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How far off the bottom should the suction pipe inlets be? my reason for asking is I have two 1500ltr filters returning via spray bars and a lot of my plants have little bits of debris on my plants and at feeding time this all gets stirred up into suspension. the other problem is the screens on...

Great news, a weight off my mind, I did not want to wipe my fish out for the sake of nice plants. Cheers mate.

Hello again, Sorry to be a bit slow on the up take, only I also have fish in the tank and I was always under the impression that you should keep the PH stable. So if my Co2 is low in the morning and then builds up during the day, Ergo the PH drops only to rise at night when the gas goes off...

Thanks for that, Have I got this right, if my water was at PH 7, I should watch for a fall to say PH 6. But if my water is PH 6.5 I should watch for a fall to PH 5.5 Is that about right? Cheers

I have just set up my first Co2 system, my problem is I can't read the colours in the drop checker, would carrying out regular PH readings amount to the same thing?

Thank you London Dragon. That sorts that one. Cheers

Hi, when I post a question, along side the the question is a square and not a green dot and on the other side of the page it says " Edit " can you explain please. Cheers

G'Day mate, It is non Co2, and it's only on the wood. I had the 4 tubes on a timer that made it worse. now down to 2. If you get hold of it, it turns to slime. The wood has been taken out of the tank twice and been given a good scrub with a brass wire brush and a full water change each time...

Sorry my mistake he is the tank

[/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG] I have written before about this problem and I have tried some of the replies , Tank blacked out, reduced lighting, more lighting etc, I am getting to the stage of a complete rip out and dump the wood which I did buy from an aquatic store, it's been soaked, scrubbed on...

Hi Nature Boy, I have kept fish for years an I thought i would try the fish less cycling as recommended in Fishless Tank Cycling and Avoiding New Tank Syndrome Published by Fishadmin on his web site, the reason for 15 ml at the start is the tank is 110 gallons as I say it was working fine I...

Yes I started three weeks ago, with Ammonia at 15 ml then topping up every day to hold at 3 ppm, all was fine until I went away and stopped dosing.

I have been setting up a tank with a fish less cycle at the same time trying to sort out my lighting over the last 3 weeks. I have just come back after a week away and this is what I found. Question 1 What is it Question 2 will a tank black out kill it Question 3 Is it a strip down. The wood...

Hi to all, Can someone please tell me, do many Aquatic plants grow in Amazon Blackwater?

Thanks Darrel, Here goes another 110 gallons of water, I wish I could by-pass the meter

I have just set up a 500 L tank with two 1500 L/hr filters both with carbon. I have filled the bare tank twice and left for a week, yet the bog wood is still getting covered in a mould. Should I dose the tank with Potassium permanganate ? not only is the wood covered in mould but the water has...

Hi to all, I am going to plant out a 5 x 2 x 2 ft tank with Echinodorus types such as Osiris, Amazonicus, Argentinensis etc. My question is at what distance apart should I plant for the best growth and display?

Hi to All, I have been following James C thread on lighting and different tubes. I have gone for the Grolux + 880 Skywhite. My question in what order should I put the lamps I.E. Grolux on the outside - Skywhites down the centre or the opposite way or Growlux + Skywhite + Growlux + Skywhite if...

Thanks guys, I am getting on in years, so the ability to see colour change sounds good, but trouble in opening is not so good, a glass drop checker might be the way to go. Thanks once again.

Has anyone had any experience with the Dennerle Co2 indicator, It's about the same price as a Nano glass drop check, all be it not as pretty. Your feed back would be appreciated. Cheers

I have just been reading an article about putting Co2 in the tank during the day, but when the lights go off and the Co2 is stopped it was suggested that an Air pump and diffuser should be put on. Question, will this not drive out the Co2 put in during the day as well as the Co2 created at...

G'Day, Does anyone have experience of Aquamanta EFX filters, I am looking at the EFX 1500 v Eheim pro 3 600 2075 Any advice? Cheers

G'Day, I have noticed that quite a few external filters are being sold with built in UV lamp, Is this a good idea or just a gimmick? In fact is a UV lamp needed or useful in a planted tank? Cheers

Where oh where can I get Sphagnum peat? I have tried on line and the local garden centres No joy. Does anyone know of a source for Sphagnum peat. Cheers

Hi Danny, I did think of Tesco cat litter and I did ask the question, Antipofish posted a reply on Aug 21 saying in effect do not put scented cat litter in your tank, Use Bonsai clay granules which is just what I am going to do. Cheers mate

I have just bought these clay granules said to be moler clay as used for Cat litter without the perfume. It cost me £32 for 40 litres and that included Parcel force delivery. Now all I have to do is see if it works, I am still awaiting my 125 gallon tank. Cheers

Thanks for the reply Hoggie, I am using Standard Ei dosing, Macro and Micro solution as supplied by Aquariumplantfood.co.uk. Strange or what, Just the one plant !!! Cheers Mate

There you go, strange it's on one one plant Cheers

G'Day chaps, Can you please name an Algae on one of my Microsorium pteropus ( Java Fern ) It's only on one plant and looks just like a sprinkling of Coal dust. Cheers

Thanks Guys for all your help, I have decided against cat litter, I am going to use ether J.I compost under a gravel tidy topped with Gravel, or Clay balls as used in Hydroponics then capped with Gravel. As for the Bog wood I will use activated carbon while I am doing a fish less cycle that...

G'Day, It's me again, still working on setting up my 60 x 24 x 24 INCH Aquarium. My question, as I have not received my tank yet, would 54w T5's 1150mm ( 45 inch ) be OK as they would be 7 inch short of each end of a 60" tank or should I try to source a longer tube. I am looking to run 3 or 4...

G'Day This might be a bit off topic, can anyone recommend a good reliable supplier of quality aquatic plants, and is there anywhere in the south that has a good collection of Bogwood. Thanks

The BIG BIG problem is I live in a Flat.

G'Day Guys, A have a large tank to set up, I want to use cat litter in the substrate and large lumps of bogwood. Problem, My wife will not give up the bath for a week so I can soak my wood to get some of the colouring out and as for washing many bags of cat litter to get rid of the perfume is a...

This is my small Fluval edge trial tank, nothing out of the ordinary just Cryptocoryne wendtii, Echinodorrus bleheri, Microsorium and good old Vallisnerie spiralis. I have to keep trimming the vallis. I love my Fluval edge. You might have noticed I have been asking a lot of questions as I have...

Hi Guys, It's the old man AGAIN ! I have been offered two sets of Arcadia I Bar suitable for a 5 foot tank, they are brand new @ £80 each. My question are they any good or should I still go for D-D Razor lights? and finally a Big thank you to Antipofish, Foxfish & ceg 4048 for all their help. Cheers

Thanks chaps, You are most helpful, my fault again. The tank I have ordered is to keep a dozen Pterophyllum Scalare or Altums. with lots of bog wood, Echinodorus species, Cryptocryne and Microsorium. The tank comes with a hood and it will have two external filters rated at 1500l / hr, I am...

I am just returning to fish and plant keeping, Can anyone please tell me what I need for a tank 60 x 24 x 24 inch ( 150 x 60 x 60cm) If I go for 4.5 w per inch of tank I get 270w if I use 3w per gallon I get 327 w. then when I look at tube lengths in T5 a 46 inch 1150 tube gives 54 w times 4...

Hello to all, I am going to set up a sub tropical tank for white cloud mountain minnows and Asian banjo catfish. This will be the first time I have used sand instead of gravel, My question is, as the sand is 2 inch's deep would it be better to leave my plants Cryptocoryne willisii and...