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Hi Foxfish, yes for sure I agree the the PVC route is from a DIY point of view the easier way. I will pm you on our details in Scotland and if you are ever up my way a dive would be good, kind regards Colin.

Hi Foxfish, try this link,http://www.dymax.com/ they have several products in there range, some I have used with results on up to very high pressures. Camera enclosures made from Poly carb, lexan, and Pu at depths when diving of 90m never leaked yet. have fun Colin.

Rude Dog if that was what you were refering to then answer the question properly. And do not call me a smart blahblahblahblah please, you inability to anwer questions correctly is your failing not mine kind regards Colin. This is a constructive forum, not your stage.

Hi guys, Google glueing acrylic and there is tons on it including videos. I appreciate that its not as easy as feeding the fish, but equally it is not difficult, like anything in life you just have to know how to do it, kind regards Colin. :thumbup:

Hi Maloney it sounds as if your answering your own question. Can you not change the filter height or output flow direction just to try and clear the problem corner? I don't know if the tank has the filter bonded in but if not move the filter and direct the flow in to the corner and see if that...

Neil thats a great find E bay store, for this answer and all the guys making reactors. Recently I answered a guy who wished he could see what was going on in side the reactor as his 50mm tube was black or grey but this shop you found will help both these answers for sure regards Colin.

Re: Is ''CO2 proof tubing'' any different from the regular t Hi Chris read this. :thumbup: "What happens? "Part of the CO2 which is passing through the silicone tube crosses the wall of the tubing, and enters the air. Tests have recently shown that this can...

As Hoggie says get the surface on the move and the film/scum goes with it. Regards Colin.

Hi remember if you modify the tank in any way it consiquently fails, and water damage is caused. No come back on the manufacturer and no pay out from the insurance, and thats a lot of water. As Foxfish says cut the wood not the tank, could end up being expensive, just some friendly advice Kind...

Hi, I run 3off 2078's and a 2074 and yes the electronics are designed and calibrated to run as supplied.Before I put my reactors on dedicated circ pumps they ran on 2off the 2078's just fine. As a 2074 is just a small 2078 I cannot imagine a problem. If you are using the constant flow function...

Re: Is ''CO2 proof tubing'' any different from the regular t My understanding is that especially silicon based or derived tubing goes porous that is why there is CO2 specific tubing that does not degrogate over time. The stuff our sponsors promote. regards Colin.

Hi yes for sure I thought it was from the connection, a FE service company will sort that out I would think for a small fee. If you Google FE suppliers or Engineers in your are hopefully they could sort you out without having to replace it. Kind regards Colin.

Joe, think about the CO2 bottle as having liquid in it and not a gas. This is true of a CO2 bottle, there is a space at the top of the bottle where at room temp the liquid becomes a gas but if the bottle tilts too far over the liquid will flow in to the reg. This can freeze the reg which can...

Re: Is ''CO2 proof tubing'' any different from the regular t Yes Co2 tubing is normally clear and has a harder outer wall, and as its name suggests does not degrodate under the duress of carrying Co2. Normal tubing will carry co2 but will fail in time have fun Colin.

SKU 60125 Manufacturer: Aqua Medic Part Number: 71011 Product: CO2 Regulator Shipping: Free RRP:: £104.16 Our price: £88.54 This add was copied from Aquarium Superstore website, I have a brand new Reg never used that I will post to you in return for a £40 donation to any Cancer...

Hi following on from Garuf, here is a link too a suitable Y piece,http://www.stores.ebay.co.uk/MSE-Performance but as Garuf picks up on you are introducing a slight resistance to something that must already be struggling if you have dead spots, and splitting it in to 2x50%. Sounds like you need...

Hi Omen, have a look at this site http://www.hosefit.co.uk/catalog/index.php and look at the bonded washers. I reckon you want one of these between the output face of the FE and your reg. It is basically a copy of a Dowty washer, a non-compressable seal made for this very purpose, Kind regards...

