys, Any updates on when you’re anticipating taking stock of plants again? Cheers, danny

Hi Castle, I made the pipes a couple of years back when i set up my first tank, a smaller 45p, I invested in a decent bender and bought some 12mm stainless 316 pipe, It was very easy once i had the correct tool, and i now have it at the ready should i want to make some new ones for a different...

Thanks very much for the comments. Working towards getting the bark stripped off the wood and securing it down. Having a bit of an issue with the rocks on the right hand side edging forwards under the weight of the substrate. I’m wondering whether the best solution is to silicone the rocks to...

Mm, I have pondered this for a good while. I think a frosted would work well, but the reality is that stems will ultimately cover the back 🤔

With the setup complete I've been playing with hardscape. The plan is to place river sand in the front section with mosses attached to the overhanging branches, with some buce's in-between . I chucked in a base of ADA powersand and ramped up the substrate pretty high. I had a big gluing session...

Hey Dean, Looking good. are you just sitting the ahem pump in your sink? Danny

Thanks for the advice guys. I will be going about removing the bark soon, and am still pondering the dry start. The above video certainly sent me down a youtube rabbit hole :D UPDATE The hardware is now all assembled. I still have a bit of steel to cut off the inline tap brackets, but otherwise...

Hey all, I’ve ran an in-line diffuser on both sides of an Ada superjet in the past and both methods work fine. My preferred is on the outlet. Although I can see the minute bubbles in the tank, it’s a trade off I happily make against the additional noise made by the CO2 passing through the filter. ;)

Lovely scape and great fish choices 👍🏻👍🏻

A couple shots of the wood I collected from a freshwater lake a few years back. The problem I have is that I want to dry start. I don't therefore want to wait until after to see if they float. i'm thinking its best to flood for a while first with them submerged, and then glue/ tie down to the...

Quick update. No scaping as of yet, but a few hardware changes. I swapped out the wooden stand for a metal one that I welded up and got powder coated in white. It's a bit more open than the wooden one which is the look I'm going for. I also got an optiwhite & sand blasted shelf cut at a local...

Thanks for this Alto! I've had crack at both the yoghurt and twine methods in the past and had good success when used with the dry start method (never tried moss pad method). I always find however that even with a very strong emmersed growth, without the twine the moss gets leggy after...

Great stuff :) looking forwards to seeing this one grown in.

Update. I’ve knocked together a stand out of some plywood. I think it might be temporary though. I’m toying with the idea of putting together a steel one that will again be cross braced and powder coated white. I want to get some stainless clamps to attach the white 'night' light that i've...

The latest on the plumbing front are these Stainless hose couplings that I've been putting together (these will do exactly the same as the plastic Eheim ones on sale). There won't be any exposed thread once I've wrapped in PTFE tape and tightened up, but I need to swap the taps for larger ones...

It's a little bit deceiving. They aren't plumbed into the skirts, just currently resting on it. Ultimately they'll be clamped at the correct/ higher level of the tank with some splitters/ hose taps beneath. With a long pipe cleaner! But I've never really found much to come out. No light no algae?

Hi folks, A couple of years away from this but looking forwards to my second ‘High-Tech’ setup. I’ll be going for a densely planted jungle type forest thing. Lots of experimentation with hopefully some nice emerged growth. Still collating the equipment and have only just began installing the...

Watching. Interested to know myself..

Check out 'botany geek' on instagram. He has a video tutorial on how to do exactly what you want with Ficus Ginseng. Hope it proves useful!

Title: Cardinal Bay Dimensions: 140x45x25cm CO2: N/A Filtration: ADA superjet 600 Lights: Odyssea x1 T5 bulb Photo Period: 4hrs Fertilisation: N/A Substrate: TMC nutrasoil Hardscape: Bogwood Flora: x6 cryptocoryne varients, x4 Anubius varients, Christmas and weeping moss + other tbc...

Finished and all working well!

Sorry for the lack of updates! After flooding, the tank took a bit of a back seat since I had to return to university in January. Its been left in the hands of my brother with occasional visits from myself. EI has therefore been infrequent/ non-existent and as such the stem plants have been...

Hi, I've recently bought a second hand CO2 dual stage regulator, solenoid, SMC valve. I'm currently trying to ascertain whether or not it is functioning as it should (made more difficult by the fact that I've never run co2 before) I have it set to a working pressure of 40psi. I'm struggling...

Hi, I used a rotary wire cup brush in an electric drill to 'brush' the paint off. Thanks :)

Hi guys, Just a quick update of the pipes. They're still to be brushed but are all bent and drilled/ grooved and awaiting installation. My tanks still in its dry start phase though so they're just resting on the glass ATM. The journals here...

Update Not much to report with the dry start. HC is doing particularly well in some areas, not so in others. The water in the tank from misting is beginning to appear at the level of the substrate, this seems to be sending it brown in places. The mosses are also doing well and seem to be...

Hi Sheldon, The piping is from 'Metals4U', the clamps I got from 'British pipe clamps'. Thanks, Danny

Hi Ian, No your right, the mat doesn't cover 100% of the base of the tank (see photo). This is because the door on the cabinet is full height. The tank is therefore 'raised' the height of the mat above the door (3-4mm) as I have cut it back the depth of the door. I definately agree that...

