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  1. ScottW

    Calculating Tank Turnover

    I put a Fluval Sea C2 in mine at the weekend, it's silent and very compact. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fluval-SEA-Circulation-Pump-1600LPH/dp/B009XSGI9C Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. ScottW

    PH Meter

    Cheers :)
  3. ScottW

    PH Meter

    I suppose unless you spend £100s or even £1000s on a pH meter then there's always going to be a fairly wide accuracy / precision claim by the manufacturers. When a meter is not in use I've read that you should keep them in either a pH Or distilled water ? Could you actually keep the sensor...
  4. ScottW

    Increase flow by means of powerhead or wavemaker

    Thanks for the advice and a different spin on things, I'm still learning lots as I go along my journey with this new scape. There's just so many different views out there and like you all say every tank is different and it's what works for the tank. So I may just see how I get along now I have...
  5. ScottW

    PH Meter

    That one looks good actually and yeah your probably right the eBay one is not going to be much better than them cheap pH pens you. When you say I will need to buy some solution do you mean for calibration i.e a 4 and a 7 ?
  6. ScottW

    Increase flow by means of powerhead or wavemaker

    Here's a picture and short video I actually went and brought the Fluval Sea 1600 lph one today. I thought it would be too powerful but it's not. I have placed it on the left hand glass pointing long ways down the tank being as my CO2 is coming out of the left most spray bar. I would say...
  7. ScottW

    Increase flow by means of powerhead or wavemaker

    Hi All, So I think I'm in need of some addition circulation in my tank, it's 425 liters (60” x 18” x 24”) and currently I have 2 Fluval 406 external filters which equates to ~2900 litre/hour. I would imagine it's less than that also as with media, 2 external heaters and a diffuser inline will...
  8. ScottW

    PH Meter

    Hi All, Has anyone used one of these type of PH meters or can recommend an alternative for around £20 - £40 ? I have one of the pen ones, but would like one that I can just leave in the tank and can turn it on when required.
  9. ScottW

    Calculating Tank Turnover

    Also when you talk about the 10x rule, if say your tank capacity is 500 l but you have substrate, hardscape etc could say take away 50-70l Would you calculate on the actual water volume or the potential capacity of 500 l ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Yeah I think I have the newer JBL drop checker kit, it's this one.
  11. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    To be honest this tank has ran my bank balance down a bit so a second tank and regs may need to be a purchase in the future. However I brought one of these along with 2 one way check valves, I assume I may need to crank the pressure up on the regs, but are there any other considerations I may...
  12. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Yeah it's an inline diffuser, so that's perfectly normal then ? I have ordered another inline diffuser as well so at least I can get the CO2 distributed via both spray bars.
  13. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Thanks for the great advice ! I cranked the CO2 last night and when I came home there was thousands of tiny CO2 bubbles!! :/ dropped it back a bit now, but PH was reading at 6 and KH was 9 ! Out of the tap it's 7.5. Without fish can you dose too much CO2 ? My dwarf hair grass carpet, some of...
  14. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Thanks for the advice, are the plants likely to die off with only 4 hours of light a day ? I've also invested in another inline diffuser for my second external filter to allow for better distribution of CO2 around the tank. With regards to filtration I'm running 2x Fluval 406 filters so that...
  15. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    There's no fish in at the moment so will crank up the CO2, I do have it on a solenoid to go off with the lights so for tonight shall I just leave on the CO2 constantly and drop the light to 6 hours tomorrow ? Thanks for your help btw :)
  16. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    I'm just using the JBL DC that came with the kit like wise with the bubble counter. I did look at a earlier chart that tells you how much CO2 is dissolved in the water based on PH and KH and it looks like it's 17ppm of CO2 using that method, so yes looks like your right there I may need to up...
  17. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Just checked again and it's just a bit more than 1bps, almost 2bps. The drop checker is green which is on the other side of the tank to where the CO2 would be coming out of the spray bar.
  18. ScottW

    New High Tech Setup - Sudden Algae Outbreak

    Hi Everyone, New to the planted tank scene and I was wondering if you could help diagnose a potential algae outbreak in my tank, it's a high tech setup compromising of the following Tank specifications - ~425 liters, 60” x 18” x 24” Lighting - 4x 54watt T5 on between 14:00 & 22:00 (8 hours)...
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