Recent content by doubledee

I'm surprised that it hasn't been made a sticky on here to be honest but I still maintain that the information should be readily available at the point of purchase whether that's a bricks n' mortar shop or website, on the packaging/instructions and also on the manufacturer's website. Whenever I...

Thanks. I think I will drop the green machine an email to see what they say. I can't be the first to discover this though. ADA should be more up front with the information. A ph of 5.5 might suit my apistogramma but very little else....

It sounds like I have wasted my money as this stuff would appear to be completely unusable. ADA should consider improving their product information too as it mentions nothing about dropping the ph to 5.5 (which already has me worried) or that it has different nutrient content to the other...

I was not aware of most of that, although I did read that it was recommended for tanks that will not be frequently re-scaped. I have no intention of constantly changing it. I will plant it and leave it at that! I was not planning on repeatedly rinsing it but was going to get the water changed...

I have purchased 3 x 9ltr bags of aquasoil Malaya and some sand for the front. I also bought a large 40ltr flexi bucket from Tesco and have placed the aquasoil in that plus a couple of buckets. Let the leeching begin! "Do not wash before use". Really? I've filled my buckets with aquasoil and...

Lol but I don't think the paddling pool idea is a goer. I would rather just get a small temp tank but as I said I'm aiming to do this in one day. My only stumbling block is the substrate. If I go with aquasoil, it's going to have to be soaked for weeks prior to use. Do you have to change the...

Hi, I have maintained a low tech 180l tank for about 7-8 years now. I started with Tetra Complete capped with some silica sand from Homebase, supplemented with some root tabs and a weekly dose of fert during water changes. I have had varying degrees of success but have always struggled to get...