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Hi, I have a 240l tank which was running a fluval 305 external filter alongside my powerhead/spraybar setup. My plant mass has been steadily growing over the months and I have very little algae problems, however something I have always struggled with is detritus build up. As the plant mass has...

ok. And to combat the detritus, you think i need to mature my filter more? So if i lose the powerhead for a couple of weeks, no water changes, this should help?

No its a luminaire with 4xt5 and the bulbs are wired in pairs. Its 4 bulbs on, 2 bulbs on, or no bulbs on!

do you think i'd be better off with 2 x 40w T8?

Hoggie, The filter, sponges and ceramic media is nearly 2 years old. The gravel is 4 months old. Surely by ditching the powerhead and lowering co2 & nutrients i'm going to lose all my circulation and starve plants of co2 and nutrients, causing decay and more algae?

the trace goes in every other day, not every day, my typo! Why/how does detritus build up then? It does coincide with running the tank with no fish in since i re-did it all.

Hello, Tank specifications - 240l Lighting - 2x54w T5 - 6 hours CO2 - Pressurised FE, 5 bps - drop checker showing yellow all over the tank, on 2 hours before lights, off 1 hour before lights out. Filtration - ext filter 1000l/h, full length spray bar distributing CO2 using 3000l/h powerhead...

I do 50% water change twice a week, hoovering any loose detritus up in the process. I dont have any fish in there at the moment so theres never much mess. Cleaning the filter and pipes every 6-7 weeks when this stuff builds up. Do i need to be cleaning the filter more or is there another reason?

Hello, I seem to be having an ongoing problem with what i can only describe as fleshy coloured deposits all over both the inlet and outlet pipes of both my filter and powerhead. It rubs off really easily in flakes, and starts to dislodge by itself once it builds up enough. I would say it builds...

So i put fresh gravel in, banging loads of c02 in so the drop checker is permanently yellow, reduced lighting to 6 hours of 2x54W T5 and added some more plants. everything is growing quite nicely, no algae at all really. BUT once again i have this fungus problem! Its on the wood and the plants...

Thanks for your replies. I am starting with a fresh substrate in a couple of days to freshen it up. I will reduce lighting to 2x54w for 6 hours only. I am getting rid of the fish for now so will up the co2 so the drop checker is a good yellow. Also the plant mass will be around double what i...

Tank specifications - 240l Lighting - 2x54w T5 - 7 hours (with 2 hour burst of 4x54w T5 in the middle) CO2 - Pressurised FE, 4 bps - drop checker showing correct colour yellow/green all over the tank, on 2 hours before lights, off 1 hour before lights out. Filtration - ext filter 1000l/h, full...

Hi, Im currently running 3 x 40w t8 over my 240l tank, im seeing really nice health, colour and pearling on plants that are up near the water surface. But from about the middle down to substrate level most of the leaves are either picking up a bit of algae or dying off completely. Would an...

Hi, I'm goin to make a spraybar to run along the back of my 240l tank which i will use to distribute c02. I want to use a dedicated powerhead to maximise the flow going through the spraybar, and so im looking for a suitably powerful powerhead. Obviously it has to be a nozzle output so i can...

I have circled the ones i'm after, any help much appreciated :)