Re: 90x75x45 optiwhite.
Sounds and looks like youve got it cracked now mate.
Nice gravity defying snail shot too!
Cheerio,
Ady.
Sounds and looks like youve got it cracked now mate.

Nice gravity defying snail shot too!
Cheerio,
Ady.
The people who tell you to add more light to get carpet plants to grow horizontally are obviously Klingons in sheep's clothing. Read more about ethylene here=> Ethylene-promoted Elongation: an Adaptation to Submergence Stress
Thanks Troi. If by the term "true SAM" you mean the SAMs that spend 100% of their time submerged then I'm not really sure. The whole idea is gas exchange and the promotion of CO2/O2 consumption, so that there are other strategies involved, which would include morphological differences. Ethylene production is accelerated by hypoxia, so if the plant is already well adapted to the conditions, i.e. well developed aerenchyma in roots and stems and well developed lacunae in leaves, which serve as gas reservoirs, this reduces the stress and the need for elongation. Vallis, Cabomba, Egeria, Myriophyllum, although always submerged do grow to the surface. Vallis, at least, has the ability to obtain CO2 from dissolved HCO3. It's no surprise that these constitute some of the most invasive species around. Ironically, the most popular plants are some of the ones that are almost never found submerged in nature, like Anubias and HC. Carpet plants in general are the ones that people complain about all the time having leggy growth.Troi said:The people who tell you to add more light to get carpet plants to grow horizontally are obviously Klingons in sheep's clothing. Read more about ethylene here=> Ethylene-promoted Elongation: an Adaptation to Submergence Stress
Great post and link Clive, does that hold for true SAM or just those species with adaptations to periodic inundation?
Troi said:And I know this is a little off topic - but please humour me nevertheless - is that actually a picture of you or an avatar?...always wanted to know but never dared ask.
No, I only dream about having IKEA's financial portfolio. I've never even shopped at IKEA. I just don't get the whole minimalist Scandinavian theme thing. Authorities have labeled me "The Most Dangerous Man Alive", so I'm constantly on the move, picking suitable random locations from which to broadcast my pirate signal and hack into The Matrix. 8)Troi said:And come to think of it what are you doing in Stockholm?...That has always intrigued me...Do you work for IKEA?
easerthegeezer said:Thanks ian, plant health is definitely on the up but not perfect yet!
Interesting to see how quickly the BBA in the supposed carpet is diminishing now flow is better, its still there but i got its balls in a vice 🙂
Probably the same reason youve started calling me Andy??? 😉 🙂Antipofish said:Sorry Iain, LOL. Dunno why I call you Mike sometimes.
Antipofish said:I know what you mean about the reviews about the G6. To be honest it, its "just another filter" as far as I am concerned. It does the job but the reviews it seems to get makes you wonder !! Now I have my Eheim Pro3E I would never go back, thats for sure. To be fair though, I don't know that we can fairly slate it because of the way it handles CO2 bubbles, since it is not designed to do that in any case.
Antipofish said:I don't know that we can fairly slate it because of the way it handles CO2 bubbles, since it is not designed to do that in any case.
Are you likely to try the filter floss as I suggested ? I would be interested to see if it works.
I don't think two filters is a bad thing. Especially if you use lily pipes. I know that Mark E uses two filters and he gets the flow and distribution he needs without having ugly pumps in the tank. Gives you a lot of filtration options too.
Ady34 said:And onto the algae, again you seem to be doing everything right but again who knows whats causing that? Its enough to drive you 😡 .
Cheerio,
Ady.
Ady34 said:....
I think my G6 is awesome, love it, and thats purely based on the ease of maintanence which for me is the most important thing. On my other externals i used to hate taking off 'quick release' pipework and opening up the full filter to clean foams.... to the point that sometimes i didnt bother 😳 ..... but now its so easy its not a chore at all, plus cleaning the bio section only means a full strip down every 4-6 months![]()
Iain, with regards the 'burping', i used to get a little when i ran intank diffuser, but i could only attribute it to larger c02 bubbles being directly sucked into the filter from the water column. Now i have an inline on the filter outlet and dont seem to suffer the burping at all any more :? So who knows what causes it?
And onto the algae, again you seem to be doing everything right but again who knows whats causing that? Its enough to drive you 😡 .
Looking forward to pics and vid though![]()
Cheerio,
Ady.
I must also admit priming is never an issue for me with a drilled base tank, but as for the pre filters getting dirty quite quickly, that to me just shows how effective they are, and i would much prefer to get the dirt out. Obviously chemical filtration is going to be the same, but again this comes in the quick to remove cartridges. I fully appreciate your preference for the eheim but i think the G6 is great. I never get a substantial drop off in performance and clean the pre filter weekly. £350 is very steep for any filter, but now i have it i dont think about the money anymore as i love how easy it is to use.Antipofish said:I found priming to be far more difficult than the Eheim too. The flow dropped quite quickly as a result. The pump on the G6, for all its 2450lph of total rating, can only push out 1000lph and this drops pretty quickly if everything is not kept clean. The prefilter cartridges get dirty quite quickly too, especially with a new or problematic tank where there is a fair bit of plant melt. You still have to change carbon at the same regularity as other filters, and the bio section in mine needed cleaning far quicker than I expected. I suppose each to their own, and everyone's experience will be different, but to be honest I wish I had gone for the Eheim in the first place. For me it is very over rated for the £350 price tag compared to what else is available.
Ady34 said:I think the key phrase here was each to their own, and i in all honesty am basing my judgement on past experiences with much cheaper models (fluval 204/205) and have never used eheim. I understand eheim are a well renowned name with great filters but the G6 has been great for me.
I must also admit priming is never an issue for me with a drilled base tank, but as for the pre filters getting dirty quite quickly, that to me just shows how effective they are, and i would much prefer to get the dirt out. Obviously chemical filtration is going to be the same, but again this comes in the quick to remove cartridges. I fully appreciate your preference for the eheim but i think the G6 is great. I never get a substantial drop off in performance and clean the pre filter weekly. £350 is very steep for any filter, but now i have it i dont think about the money anymore as i love how easy it is to use.Antipofish said:I found priming to be far more difficult than the Eheim too. The flow dropped quite quickly as a result. The pump on the G6, for all its 2450lph of total rating, can only push out 1000lph and this drops pretty quickly if everything is not kept clean. The prefilter cartridges get dirty quite quickly too, especially with a new or problematic tank where there is a fair bit of plant melt. You still have to change carbon at the same regularity as other filters, and the bio section in mine needed cleaning far quicker than I expected. I suppose each to their own, and everyone's experience will be different, but to be honest I wish I had gone for the Eheim in the first place. For me it is very over rated for the £350 price tag compared to what else is available.
Cheerio,
Ady.
easerthegeezer said:oh yeah, G6 wins the style prize 8)