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28 kg for £76 wow that sounds like a good price.....where was that from??? Cheers Chris

Hi there, i too live in derbyshire..... Chris (west hallam)

Hi and welcome....I too live in Derbyshire......Chris

Just would like to say a massive thank you to Gill a ukaps member, who sent me a great selection of plants and bits n bobs for my wife’s nano Betta 4 gallon tank..... I am lost for words.....this just goes to show how a great forum like this can bring together lovely friendly people....who just...

Hi Gill thanks for the tip...i will tell Wendy about that ....she will enjoy cooking for the new little one! Lol Cheers Chris

Hi, Your tanks look healthy and lush growth too..... I am quite new on this forum also and its been a brilliant help so far!! Cheers Chris Derbyshire UK

Lol we both laughed!!! Cheers Chris and Wendy

Hi i have a jbl 1902 overkill flow but i am so impressed buy its power and its so quiet just a slight hum .....its been running a few weeks now and i have not seen a drop in flow at all....also there seems to be plenty of spares on the market (hopefully i will not need for some time) Another...

I am just on series 3 Star Trek (Netflix)- its an oldie but absolute classic - must have watched it many times now but never get bored...as a kid i first watched in the early 70’s with mum and dad...been hooked ever since! Lol....

The Mrs bought 2 zebra snails , moss ball , 25 watt heater, a purple Betta and a ‘zen’ temple...lol I think she has got the bug....as i write she’s in the kitchen with her new purple friend - she’s calling him Prince (purple rain!) whilst cooking a curry for our tea....happy days.... Chris

Hi and yes it does!....main pressure on mine is hovering around 550-600....and sinking lol.... Just hope it lasts till the new 2kg arrives....i plan then to get the empty refilled so i will always have a back up ready..... Thanks for taking time to reply .. Chris

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Hi all, Quite funny this, in a previous post the other day , i was commenting on how long my 2kg had lasted! (Been up an running approx 3 months) originally 850 psi at room temp when fist installed....i noticed a slight drop after 3 month to around 750-800 psi. Anyway came down this morning to...

Hi and welcome! I second this community! Great info and helpful people.....all after the same thing..... Cheers

To be honest it’s massively over filtered (jbl 1902) at the moment.....the filter was bought as part of the kit needed for my next tank...and thought I may as well get it mature....and i yes i am quite ocd about the weekly 50%.... I do think its too small, even though all the fish seem...

Excellent info thanks.... if I did give to new owner I would like to know that they would take good care.... Cheers

Oh sorry it’s 20 uk gallon .... approx 2ft by 1.5ft by 1ft Cheers

I am looking at a minimum along the lines of an aquascaper 900 - though I would like the 1200 or equivalent money and wife permitting! The angel is healthy - and friendly- take sflake from my fingers... also seems to recognise me... so would be sad to let go... but I feel between a rock and a...

I need to ask around this weekend... I do have some friends that have larger tanks.... so this is an option .... I think deep down I don’t want my oldest fish to go... but I do now realise it’s in the fishes best interests to be correctly housed.... thanks for the reply Chris

hi all, Well after being reminded my angel is too big for its tank and only have the tank it’s in my options are to say the least limited.... Though I am gathering equipment for a bigger tank (hopefully around July I get a bonus from work that should get a decent tank) I feel I should consider...

Hi all and yes I totally agree... the angel has out grown the tank - been in it since a baby about 5 years now.... I want to get a bigger tank hopefully in the summer.... to be honest I have been thinking of moving him for some time now - perhaps to Lfs... though I am attached to him I don’t...

Hi all....just though i would post my little 90l tank... This is my first real go at a co2 planted tank....nothing special compared to some of the fantastic tanks on here - but i am really happy it’s thriving !....not without problems along the way but its now running like a dream! Cheers for...

Took this today....two days in and the waters clear....will pick up a small heater to put in the filter compartment and a few plants this weekend all being well...+ a 50% water change lol thats about a cup full!! Should be all ready then to burble along nicely and get a fishy friend...

