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  1. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquarium recommendation

    Hey mate, The ones supplied with the R420r are suitable to go straight into plasterboard. Go on, ask me how I know. :P
  2. Nathaniel Whiteside

    best fish food for cpd's / shrimp

    Just bought- It's meant to be great. http://www.repashy.co.uk/lilly-exotics/community-plus http://m.pet-supermarket.co.uk/Products/HB6411/tetra-tetrapro-colour Can never go wrong with Hikari -...
  3. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Regenerating Purigen?

    Sorry. Yeah I see. I was looking at my 500ml bottle and thinking wtf :p
  4. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Regenerating Purigen?

    I'm sure your only meant to use a teaspoon or so of prime sash?
  5. Nathaniel Whiteside

    CO2 purity

    No. All co2 refills should be food grade. As they will normally supply the pub trade. Edit: I'm a poet and didn't know it.
  6. Nathaniel Whiteside

    question on optiwhite glass

    My ADA 90P for example. (Yes still haven't scaped it :( )
  7. Nathaniel Whiteside

    question on optiwhite glass

    Smaller tanks appear clear when optiwhite. But larger pieces of optiwhite are a light blue. Gets darker the further the glass goes in the direction your looking.
  8. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Film

    I got some biofilm recently when weather was at its hottest. Presumably this was down to increased gassing off of co2
  9. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Grindal Worm

    Submerse your worm culture for about half an hour, all springtails will die, but white worm etc survive. :)
  10. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Cats and open tanks

    Did they make it disappear? :p
  11. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquarium safety base mat

    http://www.anyfoam.co.uk/sheet-foam.php
  12. Nathaniel Whiteside

    IAPLC 2014

    At least you have football!
  13. Nathaniel Whiteside

    New setup once again (input welcome)

    Growing in really nicely mate :thumbup:
  14. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Interesting new water mover

    What a great product! Go maxspect.
  15. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Word of warning!

    Yeah. Someone else reported this. RIP'd all his anubias. And there was a lot
  16. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Natural Aquario sold?

    But thats still a choice.
  17. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Natural Aquario sold?

    Yes I suppose, but don't you find it boring? We know ADA is expensive, that TMC are great for a 'budget' rimless setup and that NA were somewhere in between. So nothings changed. Still.
  18. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Natural Aquario sold?

    Why whinge about prices? Either buy it and enjoy it or select an alternative. Life's about choices.
  19. Nathaniel Whiteside

    The Green Machine- a bit disappointed.

    Im going to pop into TGM on my way back from newquay. 1st week of July, not sure which day yet. See how we get on.
  20. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Where to buy PVC clear tubes for DIY spraybar?

    Search eheim end cap on your favourite auction site
  21. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Unknow white stuff on twinstar nano

    Yeah. Bleach isn't an acid :facepalm:
  22. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Help with new style UP inline atomizer

    I checked it with an intense in tank bazooka. I only tried it once but had good results in terms of pressure and bubble size. I imagine the same would occur with inline diffusers, being of very similar material
  23. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Help with new style UP inline atomizer

    Bubbles decrease in size with higher working pressures and lower flow levels
  24. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Help with new style UP inline atomizer

    Just go steady with an adjustable spanner on big nuts. The co2 hose connection bit is apparently faulty though and snaps off very easily.
  25. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Where to order dry salts from?

    Apfuk on here. Send PM and he'll sort you out.
  26. Nathaniel Whiteside

    HC vs bottom dwellers

    I think Ian Holdich had these in a tank with a carpet and they didn't uproot it at all. I'm guessing that it'll vary between tanks, with coverage area etc. They won't uproot to get at food if there's some laying on a patch of sand somewhere else :p
  27. Nathaniel Whiteside

    HC vs bottom dwellers

    I haven't had any, but apparently Pygmy Cories are fine with a carpet.
  28. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Split Photoperiod

    I recently tried a 'siesta' period of 1.30 in a 6 hour photoperiod. I found after about a week, my tank was covered in green and brown algae on the surface of both hardscape and glass. I think the plants may find it hard to shut down and start photosynthesising again in such a short period...
  29. Nathaniel Whiteside

    TMC Signature Aquarium 600mm x 450mm x 300mm Advice needed

    I'm using the 200w on a mini M which is around 18-20L. I'm also using an eheim Ecco on it too. Just for reference.. :lol: 200w should be fine mate, but I'd recommend against an Ecco. They're fantastic filters, but I'd want more grunt if it were me. What about an eheim pro 3 250?
  30. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquatic Plant Cultivation

