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I will, I'm clicking my heels waiting for the wood to sink.

Well I took out the original Eheim Twin T5 Light Unit, left the Fluval Fresh Plant Pro 3.0 above the tank on a very low light setting. But the light I decided on and bought is a Fluval Plant Nano from the Abyss Aquatic Warehouse in Stockport. I looked at many others, but went for this based on...

This is what I'm aiming for.

I think those might be a bit too bright for what I am tying to achieve, and a tad expensive 😅

It has glass reinforcement braces all around the edges if thats what you mean by rimmed. But right in the centre at the back is a weir where I would mount the light unit. See photo below of the tank empty. You can see the weir. Thanks.

Very soon I will be removing most if not all the plants in my tank, and changing the substrate from the JBL Sansibar White Coarse gravel to a natural sand. I might be leaving a few of the smaller Cryptocoryne species in and some moss on wood slightly emerged. The reason for this is because I...

Thread Bump Thread Bump. I am old school died in the wool Sylvania Gro Lux fan. I need to replace both 54 watt T5 1149mm Grolux Tubes on my Eheim Incpiria Tank. But the only place I can find them is at the Aquaristik Shop in Germany, for about £16.00 a tube plus £20.00 postage for two tubes...

Thanks, I have seen a few since I looked further, but have you seen the price! Even as a die hard Sylvania Gro Lux fan I'm not sure I'd pay £25 + for one..:oops::oops:

Thread Bump. I am old school died in the wool Sylvania Gro Lux fan. I need to replace both 54 watt T5 1149mm Grolux Tubes on my Eheim Incpiria Tank. But the only place I can find them is at the Aquaristik Shop in Germany, for about £16.00 a tube plus £20.00 postage for two tubes. Does anyone...

For anyone who still uses T8 or T5 Fluorescent Tubes here is a chance to snap up a potential bargain. I have been in touch with a chap called John Allan from John Allan Aquariums Limited. He has a stock of over 400 T8 and T5 Tubes, which he is about to dispose of. With the advent of LED Lighting...

And there lies the source of your problems. The dust is a perfect collection point for the diatoms to take hold. If you have Cory's in the tank they are constantly foraging and disturbing the fine soil releasing the fine particle dust into the water column. It might have a good reputation but I...

Can you show us a picture of it now as an update. I found that when I used the ADA Amazonia Aqua Soil it gave off a very fine particle dust which seemed to stick to the leaves of the plants; and that's how the problems with the diatoms started. It was a complete PITHA. But if your Siamese Algae...

Looks brilliant. I am only using the Fluval Plant 3.0 and the Fluval Aquasky on a very low tech setting, with just Crypts and nothing else. But you seem to have got yours all sorted. Sorry about the late reply.

I think I have solved the mystery. The non return valve I was using was an extreme high pressure type, a large black one. I've swapped it out with another one with less resistance, and now I've got the same amount of bubbles in bubble counter and the reactor. If I had continued with the other...

Agreed so far. It would be great to have the bubble counter set to 60 bubbles per minute and see the same travelling up the reactor. But if I lower the rate to something I can actually count, nothing travels up the Reactor at all. I have done checks for leaks on all the attachments and not...

I have now been dosing fertilisers using EI for a week and reduced the lighting period to 7 hours, and adjusted the lighting settings on the Fluval Plant 3.0 as advised. There is green and brown algae present on leaves of the plants, so I decided to start introducing CO2 again to see if things...

I watched the video in the link. Looks good at first glance, but there must be at least 120 bubbles per minute going through that drop checker. My suspicion is that it needs that much to create enough pressure for the CO2 to break through the disc. Very similar to the problems with the UP Inline...

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I have bought so many CO2 Diffusers from so many different suppliers over a period of about 10 years or so when they were first introduced. I have tried the JBL and the UP inline versions, Glass ADA Diffusers from The Green Machine, Plastic, Ceramic Discs, JBL Pro Flora Taifun, Dupla, Aqua...

Sounds like you have got the correct light for the tank size you describe. Now it is just a question of getting the settings to the optimum level for your tank. But I agree with Nick, CO2 and fertilisation with the correct nutrients will be the key to getting things right. I have tried every...