Hi i am quite new to the co2 set up....and too looked at all sorts of cheap set ups....but in the end i got a decent duel stage regulater - expensive yes but hopefully long lasting!!...also i was very tentative about the whole thing but just went mad and ordered a 2 kg fire extinguisher for the...

I have seen it - can’t imagine where that shape wood look right!! Cheers Chris

Here’s a pic from first set up last night...

I will post pick tonight after work - lol it’s a tiny tank with not much else - as yet... cheers

I am so looking forward to seeing this little tank progress.....i will guide the mrs best i can....sadly she does not like shrimps (i am the complete opposite) .... she is quite impulsive so i will have to stop her running before she can walk.....thank you for these little insights.....i am...

Brilliant info thanks !!! At the moment the tank is cycling...i used water from my mature planted and put a little media from my canister....i think it would look great to have some floating plants in it too...just need to coach the other half.!...i have already told her when the tank is ready...

Hi all, So my wife has been very encouraging about my planted tank and in passing i asked if she would like a small tank of her own to run... She was really excited about it .... I was pointing her towards a flex 34 ltr but in the end she liked a little pets at home I love fish curve something...

So bought the e 200 watt as this will be ok in my 90 ltr (needed one as the existing 100watt was not performing well this winter) with the thought when I get the bigger tank I will use the 200 plus a back up 100-200 watt.... The e200 seems to be a great bit of kit and no flow errors so far ...

Great info! .... will get one soon as I can!! Thanks Chris

Hi and thanks for the info - i am not too bothered about the fizz lol - just concerned about throttling my flow!!.... I think I might take the plunge the next time i visit my LFS..... i like the idea of one less thing dangling in my tank !... Cheers

Hi all, In my slow but sure gathering kit for my planned tank i am looking at some sort of inline co2 injection.... I have a jbl 1902 (which i really am pleased with - flow / low noise) that i would like to use with this inline co2 device...

And to you too!

Wow that looks excellent!.......thanks for showing this.....

Yes its a double edged sword...lol....i like the idea of a display though it would be good if you could switch it off - knowing how tech is advancing may be the next out will be remote controlled (;-) Cheers

Hi , I have the co2 art pro se dual stage (my first decent regulator) it was simple and easy to set up with a 2kg fe i got off amazon uk..... Cannot recommend enough....it also has a solenoid hooked up to a cheap wilko time switch. Once you figure out on off period in conjunction with your...

I think I have set my heart on the fuval .....

Hi and thanks ... I was thinking too it makes good sense to have a backup....thanks for the reply Chris

Lol yes deffo too impatient!!! Cheers And yes subscribed to George’s channel....(;-)

Hey mate .... its on the mend but i think after seeing so many awesome tanks on here my humble 20g looks like the poor relation! Lol...... Cheers ...(:-)

The tank i has actually been runnning for about five years now....but only planted for about 2 month....... Cheers

Hi all.... Well - i am in the process of getting ancillary items for my upcoming ‘bigger’ tank hopefully summertime... Next on the ever growing list is a heater.... I was originally going down the Hydor inline route but not so sure.... Anyway i have seen some glowing yt vids on the Fluval e...

Ottos are firmly on my next purchase list!

I am very jealous! Lol

So just finished a big water change - removed a mass of growth , scraper off the brown stuff (not actually too much, but still bugging me!), moved my small power head to give a little bit more agitation... Sucked up the detritus.put some tapsafe water back in...removed the floaty bits....added...

thank all for this info.... My next purchase when i can find any will be 4-6 otto’s ..... Last week when at my lfs they had none in stock....just my luck...! Cheers Chris

Hi Matt - your advice did help....but i am like you a perfectionist!! Lol....sends me bonkers seeing the brown stuff appearing a little still and i have trying to really get to the bottom of it!! My tank is a lot better now .... but i feel like like i am just a mistake away from another bad...

hi all, Well i am fighting the diatom battle! Research online states many factors.... silicates being on the list...... Well probably foolishly i have used this in my tank.....(2 inch layer of argos playsand) At the moment i have great flow - approx 20 x ! (Jbl 1902 - spraybar) in a 20 gallon 90...

