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  1. MikeG747

    Identify these fish???

    Thanks for the replies, I suspected they may have been something different to Kerri tetra. They go back to the store we purchased them from asap. They are an absolute nightmare to other fish.
  2. MikeG747

    Identify these fish???

    Hi, Can someone identify the fish in the image please, sorry it is a bit blurry, they are not good at staying still. I have 15 of them in a 4 foot community tank and they are an absolute nightmare, each seems to have it's own patch of water that is its territory and attacks anything that...
  3. MikeG747

    Kessil A160WE Tuna Sun

    I have a number of Kessil lights (2 amazon suns and an A150 light blue), all on gooseneck adapters. You need to factor in the 90 degree mounting bracket that goes on the gooseneck if you actually want to get the light sitting perpendicular to the water surface and to get the light slightly...
  4. MikeG747

    Hose holder for tank filling

    I use a spring clamp from Clas Ohlson, which does the job for me. http://www.clasohlson.com/uk/Cocraft-Spring-Clamp/Pr407211000
  5. MikeG747

    What external filter for a 180litre tank?

    In my opinion it is worth spending the money on a decent filter. I have an APS model in the garage that was supposedly rated at 1000l/h, I think it would be more accurate to say this is about 100l/h. Certainly it can't compete with either of my eheims for output, even though they have roughly...
  6. MikeG747

    pH profile change

    Thanks for the replies everyone. It has confirmed my suspicions that using a pH drop of 1 point would have fatal consequences. I think I shall use my eyes as a guide for the CO2 levels. If I start seeing unhappy fish then it is too high, if I start seeing algae then it is possibly too low or I...
  7. MikeG747

    pH profile change

    Hi, I am trying to work out what a sensible pH profile change is so that I can maintain optimal CO2 levels in the tank. I have a drop checker in the tank, but telling the difference between shades of green is challenging. To start with my tank pH is currently around 5.5 (without CO2), my tap...
  8. MikeG747

    Priming an Eheim Pro 3

    I have two Eheim Pro 3 filters and I have only ever experienced problems priming them when the canister is empty. So when I do a filter clean these days I make sure it is pretty much full of de-chlorinated water before priming. Means the pressure difference between canister and tank isn't so...
  9. MikeG747

    How to keep Pearl Weed (Hemianthus micranthemoides)?

    It is far far easier than cuba to grow as well, it has a much bigger/deeper root structure.
  10. MikeG747

    How to keep Pearl Weed (Hemianthus micranthemoides)?

    In my experience this plant grows like wildfire, I wouldn't bother replanting the trimmings as it grows quick enough anyway. It is not really a carpetting plant and can grow up to 20cm tall if you let it. You will need to trim it often and hard to keep grow compact, it is more of a mid-ground...
  11. MikeG747

    CO2 Regulator and solenoid

    CO2Art jumped the gun and contacted me... Now in a testing phase to see if some changes have sorted the regulator out!
  12. MikeG747

    CO2 Regulator and solenoid

    Hi, I purchased the following regulator from CO2Art a few months ago but I am having a few issues with it: Aquarium CO2 Dual Stage Regulator and Solenoid Magnetic Valve | CO2Art.co.uk - CO2 Aquarium Specialists When I set the level of CO2 that comes out it is fine, but I find that when the...
  13. MikeG747

    Surface scum and co2

    Actually it just means that there is far more O2 dissolved in your water which means that when the plants photosynthesize they are producing O2 that cannot be dissolved into an O2 saturated water column, thus the gas stays in gaseous form and you see pearling. Generally O2 rich water is a good...
  14. MikeG747

    cloudy water and surface film

    Hi, I have a tank that is in its fifth week of life and all the plants are growing fairly well. Specs as follows: Tank = 70x70x45 cm (water volume equivalent to about 190 litres with everything in it) Filter = eheim 350T Light = kessil amazon sun suspended 11 inches above water in middle of the...
  15. MikeG747

    50x50x40 options

    I got two for about £40 from an american eBay seller. Most of the cost was shipping though.
  16. MikeG747

    50x50x40 options

    If you have running water sounds then you probably won't even hear it then. My light is sitting about 28 inches above the bottom of the tank and I get very little light spill, mostly because the 90 degree gooseneck adapter allows the light to shine directly downwards rather than at an angle...
  17. MikeG747

    50x50x40 options

    I tend to find that most of the tank evaporation that occurs is due to the tank water being ~24 degrees and warmer than the rest of the room, especially in winter. The Kessil lights don't kick out much heat. I don't think you will struggle with heat for emergent plants though as they will be...
  18. MikeG747

    50x50x40 options

    Hi Crumbs, I have recently (last 4 weeks) set up a 70x70x45 tank which is currently been lit by a kessil amazon sun. As long as you get the gooseneck and can source the 90 degree adapter for it from the states then it should work just fine. I have managed to get mine right over the centre of...
  19. MikeG747

    A Hypothetical CO2/O2 level question

    Ah, ok that makes a great deal of sense Thanks Mike
  20. MikeG747

    A Hypothetical CO2/O2 level question

    Hi All, If you are running an airpump through an airstone into a tank is it possible to ever get CO2 levels so high that they are toxic to livestock? If I understand things correctly then the airpump will saturate the water column with O2 meaning that the livestock couldn't asphyxiate, thereby...
  21. MikeG747

    Worried about gassing fish.

