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Have been struggling to transition plants and grow them so that they look healthy for the last year, and have thrown in the towel. Was using liquid carbon but it seemed to be annoying my Peacock Gudgeon, they'd swim around shaking their heads and flicking for an hour after it was added (via the...

For those having trouble finding the pink Moler Clay Cat Litter, I have accidentally found a dark grey version (with some pink bits !) Colombo Flora Mano Base Black sold by Aqua Essentials. As no one seemed to have tried this, I took a chance on buying it. I loved using the Cat Litter...

Does anyone have any experience of either of these please ? Haven't been around for a while, but those who remember me will know that I'm a big fan of Cat Litter substrate, but detest the colour in the tank. For the last few years, I've had Limpopo sand as a substrate, but I really don't like...

This year I had to replace my tank after the Juwel Rio125 sprang a small leak, The replacement is a Juwel Primo 110 LED. Knowing the plants had taken a knock waiting for the new tank to arrive, I decided to take photos of its progression. The Rio had been growing nicely so it was upsetting to...

I've read that some of you are trying out Liquid Bio Carbon. I'm just wondering whether any of you have seen any difference between that and gluteraldehyde based product? Not using it to supplement CO2 and not for algae issues. Simply to help plants grow better :) I'm swapping from...

At the end of February my Juwel Rio 125 had a leak. As it was 11 years old, and I had no confidence in my ability to effect a good repair, I bought a Juwel Primo 110 LED as replacement. I was a little worried that the NovoLux 80 LED (white) lighting, 10 Watts, with 819 Lumens wouldn't be...

Went to change the filter pad in my Juwel Primo 110 LED today, something I do twice a week as it gets dirty surprisingly quickly, and something unexpected made me jump. On removing the pad, I find a roundish orange body about 1cm. Pictures below taken with magnifyer app. Anyone else seen...

Disaster struck my Juwel Rio 125 yesterday. One of the corners is leaking. Luckily I caught it very quickly. So water drained to below the lowest leak (several pinholes) about 1/3 left. Can't use the filter but it's a planted tank and just 10 small fish so not too worried for a day or so...

Did this a few months ago and wanted to see results before mentioning it. I had used fertilisers balls a long time ago and they worked great. However they were really expensive. I also tried grow more tabs. They worked too, but the little balls would migrate and end up on top of the...

Or it could be really dark brown, but really dark. The Cat litter has lasted for many years, but I've never really liked the colour. I personally love the dark substrates and they work better in a lowlight tank (for me, I know some will disagree) Fish certainly show better colours over a...

Hi all, it's been a while since I've posted, but still lurking. For a long while now, I've been wanting to change the lighting over my Juwel Rio 125 (2x T8s) over to LED. But I also want to not make the living room look as if a UFO has landed LOL So, for various reasons, I'd like to keep...

I bought this plant last year along with Nessea and Rotala Rotundifolia, which are both growing fine, however, the Nymphaea leaves melted away and it really hasn't done anything since. I thought I had lost the plant for the longest time, but now there are tiny shoots on it. Still no roots...

Pets at Home, Every time I see someone buying fish from this shop, they have to give their name and address to the staff before the staff get the fish out. I have never heard staff giving advice on fish care, or explain that the plec in the shop will outgrow all but a 6ft tank or even ask for...

I've found LED Fluorescent Replacement bulbs for sale in the US - and very reasonable they are too :D http://store.earthled.com/products/earthled-directled-fl-2-ft-60-cm-led-t8-t10-t12-fluorescent-replacement-tube But has anyone found them available over here (UK) ? OR even using them ...

Bought a few Endlers last week. They were gorgeous and seemed very healthy and lively but after the first couple of days one by one they have all died, usually one or two a day. They were feeding fine, no loss of vitality, no loss of colour. The only indication was that they would suddenly...

Following on from the Cat Litter discussion, I decided to take the plunge and set up my 2ft with Tesco Cat Litter as a substrate. It was really easy to wash, and very easy to plant in - all the plants stayed where they were put - even the Cabomba and no lead required :) The water was almost...

Juwel Rio 125 with mature filter, 2x 24 watts T8 (one Daylight, one Triton +) Livestock - 6 Bleeding Heart Tetras (4 socolofi, 2 Erythrostigma) 7 Blue Emperors + 1 Purple Emperor, 2 Amano Shrimp, 2 Bronze Corys - currently in the 2ft, plants need to settle in and root properly. The deed is...

71 litre planted tank - no co2 Stock - Ember Tetras, Threadfin Rainbows and a pair of baby bronze corys I've removed my Interpet Duo2 (like the Hydor Crystal 2) as my Ember Tetras kept getting into the filter :? the last straw was finding them actually INSIDE the filter case looking out at...

Hi, I'm new to the board and BRAND NEW to El Ntural approach so first post in this section. I'm loving the El Natural approach and eager to set up my existing Juwel 125 El Naturally :D It's desperate for a strip down so now's the time. I'm having trouble finding a suitable soil to use for...

HI I'm re-doing my Juwel Rio 125 soon and would love to grow some carpeting plants at the front, but hoping to keep low tech - is this possible? I have the T8 bar in the hood and am tryng to decide between T8 fluorescents from lampspecs and T6 from AquaEssentials - huge difference in price but...