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  1. markuk

    Parcelfarce Deliveries

    I work for a courier company and have done for the last 6 years or more. now read this....... The well known couriers i.e parcelforce-dhl-city-link-interlink+[dpd formerley parceline] they all used to have there own employed staff.there drivers and operational staff were very customer service...
  2. markuk

    Amano hill rug act 1-2-3..questions

    yeh but how long did he actually leave it to grow coz if it were rotting he must have had some serious filtration to keep down the ammonia build up..........off the plants...
  3. markuk

    Amano hill rug act 1-2-3..questions

    anyone whos got the nature aquarium world series by Takashi Amano,will have seen the hill rug that he created in one of his volumes :?: is How did he keep the glosso underneath from rotting. I have a deep rug of glosso and it still seems to be growing..although i know that underneath that it...
  4. markuk

    Run out of declorinator

    Well i couldnt wait. :!: coz im using the Ei method and sunday is the water change day i took my chance and hey everything seems ok...fed the fish they ate so yes i think it was ok...will moniter them tomoz..also i used cold and hot mixture of water and changed the usual amount of around 70% but...
  5. markuk

    Run out of declorinator

    Does any one know whether it would be safe to do a water change with water straight from the tap.just noticed that i've run out of water conditioner,although i know you shouldnt as far as the fish are concerned.but would a one off time be ok..or should i wait until tommorow til i can get...
  6. markuk

    open topped tanks - advice needed please

    open top tanks are fine..air fresheners and whatever you spray dont affect your tank...my missus is the fragrance queen and have never had any probs.but bear in mind that IT IS EASIER TO POLLUTE A PUDDLE THAN A POND
  7. markuk

    My First tank using E I.

    i'm gonna get a dozen rasobora this weekend,so i'll try and post some pics of them... mark..
  8. markuk

    Fish TB

    Now dont think i watch this regularly but Kim and Aggy from [how dirty is your home]reckon that certain species of fish in the aquarium,no names were actually given,can pass on TB and that you should allways wear rubber gloves every time you clean out your aquarium :? is there any truth in...
  9. markuk

    Adding GH booster

    i've got a dropper checker situated at the top right of the tank with 4dkh in it and it is a light green in colour. i've tested the ph gh and kh using a test kit and then comparing it with the chart.the chart says that the co2 is between 29.9-35.8 so if thats correct i should be well within the...
  10. markuk

    Adding GH booster

    Hi Ceg4048,i've posted a couple of pics in the gallery under [My First tank using E I.],the tank stats are on there to save me writing them out again...in the second picture i have 2 flow pumps.the left hand one is a seio 520 [520gph]that is pointing down on an angle to the parvula at the...
  11. markuk

    Adding GH booster

    Thanks for the reply ceg4048,i've had a close look at the plants in question which is my glosso and out of the whole of the carpet of plants there is only about half a dozen individual leaves affected and they are totally yellow.there is one leaf that i can see that is half yellow, see through...
  12. markuk

    Adding GH booster

    i've been following the EI dosing regime,and now going to add some gh booster as the gh is pretty low around 3-4..and some of the glosso leaves [only a few] appear to be turning yellowish,i take it this could be a calcium deficiency or could i be wrong and dont need to add gh booster,also as...
  13. markuk

    New tank concern

    I think if your not 100% confident in the tank i would have the supplier [s] to reseal it for you,otherwise there could be a possibility of alot of water and money going to be spilt. good luck... mark..
  14. markuk

    My First tank using E I.

    i think i'll be putting a smallish shoal of harlequin rasboras in i think..... there are about a dozen sae's in there at the moment and doing a great job.. and i will add the odd plant here and there once everything has completely settled in.... thanks..mark...
  15. markuk

    My First tank using E I.

    Thanks for the comments,it makes you feel proud of what you can do when someone else sees and comments........ :D
  16. markuk

    My First tank using E I.

    Here's a couple of pics of my tank,the first picture which was first planted on 27-7-08. the second one was taken today,so it's just over 1 month old to date. TANK 48x24x21 LIGHTING luminare 2x150 6500k halides on 3pm-8.30pm=5 1/2hrs 2x54w t5 6500k tubes on 1pm-10pm=9hrs pressurised co2 2bps...
  17. markuk

    which eheim external do you think?

    I went to the TGM on saturday and bought a eheim pro 2 2028.which i think will be perfect for my needs had a good day with Jim and Mark..and came back with everything i would need to get started.Spent a good few £££££,but well worth it.
  18. markuk

    which eheim external do you think?

    cheers mate,never actually thought about the size difference.....
  19. markuk

    which eheim external do you think?

    Thanks for that John... mark.
  20. markuk

    which eheim external do you think?

    i'm stuck on choosing one of these eheims for my 360ltr planted.it's not going to have a massive amount of fish,but was thinking more of the turnover of water...well here's my 2 difficult choices 1..Ehiem pro 3 -1200ltr hr. price is £174.99 or 2..Ehiem 2128 thermo -...
  21. markuk

    Sat nav recommendations

    hi mate i'd suggest a garmin nuvi 250..these are the dogs.they were originally created for guiding ships at sea so the manufacturers have massive experience with them,you can also find them for under £100.. and have downloadable discs to update regularly..... hope this helps......mark..
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