    Nope, I used a pre-mixed drop-checker solution from Flo, it was blue when it first went into the tank and stayed that way for a few hours, since then it has been lime green/yellow. I shall now put my feet up and stop worrying then. In my old 4 foot tank I struggled to get the drop checker to...
  22. MikeG747

    Worried about gassing fish.

    Ok, I was worried that between the plants photosynthesizing and the surface diffusion that I may be oxygen deficient, when I do put the fish in there then I shall watch them closely for a few hours to check that they are not struggling, if they do then I will chuck in an airstone to oxygenate...
  23. MikeG747

    Worried about gassing fish.

    Hi, I have recently just setup a new open top planted tank of dimensions 70 x 70 x 45 (l x w x d all in cm) and have injected CO2 running on a solonoid timer. My concern is whether I am likely to gas my fish when I add them into the tank. I have a drop checker that is showing as almost...
  24. MikeG747

    Can you hear your Eheim Pro 3 or 3e from inside your cabinet?

    I have two pro 3 filters, one is a standard 350 one and the other is the thermo model. When there is no air in the filter and it is working correctly then it should be virtually silent. I certainly can't hear my filters and I am sitting less than six feet from them.
  25. MikeG747

    Can you hear your Eheim Pro 3 or 3e from inside your cabinet?

    Tim, Check this thread out for a possible cause of the noise. Rattling eheim thermofilter | UK Aquatic Plant Society Mike
  26. MikeG747

    xmas present

    From previous experience assassin snail eggs are something close to tiny jelly cubes, not looked at them through a microscope before though! Use to and probably still do breed them for fun.
  27. MikeG747

    Square aquarium layout ideas and substrate options

    Hi all, Just ordered a brand new opti-white aquarium that is square with the following dimensions. 70 x 70 x 45 (w x l x h) in cm mind! I am after some ideas of how to scape the new tank when I get it. It will be situated in a corner of a room and two sides of the tank will be visible. It...
  28. MikeG747

    Help & Advice_ Nitrite/Nitrate levels

    You clean the filters twice a week? I do mine about once every 8 weeks! Do you clean them in tank water or tap water?
  29. MikeG747

    Help & Advice_ Nitrite/Nitrate levels

    Billy, When was the last time you cleaned the filters then? If you fish are ok then it is probably likely that Henry is right and your test kit is not telling the truth. Mike
  30. MikeG747

    Anyone got a NA Aquarium and cabinet?

    Brilliant, just what I was after sa80mark, thanks. Mike
  31. MikeG747

    Help & Advice_ Nitrite/Nitrate levels

    Hi Billy, I hope there is no livestock in your tank with those readings, the nitrite and ammonia will be quite unpleasant for them if there are? Has the tank been recently setup and how mature/big is the filter? Mike
  32. MikeG747

    Anyone got a NA Aquarium and cabinet?

    Possibly, but as there are no built pictures I can find of a white cabinet I don't really know. I am a bit worried that it would like like some kind of medical cabinet if it was just white, a bit sterile!
  33. MikeG747

    Anyone got a NA Aquarium and cabinet?

    I am looking at the possibility of getting a new 90 cm NA aquarium and Movel Elit cabinet for it and I was wondering whether anyone has this kind of setup or similar from NA. My other half is pretty cool with the idea of the new tank providing that the cabinet looks OK. I have a lot of light...
  34. MikeG747

    ISTA I-540 External co2 ceramic reactor

    Sounds like a most sensible plan really! I think when I redo the tank I will be looking at getting both filter outlets at one end and creating a continuous circulation of water that way. At the minute I am just dosing a small amount of liquid carbon in the end of the tank that the non co2 filter...
  35. MikeG747

    ISTA I-540 External co2 ceramic reactor

    I tried it both ways and there was no way in any form of hell that the nut was going to go over the eheim 16/22 ml hose. In the end I just got the whole thing as tight as possible and hoped that it stayed water-tight. I run it on a 4 foot tank that has about 300l of water volume and it works ok...
  36. MikeG747

    ISTA I-540 External co2 ceramic reactor

    I have one, they seem to function ok, mine has been in place for a good few months and hasn't needed cleaning yet. The screw fit attachments for the hose are rubbish though, there is no way you can get the threaded nuts over the hoses, I just did the best I could and have had no leaks thus far...
  37. MikeG747

    What power head to get?