No problem @Melv85 As long as we get the information in the end. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. I'm re-learning stuff I used to do before.

Thanks Nick, I have made up the solutions, all the macros in one bottle and the micro in a separate bottle. But for the macros I used the 1000 bottle size and a 100ml dose rate:arghh: But I suppose I could just drop the dose to 40ml, would that work, or is the concentration now too high? I...

@Nick72 using the calculator on Rotala Butterfly I have entered the vessel size, the dosing amount for each ingredient of NPK and for TMC Trace elements and taken a screenshot of the results. Grateful if you could look at these to see if you think they are correct before I mix up a solution...

Hi Nick, I am looking at the Rotala Butterfly website and the calculatoro_O:angelic::bookworm: I am impressed with the calculator functions, but I notice it only allows you to calculate one dry powder at a time, plus it's been a while since I used EI so difficult to enter all the information...

That's very informative and interesting thank you. My tank is against a wall halfway between the living room and dining room and although there are windows at either end that tank receives no direct sunlight. So I suppose it may be possible to delay the start of the lighting period. The only...

Errr...it more a red than a pink to be fair;):cool:

Morning Nick, Thanks ever so much for the help with these light settings. If I have the lights coming on at 10.30 and follow your advice of having a 7 hour light period, the lights will be going off at 5.30pm:confused: I know this is probably for the best. But I do like seeing the tank in the...

@Melv85 no problem at all. I think Nick has probably answered your question. In my opinion a 12 inch deep tank is a tad on the shallow side for a light like the Fluval Plant 3.0. But mine is the largest model at 58 watts. You dont mention the length or width of your tank, only the depth. If...

New settings with reduced time

I have also tried every CO2 Diffuser on the planet and still not found one that works for long without clogging or malfunctioning :(:(

Is that on the Auto Function Setting? I shall reduce the ramp up and ramp down times. Re the use of injected CO2 I stopped using it when I switched to a non planted tank. I am a bit wary of overdosing CO2 with the small Discus. Not quite sure exactly what you mean regarding 40% EI at 25%

The tank is an Eheim 400 litre tank, LxWxH = 130cmx55cmx55cm Not injecting CO2 at the moment, using Easylife Carbo but I've got all the kit for injecting CO2 if I wanted to. But I've got 2.5 inch juvenile Discus in there so not using CO2 I je tion. 60% of substrate is planted, but only...

Above are the settings I'm using in the Auto function. Here are the settings in the Pro and Manual settings.

I recently bought the Fluval Plant 3.0 LED Light for my aquarium. It operates via Bluetooth and has a Manual, Auto and Pro functionality. I am quite impressed with the versatility of this light, but still not found what would be considered to be the perfect settings for each light spectrum or...

Not actually on the edge of the tank, but inside on the side brace bars under the lid?

Not actually on the edge of the tank, but inside on the side brace bars under the lid?

The tank is an Eheim Incpiria 400 litre tank. Measures 1.30 m x 55cm x 55cm

Can it sit on the glass ledges at either end of the tank or does it have to be suspended. Thanks

I'm looking to replace my Current US Satellite Pro LED which is about 10 years old now and has just about had it. I looked at the Eheim Fresh Plant Pro LED, but with the light plus Wifi Controller and the Power supply it was coming in at around £400.00. I heard some nightmare reviews about the...

Hi Martin, good to hear from you too:p To be fair I think he did use the term 'crap' himself. :thumbup: It's not an option, it's the only option. Try, make mistakes, learn from them, try again, persevere. That's how it works in life as well as in aqua scaping. Just needs a bit of 'tough love'...

I agree with everyone's comments above, not meaning to sound harsh, but it does look a bit crap mate to be honest. You need to ditch the Plecs and the big cichlids, empty the tank and start again. What substrate is that in there? It looks like black Quartz which holds no nutrients for the plants...

I love Clive's wit and honesty, and he doesn't like us to waste our money!!

