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  1. Juliusz

    Does anybody have any experience with any of these Optiwhite tanks?

    hmmm... their website looks much better than location: Budynek 20-24, ul. Na Grobli, Wrocław - dolny-slask.org.pl
  2. Juliusz

    Storing RO water

    Theoretically your water will be good forever, as it has no life or organic waste. However - your container probably does. I had a white 25l container with RO water which I left outdoor and forgot about it. When I opened it after two months I could see some algae. So - in my opinion - if you...
  3. Juliusz

    How to catch a SAE?

    I disagree with that one. Clown loaches are very panicky - you need one big (really big) net and the second to scare them and cover the top once caught. Once they got to the big one, they are so keen to move forward, they never realise they can go back. So the big, deep net gives you a lot of...
  4. Juliusz

    How to catch a SAE?

    Similar technique - but 1 blue and 1 black. Fish focuses on the black one :)
  5. Juliusz

    Do I need dechlorinator?

    Brilliant hint - thanks!
  6. Juliusz

    Eheim Pro 3 Thermo for 185l

    Thanks for the hint. I believe I fired them an email with no response - will try again. There is no point of getting a second hand one, as I would not know what I am getting. I could get a leaky one.
  7. Juliusz

    Eheim Pro 3 Thermo for 185l

    Oh, there is one other thing about Pro 3 - in the past they used to leak. And if you unlucky (as I was with one of the filters) the leak would happen after 3 year guarantee period. (Eheim did not go with the product recall although IMHO they should.) So currently I am trying to source 2073/2075...
  8. Juliusz

    Eheim Pro 3 Thermo for 185l

    As far as I know all Eheim 350 comes with media - it is enough of it - no need for top up. During my research I read a lot about faulty built-in heaters in Eheim filters. Also price difference between T and non-T versions seems to be excessive - 300 vs 175 pounds. I went for inline heater...
  9. Juliusz

    Duckweed. Friend or foe

    Foe. Trying to get rid of it for almost a year. One tiny bit left and the whole tank is full of it in two weeks. Also vallis do not go very well with it.
  10. Juliusz

    Tetratec replacement advice?

    In my experience JBL filter does not prime as good as Eheim. JBL Crytalprofi 900: + good value for money + simple + good choice of extra materials (sometimes a bit expensive though; I like: JBL TorMec CPe - Aquatis Fresh water - JBL for Amazonian tank) - problems with priming (maybe it...
  11. Juliusz

    Filter maintenance. How regular do you do it?

    Something like: EHEIM prefilter
  12. Juliusz

    Filter maintenance. How regular do you do it?

    In my main tank I have two external filters without pre-filters (maybe I should get them), cleaned once a month alternating - so effectively I clean a filter every two weeks.
  13. Juliusz

    Do I need dechlorinator?

    Ian, you are absolutely right - 0.2ml (memory served me wrong). Still not much fun to use. (I am on RO + Replenish water now)
  14. Juliusz

    Discus tank

    I don't know where you are based, but in St. Albans there is a guy called Artur (his offer is listed on ebay). You could get a decent youngster for 8-10 pounds. And it is fun to watch them growing and fighting for food. They are always hungry - I think during weekends I feed them 7 times a day...
  15. Juliusz

    Am I wasting my time with RO

    Shame, as almost all current RO units come with a pump built-in. I have to say - I do not re-heat the water either. As I change about 10% water daily and it is done in the evening/early night, I kind of mimic nature, where temperature drops during night :) I agree with the comment about HMA...
  16. Juliusz

    Do I need dechlorinator?

    And the only problem I have with it is that you need 2 ml per 10 litres - it is hard to measure when you do partial water change.
  17. Juliusz

    Am I wasting my time with RO

    Hmm... I have put my RO unit in the kitchen under the sink and added third tap. So there is no difference if use tap or RO water - just wonder how RO water affects your life?
  18. Juliusz

    why your user name?

    Boring in my case - just first name :(
  19. Juliusz

    Aquatics live cancelled.

    My daughter will be so upset. She enjoyed both previous shows and I promised her the kids aquascaping this year (if it were planned). Gutted, absolutely gutted. PS. Found an alternative: en: AQUAZOO has come to and end!
  20. Juliusz

    Plants that will survive clown loach curiosity

    Amazon sword and giant vallis survive loaches rather well.
  21. Juliusz

    Ideas for Discus tank

    Any ideas of plants for the amazonian tank? No CO2 there, soft, acid water, 30C, good substrate (I don't remember what exactly, but something from JBL). Amazon sword and some crypts are there. Thanks
  22. Juliusz

    Temporarily rehousing fish

    I don't know the answer to you question, but I used to use plastic containers to keep fish outside of tank for the refurbish. I got four big ones from Argos: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... GE+BOX.htm and used my daughters IKEA storage ones. Fish were happy; my daughter not so much...
  23. Juliusz

    Benton!!!

    it's Fenton!
  24. Juliusz

    Planted tank for sale & much more

    Where are you based?
  25. Juliusz

    Hi all

    Hi all, I admit I did a bit of gate crashing, but got some plants to give away (see ads) and I found that this is the most active place for UK plant-lovers around. See you around!
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