Dave2a
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- Joined
- 30 Oct 2011
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Hello I'm Dave, and from Surrey
been reading UKAPS quite a lot recently so thought I'd best sign up and become a member!! There is a lot of helpfull and usefull information here thank you!
I started with my first aqurium about 10 years ago think is was only about 20l and just had some plastic plants with few fish, over the years it's just got bigger and more advanced I'm now running a jewul rio 400!
Had this tank about 3 years now when first setup I wanted a planted aqurium but didn't last long till It got overtaken by BBA everything was covered and just got used to the black hair waving about in the current. Couple of months ago I decided enough was enough and had a complete tear down all plants went, all wood had the pressure washer treatment new backing stuck in and substrate hoovered and hoovered till I was happy I had got it all!! I decided to get rid of most of my fish as had a lot of large clown loach, upside down cat fish, ruby barbs and two ciclids!!
So I now have a clean tank and new plants are becoming established there's 27 neon tetra, 36 harlequins, 6 corys and a load of red cherry shrimp and red nose shrimp!! So bit differant to what I've had before and they so much cleaner oh and can't forget 1 large kissing gourami couldn't get rid of him as had him about 6-7 years now!
I've got 7 differant plants atmo brought a few to see what took off and what didn't but all growing well just need to decide what's staying and where I want it I'd like to name them but not got clueof there names! Somthing I need to learn!!
I'm injecting co2 just not sure if I'm diffusing it efficiently so got a lot of questions for you guys and also there signs of BBA coming back think it could be to do with to much phosphate as our water has high levels or to do with co2 as bottle ran out couple of weeks ago and took 4 days to find a refill so not to sure! I hope you guys can help 😀
been reading UKAPS quite a lot recently so thought I'd best sign up and become a member!! There is a lot of helpfull and usefull information here thank you!
I started with my first aqurium about 10 years ago think is was only about 20l and just had some plastic plants with few fish, over the years it's just got bigger and more advanced I'm now running a jewul rio 400!
Had this tank about 3 years now when first setup I wanted a planted aqurium but didn't last long till It got overtaken by BBA everything was covered and just got used to the black hair waving about in the current. Couple of months ago I decided enough was enough and had a complete tear down all plants went, all wood had the pressure washer treatment new backing stuck in and substrate hoovered and hoovered till I was happy I had got it all!! I decided to get rid of most of my fish as had a lot of large clown loach, upside down cat fish, ruby barbs and two ciclids!!
So I now have a clean tank and new plants are becoming established there's 27 neon tetra, 36 harlequins, 6 corys and a load of red cherry shrimp and red nose shrimp!! So bit differant to what I've had before and they so much cleaner oh and can't forget 1 large kissing gourami couldn't get rid of him as had him about 6-7 years now!
I've got 7 differant plants atmo brought a few to see what took off and what didn't but all growing well just need to decide what's staying and where I want it I'd like to name them but not got clueof there names! Somthing I need to learn!!
I'm injecting co2 just not sure if I'm diffusing it efficiently so got a lot of questions for you guys and also there signs of BBA coming back think it could be to do with to much phosphate as our water has high levels or to do with co2 as bottle ran out couple of weeks ago and took 4 days to find a refill so not to sure! I hope you guys can help 😀