    Wouldn't a misting spray system work? To stop leaves from drying out.
  31. Nathaniel Whiteside

    IAPLC 2014

    Not a chance in hell for me then! Might start now for next year :lol:
  32. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Moss and Skin Reaction

    Prune fingers from having your hands in water too long
  33. Nathaniel Whiteside

    help needed before abandoning ship

    And quite possibly next doors sofa thrown in for good measure...
  34. Nathaniel Whiteside

    help needed before abandoning ship

    ...Your going.. With.. Stus.. Mrs?
  35. Nathaniel Whiteside

    help needed before abandoning ship

    Do not under any circumstances ramp your lights right down and leave co2 as normal. Otherwise you'll come back to 25 dead 'small tetras'. Do as Clive says, (as per usual! :roll: ) and turn lights and co2 off. Make sure that if evaporation occurs, that the spraybar/ outlet isn't positioned in...
  36. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquarium controller

    or a treble one for Macros,Micros and Liquid carbon Bubble Magus Dosing Pump Starter Unit (BM-T01) Marine Reef Aquarium Additive | eBay
  37. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquarium controller

    Heres one if you dont know what your doing with Electrics: D&D Peristaltic Pump - PP1ML | Swell UK
  38. Nathaniel Whiteside

    IAPLC 2014

    Ill have a go if I can get tank set up in new house quite quickly.. Might be up against it, and I know 'little' tanks dont do very well, so no point me entering a Mini M :lol:
  39. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Aquarium controller

    DIY Dosing pump Peristaltic dosing Head For Aquarium/ Chemical Lab | eBay
  40. Nathaniel Whiteside

    HC dry start dying off

    What light you using? If none, there's your answer.
  41. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Just uploaded a new video - does copper in ferts kill shrimp?

    I did wonder If that was your name. :facepalm: Good, I will subscribe :)
  42. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Just uploaded a new video - does copper in ferts kill shrimp?

    Noticed any ill effects? I'm not sure I can watch the video at the moment. Sorry mate, what's your name :) Edit: I've managed to watch the most recent video ( signals terrible, as I'm working out in the sticks!). This video should show people newer to dosing that at least the more robust...
  43. Nathaniel Whiteside

    ADA or Optiwhite, cant decide :(?

    I'm not. But they look pretty good. Id go as far as to say better than some NA photos I've seen.
  44. Nathaniel Whiteside

    ADA or Optiwhite, cant decide :(?

    I've even lightened the second image to highlight the silicon work more.
  45. Nathaniel Whiteside

    ADA or Optiwhite, cant decide :(?

    How many ADA tanks have you seen? Because I can guarantee you that it's not as good as ADA.
  46. Nathaniel Whiteside

    New Tank Cycling / Bacteria

    Would you like some filter media sending out dowheim? Could tomorrow for delivery Saturday (with a bit of luck). Should give you a little kickstart.
  47. Nathaniel Whiteside

    New Tank Cycling / Bacteria

    Yeah ha. I'd have sent you some filter media from my shrimp tank :o
  48. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Has anyone used Poseidon's Palace?

    Your where I heard it! :lol:
  49. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Has anyone used Poseidon's Palace?

    Apparently, it's likely he's called it a day and stopped trading.
  50. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Go get some leaves!

    If you struggle, I'm gonna go out at some point and grab a load. Will send you some.
  51. Nathaniel Whiteside

    manzanita bark

    Ha yeah, it's fine to keep on. It may eventually end up separating, depending on how well it's attached. :)
  52. Nathaniel Whiteside

    manzanita bark

    No, it blows up, with catastrophic effects! Proceed with extreme caution.
  53. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Placing order with Tom Barr for Manzanita wood

    I saw some cobwebs. So was cautious. Plus my lass said she saw a spider near the box. But didn't want to wake me up at 5am. LoL Here's to hoping it's a money spider :nailbiting:
  54. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Placing order with Tom Barr for Manzanita wood

    I got mine too ! Not an actual layout, just a selection chucked in the tank :
  55. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    The trodden path, is the safest. :jimlad:
  56. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    If it gets me off the hook!!!
  57. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    Excellent info Darrel, thank you very much. From what you are quoting here, I gather that using a syringe to dose H2O2 onto rocks etc would have a similar effect? However, I know that H2O2 is not 'fish safe' if directed at them or heavily dosed. How does this unit differ? Just a low dosage?
  58. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    Oh and by the way, the snake oil picture posting was a joke. Why so serious?
  59. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    Nobody is saying it doesn't work. Why don't you read above post? It VERY CLEARLY works in Viktors eyes and others. It's the fact we want to know what's going on. Call it inquisition. Call it trying to understand what it is actually doing to the water In our aquariums, so we can learn...
  60. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    The Twinstar manufacturers obviously have something to hide in terms of what is actually happening inside the unit. I would personally find this an insult, if I had purchased the Unit. The views that 'they could be withholding information to prevent copycat production' doesn't really cut it...
  61. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    Hello George, It was intended to be light hearted banter, more so in response to NatureBoys Link to Ian holdiches topic on 'the silver Bullet'. I too regard victor as an exceptional aquarist. One of the best on this forum. And I do not doubt his findings either, as the results are clearly...
  62. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Natural environment / Biotopes

