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I have a 260 litre aquarium, currently running EFX600 (2,200L/ph) external filter, hydor inline heater and Up inline atomiser. To get the CO2 levels up to high enough levels (aiming for lime-green on my 4Dkh/Methyl Blue indicator)... I have run a high number of "bubbles per second" - I know a...

My Limnophila looks perfectly healthy, lovely colour - but it grows with 2-3 cm of stem between the leaf sets... Any suggestions please folks? It's new to my aquarium which is 24" high, 4x 54w T5HO on 6 hours. FE CO2 and EI dosing from sponsor starter kit.

I've just taken delivery of my EI chemicals from aquariumplantfood.co.uk... The instructions say to mix with boiled & cooled water - but I've also seen on other threads that you should mix them with RO, De-Ionised or Distilled water... Any advice please???

Can some one point me in the direction or a list of chemicals I need... The measurements I would need... I do have a brand new set of gram scales! I've been reading through the posts on this section for ages and have found it difficult to find a starting point - it seems to get complicated...

No..not THOSE kind of stockings! I'm just setting up my 250 litre tank, I've finally decided on: Neons / Black Neons & Crystal Red Shrimp Heavily planted tank, water change 40-50%, Pressurised CO2, 40 inch custom made rain bar proding lots of surface disturbance... What sort of numbers...

Just thought I'd share an email I received today from a supplier : Please find below some information which I hope has been included with your order. Thank you for buying your plants from Plants Alive. The plants have spent very little time in our tanks and we would advise you to rinse...

Hi, I need to get some HC for a new tank... Well, I say some - I need enough to cover about 4 square feet of it! Anyone any suggestions on best / cheapest place to get HC in large quantities? Ta!

Hi, I have a CO2 mixer on the return feed to my tank. It is the sort with a chamber fed by water returning to the tank from the external filter that drives a paddle and has a CO2 feed at the top. ( like this ) The problem is that despite having two CO2 non-return valves installed when the CO2 is...

Having discovered that the magic formula for breeding Red Cherry Shrimp is:- Water + RCS = Lots of RCS's :D I've noticed that some of the new progeny are brilliantly coloured - solid colour, amost sakura/fire coloured... Some are well coloured RCS examples with colour fading to speckles on the...

Following on from a thread where I postulated that "Hygrophilaphobia should be the latin for "Fear of fast growing plants" - I have a few other suggestions!!! Real: Glossophobia - is a real one - it's actually fear of language or speaking... Atychiphobia - Fear of being wrong - I get this one...

In my area the water is heavy in nitrates - around 40/50ppm consistently, and higher at the weekends... So my question is can anyone advise me on whether to go for an RO unit or just a Nitrate filter. Any pro's and con's to either would be very much appreciated, Jerry

Hi folks, Thanks to help and info from here I've successfully managed to establish a Heminathus carpet in my nano tank. The "clumps" have merged into one and it's grown to a depth of about 2cm. It's very dense (feels "springy" if you push down on it with fingers). I want to cut it back : A) to...

Hi all, I'm a newbie trying to set up my first planted tank... I have a 120x40wx50h tank with 4x T5 24w - switchable to either two or all tubes on/off. Even just two of the tubes seems blooming bright to me - but I've no experience to draw on.. I've read that it is a good idea not to "blast"...

HI all, I've seen people posting about using a layer of Osmocote under molar clay... Well I haven't been able to find Osmocote in any of my local garden places, But I could find MiracleGro "All purpose continuous relaeas plant food" Would this be OK to use instead? Be very greatful for advice...

So, I found a lovely piece of wood at my LFS for the centrepiece of my new tank... Any advice on how best to prepare it so that everything doesn't look like tea? It's too large for a bucket, so I bought a tub - but can anyone tell me the best way to make sure it's tank safe and ready to go...

Hiya, I'm planning a new 'scape and I'd like to have a "bay" carpeted by Heminathus. The bulk of my substrate currently is moler clay (courtesy of Bonsai shop just down my road!) I'm after recommendations for something finer to "hold" this pesky HC, and suggestions on the depth of whatever...

Can anyone tell me where I can source just a few "true" Endler's? All the LFS's I've tried near me that do stock "Endler's" are definitely hybrids... I'm near Peterborough, but would travel for the real thing if I can find it!

I've just "inherited" and older style fluval 240 tank - it has a thick plastic rim at the top and used to hold an I-Bar with 2x T8 42" bulbs. I'd like to convert it to 4x54W T5's - Full Length... Has anyone bought or seen one of these or any other feedback? Thanks folks...

Hi All, Been browsing this forum avidly for information for the last few months... I'm a complete nooby to planted aquariums, and just taken possession of a four foot tank. I have about a million questions about substrates, lighting, chemistry, plant choice, etc etc... You have all been warned...