Hi Carl, the site does look really good. The only shortfall is the pushfit fittings you picked, they require hardwall nylon or PU tubing to seal on to. The standard CO2 tubing we use would not be suitable by design or diameter. You would also have problems with tight radii as the hard wall tube...

Hi, not sure about all the different manufactutres, but anything I have had starts off a yellow/orange colour. Once combined with 4dkh water it goes a deep blue colour with about 4 drips in the drop checker, then filled with the 4dkh. Within an hour submersed in a tank where a reasonable level...

Ojustaboo, Im glad all the fish are ok :thumbup: , this is one of my favourite moans on here is drop checker colours and reaction times. They are ONLY an indicator and thats it, how many times on posts on here are people going on about, lime green/yellow/or just green. I am not sure of the...

Hi guys, by reducing the diameter of the spraybar you increase the velocity of the water internally within the spraybar therfor it is more difficult for the bubbles to collect :thumbup: kind regards Colin.

Hi Foxfish, why would a reactor be deigned to collect CO2.Can you send me a link to any reactors that you are talking about :thumbup: . As you say my reactor is professionally designed, and at no point collects gas. Surely any gas collection could and will cause a dump at some point. This is an...

Steve and Foxfish have obviously got there reactors sorted :thumbup: Reactors only work will and give zero bubbles if you drive them. On my Aquamas I can feed a continious stream, not individual bubbles into them and get zero mist or bubbles on the spraybar. 100% diffusion, :thumbup:.A lot of...

Hi guys, I dont know what I am missing here but something is clearly wrong. :shock: Why would anyone using a reactor want to put a diffuser in or anywher near it. An someone says that reactors store CO2 :? Why? I run 2off Aquamas 3000 reactors on 2 large tanks a get zero bubbles from the...

Hi, a couple of things, there is no such thing a a rubber seal that goes between the machined square face on the bottle and the regulator. The only rubber type seal is an O ring which must be supported in a specially machined groove in the face of the regulator. Otherwise it will simply crush...

Hi Carl, an observation in the barrel nipple damage, is this, the thread that screws in to the manifold on the regulator is tapered. When new it will be sealed with a suitable thread seal, like Loctite Thread Lock. The animal who must have removed this or at least attempted to may have damaged...

Fluorescent tubes for aquarium use come in two commonly used sizes, T5 and T8, which refers to the diameter of the tube. The number refers to how many eighths of an inch in the tubes diameter, so a T5 is 5/8ths of an inch and a T8 is 8/8ths of an inch - or just 1 inch! Beyond the sizes T5 come...

Hi Idris, the tank wiil not care about not being level, but my only concern would be why is it not level. Most floors start of level and if it has changed in any way it may suggest a failure in the substructure, or settlement in the foor. You dont say what the material of manufacture is, but my...

Chris, if you have blue/brown on the ballast pack and the ends are the same on the cap ends then just go blue,blue, and brown,brown. If not pair the ballast pack colours with the same colours on the cap ends, so they form a matched pair. Hope that makes sense, if not let me know the make of the...

Bob, just a thought on your circulation concerns, neither of the filters are really very big with the Fluval at 1300l stated and the Eheim at 500l accrding to there own web site. :thumbdown: If you get 50% of this then your having a good day :) , so thats approx 900l give or take. Then you need...

Hi again Chris, yes the cable and the end caps are universal, either T8 or T5, its just the starter unit that is different, have fun Colin.

Hi Chris they look pretty trick, the only two thing I can see is the new led lamp comes in an adapter that makes it look quite bulky, for anything like reflectors or lamp covers. I dont know what you will be mouting them in but its just a thought, pin orientation to get them sitting right on a...

I think a moderator needs to move this post please to the correct subsection regards Colin.

Hi Bob I could not agree more and I for one do not doubt Clives knowledge of this hobby. :thumbup: But, the reason I suggested in this particular case of the spray bar going across the back and down is this, its a bowfront tank, how do you mount a spraybar perfindicular to the front of a bow...

