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  1. bumcrumb

    Led lighting for 15l tank

    After a light to go over my 12" 15l tank, planing on growing hair grass, and hc... This one any good? Need to be as cheap as possible http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321285058255?var=510207161066&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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    hydor prime 10 hose size

    would a 9mm magic nano Lilly pipe set fit on the prime 10 external filter?
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    9mm hose size filters

    looking for a powerful external filter that will fit a 9mm nano glass lily pipe set, any ideas on filters? Also is there a external heater that will fit a 9mm hose?cheers
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    heater ideas

    hi all i have a small tank that i want to get set up quickly as its been filled with substrate since January :( ive seen the external heaters but id rather go down another route but not having a internal heater. Any ideas what i can do? Tank size ill measure up tonight but its small, around 12 x...
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    So confused! Filters and nano lily pipes

    Hi all...I've read and read and read through countless threads and google results about filters and lily pipes and getting the correct size tubing, size glass and flow for my little tank ( I'll get exact measurements tomorrow afternoon) it's roughly 30cm l x 20 cm w x 15 cm h so it's small lol...
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    what filter??

    im getting a 12x10x8 nano made up and looking for a external filter that I can place under the kitchen counter out the way...I don't want a eden or boyu as they need to be placed next to the tank...will a ehiem 2217 be too powerful even if its about a meter away below the tank?? the nano will...
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    17cm led over 30cm nano

    looking at starting a hi tec nano which will be 12x10x8 inches in size....im looking around for a minimal sleek looking led unit, ive come across a "up aqua 17cm led clip on" will this spread enough light over the tank and be suitable for growing hc cuba and dwarf grass??
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    pendant light stand help?

    hey all i have a pendant light that i was going to suspend to the ceiling but now after a good hard look and think i could do with a light stand of some sort. i have a few links to what im after, do you know if these kind of things (even if they look different to the pics) can be found and...
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    light pendant stand help

    hi guys and gals, i have a pendant light that i was going to suspend to the ceiling but now after a good hard look and think i could do with a light stand of some sort. i have a few links to what im after, do you know if these kind of things (even if they look different to the pics) can be found...
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    where's the cheapest place to buy opti-white tanks?

    hi all, im so so so gutted that i missed out on andyh's 60cm opti-white as i have only just decided to go slightly bigger a tad to late. what i want to find out is where is the cheapest place to buy a 60cm opti-white tank from? also is it cheaper for a opti-white front only tank and is there a...
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    what to do with baby shrimps?

    hey all, i got myself 10 cherry red shrimp a few months back and since then they have bred and produced babys after babys and i now have around the 40ish mark plus another mother shrimp :roll: what do i do with all the extra shrimp? i dont have another tank set up at the min so i cant re home...
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    nano project tank update

    hi guys ive just got a new small batch of blyxa from a great member here on ebay :wink: and thought id take a pic to show you a before i added the blyxa and after. i must admit, i think the blyxa is my fave plant at the min :thumbup: sorry for the real bad pic quality, i have just took the one...
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    where to get cheapest substrate from?

    hi guys, i have a great deal getting hold of things for this great hobby as i have no transport, and buying online seams to cost more in postage than the actual items. most things i can get hold of are on ebay, here in the for sale section and friends but the one im having most trouble with is...
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    cool background help

    hi guys and gals ive been having a look at the oliver knotts picture gallery and some of them are very good and inspirational. i have came across this one scape and its made me change my mind in my new tank im about to start. http://www.pbase.com/plantella/image/111678579 in the attached link...
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    how dangerous is a co2 bottle?

    hi as some of you may know already, i have a faulty co2 bottle with my regulator on which is showing 0 on the gauge but is a new bottle. what i wanted to know is, how dangerous is it to remove the regulator from a faulty bottle which might/might not be full? what is the worst that can happen and...
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    will my hc cuba survive without co2?

    hi all as some of you may know my co2 kit has snuffed it :twisted: and is a time bomb at the min so im dosing only easy carbo (1ml) per day now. my hc was growing very very well with the co2 before it packed up now after a week of not having it pressurised and only easy carbo ive noticed the...
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    pond coping and decorating help

    hi all, i have started on a pond (two years ago now so far lol) and im finding it somewhat hard to find a good/modern cheap coping for the pond and a way of decorating the outside of it too. i thought about tiling the lot with slate tiles but that wasn't very frost resistant i thought plus it...
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    HELP! URGENT CO2 PROBLEM!!

    hi guys i need some help asap, i have just screwed on my new co2 bottle nice and tight but the pressure on the gauge shows 0 and fills up the gauge very very very slowly. i turn the co2 on and a few bubbles come out, the pressure drops back down to 0 and thats it until i turn it off and it...
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    green algae on substrate level glass?