Update What was I supposed to do? It didn't match my hose reducer! :crazy:

Hi Rebel, this is the thread I read the comment on (you'll have to scroll a bit): http://www.barrreport.com/forum/barr-report/trades-swaps-sales/13907-custom-co2-pressurized-system-316-l-stainless-steel-double-stage-dual-output Hi Dantrasy, Have a look over the above thread. My understanding is...

Hi Rahms, thanks for the brownie points :) The 12mm pipe has proven great for me. The weight of the fixture initially wants to make the fixture sag. With a little persuasion upon first setting up I got it perfectly perpendicular and its been perfect ever since, no flex. Rather luckily I...

Update So its coming up to two weeks since i began the dry start. The moss seems to have been doing well overall. It hasn’t attached firmly to the wood yet however is starting to orientate itself and sending out new shoots. Another couple of weeks and I’m confident it will have attached and...

Thanks very much for the positive feedback guys, I can't wait to see it mature either!

Beat you to it ;)

Update So I began the dry start. The chosen mosses were Taxiphyllum ‘Spiky’ and Vesicularia ferriei 'Weeping’. I had more than enough in the end so had good coverage. I began by saturating the wood in the tank and then chopped the moss into 4-5mm sections and spread them as thinly as...

Also wondering?

Update So the lily pipes and light stand have been made, the lily pipes aren’t in situ yet, these will be in place after the dry start. The light stand is working a treat though. I’ve currently got the fixture about 40cm above the top level of the tank, where I’ll leave it for the duration...

Thanks Vanish. Yes the cabinets had a couple of coats of yacht varnish but its still slightly rough. I'm pretty sure it will hold out for 2-3 months though until I can use a nicer wood to the same design :)

Hi Mr. Teapot, inspirational journal, I was wondering what happened to the tank? Is it still running on 'autopilot'?

:lol: Thanks Zozo. I'll be using a stainless brush so hopefully I can eliminate cross contamination. I'm now just trying to source some 316 grade stainless end caps. It's proving a tad difficult, i might have to get a set turned :nailbiting:

Hi folks, So having spent the best part of a year and a half contemplating this/ reading endless journals I thought i’d start a journal for my first high tech planted tank attempt ‘Lagoa Verde’. I’ll generally be testing the waters so to speak in terms of the chosen plants, mostly easy with...

As promised folks, photos of the prototype bend. All in all it went well, the rigid benders arrived, they're a top not piece of kit. They had been machined with two flat sides so they fit into a vice nicely. I greased them up prior to use so as to try and avoid as much resistance/ cross...

Thanks Zozo, I've still not got around to resolving this but will be sure to post back how i get on, the higher output SMD strips with automated dimmer seem like the way to go

Hi folks, I've been running a low tech tank for a few months now. The lighting was never meant to be permenant as it is intended for a high tech setup I'm working towards. Time escaped me and as a result algae is becoming a real pain. Its time to change for something more suitable. The tank is...

Thanks for the pics! I've had a look on your journals and they certainly look the part in the tank! :thumbup: Consider the spring idea ditched ;) I haven't ruled this out worst case scenario, I'm just concerned that the weld might impede on the internal diameter of the tube They look super...

Nice! Shame about the crypts but the tank is looking great anyhow!

Hi guys, Thanks for getting back to me. Great to hear of your experience! I'm actually not creating my own pipes to cut costs though, more just to get exactly what I want. I'm going to require a sprayer design to reduce the velocity at which my filtered water re-enters the tank, as well as a...

Hi guys, I'm looking to make a set of custom stainless lily pipes. Due to the size of the tank (45x 30 x 27) I'm looking to keep the pipes as minimal as possible. My question therefore is peoples thoughts on using 12mm external diameter pipe with 12/16 hosing? It might seem obvious to go...

Figured this was the place to do a test :-)

Great little scape! keep the updates coming!

Cheers chaps :)

Apologies folks :banghead: Please replace the word 'diffuser' for 'regulator' in the text. It would appear reading this forum until the early hours is not conducive to good brain function. My intention is to use an inline atomiser for diffusion. To be more concise on the original post, I...

Hi folks, I'm looking to set up a FE C02 system and as the title states I am looking to confirm what diffusers are compatible with a 2kg bottle? I currently have TMC and JBL Pro flora diffusers and am wondering if either will fit straight onto the bottle? Or failing that if there is an...

This journal make for a great read over with a few cups of coffee :nailbiting: Three hours later and despite it now being tomorrow I'm in aww... truly inspirational:clap:

Thanks :thumbup:

Hi Ghost, loving the setup! I was just wondering what moss you used in the tank?

sorry the capacity is actually about 6-7l not 30!

Hi all, Having mulled over quite a few threads I've decided that for a first planted tank attempt I'm going to try my hand at the low tech approach before commiting to anything more. As the title suggests the tank will be a biosphere with a capacity of about 30l, (i.e a spare goldfish bowl...

Hi all, I'm new to Ukaps and having found it after deciding to set up an aquascape (or at least try to) I've been amazed at the amount of knowledge freely available from such a generous bunch of likeminded people! Hopefully you'll be able to help me with a couple of questions I have, I have a...