    Hi, I am planning on getting a circulation power head to help with co2 circulation around a 300l 4 foot long tank. I want one that doesn't have a wire trailing into the aquarium if possible but I don't know where to start. Does anyone have any good suggestions? Thanks Mike
  38. MikeG747

    Mine & A Mates

    A word of warning, I purchased a couple of these pipe sets and both of them failed. One set split along the join in the plastic and the second was leaking from the screw fit. Wasn't overly impressed with these units or the customer service I received.
  39. MikeG747

    any one have a dog

    Here is little Wallace. He is 10 months old now and at least 50% monster! Uploaded with ImageShack.us
  40. MikeG747

    Suitable catfish for 4 foot planted tank

    Hi, I am doing a bit of research on what fish to stock my tank with when I re-scape. The tank is 120 X 50 X 50 and will likely house 6 baby angels, at least a pair of a small gourami species, arched corys, sterbei corys and some ottos. I would quite like to get a single or pair of very nice...
  41. MikeG747

    Rattling eheim thermofilter

    Very easy once I found the missing rubber part!
  42. MikeG747

    Rattling eheim thermofilter

    And now the solution... The red 'thing' had lost its rubber shoe and was rattling in the outflow pipe chamber!
  43. MikeG747

    Rattling eheim thermofilter

    No air bubbles that I have managed to expel and the flow is the same as it was before 'rattle gate'!!! I am thinking there is something in a chamber somewhere that is being bounced around. I may try swapping the filter heads over at the weekend as they are the same as far as I can tell.
  44. MikeG747

    Rattling eheim thermofilter

    Henry, Yup, I always make sure the air is expelled. I even go as far as to fill the canister up before re-attaching any pipes as it makes refilling the filter much easier as you have a much less of a job sucking water out from the tank into the filter. I have another standard eheim Pro 3 350...
  45. MikeG747

    Rattling eheim thermofilter

    Hi I cleaned my eheim 350t filter last week and since reassembling it I have managed to do something that makes it rattle. I have since taken the filter head apart and looked at everything I can think of around the impeller and its housing. I can't find anything that causes the rattle. I am...
  46. MikeG747

    CO2 Refills...

    Anyone managed to find somewhere in South Gloscestershire for CO2 refills that are cheap?
  47. MikeG747

    Keeping Sakura and Crystal Red shrimp together

    Hi Everyone, Is it possible to keep Sakura and Crystal Red shrimps together in the same tank? I am guessing the answer is a yes but just wanted a bit of confirmation. Also will these two shrimp varieties interbreed? Thanks Mike
  48. MikeG747

    substrate choice

    Don't forget the tropica substrate. It is far cheaper than you think as you only need a thin layer of it beneath gravel/sand.
  49. MikeG747

    Angelfish friendly scape

    Ady, You pretty much understood what I was getting at. I want to reuse as many plants as I have got, plus add a few other ones that add something to the environment and also makes the angels feel secure. You also correctly noted that the piece of wood had slipped a little based on the original...
  50. MikeG747

    Angelfish friendly scape

    Hi all, Not sure if I have put this in the right section as it covers a fair few topics. I am currently planning a tank re-scape to house some angelfish. The tank has the following dimensions - 120 x 50 x 50 (cm). A bit of background first though: The centre-piece of wood. The...
  51. MikeG747

    EI and Carbon dosing

    Hi Hoggie, It appears that Gluteraldehyde is scary stuff, reminds me of my A-Level chemistry days and fume cupboards. Think I may just use TNC stuff at £12 a litre, that way I won't manage to wipe myself out. I don't actually get fungus in my dosing bottles, not sure why, may be because I boil...
  52. MikeG747

    EI and Carbon dosing

    Ady, Thanks for putting the thread in the right place, wasn't sure where was best. My problem is that I have two filters with outlets at either end of the tank (the tank is four feet long). The C02 is being distributed through one of the filters and the drop checker at the other end of the...
  53. MikeG747

    EI and Carbon dosing

    Hi, I was having an interesting thought the other day.I currently do EI dosing on my 300L tank and struggle getting CO2 circulated around the whole thing using an inline reactor. It occurred to me that couldn't I simply supplement the water column with a liquid carbon product as well as C02...
  54. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Thanks Ed. looks like I am destined to get a group of 6 or so and hope that there is a gender mix. Then hopefully they will form happy couples.
  55. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Is it possible to sex angels when they are young? If so what would be the best ratio of males to females, is it 1:1 or more like 1:2?
  56. MikeG747

    Plants that are good with Angels

    So basically any plants should be good and angels are homocidal monsters!
  57. MikeG747

    Plants that are good with Angels

    Thanks for this, just the confirmation I was after. I was thinking of keeping the angels at around 25-26 degrees. Already inject CO2 into the tank as well so that all fits nicely. Do angels eat plants, I thought they were strictly carnivorous?
  58. MikeG747

    Plants that are good with Angels

    Hi, I am thinking of a planted tank with Angels and a few other select fish (as yet undecided) and was wondering if there are any particular planting requirements for angels like there are with Discus? I have a number of plants already and was just after confirmation about whether most...
  59. MikeG747

    Angels???