Hi Madstaffs, Co2 regs are something I go on about on here quite bit, and for good reason. Words like cheap and single stage are ok if the bottle doesnt go low are Ok simply are not OK. A proper CO2 reg medical grade two stage by BOC is £189 trade!! :( , I know because I have two. Like you I am...

Andy these do look interesting especially the first ones you mention, just an observation on both the first needs a voltage transformer as well as splitters for multiple applications and the second will need a transformer to operate as well to reduce to 110v, just incase you committ to buy and...

Hi Joe 'you wish' :lol: that would be every aquascapers dream :thumbup: Yes for sure that is what we would all like to achieve but as you have found out the water and saturated gas almost instantly rise. That is why we nearly always direct the spray bar down the back of the tank as it takes...

Chris the bulb in the picture is a 100w halogen bulb which over a palnted tank would certainly be a lot of light. I notice you are replacing a failed 150w halide which is an incredible amount of light unless you are losing a lot by the nature of how it is mouted. The lamp will light the tank for...

Hi Bjorn, I run 4off Eheim Pro3, 3off 2078 and one 2074 and they are all silent. My guess is you have a damaged impellor and or a broken ceramic impellor shaft or one of the two black caps that fit over the ends of the impellor shaft is missing. These are really quiet filters all of mine are in...

Hi Idris, its a bit of messing around but if you want to get a true idea of the flow of the originally supplied hardware, then attach a length of hose to the originally supplied inlet and outlet hardware and stick them in a bucket full of water. Suck on the open end of hose and let it run in to...

Don't worry too much about equal coverage, if the reactor has done its job and the gas is saturated into the inflowing water then as long as you remember the 10x turnover rule it will be in there anyway. Even a fully stretched out spraybar along the back will not cover a heavily planted tank on...

Hi Joe there is a lot to answer here but initially this is a link to the Aqua Medic 1000 reactor instruction manual http://www.aqua-medic.com/products/docs ... r_1000.pdf which I hope helps. If the link does not work just type in Aqua Medic.com. You certainly appear to be on the right path and...

I think if you get some Eheim 12/16 tubing you will cover all the necessary sizes. If you heat it in a cup of boiling water before fitting it and use a relevant size jubilee clip you should manage to get it to clamp down on, or expand up over a good span of diameters. As it cools under the...

Hi mark, yes for sure slowly increase the rate. As you state the interpritation of green/blue, yellow/lime green could go on forever. It is something I have posted on here about before, its not an easy one. But as you say let the livestock make the final balance, if you increase slowly over...

Hi if you open the Lunapet website using Google and using tools open Google Translate German to English you will be able to read all the text. Having a quick look this appears to be a single stage, twin gauge regulator described in there words as a CO2 Pressure Reducer with twin gauges. If this...

It sounds as if the problem is from within the drop checker. As the drop checker is in the tank inverted you cannot get surface scum or otherwise in to the trapped air in the mouth of the drop-checker as the checker is immersed. It sounds like a reaction from either the 4DKH water or the...

Hi guys I am not following the thought process on this one at all, maybe its just me :? . If you inject CO2 all day and end up with lime green and no fish gasping great. :D . But in the morning its still lime green and we are just about to start the CO2 injection process all over again are you...

Hi Rasmus I also am running this very reaktor and its great. It took a little setting up on the output on one of my 3 Eheim 2078's. Try bleeding it through the bleed valve on the tubular body and once you have cleared the air from the cylinder balance the output of your filter with the by-pass...

Hi Clive point taken, thanks for the correction,what would we do without you? :thumbup: Sorry to Chris if the reply was misleading, kind regards Colin.

Hi Chris sounds good a new 200l tank. :D You are on the right path with 2000l turnover but using the 50% of stated flow rule you are well short. :( Remember turning over 2000l of water with nothing in the tank for distribution is easy but fill the tank with plants and wood etc and it becomes a...

