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Thanks @Konsa good to know I wasn't off on some hair brained scheme, I often am. I don't imagine the fish will be in the bucket for more than an hour but yes putting the pump in is a good idea. I'm not going to clean or even empty the sump chamber apart from pulling out the sponges, just leave...

Hi all! Since selling our 60P last year I have been running a small Aqua One Beta Trio which has been planted with crypts. Well now we are left with just the one Beta I decided it was time to pull out the dividers and make it a standard-ish tank Currently the substrate is some two or three...

It occurs to me that perhaps I should thank all the people here that have helped me over the years, in this and other threads. I've not been the most frequent visitor to the site but it/you has/have been a huge help in keeping my tank(s) looking tidy. I've gone from having green to BBA and even...

My mother has developed dementia and has become a handful so sadly I have had to break this tank down. It was doing really well, plant growth had slowed and had become less of a handful but even so I don't have the time for maintenance. If anyone is interested here's the for sale thread...

Looking good, it's going to be really nice when it's grown in

It is quite high light but if you keep the photo period down you should be OK, another option might be this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-Fish-Tank-Over-Head-Lamp-LED-Light-Blue-White-Blue-RGB-Color-/201537346970?var=&hash=item2eec8fdd9a:m:m18XtOZ2Va6qLZb0MglZb5A Trouble with the Betta...

The Arcadia 30 - 45 stretch LED would be fine for the duo, just centre it over the two compartments

So how many times a week does this happen?

Well after saying how good an experience I'd always had, yeah you guessed it! I ordered last week but nothing heard, seems they lost my order but once I complained they managed to find it. When can I expect my delivery? Not this month, first week in April at best by the sound of it, not...

I used to use beef heart with success, something like below 1 beef heart 1 10 ounce bag frozen spinach 6 crushed and liquefied multi-vitamins 6 cloves fresh garlic 3 handfuls fish flakes (any kind) 1 ounce paprika

I'm open minded although I accept that some of them may well offer very little but I doubt the pure "snake oil" claims. It's hard to deny that there are some very successful tanks using the ADA doctrine on this forum let alone elsewhere. What they do is just do it differently and at an elevated...

20 minutes in a strong bleach solution I do but that doesn't get it all out, I have a life to get on with other than maintaining my tanks so if I can give it a quick scrub and save an hour it makes sense to me. Otherwise the tank goes, end of. Given a choice I would rather not use bleach at all...

This has the 50mm solid end where the bristles are which won't go round the bends on the pipe, spot on for 16mm pipes though

That looks perfect, I'll give this a go tomorrow night. Cheers Tim!

Could anyone suggest a flexible cleaner that would be suitable for cleaning 13mm lily pipes? I have/had the CO2Art one but it has a 50mm non flexible brush that either won't go around the bend or if you bend it won't fit through the straight section. I cut the end off to try and make it work but...

The photo's don't do it justice at all, lovely tank Chris

"Snake oil" what products would those be then, and why?

Looks ideal if you have the space for it, it costs me a tenner to get a 2Kg FE refilled so that's not bad You'll need a regulator, solenoid and a needle valve at the cylinder end then a non return, bubble counter and a diffuser/reactor at the tank end

I think the TMC has a lot going for it with a Iwagumi layout over the ADA 60P You mirror some of my recent hopes, I wanted a decent HC carpet and I have a good one at the moment 5 weeks in. In my tanks last incarnation I went with ADA substrate and it worked well so I went with it again. Power...

To be fair to ADA they do make very good products and it's hard to knock the quality when compared to the cheaper copies (sometimes). Whether or not it justifies the cost I don't know but for some items I see them as worth the extra expense. Sometimes while things are comparatively a lot of...

That is probably worth reading twice

What would be good is for another UK dealer to stock ADA to the same level as TGM. I appreciate there are other makes than ADA but they seem to be the driving force behind the shop

General appearance is my first clue. Clean tanks, glass everything, no dead fish. Just those first impressions as you walk in

Shame it is a nice tank, something to be proud of that one

The trouble of living in north Wales is the lack of choice of livestock, to really get a choice we need to get out to Manchester or similar. I guess bettas are treated worse than just about any other species in many cases, profit before welfare. Sold on to any bugger who will buy one, a bit like...

I cleared the Didiplis diandra from the front and it look a lot better to me, a couple of stray bits of HC were shoved in the gap to give the fill a head start Unfortunately I scared the fish away from the bubbles in my rush to get this shot but it shows the new clear patch This is my...

Completely different experience to mine, not that I'm a big buyer from them. It seems everybody here has had a bad experience with them so I must be the odd one out (or blessed with good fortune as I like to see it....) . The closing at weekends is a bit strange, surely they would be better...

I have the 602 light and have been liking the look of the available mirror units. I have concerns though that because the 602 is quite wide that the mirror when fitted may throw the light too far forward. Has anyone got one/seen one or even able to offer an opinion on them from that point of view?

Have a look at this: http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/lighting.htm

Simply brilliant, really liking it

Never had a problem with them, plants always in perfect condition and if what I ordered was in stock then next day delivery and if not then either a phone call or an email to let me know. They have started shutting on Saturdays recently which is a bit rubbish, I hope that isn't a sign of...