    So basically get a pair (or two!) and get some suitably sized fish to accompany them like congo tetra or SAE.
  60. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Hi DrRob, Thanks for the advice. I think I will settle for one or two pairs of hardy (!) angels as my water isn't really soft or acidic. What would you say are suitable fish to keep with one or two pairs of angels? Mike
  61. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Interesting, so male angels behave a bit like monsters when they pair up then. It sounds like you have kept a lot of them then. Is there any issue with water parameters?
  62. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Jack, Yup all in favour of about a 40-50% water change weekly, especially as I have lots of plants and do the EI method. Mike
  63. MikeG747

    Angels???

    I was thinking either 2 or 3 pairs. If I get them nice and young then they have a chance to grow. I am guessing that they will make short work of any shrimps that are in the tank though? Do Angels ever attempt to jump as the tank is open topped?
  64. MikeG747

    Angels???

    Hi, I am thinking of doing a tank re-scape sometime soon and changing all of the livestock around. One of the options I am considering is whether I could keep angels. The tank is 120 x 50 x 50 (cm) and holds around 300 litres. So in theory how many could I stock in the tank. I prefer...
  65. MikeG747

    Resolved! Buy, Swap, Sell, Gone?

    Paulo, Forgive my utter ignorance on this but how do I gain access to this part of the forum? Do I have to reach a set number of posts or something similar? Thanks Mike
  66. MikeG747

    Kessil amazon sun

    Thanks Sanj. Could I get away with just one razor unit over a four foot tank, or would two be required?
  67. MikeG747

    Kessil amazon sun

    Hi folks, I have an open tank with the following dimensions: 120 x 50 x 50 (cm). I currently have 4 54w t5 lightning it but I want to mover to something led based that will be cheaper on electricity. I was wondering whether anyone had any experience of the kessil amazon sun units for planted...
  68. MikeG747

    First Journal - A beginners insight to the south americas! *now with updated pics!*

    Re: First Journal - A beginners insight to the south america Hi Krazypara, I have the same tank and the same lighting setup. I found that running all lights for 6 hours for the first 3 weeks was ok. I had an outbreak of stag horn algae after about two weeks, but this was entirely co2 based...
  69. MikeG747

    ..... A little teaser!

    Did you get the tank and filters from All Pond Solutions? The tank looks the same as my 4 foot one from there. If you got the filter that came with the tank and a second one then I would be wary. I was running the tank initially with an Eheim 350 external and the supplied All Pond Solutions...
  70. MikeG747

    Siamese Algae Eaters

    Thanks for the responses everyone. I have rather a large quantity of java moss as well and I hate trimming it! Think I shall consider getting a pair in the hope of controlling baba and java moss.
  71. MikeG747

    Siamese Algae Eaters

    Hi, I have a slight BBA issue in my tank and was wondering if Siamese Algae eaters may be the answer? The only issue I have is that my tank is open-topped and these fish apparently like to jump. Does anyone have any experience of keeping these fish in an open topped tank that is about 120x50x50...
  72. MikeG747

    Making an EI solution

    Hi Folks, Just got hold of some EI powders from Fluidsensoronline and am new to EI. Is there any reason why traces are dosed on a separate day from the other EI elements? I was considering making a solution up of all components together and dosing a set amount daily as I will probably forget...
  73. MikeG747

    Nymphaea lotus 'Zenkeri' not going red

    Hmm, in which case then I shall have a work with Aquajardin Gloucester as I specifically asked for the red one! Thanks for the replies. Mike
  74. MikeG747

    Nymphaea lotus 'Zenkeri' not going red

    I have a Nymphaea lotus 'Zenkeri' that is producing masses of green leaves that are mottled red. I have seen these in numerous tanks and they are generally a solid dark red colour. I am running a 300L (120x50x50 cm) tank with pressurized CO2 and 4 52w T5's. I dose Tropica plus daily as well...
  75. MikeG747

    Fish suggestions

    Hi, I have a three week old 317 litre planted tank (approx 125cm x 50cm x 50cm) which has a cycled filter running on it and I am wondering what additional fish I should stock the tank with. Current tank setup is as follows: eheim 2073 filter eheim 2173 thermo filter pressurised co2 4 x 54...
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