They are big!! Lol... I recently got a jbl 1902 - 1900 ltr per hour and could not be happier.... it’s a big filter too but narrow enough to got in my small cabinet - the fx4 would no way fit !!! Too wide!! Cheers Chris

Great now i will have some understanding of the conversation i read !!! Thanks Chris

Hi and thanks.. I will have a read.....Chris

hi all....being quite a newbie.....I see lots of abbreviations that I have absolutely no idea what they mean....is there a list anywhere that can help me wade through the many out there..?.? Cheers...

Hi no problems with you taking this discussion on my friend....... All the best ...Chris

Hi and welcome....... This is a great forum with some very knowledgable people.... All the best from snowy derbyshire! Chris

Another interesting thing - both my dogs obviously have fresh water at all times but in summer when the door to the rear garden is open, prefer drinking from my two small outdoor ponds!!..... Cheers

Awesome ! Lol Cats aren’t daft perhaps we should all drink from our tanks!!! Cheers

lol.....sounds like my Mrs!

LOl.... the cat seems to love the tank water by how much I lose per day!! And one of my dogs goes bonkers for flakes. He has destroyed quite a few tubs of the stuff I have left out by mistake!! Cheers Chris

Well for some time now i thought i was loosing too much water from evaporation alone......... That darn cat!!!! Chris.

Pic from last nights baptism of water!! Lol Chris

I have just what came with the filter..... If its classed as ok for planted i will stick with it...... I have seen on the forums and YouTube etc all manor of weird and wonderful setups lol...so just want to get the most out of what i have.... Cheers

So....i have my new filter, up and running jbl 1902. I have lots of blue sponge and the bottom basket full of balls!.... As i am totally unversed in the art of filtration-what is the accepted set up for a - medium lighted - co2 injected tank ??? I am willing to learn and want to take advantage...

Lol.... That made me smile.... Cheers

Got my 1902!! .....happy days...though was a pig to prime......the pipes had an air lock somewhere.....and i decided to un hook the inlet and suck... lol i did —-drank some tank water...actually not too bad....water everywhere pumped out all over my front room!....anyway got there in the...

I think they have only the 1902’s in stock .... I will be looking this afternoon... can’t wait and looking forward to when I can get rid of my current internal filters and free up some space... in the tank cheers

I am tempted to get the latest jbl 1902 as its size will fit in my existing tanks cabinet! Lol....the others will need to sit out side and he mrs is not too happy about that!! All being well going to wharf aquatics today (17th march) with my son to have a look.... Not that much info on the net...

Hi, I have a couple of small ponds in my garden....both i have run out an armoured cable from a rcd in my shed.....the pumps are small.....and just have a 2-3 feet head.....both less than 50 watt....but do the job...and you can use all year round,,,,unless it freezes!....the solar things are ok...

Hi and the best of luck to you...this is a wonderful hobby and very rewarding too....i have had some disasters in my limited time into planted tanks and just getting over a bout of Nasty brown stuff in my 1 and only tank!...but its not looking very nice now and how fantastic ! It’s great to have...

Hi all, It’s my birthday at the end of the month and i will have £200-£250 to spend on a canister..... This is one of the items i will use on my next tank....200-300 litres i am planning ever so slowly (lol) Anyway i have been reading lots of reviews and watching endless videos on many...

Anything for the midlands.?cheers

Hi Gill, I live on the back of Shipley country park... some decent wLks around there!!! I will let you know what I find cheers

I am going to have a look this weekend hopefully- there are many streams and lakes near my home ! So I might find something suitable to clean up and use cheers

Sounds good I will have a look as I am in the market for a decet canister thanks

Thanks.... best get some bog wood and was it then ... don’t want to wait a year!!! Lol cheers

I meant when the tree dies but is still attached the tree, sorry for my poor explanation... where I live there are many areas where ‘dead’ wood is available but I am un sure how , if safe todo so I could use in my tank.... thanks for the reply

Hi, is it possible , to use dead standing would?? How would you treat/prepare it?? I mean as is, not coated in concrete- Cheers

Just back from the garden centre run with mrs.....they had otto’s but i could not buy as we were out for the day and not good for the little chaps !!! But i know where to buy - Brookfield’s Nottingham area.... Anyway bought a circ pump Oase 500ltr - very happy - silent and really gets the flow...