Work on approx 50% flow from the stated as a good rule of thumb. As far as filters are concerned I personally run 3off Eheim 2078's which have all been faultless. Remember as with most things in life you only get what you pay for and any failures can be very serious when it comes to leaks. If...

Best reason I can see for using the Lunapet valve picked by Rudedog is the power consumption. The original unit picked is 3.5w and the Lunapet version is 1.5w, a two fold bonus. A much lesser power consumption so a smaller running cost over a year and because a solenoid is an electro-magnet the...

Hi Jimmy our local B@Q sells alloy mesh in a rack in the same isle as the nut and bolt section. They have various sizes and it did not appear to be expensive. Good luck regards Colin.

Hi, following on from Radik as he states the only way to get stable pressure to the last puff from the FE or bottle is to use a twin stage reg, not as he says to be confused with a twin gauge single stage reg. A bit on how they work is here: TWO STAGE regulators reduce the source pressure down...

Hi it is on a 260l tank and is still doing a great job, regards Colin.

Hi Tom you are right, there are 2off ( I think this is the part no you need 7444390) spindle mounts. It sounds as if with one missing the impellor was not centralised in the motor hub and fouling. The improvised piece of tuning sounds like it will keep you going for now, regards Colin.

That looks pretty trick. Can you see any CO2 bubbles or if the FX5 doing a good job of crunching it up. I'd imagine in a filter that size you would have a good chance of getting full absorbtion, Colin.

I dont know if that would be an easy one for people to gather the same info. We would all have to have the same media load, diameter and length of hose. The height above the filter and whatever was on the end of the hose would all have to be the same :? I believe the general rule of thumb is...

Hi W1368 it sounds as if you are getting there. It might be worth taking the second non-return valve out as one is usually all we use. The easier the flow the less pressure you have to use and the less chance of blowing the bubble counter empty, although 1.7 bar sounds ok. The fish gasping is...

Morning I found that after fitting my AM1000 to the output of my Eheim 2076 I struggled to get sufficent flow to get a really good interaction of pumped water and gas. Obviously the bigger the volume of your reactor the more flow you will need to get that interaction to get the reactor to fully...

Morning working it out on the sizes you have given thats a difference of 53l. I would guess Juwel have built in a bit of leway on there construction parameters, given some people fill there tanks with rocks ect. My humble guess is that you would be OK. PS dont call if it breaks :thumbup:

Rudedogg, as the poster W1368 is new to CO2 as stated in there post I simply suggested that lime green is at the top end of the safe scale of CO2. That is why I asked if the inhabitants were ok! If W1368 is just set out on the CO2 route I am sure the inhabitants could do with not being taken to...

Hi matt when i got my am1000 it was driven by a Eheim 2076 and like you had problems with gas pockets collecting. Solved by replacing the 2076 with a dedicated circ pump. I fitted a seperate intake and coupled it to an Eheim 1260 circ pump going back in through a double length eheim spray bar...

Hi any chance you can post a breakdown of the co2 circuit and how you have set it up. The stop valve you are talking about I suggest are non-return valves which is good and necessary. I suggest you only need one and the problem of the bubble counter emptying could be down to excessive pressure...

Hi matt as Sam would say 'always learning' :thumbup: kind regards Colin.

Great point and one of the ones I was trying to get over. As you say follow the mist and you can see where the co2 is going.

Hi Matt yeah could not agree more. I even went and looked at one on Aqua Essentials web site UP CO2 Atomiser 20 before I answered the queation. So as I said in my answer if you can get the atomiser low in the tank on the outlet of the filter hose and put the Koralia above it the escaping...

I find Mopani wood to be less 'messy' and the tannin content leeches for only a fraction of the time than is the case with bogwood. It will depend on how the wood has been treated before you get it. As bog wood suggests if it is literally straight out of the bog it may leach for weeks in your...