    hi all, i am stuck on a little problem, i have cleaned the glass with a blade but i have found on closer inspection that there is green algae on the glass where the substrate starts and it looks like little lines are in it? i have tried using the blade on it but cant get down that close plus it...
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    cherry red shrimp are in corner?

    afternoon guys, lovely day out !!! just a little question that's worrying me a bit, i got some crs yesterday, did the whole introduction to the tank by adding water every 5 Min's by 5% and added within a hour or so and they were fine. they got a little colour back in the next few hours and...
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    my algae on rocks are pearling??!!

    hi again guys lol i recently added pressurised co2 (around a week now) and have noticed today that over night my seriyu rock is covered in a brown/green algae and in now pearling!! i add 1ml of easy carbo and have my co2 at 2-3 bpm. any idea why this is happening?? i added some hc cuba last...
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    help with right plant for iguwami corner

    hi again guys I'm a little stuck with the way my tank looks ATM, i have just planted some hc (Wednesday) so that's going to ,fingers crossed, fill out. in the corner where i have the lilaeopsis (left corner of tank) it seems a little low and flat. what can i put there with the lilaeopsis to...
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    resun cy 20 hose help

    hi all i have a resun cy 20 external filter on my 10l aquarium. the problem is its at the back of my aquarium as it says to place next to aquarium or hang it on and i want to place it under the aquarium in a cabinet so i can have a frosted back ground with back lighting. at the min due to having...
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    hydor external heater for small tank?

    hi all, just a quick question, can a Hydor Eth 200w External Heater be used on a 10l aquarium? its a small tank so the least equipment inside the tank the better. the tank is 60cm long but only 14cm across (just think of a wall aquarium and you get the idea) cheers all chris 8)
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    temperature rises at night??

    hi all, i have a newattino heater which i don't think is working right. it never seems to get to the right temperature in the day, max around 22 degrees? i have a 10l tank and i think the heater is a 10w but it states the heater can heat aquariums up to 20l. the other thing which i find really...
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    anyone tried the tmc aquagro kit?

    has anyone had a go at using the disposable tmc aquagro co2 kit? i have just got one and wondered what experience people had on it and thought of it. thanks folks! :D
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    easy-life profito dosing help

    hey all im a little confused, on my bottle of profito it says i should dose weekly but looking on here and other places some people do it everyday along with easy carbo. should i be dosing everyday then or once a week? if it helps i have a 10 litre tank with a external filter (so would it be a...
  28. bumcrumb

    bright orange slime on co2 pipes?

    hi all i have noticed that where the plastic tubing for the co2 is in the water it is covered in a slimy orange coat? so i removed the co2 diffuser which is a aqua gro disposable kit one and the two white suckers are also covered in this? i wiped it of using a cotton bud and the pictures below...
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    desk lamp recommendations?

    hi all i have just purchase a opti white tank 12x10x8 inches in size, and I'm looking for a nice looking light for it, mainly for growing hc. i didn't want a clip on light for this tank as it limits me with the fill of water to the top as i wanted it as neat and slick as possible. are there any...
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    has anyone got info on this tank?

    hi all, for some reason i love the scape on this tank. its what i am looking for in my new set up, one problem is i have no info about the tank or its owner. can anyone tell me more about it? what are the plants in there? cheers all :(
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    do i need to add water conditioner to fish less tank?

    hi again all just another one of my silly questions but i do have to learn sometime hey! im setting up a new tank but i want the plants to grow well and mature etc before i put any fish in, so im looking at September time before i think of adding any living thing in there, so i was wondering, do...
  32. bumcrumb

    where to put co2 diffuser?

    hi again all! after my shock last week with the little white worms (which i now have sorted) i have decided to start with a little co2. i didn't really want to use co2 but i thought id give it a try. i brought my self one of the tmc aquagro kits from aqua essentials and i am very happy with it...
  33. bumcrumb

    HELP! very small white things on glass??

    hi all i have just turned on my light to my tank to check my heater was working (3am lol) to be shocked and find hundreds of very very small white/clear worm things. they carnt be planaria as this tank of mine has only been set up for about 2 months and was only stocked up with 5 small bunches...
  34. bumcrumb

    help on wattage for 10 litre tank?

    hi all, hope you had a great Christmas!! had a few pounds spare after Christmas and now wanting, after getting all my ferts and filters sorted,to get my lights upgraded. i have a small 10 litre tank which at the moment i have some dwarf hair grass growing. i have a 8w arcadia original tropical...
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    light unit for growing hc in weird size tank?

    hi all ive been searching all over the place in the wrong places for light units to fit a tank i brought from ebay a few weeks ago. i brought one of them desktop stainless steel aquariums from ebay and turning it into a modern iwagumi set up. i have started the aquascape, placed the seiryu...
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