Yes thats same here but next week all being well going to a well rated shop ....hopefully they will have stock...cheers

If i had the chance i would like 2 or three tanks... mainly planted.....i love the jungle type/natural the most....aquascapes are beautiful but sort of very clinical - great to see but somehow artificial (if there is such a thing when - all tanks are) ...i just feel at home watching my tank...

Lol.....my Mrs puts up with a lot with me but she’s bonkers too.....so we both need locking up....anyway...wonder if i can talk her into an aquascaper 1800!! (In my dreams) my be for my 60th bd......!!! Ha ha....until then i am so wanting a 280-300 4 footer!....

5 ....what other tank mates?? .. i am always a bit on the lean side when it comes to fish....as I prefer a quieter set up...like to see shoaling in big tanks but really don’t want to over crowd my humble set up.... Chris...

Hey p.s like the contract picture... mine is boring....need to change ..me thinks....

Hey thanks i thought 2 would be enough!....and yes i see in the near future severe pain in the wallet department! Lol....as they say you cant take it with you......just don’t tell the Mrs! Ha ha.... Chris

Well been to the shop no otto’s bloody cant believe it! Mind you i was very tempted to get my self a canister filter lol but held off ....they had a fx6 £239 ....and oase 600 thermo about the same.....lol....getting something soon....anyway thanks for the help....and going next week to wharf...

Cheers and managed to get most of it removed had a few stubborn patches - so i remove the offending leaves....also moved one of the internal filters to create a better flow around the tank...so fingers crossed ! The tank looks pretty clean now...(window light only lol)...lights will come on...

By the way just done my weekly 50% water change...the brown stuff sort of peels off easily and becomes a mushy brown blob - sucked up with the vac!... Cheers

Thanks for the advice, i have set the lights at approx 50% and the 5 house a day.....and if i get the chance will pop to the local maidenhead aquatics - last time i went in sure i saw ottos for sale.... How many would you recommend for a 90ltr.....?? The tanks mates are 1 large Angel....6...

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Good point ....to be honest the growth in my tank since i have been using this light / ferts and co2 is bonkers....actually growing too quickly.....i see now that controlling is a skill i need to learn....this is why i am really enjoying planted....so many variables...and now problems...just a...

Hi and welcome, I too am relatively new and completely hooked on this wonderful hobby..... All the best from the u.k Chris

Wow just had a quick look they have some lovely looking stuff thank you for the link....Chris

I will pop over on check their web site thanks....Chris

I was told i was under the 1 watt/gal minimum ....but to be honest the tank burns your eyeballs out in the evenings so how the big bad boy lighting set ups must look i cannot imagine! Lol....i do think i need more flow but have been reluctant as this is my only tank and is is home to my 4/5 year...

Thank you for this info .... my normal water change day is tomorrow so will do as normal....and then plan one on Say Wednesday.....my lights do dim so will crank down too....should i continue with same ferts ?? - currently 20 ml macro 20 ml micro alternate days ... Friday no Fert .... Cheers Chris

Nice tank.....Cheers

Hi, At my workplace we have 2 and 5 kg they are around the same height 50/60 cm....i was actually thinking my next tank will be a 5kg as it will fit in my 20g stand where the 2 kg is now - just fatter!! Lol Cheers

Hi, After reading on the forums about light periods i decided to shorten my light period to 8 hrs a day from 10 and after everything looking ok now on the second week i have started to notice brown spotty/dusty algae on the tips of older leaves!!! Oh no!....should i just increase the light...

Nice healthy looking plants ....thanks for the great images...cheers