Like Sam i haven't tried it but if you put the spray bar along the top at the back pointing slightly down, depending on how powerful your flow is, it should create a natural tumble of water across the the top of the tank leading down and in to the tank. The plants or putting in some fish food...

Hi Ross try this number UK Eheim Distributor Service Centre on 01284 755051 and see how you get on. I have spoken to them in the past and they were really helpfull. Dont forget to lube then seals as you fit them :thumbup: , you know what they say ' a little lube goes a long way' :clap: cheers...

Hi toad if you go on to the Aqua Medic website and look at the http://www.aqua-medic.com/products/docs ... r_1000.pdf link you will see how its done. Dont worry about the co2 controller. Let the drop checker tell you whats going on as well as the livestock. The reactor in the link will easily do...

Morning, hoggie seams to have found some of the problem. The much greater capacity of the FE appears to have caused it to pop. The internal pressure and volume in the throw-away cylinders will not be anything like a well filled FE. Lucky something did not come out of it at great speed :shock...

Hi ACS for sure the correct way to get the best from your reactor ia a seperate pump. That way you will leave the filter to do its job and after its filled with media the reduced flow will not effect your reactor and therefor reaction. For sure stick with Eheim filters the reported faults are...

Hi toad for sure the filter will have a massive effect on the reactor and vice versa. The filter will be lucky to produce 6 or 700l of flow after the media and hoses are connected and it all gets running. The problem thereafter is that the reactor gets introduced to that already dropped flow...

Tom I agree, but the saturated water is in contact 24/7 and must therfore degrodate the seals as we are all hell bent in getting as much Co2 in there as we can :lol: . It is also a fact that some people use there filters as Co2 reactors injecting directly in to the intake, a purpose filters were...

I guess the best way foward is to set up as best you think and use the drop checker to give true test results. I understand the bit about the clean look of the tank but circulation is everything. Once you have a bit of plant growth in the tank you could hide in there yourself :D never mind a wee...

Hi I have noticed more and more on the site about people having problems with leaking filters :( Does anyone ever think about what stops the filter from leaking. THE SEALS. Does anyone ever replace or service them? We all use CO2 yes? We all use special CO2 tubing yes? What about the seals in...

Laurie if you are talking about the Hozelok Aqua Stop valves they are very restrictive in there internal diameter. I dont use any on my aquatic setups but recently fitted on to the garden hose and launched it later that same day in the bin. :oops: Where at full stretch the day before the garden...

Your loss will depend on how long the diffused co2 is in contact with the water before exiting in to the tank and how much gets absorbed. As suggested putting a Koralia or similar at the exit point and directing the flow down and in to the tank will help. If the Co2 is entering as small diffused...

As suggested send it back to JBL and they will sort it out and pressure test it, maybe at a relative cost but at least you will know its done right. In the mean time be careful with your 'cheap' ebay reg as you are much more likely to get a co2 dump with a cheap reg. Cheap and regulator do not...

I run a pair of Eheim 2078's and on a 3 weekly rotation replace the white pre-filter pad and 3 weeks on do a strip and clean of everything. So far with a high plant and stock load this has proved to be critical in sorting out a problem I had a while ago with anubius melt. It may look like a lot...

Could not agree more unfortunately, I had an EX2400 and ended up binning it! I would not have even sold it to bring the pain of how rubbish it was to anyone else. 5 parts replaced in 3 months and eventually because of the continued down time the stability of the eco system was in question so it...

Hi all, for once I can answer my own question :? With regards to my initial question about our new sponsor, MEGA IMPRESSED :clap: Ordered full stock of dry ferts and all came in a well sorted box plenty of packing, quality foil re-useable bags with really well sorted printed labels. These are...

Cover some of the inlet slots by filling them in and by reducing the inlet flow to the impellor you will reduce the outflow. Try something like Areldite glue epoxy and glue in small pieces of plastic. Dont add too many as, if you reduce the inlet water flow too much the impellor will cavitate...

