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An air stone will produce a surface ripple which will vent residual co2 gas within the water column. Paul

Sarah To sustain good plant growth you need light, fertz and Co2. If you have bright lights or high lighting / long periods of lighting you need lots of fertz and plenty of Co2. LED lighting is bright so I work on the prinicple that bright lights needs high fertz regime and high rate of Co2...

Looks healthy to me, as you have reduced your lighting, what I would do is increase your fertz regime. Paul

PeteA Have a look at a the atttached viewtopic.php?f=35&t=10903&start=0 may be useful to you. Regards Paul.

Re: Swamp Creek Tyro have a read at the attached - might be helpful. viewtopic.php?f=37&t=13899&start=0 Regards paul.

Re: Swamp Creek Hi Tyro That some ripple you have, know wonder you're injecting co2 @ 10 bps, the more surface ripple you have - will vent of the gas quicker, that why your DC is yellow within the video, if it were me I would drop the spray bar down or twist the bar so the returning water is...

Mick Looks very nice - can't wait to see this fill out, hope it keeps its colour for you - see you have maxed out the Co2 injection. Regards paul

Are you trying to lead us up the garden path or going up the creek without a paddle. Regards Paul

Alan Plants look well considering you are only using DIY Co2. Looks well. Regards paul.

Re: English woodland FISH IDEA,S NEEDED PLSE mark Coral / Ruby red pencilfish. http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Nann ... haleri.php Regards Paul.

Re: English woodland FISH IDEA,S NEEDED PLSE John If your going down the barb line what about some: Odessa Barb - http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Puntius_Odessa.php or Checker barb - http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_oligo.php Regards paul.

Re: English woodland FISH IDEA,S NEEDED PLSE John :thumbup: Regards Paul.

Neil Certainly can - up the river - cannot wait to see this grow, reminds me of the river Lyn down in North Devon - Lynton & Lynmouth, are putting any fish :?: if so can I recommend some Mountain Cloud minnows as I would resemble salmon on their run to the spawning grounds. Regards paul.

Re: Desert island journal Luis Arh now I see where you are coming from - evaporation might be an issue - hope you have plenty of water on tap :lol: . Regards Paul.

Re: Desert island journal Luis i thought you would be gone for a tall or deep tank - something like an aqua 620T http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FISH-TANK-130L-AQ ... 27b3673ff7. Just a thought. Regards Paul.

Hi There is only one word to sum this set up – spectacular Well done, its a credit to you - cannot wait to see this when its fully grown. Regards paul.

Re: nelson's nano 2 Neil Bit of a mess when you trim HC :thumbdown: , plants on the bottom, off cuts on the top, did you scoope the off cuts up with a net :thumbup: Regards Paul

Neil Repositioning + extra tree root has done the trick - spot on now. Regards Paul.

Neil Any updates regarding the three tree roots. Regards Paul.

Re: Swamp Creek - established 20/04/2010 The cats cold because the lights arn't on - its cold :lol: . Paul.

Hi all If there is excessive surface movement - this will vent the residual gas within the water column, its advisable to have a very light shimmer. My little 20 litre tank loses is gas due to too much surface ripple - holes within the spray bar need enlarging, rather than a steady flow of...

Hi all If there is excessive surface movement - this will vent the residual gas within the water column, its advisable to have a very light shimmer. Regards Paul.

Neil Sorry mate it just does not seemed balanced, do you have or thought of removing the rock on the right and adding a smaller piece of wood - smaller than the one on the left. Regards Paul.

Neil Maybe this would work - plastic mesh http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fine-Screening-In ... 2c53ff59a4 Regards Paul

Re: Return of the nry :) 'Helferi Hills' The pipe anti kink protectors are JBL one and they can be purchased from AE - two links attached. http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/jbl-ant ... p-631.html http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/jbl-ant ... -1201.html Regards Paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l updated 25th feb Chilli Have a read at the attached thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5433#p60018 Regards Paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l updated 25th feb arh - your back - are you OK - :shh: I have also found that some of my go into a dormont period of time, then they come back growing steady - I surpose you cannot expect them to grow all the time - 24/7 - 365. Regards paul.

Re: 570l tank - what was I thinking? Amj Would could don a pair of chest waders on and get in there :thumbup: Regards paul.

Anita Superb :thumbup: Algea free plants. Regards Paul.

Anita Are you pleased - well you should be its looks grt. Do you have any tank stats. Regards paul.

Looking good - like the contrast of the red stone against the sandy bottom, polysperma looks very good. As for your questions - injecting Co2 is always advantagous - keeps algae at bay and will help the plants as there is always a shortage of Co2 within the water column. Fertz is a must used to...

AndyH. Please find attached previous thread regarding attached of algae. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9791&start=0 Personel view its down to too much light, taking into account the amount of plants within the tank 8 hrs is to much. Regards Paul.

Any picyies of the offending algae - I see you have put your lights back up to 8 hrs. Regards paul.

Garth You would have to something like this: see attached thread. http://www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 29&start=0 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hozelock-2274-Mul ... 587fed1111 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hozelock-2166-Hos ... 3359b63b41 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hozelock-2293-Y-C ... 3357f1c681...

Paul. Is your aqua medic reg like this one http://www.aqua-medic.com/regulator.shtml if it is you should be able to achieve fine adjustment with this. Regards paul.

Phil Sit tight Phil with this posting as its a long one. The first picture shows the taps to be isolated - these taps are incorporated in the water return pipe (centre pipe on a 2080). Second picture shows the taps isolated. Third picture shows the taps disconnected. Four picture hose...

