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  1. MARKCOUSINS

    Plant ID Please.

    Was sold just over 2 weeks ago as Ludwigia glandulosa,but looks more like Ludwigia repens to me.What do you guys think?
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    Taiwan bee water parameters.

    Hi guys,I have my tank set up almost 5 weeks now and was wanting to introduce some Taiwan bee F1.Water parameters are PH 6.5 GH 7 KH 0 TDS 150,Temperature is 24 degreesC.What do these values look like?Cheers Mark
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    Adding Biozyme to a Shrimp Tank.

    Hi guys,i know there are a few people using Genchem Biozyme in their shrimp tanks.I was wondering if anyone could advise on how much to dose,dosing frequency and do you just sprinkle it on the surface of the water?Cheers Mark
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    Moss I.D

    Kinetic imgur Upload Could someone please I.D this moss for me.Could it be Spikey moss by any chance? Cheers Mark
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    Shrimp substrate question.

    Hi guys,i was wondering if JBL Manando would be a suitable substrate for a shrimp tank?Or should i try and get hold of specialised shrimp substrate?Any advice most welcome,cheers Mark.
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    Water changes on a 20L Shrimp Tank.

    Hello guys,would like some advice as to how much water to change a week?I previously was changing about 4 liters a week,which was probably too much and have started to change just 2 liters a week.Is that better?The two 20 liter tanks i have are shrimp only(one housing 9 shrimp the other...
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    Littorella uniflora

    Two weeks ago I purchased a plant called Littorella uniflora at my LFS because I had never heard of it and was interested to see how it would go.Shop staff knew very little about it other than it was rarely seen on sale.I found some info about it on the net but was wondering if anyone has kept...
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    Water Changes on my Shrimp Tank

    Hi guys,i would welcome some advice on water change and filter cleaning on my 20l shrimp tank.I am currently changing about 4 liters a week and cleaning the filter weekly. Ph is just over 7 and gh is 5 i think i should try and lower these slightly.TDS is 180.In the tank are 6 Rilli and 4...
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    Cyrpts and Anubias in the shrimp tank

    Whilst looking at our new sponsers Sharnbrook Shrimp nice website i noticed that they advise you not to keep shrimp in tanks with Anubias or crypt's.Should i remove them from my shrimp tank?Cheers mark
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    Shrimp introduction to tank

    Tomorow i am picking up some red fire cherry shrimp that have been waiting for what seems like ages!And i wanted to introduce them correctly.I was going to use the drip method for at least 4 hours,introduce them to tank with the lights off and only turn them on after they had been in there for a...
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    Staurogyne repens problems

    In my 450L tank i have some issues with my staurogyne repens,the leaves on some plants are turning a greyish colour and then going mushy and disintergrating.I had this before and upped the co2 and increased the flow in the tank changed the tank scape and planting a bit as well to get good flow...
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    Saddled shrimp

    Anyone got any idea how long a shrimp remains saddled for before moving to the berried stage in which i have read they remain around 30 days(i think thats what i read)Cheers mark
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    Genchem Astaxanthin

    Have just ordered some Genchem Astaxanthin for use in my nano tank that contains red cherry and red fire cherry shrimps and would like to hear from members who have used this product and results obtained.Cheers mark
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    Shrimp deaths and TDS

    Looking at the posts on inverts a great number are posted due to loss of livestock.Aclimatisation probably number 1 cause for most newcomers to shrimp like myself.After we hear a lot about too high dosing of LC,Co2 levels and temperature.I was wondering the importance of the TDS factor.I can see...
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    Red cherry failure

    I have tried a few times to introduce red cherry shrimp to my tank after a couple of days i find them dead with very white bodies.My 450l tank also contains about 30 amano shrimp and numerous smallish fish.Someone told me it was down to bullying by the amanos.Could it be they are not used to the...
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    Hairgrass trimming?

    I read somewhere you could trim the blades of Eleocharis asicularis is this correct?Would the trimmed blades regrow or die off?Mark
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    2 weeks away,fert dosing?

    I have to leave my tank for 2 weeks and have been EI dosing for the last 10 months.I have someone coming round 3 times in the 2 weeks to feed the fish could i leave out some ferts to add to the tank and if so how much?I was planning to drop the lighting period from 8 to 6 hours and reduce co2...
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    Hi from Italy

    Recently joined after visiting a lot over the last year.Thanks to you guys have improved the way my tank is,still lots of room for improvement.450L planted juwel vision,4x36w t8s,co2 injected via diffused,internal juwel filter(1500lh),Tunze circulation pump(1800lh),EI dosing,manando substrate...
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