The fluval CP has a very directional flow whereas the Vortech has a wide flow which will propergate everywhere within reason. That said 1600lph should be more than enough for a small tank especially in addition to your filter. Maybe try combining the two to eliminate any dead spots

Koralia do make decent pumps, the small ones are pretty quiet but for larger tanks Tunze have a reputation for very quiet wave makers or if you want less of an impact in your tank the adjustable speed Ecotech Vortech MP10QD at about £200 is fantastic, completely silent for a bigger tank with a...

From one of my favourite sites, I hope it is of some use http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/allinone.htm

Aquascaping never ceases to amaze me. From what (to me) initially looked a little uninspiring then to see the progression as the scapers vision comes together into something amazing..Love it!

Well if the algae stays on the twinstar thing and out of the rest of the tank then we'll call it a raging success. The fish seem to like it, they all go head first into the bubbles when it goes off. I suspect the algae guild up is due to it being a bit of a dead spot flow wise, it should improve...

You could dose liquid carbon with a doser too

What I do is leave the CO2 running and hook up a Jebao doser to add the ferts daily. I go away for a month at a time in the summer

Is there any more info on this yet does anyone know?

Thanks. Shame my photography skills are so bad though, seeing the brilliant photographs of some peoples tanks makes me wish I could but try as I may I can't seem to generate enough interest to warrant a decent camera

The Rhizocolunium has either died off or the shrimp have eaten it so pretty much algae free at the moment. Dosing 3 pumps of Brighty K daily and 3 pumps of Step 1 3 times a week. The only algae I have at the moment is ironically on the Chirihos Twinstar. I'm going to remove the front edge of...

Don't they reach an equilibrium with the environment? ie. Plentiful food supply- lots of shrimp / Food shortage - less shrimp

I run a large marine tank and use them over my sump for growing Chaetomorpha for nutrient removal. The cool white or 6500C versions work very well, ugly as sin but cheap enough. My sump compartment is 20" square, in the past I used a 50W and it grew very well, now I use a 20W (to reduce heat in...

At a guess I'd say Potassium Have you seen this page? http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/deficiencies.htm it's my go to for any problems

Me too, I was genuinely gutted, he was quite a character

That's what it said on the label lol! The 602 is 2 x 30W LED

This is mine at 3 1/2 weeks after planting Tropica 12-Grow I'm only dosing potassium and iron (ADA Brighty K and Step 1) The lighting is very high, ADA 602

This ids the progress as of today 3 1/2 weeks after planting A little bit of Rhizocolunium growing so I've cut back on the light and put some more fish in to raise the nutrients up a little as it was understocked. I put 6 CRS in too but goodness knows where they're hiding. Whatever though...

My tank's last incarnation had Rotala Bonsai in it growing in ADA power soil. With CO2 it did really well but a BBA outbreak made me add liquid carbon which got rid of both the BBA and the Rotala Bonsai, it just melted over a week and never really recovered

A touch on the expensive side but how about an Orphek Atlantik V2.1B, available from UK Maine Lighting? Plenty enough photosynthetic lighting for a planted tank and turn up the blues and it's IMO the best reef light on the market for growing SPS coral. Controlled by an app on an android tablet

This is my old tank when it was new, 68 x 24 x 30 H

Update time, got to keep on top of them you know!! Well this was the closing shot of that last scape, the missus wanted a Betta but it ate the shrimp so green rocks, bought a new tank for it now but it's still cycling, maybe another week before it's ready Anyway, that was the closing shot...

Many thanks, I think I might leave it another week or two, I'd hate to set it back as it's doing really well so far

Hi I've just rescaped my 60P (last week) the Hemianthus callitrichoides is growing well with some spread and some vertical growth. Should I be thinking of trimming the vertical growth out at this stage to try and encourage spread? Thanks (and I'll be updating my thread in a week or so with...

What an immaculate looking scape that is

Never knew that, I can't read the small print on the bottle. I actually use Safe which is the powder version of Prime

The Aquaplus is a better day to day conditioner I think, it removes chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals. Prime doesn't (I believe) remove heavy metals but it does have the advantage of neutralizing the effects of ammonia and nitrites which can be very useful for hospital tanks which are...

I have 2 diffusers, I leave one in a 3:1 water/bleach all week, on a Sunday morning I soak and clean in a strong Seachem Safe solution and swap the two over

STC1000 is a great bit of kit, I used one for years on my marine tank. I replaced it only 12 months ago with an Apex which allows seasonal variation in temperatures which has seen an increase in coral growth. I wonder how plants would fare?

This indeed is the correct diet to maintain the human being at the peak of physical condition. Accept no substitute!

Fingers crossed but your tank is inspirational already

Have you read this? It gives a good overview of how to use ADA ferts

You should use step 1 it supplies the micro nutrients eg iron which would account for the yellowing leaves

Very nice, I like that a lot Are you using Step 1?