A picture paints a thousand words, now that's what I like, Cheers, Steve

Hi JohnC, How are you getting on with this LED, are you happy with it, any difference in plant growth? Have you got any photos of this on your setup? Cheers, Steve

Current USA Satellite LED Plus These lights can't be bought in the UK they are only sold in USA:( You can get them on eBay but there is a big shipping cost and if it arrives broken you have to pay the shipping costs again to send it back, NOT IMPRESSED...

I just tried to order one of these from Amazon and also got the message that they can't ship it to my address in the UK. Has anyone found one for sale in the UK yet? If so where please? Cheers, Steve.

Thanks, I am having a really close look at this Satellite Plus Pro LED Aquarium Light Fixture with 24-hour Timer Wireless Control. I have found it on Amazon for $294.00 or £188.46 sterling. I just tried to order it but got a message telling me they can't ship it to my address in the UK.:(:mad...

John so your U.S. Satellite + pro cost you 300 U.S. Dollars of an eBay seller and then you had to pay 340 U.S. Dollars to get it delivered? Steve

Thanks Glasswalker, Not covering the lights is not an option for me I'm afraid, I need the top covered in case my discus jump out. Doesn't happen often but having experienced it, once is enough. Cheers, Steve

While I am waiting to make a decision on which LED light I am going to get I have been making some adjustments to the 4 x T5 54 watt tubes I have got at the moment. First of all I have taken out the Guisemann Aqua Flora Tubes and replaced them with the original Eheim Daylight tubes that came...

Hi John, I have looked at these and I have to admit they do look good. I saw them on Amazon for 243 US$ for the 36" to 48" version. I read some of the reviews on Amazon, some people give them five stars others only two stars, can be gimmicky, and not very programable? and others disagree, so...

Alto, You are correct with the dimensions for the tank. I know nothing about Lux, Lumen or PAR ratings so when people start talking about these I just glaze over I'm afraid. I do know about Kelvin rating because I knew about that from when I used to keep marines. You mention high...

Hi Big Tom, Thanks for the reply, I am sort of limited to what LED's I can look at or buy. The missus has insisted that she does not want anything mounted above the tank or suspended from the ceiling, and the Fluval LED's look like they would fit nicely under the smoked black lids on the ledges...

Hi All, I am still on the hunt for a set of LED Lights to replace my 4 x 54 Watt T5 Tubes. Has any one seen or tried out these Fluval LED''s? I have seen them on various sites for anywhere between £230 and £240. Just wondered if anyone has seen them or tried them out. Has anyone seen better...

All Pond Solutions got back to me and said they have no idea how the guy on Amazon can be selling them so cheaply, no profit whatsoever. On the plus side the depth of these Aquatlantis LED's are only 5cm which means they would fit under the glass lids okay. Still not sure about the £224.00...

I agree, I also like the option of being able to allow the lights to come on and go off slowly - sunrise and sunset effect. Steve

Hi Rahms, its not just the 'yellow' I like the efficiency of LED's and the ripple effect you get with this kind of light also. Ultimately though I suppose it is how the plants react to LED light and whether there is a marked difference or not. Steve.

Hi All, I have just contacted All Pond Solutions asking for some more information on the specs and pricing for the Easy LED 1200mm T5 replacements and sent some pictures of my current lighting sytem as below. These are the Eheim Light fittings which take 2 x 54 Watt T5 Tubes. At the moment I...

I am informed that the price on the Aquatlantis site includes the end caps and the extendable brackets plus postage etc where as that on Amazon is just the light not including packaging and posting. The only option for dimming is to buy the additional controller which dims the light for an hour...

Personally I have never bothered looking at PAR or Lumens, I look at the Kelvin rating 5000 to 7500 fine for plants, 10,000 to 12,000 kelvin for marine tanks and corals. Job's a goodun. Steve

Hi Ian, yeah I thought as much, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Steve

Great Video Worshipper thanks, any pictures of your tank with these lights working? Cheers, Steve

Thanks Troi, the 1200mm version is £224.49 on the Aquatlantis website and only £143.93 plus £10.60 delivery on Amazon. The dimmer control unit on Aquatlantis website is £59.99 and only £41.84 on Amazon plus £10.60 delivery on Amazon, so quite a saving. I wonder why that is? The T5 tubes I have...