Phil One for the output pipe and another for the hose pipe. Two set in all and those connectors are cheap especially if you compare the price against Ehiem connectors. Regards paul.

Personel view if your regulator needs attention it should be taken to a approved gas bottle overhauler, this item coverts high pressure 50 - 60 bar down to 2 -3 bar Coverted: 50 bar = 725.188 psi - now a car tyre is inflated to 28- 35 psi, van tyre - 55 psi and if you have seen or experienced...

Phil As I am refilling the tank I add my dechlorinator and I use Waterlife Haleox. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WATERLIFE-HALOEX- ... 3356e0974b Regards Paul.

Phil Picyies attached - Filter in position + close up picyies off isolation taps. When I do my water change I undo the tap which is on the returning water pipe and attached my hose pipe which has corresponding tap on it, the other end of the pipe goes into the sink and I use the filter to pump...

Phil Spot on matey :thumbup: can't wait to that bad boy work, you have made a good choice, one thing I would do - like I did to mine is fit some isolation taps in the incoming / out going pipes http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EHEIM-16mm-DOUBLE ... 518ed47e4a makes it easy when your cleaning and the big...

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! Here is a picture of mine which is the same as the one that is for sale, mine was second hand and it does not make any noise at all apart from a dull thud when the timer switches it on / off extactly the same as my JBL solenoid. Regards paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! PM sent to you regarding a solenoid valve - did you see it. Regards paul.

Paul It just about getting the right levels of o2 v co2 - plants consume co2 and give out o2 and vice versa for the fish - so the more fish you have in the tank the smaller the quantity of injected co2 required, it might just be 0.5 or 1 bps adjustments (very minute). I got my levels slightly...

Paul You will probably find that its the transfer from a highly rich oxygenated water to semi rich oxygenated water/ high Co2 levels, usually the tanks in fish shops are high in oxygenated water due to the vast quantity of fish that are in those little glass boxes, give them time to settle in -...

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! Chilli There is no 4dkh solution with this purchase - you will have to buy some - Stu (Hazeljane) bought some of AE own brand - viewtopic.php?f=37&t=9505 and he was having trouble with it - it was not turning from Blue to Green / Yellow...

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! I have three of these - there ok and the Co2 solutions ok too. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Drop-Checker-CO2- ... 4ceb794126 Regards Paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! Chilli With the size of your tank and with the quantity of plants you have I would start at 3 Bps, you have seen picyies of mine and I am running @ approx 6 bps - is going in quicker than I can count it. You must keep your eye on the DC's...

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CO2 HELP PLEASE! Do you have a needle control valve between the regulator / sprial ladder or is the needle valve on the regulator. Like the attached http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CO2-Needle-Valve- ... 3a4fb778ba or Paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CALLING ALL BRAINS! Chilli Set your bubble rate and leave it alone - just open / close the valve on the bottle. The only time you will adjust the needle valve is when you want to increase / decrease your BPS which is dependant on the colouration of your DC...

Cant think of a witty title - so you are confused regarding a title so what about "Bewilderment" Regards paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CALLING ALL BRAINS! Chilli baby When a mate needs help - we are here to "HELP" :thumbup: Regards paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l CALLING ALL BRAINS! Chilli baby Bare bone costing for Co2 equipment. F.Ext = 24.95 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2kg-Co2-Fire-Exti ... 1e59f4f62c Co2 Regulator = 52.80 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CO2-Solenoid-Regu ... 335918ea17 Co2 tubing = 3.95...

Paul Have you sorted you leak yet. Paul.

Re: Journal 2 . Finaly, 4ft 238l UPDATED 08/01/10 Chilled Spot on mate - give yourself a pat on the back - looks grt. Regards Paul.

I like the layout and once the plants fill out more its going to look grt. Can i give you a tip regarding moss ball - keep rolling them around the tank as you don't want a flat side on them. Regards Paul.

Paul Otto's are more of a clean up crew and mainly stay on the plant leafs hoovering, occasionly going on the bottom to hoover - they are not a gravel mover. If you are after more variety of fish have a look a Houghton Hall Garden Centre Carlisle get of a J44 M6 and head towards Newcastle, as...

Re: Finaly, 4ft 238l tank Chilled84 Superb cabinet - tailor-made to suit the tank :thumbup: . Paul.

Cannot see image. Regards Paul.

I like it - can i sugest a piece of redmoor in the right hand corner covered in moss - but stand it upright so it will look like a tree. The rocks look good - my first thoughts were a broken bridge. Regards paul

Steve Found this for you: Save on the daily water change. :thumbup: http://www.instructables.com/id/Homeade ... er_Filter/ Regards Paul

Steve I like it :thumbup: Paul

These are a great fish - I bought some odessa barbs (12) many moons ago and I wish i had bought these instead - also known as Fivebanded Barb, they shoal tight and in the right light slivers of green can be seen on their bodies - truly a stunning like fish and the male fish are redish / pinky...

Re: Marks Crypt Tank - Osaka 260L Mark Having reviewed the above picture - see the transparent holes in the second leaf from the left hand side (lighter green leaf) and the dark spot on the leafs after prunning - underside of leafs - mine went that that and then melted - have a reading of the...

JamesM I bet you were brickingit inrelation to how it would look. Regards Paul.

Looks fine to me - focal point is the wood, vaillus on the right will spread hiding what ever that is and carbomba on the right will hide intake / outlet pipes. grt Paul

Re: my first tank osaka 240l tank well done for your first attempt, I am in the same boat as you first attempt, then after a couple of week you think ? well i wish i had bought that other plant or I wish I had planted that one there instead of here - i am still playing around with mine cannot...