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  1. andy-mu

    Araldite

    Is Araldite a suitable substance to bond either hardscape or say mosses to rocks without damaging the plants? It's a 2 part epoxy for those in different countries but common in the UK
  2. andy-mu

    Best capping substrate for HC Cuba

    Hi, In the title really. I plan on JI No3 as the base. Was thinking about akadama to cap but thought it looked as though the cuba would uproot and float up. Just wondering what your thoughts are on the best capping layer to keep cuba from floating. Would it be sand, gravel, akadama? Also with...
  3. andy-mu

    Can shrimp be made to adjust to different PH

    Reason I ask is, I particularly like the Sulawesi shrimp. Heavily injected C02 tanks will have lower PH than they like. Just wondering if they could gradually be made to get used to lower PH than they like and adapt to this
  4. andy-mu

    T5 Lights and water temperature

    Hi Guys, I had been spending some time getting things sorted out with my tank. All the usual things. C02/Distribution/Flow/Feeding. Have been sorting this out on T8 tubes. Have now been able to stabilise things and the algae battle is being won. It's dying off. I have some T5 lights and...
  5. andy-mu

    HC and supplied rockwool

    Hi Guys, I just bought some HC in supplied rockwool. Tropica plant from petsmart. Looks pretty good too. Didn't have time tonight to get planting it so I just stuck the entire pot in the tank. Plant was pearling like crazy. What I'm wondering is, I know it should be potted in small clumps, but...
  6. andy-mu

    Thoughts on plant types

    Hi, Plan on some HC for the lawn effect. Also seen many tanks with slightly larger plants behind it in the foreground. See them more in the iwagumi's I suppose. I have a few candidates in mind and was looking to see what peoples views were on the best one. Candidates, Dwarf hairgrass Vs...
  7. andy-mu

    A quick check on EI please

    Hi Guys, I've got a 90L tank. Currently twin T8's, but have got the T5's for when I've got a handle on the tank. I have co2 using aquamedic and a lime green dropchecker. I have an eheim classic 2217 filter. I wasn't really getting the flow from it. Naturally algae was an issue. Lileopsis...
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    Zebra snails and waste

    Hi, I know zebra snails are seen by some as a welcome addition to the tank for their clean up habits. Although that is beneficial, I've also read that snails are messy. Even more than a plec. Not so beneficial. Good thing, if you have one for example, it wont breed in freshwater so you dont...
  9. andy-mu

    90L with eheim classic 2217, flow question

    Hi, Got this setup as it was really all I could afford right now. Specs state, Pump output 1000l/h, Filter circulation 790l/h. Having read that many manufacturers specs are generally way off the reality, what do you think would be the actual l/ph? I know I should really have a more powerful...
  10. andy-mu

    Bit of urgent advice please

    Hi Guys, You don't normally get a subject line like this, but as you read on you'll appreciate whats going on. I currently have a jbl co2 system. Will be upgrading to FE soon. Anyway, had this for some time, but have only recently started getting more involved properly in setting up a balanced...
  11. andy-mu

    Regulator advice

    Hi Guys, Have seen a few posts linking to ebay for regulators for fire extinguishers. Just me probably, but I find ebay a bit dodgy for some things. To me people don't call it flea bay for nothing. Also if you look for dual guage regulators, they're all from hong kong usually. Again, not to be...
  12. andy-mu

    Aquamedic 1000 and poor co2

    Hi Guys, I recently installed an aquamedic 1000 reactor in my 100l tank. Its 24L X 15W X 18D. I had replaced an internal filter with an eheim classic 2217 giving 1000L/H flow rate. According to aquamedic's website a guide is to start with 15 bubbles/min. Noticing my drop checker is still blue I...
  13. andy-mu

    Internal to external swap over

    Hi Guys, Titles the clue. Having read through a myriad and wealth of information on the forum, I have made many changes to my aquarium set up over the last few weeks. Mulling over it for about a year. So, have now got my external filter installed connecting to my CO2 reactor. Waiting on a...
  14. andy-mu

    Stocking levels

    Hi, Just looking to see what the general consensus of opinion is here. Based on general recommendations, as far as I'm aware, recommended stocking levels of fish are at 1 inch per gallon of water. Having browsed many stunning aquascapes both here and on the internet, I notice in many cases...
  15. andy-mu

    Ideal tank size

    Hi Guys, Title says it all really. Does anyone think there is a particularly popular tank size to aquascape. I seem to see a lot of support for the 2ft 90L. I know nano's are also popular along with the 4 ft expansive. Just looking to see what most of you think is an ideal tank size for...
  16. andy-mu

    Plant ID please

    Hi, I'd seen the article on EI dosing and really like a couple of the plants in the picture. I hope no one minds, but I used this image to see if anyone could help ID a couple of the plants. The problem when you go onto tropical plant sites, is the plants very often don't look like what you...
  17. andy-mu

    External filter positioning

    Hi Just wanted to ask a question about the above. I have an external filter and in setting it up wanted to leak test the system prior to fitting in place behind my fish tank. Was worthwhile since some of the fittings needed adjusted to prevent leaks I had. On sorting the leaks I placed my...
  18. andy-mu

    Reactor for 100L tank

    Hi, I know a lot of guys promote the use of the aquamedic 1000 reactor as being very good. Is this too big for a 100L tank or would it still be suitable? If its no use is there a better alternative with the same quality results as the aquamedic? Cheers
  19. andy-mu

    Aquamedic 1000 suitable for 100 litre tank?

    Title says it all really. I'm looking to see what your thoughts are with regards to using this type of reactor for this tank volume. Do you think it is suitable or overkill. Only reason I was looking to use this was that views seem to rate reactors over diffusers. I plan using a 1400 lp/h...
  20. andy-mu

    CO2 Mister

    Hi, I've seen a lot of talk that CO2 misters are the best for uptake of CO2. I've only seen Reactors and diffusers listed on the forum. What are these misters and are there any articles relating to them? Is it achieved by feeding CO2 into a filter? Are there any photo's of a misting system...
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