Saw this on tinternet but not sure. http://www.ledheads.co.uk/led-tubes/t5-1200mm-18w-cool-white-led-tube-light.html Steve

WOW:eek: They aint cheap these lights, £161 to £224 depending on which one you go for! :watching: Steve

Cheers, Worshipper, when you say you just bought one of these, which one are you referring to, any pictures possibly? Steve

Hi all, Anyone know which one of our sponsors sells the LED tube that slots straight in to the existing T5 Light Unit? Thanks, Steve

I have ordered one of each size today, I am hoping they might be here tomorrow :D Steve

Naaahh not really enough to choose from there is there :shock: :lol: :lol: I like this one http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/media ... d-l4_1.jpg I have just contacted them to ask what the equivalent light output is in wattage. The unit only uses 4 watts. :shock: Thanks for the link...

I am not bothering with the Arc Pods I will post a picture later of my 'Heath Robinson' solution which will do for the time being. When I find a decent light with good build quality I will let you know. Cheers, Steve

Seen these on Ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-Fish ... 7833549%26 and these, http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/18083028 ... pla&crdt=0

Yes I thought as much when I looked at them. If in doubt keep it it out. I am doing some more searching on the internet and also see something on here. Steve

I have looked at the 9 watt and 11 watt Arcadia Arc Pods for Nano tanks and was thinking of ordering one of each online. But I went and saw them in a shop, took them out of the box and it was really hard to insert the plastic bulb housing into the outer cover. I could not push it in far enough...

I know this thread started off as a lighting thread and has gradually morphed into a co2 / atomiser thread so I will continue the theme. My UP Atomiser arrived yesterday, took me 30 minutes to disconnect the pipework, cut the pipe and fit the atomiser, replace everything and switch it all on...

I agree, that makes total sense to me, AE mark up queried directly with them :shifty:

Thanks, I checked again and yes you are right they are from Manchester, although somehow I suspect they came over from Hong Kong originally because when you check the seller information this is what is shown: Hi.Angelina Jingshui Li Fang Cun Da Dao Dong, He Dong, Sha Yong Tang Bian Da Jie, #11...

Cheers, I will have a play about with the setup once I have installed the atomiser and see then whether I need to change things around. I am hoping to post some before and after pics assuming that there is some noticeable difference that is. Always learning!! Thanks, Steve

Yes I know you are right, I have seen the posts and issues people have had with PH Controllers. I have used mine for years without problems. Yes you do have to calibrate the sensor unit now and then using ph 4.0 and ph 7.0 solutions but it all seems to work okay. The thing is, and this will...

Brilliant feedback guys thanks very much. I am going to order one today. Presumably the micro bubbles you refer to are only present when the CO2 is being fed right? Because mine switches on and off on a PH sensor as the PH rises and falls again. This will obviously increase the efficiency of...

Hi Clive, Thanks, I have had a look at the inline atomisers, see the link below. http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/up-co2- ... c60944b511 I have already got a Hydor 300 watt heater in my outlet line. Should the Atomiser go in front or behind the heater or won't it matter? Any body else using...

Okay I am going to re-look at the flow and distribution of my CO2. I have got two old powerheads with an attachment on which was meant to be used for attaching an air line which then sprayed bubbles all round the tank from sucking in air into the water flow. Maybe if I attach the airline from...

I have removed the 150 watt metal halide and returned to the lower intensity lighting. The moss looks better after 2 days even without trimming it or washing it. The HC and UT have just about had it though. I only do 50% water change once a week and the usual dosing routine for NPK and CSM. The...

Hi all, I have been reading two threads with interest, surrounding the issues of brown diatoms on moss, excessive lighting, dosing and plant selection. The main two topics are below, where questions have been asked about silicates in the water column and leaves yellowing and dying off on...

WOW :shock: Awesome lights and stunning pictures. I am jealous as hell. I am in the process of trying to retro fit LED's to my Trigon 190 but it is a problem with it being a corner tank the side do not run parallel to each other so this unit with its lovely legs would not fit to my tank. If...

Hi, I am not sure this link will interest anyone but just case here it is. Steve. http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/l ... stract.asp

This is what my old tank looked like with 10,000 k lights. Cheers, Steve