    Wow, just watched the Nature Aquarium video. What a decent watch it was. Thanks very much for sharing. Just wish it was in better Resolution :(
  63. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Useful glossary of terms and acroynms

    Clive - Experimental Genius.
  64. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    I'd wait and see what comes out in the wash before you commit that amount of money to a Gimmick.
  65. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    Yes, but we're talking about that smokescreen obscuring the 'painting' :lol:
  66. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    Why are elos using Maxspect R420r lighting when they have their own series suitable for This tank? This setup is a new model isn't it?
  67. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    Almost. But you made it sound like I had bought it for the sake of doing so, as if money wasn't an issue. It was, and I chose to save to buy the one I wanted. :) That makes the tank feel even more special too.
  68. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    Apologise, I thought you said you were selling your TMC. I suppose as long as the purchaser is happy, it doesn't really matter. I chose to make my own cabinet as the ADA ones are EXTREMELY expensive. But making my own means I can choose whatever finish I want. Be it a wood veneer or...
  69. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    No, it's also because I saved hard money for it. I will be definitely on a lot less money than a lot of people on here. I bought into a brand, a brand who has pushed the nature aquarium to where it is today. Not imitations of ADA. I'm not advising someone to buy, I'm just sharing my...
  70. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Difference between TMC ADA SIGNATURE

    Say what you want about ADA. I still felt all warm inside when I saw my baby.
  71. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Twinstar..what is it?

    Twinstar antialgae - Aquarium shrimps plants aquascaping London
  72. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Easy carpeting plant

    I've got a Fissidens carpet. Ultra Easy. Just SLOW.
  73. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Easy carpeting plant

    Apparently very difficult.
  74. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Dupla Armatur Pro Regulator to Co2 fitting thread needed

    That 6mm barb should provide a nice tight fit for co2 tube.
  75. Nathaniel Whiteside

    External heater question

    No noise at all other than a very light 'Click' when it starts heating and when it stops heating. I have one right next to my head in bed (Approx. 1' away), and it doesn't keep me up at night.
  76. Nathaniel Whiteside

    External heater question

    actually, ive just had a massive tidy in my cabinet, and mines now at 45 degrees. lol. My cabinets looking unreal too! Please note I'm purchasing a tool rack today :lol: It doesnt matter though really. If your gonna have it horizontal, just wiggle it every so often to clear bubbles... not...
  77. Nathaniel Whiteside

    External heater question

    Been running mine horizontal for ages.. Maybe 12 months?
  78. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Great!

    Yeah. I am intrigued!!!!!
  79. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Condensation from tanks?

    Ha, My covers were £50 for the two (need two on 900mm tank).
  80. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Condensation from tanks?

    ADA Cube Garden Hooks 5mm - Buy ADA Nature Aquarium Goods | The Green Machine There you go mate, I got mine with my aquarium. They're not the cheapest, but they work. MAKE SURE IF YOU ORDER YOU GET THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR GLASS. ;)
  81. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Dennerle Scaper's Tank Specs sufficient?

    Oh didn't realise the light was that intensive. Just start with small photoperiod and increase slowly and you'll be right. Dosing co2 and Liquid carbon will help.
  82. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Dennerle Scaper's Tank Specs sufficient?

    All should be fine pal, what are the lights? 11w? And filter will gas off a bit of co2 if it's a waterfall type HOB. If it's submerged it should be better for retaining co2.
  83. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Condensation from tanks?

    I purchased two 'ADA Glass cover' for my 90p for this reason. Preemptive strike really. :D
  84. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Found my way back..........

    Nice to see you back here pal. I've been away a while too! :D
  85. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Protip: If you're not Plantbrain, stop posting like you are

    I particularly like how there is so much love flying about in this hate thread. All I see is little red hearts.
  86. Nathaniel Whiteside

    Protip: If you're not Plantbrain, stop posting like you are

    What if said user has not seen the 'Original post'? Do you just ignore them?
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