What a beautiful place

In the past I've used a Hydor 300 with no problems, currently I'm using a Eheim filter with a built in heater which is equally as good, just one less thing in the cabinet or tank

That's the stuff, PITA at best, unless I kept on it daily the tank always looked a mess, wrapped all over the stem plants and matted with the Eleocharis. You only need the tiniest piece left for it to start growing again and with the best will in the world you can't get it all. I've gone for the...

No sorry, photography isn't my thing and I don't have a camera good enough to capture it other than it looking like blanket weed. Thin strands with what looks like tiny leaves every 20mm I did some looking online and a total sterilisation looked like the only hope but that was old info, I was...

I had a bladderwort infestation in my tank and no matter how hard I tried it always came back within the week just as bad. I fancied a scape change so I broke the tank down and scrubbed the tank and equipment to death with bleach vinegar and a soak in Seachem safe. I've used ADA substrate again...

Dragging up an old thread, sorry! Is it feasible to tee off the filter intake and run a separate loop through an external pump to a spraybar just to get flow into dead areas? I have some dead areas in my 60p that I just can't get enough flow through, bad scaping on my part. I don't want to add...

In a Jurasic sort of way? I know which I would prefer given the choice of colourful acropora or brown aiptasia :)

A bit like BBA I think, don't do any real harm but do you really want them/it?

Aips are a pain, I had so many just over a year ago it wasn't true, how there was any space left over for the flatworm infestation I have no idea! Tried peps, aip X, Joe's juice, a file fish did the job in the end and some wrasse did for the flatworm. Still there of course but kept under strict...

Second hand rock can be a disaster, people usually give up when things go wrong, aips, flatworm, algae of some sort. Phosphates are usually bound up in the rock and can cause problems later, at least fresh live rock is relatively low. The other way is to buy reef bones, bleach and then soak with...

This one if from a mate of mine who until recently had the best tank I have ever seen. It ran on miracle mud and was low maintenance, worth a look https://www.youtube.com/user/Clearwater2011/videos

Agreed, I've given up with the place personally, too busy and I find the moderation sometimes can be a bit harsh, but then rules are rules and they are written down (somewhere!) Not sure why mine went, it was in the sump over mud, lit 24/7 with a 125W CFL. Was getting regular WC with NSW and...

It needn't be an expensive hobby but invariably it does. All you really need is a tank, light. flow pumps, heater, live rock and salt water (which is free if you live by the sea). But! Ideally you would add a skimmer (a thing that generates bubbles that collect organics and removes them from the...

There are different types of Mantis, some have clubs that potentially could smash the glass when they get very big (never actually heard of it happening) and some with a spear tip that wont. Peacock Mantis are prized possessions to many reef keepers

That's just screaming "Mantis shrimp!!" Nice scape, not tempted by an orange and a green digi Montipora? Look ace in there top left and right with some Zoas bottom left. Could be easy with such a low bio load

25x turnover is fine for softies and LPS, you only need more when you have SPS. Skimmers aren't essential by any means, just need to keep on top of water changes to keep organics down. Testing is the main thing, keep on top of your water parameters and everything else will generally take care of...

What have you got set up so far? What filtration method are you adopting? It's a difficult hobby, expensive and frustrating but very rewarding when it comes together. I had two very difficult years plagued with problems and pests but I'm on top of it at the moment, things are looking good and...

I keep 1000l reef tank, I'm a member of Ultimate reef and The Salty Box, the later being a smaller more friendly forum but with a better knowledge level. The downside is there is less variation in answers and they're mostly northerners :lol:

I think that's the same as mine but without the heater, certainly flow wise it seems OK

I bought the Ehiem Pro 3 250T for a combination of flow and it's inbuilt heater

See, wrong again!!! :lol:

Just another question after the fact. What supply voltage do you use on these? the transformer says 110v - 220v, TGM said to use a 220 to 110v transformer which I am doing

I'd go for the two smaller tanks with two different styles/approaches

I don't know about then.... ;)

I've just had the 2 pump version delivered for my new tank. The pumps are 3 blade and the contact surface is about 200 - 220 degrees so I doubt there is any need for one way stops to stop back flow

Complete and utter rubbish! :mad:

Thanks Chris, if it ever looks a tenth as good as yours I'll be very happy

Myriophyllum matogrossense has been replaced with Rotala green and trimmed last night for the first time, had a bit of bother with it uprooting for the first week so I took it easy in this cut. Everything seems to be doing OK, a bit of GSA so I think I need to up my phosphate and a bit of hair...

A bump, I'm looking for one too

It would if there was a few smaller tanks as well that showed people what could realistically be done in their own homes

CO2Art do a very nice glass one with a red glass insert, it works very well

I can honestly say I've never had a better experience anywhere, the after sales service was so good it actually left me feeling guilty

CO2Art have fantastic after sales service, if you have a problem it will be sorted out there and then. Next day delivery too

Just a thought, for something the same colour, Korralen Zucht speed glue is 100% safe and grey in colour, a touch pricey though

I imagine aquarium safe silicone would do. In marine tanks Epo putty is brilliant at this job

Leave it. it's lovely!