You really should have a sealing washer between any 2 surfaces invloving gas. I you are lucky and the 2off surfaces are flat and clean you may get a gas tight seal. Try some washing up liquid in a small amount of water in a cup whisked up. Paint it on the area in question and if you have any...

Barry these are fine, no doubt about it, but they are a really expensive way of gassing the tank. :( If you are in this hobby for the long haul try and go down the FE route at about £4 a refill for 2kg of gas instead of £12 for 600g. :? Or a tame publican for a CO2 bottle for his beer...

My 2078's both had non return valves in the outlets to aid priming. I don't know if your Eheim has them but if so remove them as the cause a fair restriction in the outlet venturi. As long as after cleaning the filter you fully prime the filter, I use a small jug and after cleaning just back...

Morning I also have 2off externals and I use 2off Vortech ciculation pumps to give me a really good flow. What I found with one big Koralia is everything close, plants fish and substrate got whisked away and the tank eventually, as the flow from one fixed place set in became a washing machine...

Good luck and good point on the Misses!!!!! :wink: Remember the Great Escape way of getting rid of the dirt, the bags sown inside the trouser legs,good for getting substrate in as well ha ha regards Colin. :lol:

Binned, yes binned a 4 month old Tetratech 2400 and replaced it with a FX5 because the tech was not stop trouble. :x The FX5 was definetly better but in comparison to the 2off Eheim 2078's I now have there is in my opinion no comparison. The Eheims are for me so quiet 2off are less noisy than...

Morning all, has anyone tried the dry ferts from our new sponsor, as the prices seem too good to be true in comparison to our other sponsors! Any feedback would be gratefuly appreciated, as I am just about out of everything. Looking at the % ratings of the chemicals they look very similar but...

Hi I have been using Outside Inside Aquatics in Haddington in Scotland for a while with great results. They have a web site with an updated plant list on line. I have been to the shop and the plants and live-stock a really well looked after. Some of the XXL stuff they do every now and again when...

As suggested getting the circulation right is tricky, the layout of the tank and the position of wood and stones can play a big part, as well as the size and type of plants. When you feed the fish crush the food and drop it in the tank and monitor where it goes and how far it spreads. This will...

Hi I have a 260 l tank that is heavily planted and has a good stock load as well. As Clive suggests there is no limit to stock as long as you have the correct filtration and good house keeping to control the waste build up. Regularly clean the gravel to remove mulm build up and keep the filters...

Hi Martin, no if the tubing is genuine CO2 tube it should not have failed. Aqua Essentials one of our sponsors will sell you genuine tubing which I have used on two setups perfectly. There is a link to his site at the bottom of the site home page. Kind regards Colin.

Go with something from the Eheim range after having several different makes, my pair of 2078 electronics are silent and mega quality in build. Buy the best and most powerful you can afford remebering the 10x turnover rule as a minimum or you will have to start buying more kit messing up the tank...

Argos do great digital timers cat no.982/2911 for £14.99. I have 6 off on 2 off socket bars and they are really easy to programme and being digital are really accurate. •Automatically controls connected appliances from normal mains socket. Here is the spec, regards Colin. •Up to 128...

Hi guys Outside Inside Aquatics http://www.outsideinsideaquatics.co.uk have just started selling plants mail order. They are a family run shop in Haddington in Scotland East Lothian and I have been buying plants from them for several months and the quality is really good. They are kept in a...

I have just had exactly the same problem as you, mature anubius rotting from one end. The first thing I noticed was floating leaves every other day, the leaf and 85% of the stem was perfect but the bottom where it had come away was soft. When doing the weekly water change a good look at the...

Hi Tommy yes that is correct therfor it can only be taken as a general guide because it was based on florescent lamps where we now have so many variables in lighting types, metal halide, T5, T8, Led, to name a few. The length in comparison to the tank, the height, with or without reflectors, the...