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Hi i do have another fully planted tank but this still has plants, please remove it if its considered not planted. Thanks

Does anyone use something like a velcro strap to replace the gaffa tape that holds the Fire extinguisher handles together? If so do you know where I could get one? thanks

I just need one cryptocoryne-sized plant and a moss/foreground plant that do not need high light and CO2 and can be in an unheated tank. Any ideas? thanks

I got a pico tank and 1 clip on LED light and 1 clip on stronger compact t5 light. I'm not sure which one to use. I can get water from my larger planted tank which will have CO2 but i'm not sure how often i would have to change the water, and what plants I would be able to keep depending on...

Okay so i'm in singapore at the moment and I bought a few things for starting a pico tank I bought a couple of clip-on lights, but ill probably use the LED one as i might go for low tech I bought a tank that only cost $8, which is about £3.70. I also bought a carved granite statue. I'm...

Ive started setting up a tank for my grandma haha, and I'm wondering what fish and maybe shrimp to put in it. Its only 43 litres and i just started it today. The plant in the corner is very strong and is tied to wood i think it may be non-aquatic which is a problem i guess. The wood piece was...

This may sound silly but i've never kept a plant only tank so i'm just wondering if i would need to condition tap water for it, its a small pico tank. Thanks

I'm thinking of gettign a clay cave and siliconing bark on, does anyone know what sort of bark pieces i should use? thanks

Hi, i've made a pico tank with plexiglass and sealant, and used some lava rocks i got from mt. vesuvius when i went there to cover up some of the mess(i'm also using it for subrate). I also put a large piece of wood sticking out, The plan is the use HC and phoenix moss to cover the ground and...

Hi, im thinking of a relaible way to stick clado algae onto rocks/wood, i'm making a cave and i'm thinking of buying some clado balls, flattening them out and then sticking areas of them on with sealant. Would the sealant prevent it growing ? thanks

I have overgrowing frogbit in my planted tank, and whenever i put it into my larger non-planted one, it doesnt grow and withers away. Im changing the hood for the larger one and i might as well get some t5 starters for it as well. My question is, what is it that the frogbit likes about the...

Im using spraybars at the surface so the water is moving about a lot, its not planted so when i tried using shepherds crook outflow etc i thin kthe oxygen went too low(its stil cycling btw) woudl amazon frogbit be bashed about everywhere? or will it just stay in the same place and allow the...

I dont want to drill into the wall but i cant find 6ft luminaires that sit on tanks easily, so does anyone know where i can find like a bracket or suspension kit thing like this: http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/suspe ... 739-0.html or even small clip on lights that i can but in a row at the...

suspended, over cover glasses of aquarium, would this be ok to use? http://www.qvsdirect.com/Butterfly-Indi ... 18503.html

Currently on the low light tank im starting up the lighting is 2 seperate bars each with 4 t8 tubes so 8 in total. There are three flap parts and they all get pretty annoying and are really wobbly and long. I need a light unit that fits into the hood, and had just two long t8 tubes. Possibly...

Im just wondering how i can minimize clutter as much as possible with my tank that im settign up. I know i can get inline heaters, but im worried about aeration. To get the look im wanting i want quite a lot of floating plants(also to give shade to some fish) and with a spraybar this would prove...

Using mopani with lots of bits of carved manzanita arranged around and sealant-ed. Also little tiny branchy manzanita that stays white even underwater. The ukaps manzanita was as good but different so i used it in the other tank. The mopani was heavy so i needed help and i had vto put so much...

Ive got a rio 180 with the standard 2x t8s which are either 30w or 36w. Ive also got an interpet t5 starter which is 54w. My plant growth is ok, and i have pressurised co2. Will see much of a diffwerence with 39w t5s? Thanks

Im actually starting to get pleased with the look of my tank. Itll look een better once the GT moves out to a bigger tank and i can put delicate little plants in. Its a juwel rio 180. When i returned from the 2 month holiday i found a tank with brown muck on the gravel( the gravel was stupid...

Hi im in singapore atm and there are some nice plant stores here ive got a lot of space in my bag im already bringing back a protein skimmer, other marine equipment and a 3d background though. Im not sure what people owuld want so just post here if theres something youve always wanted that you...

Hi im looking to decorate the bottom of my tank with dead leaves, but cant seem to find fake ones anywhere. Im not too keen on cattapa because of the leaching considering id want a lot and it to last. Ive seen nice brownish orangey fake silk ones and ive heard that silk sinks. Any ideas?

Hi i know i probably should know this...but i dont get the gauge that goes from 1-4. ive heard its the low pressure side- if so why is it required.Ive also heard its psi-but i wouldve thought that psi is loads more than bar unless 1.5 is 1500. I just need a bit of an explanation on this is...

Hi ive ahd bad experience with the pressure dropping below 30 bar i think- the red area on the regulator.The co2 dumped into the tank and killed many fish. However now its slightly over 60bar which is where a red mark is-what sort of danger does this create?Is it just because i have a solenoid...

Hi its exteemely difficult to get new gravel for the running tank ive got as its all been set up and theres a lot of gunk deep under the gravel that the gravel cleaner doesnt get(not anaerobic,plants make use of it, but still not enough space to come up everywhere ,its settled). I mixed in some...

Are nitrogen and phosphorus dangerous to fish?I use tropica plant nutrition+ even though i ahve a lot of fish as i need good forground plant growth.Its also included in a fertiliser bag under the roots.I only got the bag and fertiliser liquid a short while ago and after doing w/cs and removing...

Hi i think my co2 got dumped into the tank as it was running out and many fish died. I heard using ph probes to control this would help but i alsom heard that they arent that useful. The fish that survived are just recovering and the drop checker has gone clear for some reason? IS there anythign...

Hi ive been running co2 for about a month and a half and i think the bottle has run out.How can i tell when the bottle is about to run out, there are two meter things one 1-160 one 1-4 so do those help with telling when its going to run out?Also ive just got a solenoid valve is it ok to have a...

Sory i dont know how to spell it but i came home today and the co2 levels were high 3 fish amybe 4 dead(the catfish) the biggger fish are strugging upside down.I put the pump on took out the co2 diffuser and a pro aqua plant bag i put in as fertiliser in case that was causing it.IS this...

Hi i bought an 15" piece of sumatra d/w from ae and its labelled that it needs at least 48hr soaking with a w/c 3 times. Im boiling it in an old bath now and i usually dont soak wood for that long if i use high temps is it ok if i take it out tommorow as the willow moss i was putting on it...

Hi is this effective and does it contain everything required? I dose with flourish excel to stop hair algae but my ferropol 24 has run out.What else would i need in addition to this?I have swords, lilaeopsis, bolbitis, moss and nymphae atm, riccia soon. Ive heard mention of 'pro-plant bulbs' is...

http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/driftw ... 4_ava1.jpg willow moss is used but is the other plant on the wood narrow leaf java fern? thanks

i got an interpet t5 and ive drilled the 7mm holes and ive put those clips on. I havent got any reflectors now, might get some later. The screws provided seem small and im just wondering- do i need to get my own large screws and nuts? thanks

http://www.adana-usa.com/images/gallery02/14.jpg ? Thanks