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We have stopped going to one LFS after my other half was sold Medication that was intended for Koi and other large cold water fish when she found one of our Denisonii barbs sick. The Meds killed nearly all our fish after she was advised on the dose to use, they also sold her Phosphate removing...

Well , After months of using CO2 I have finally given up! The cost of getting my cylinder re-filled (having to drive 25mile each way) and my plants not really gaining much I have decided to just add shop bought ferts and go back to my tusty old TNP. Will using this once a week on my 240lt with...

thanks guys....and sir ceg! I know after reading plenty of info about test kits (nitrate) that they are VERY inaccurate ( I have tested .5ppm and done another straight after and it as been 40ppm!) I was just concerned that by adding more from ferts it would be detrimental to my live stock as I...

hi ceg, I know nitrate test kits are inaccurate, but when I do a test straight after a water change it reads 10ppm!!! surely a test would not deviate that much? mark

hi mat, I bought the complete fert for the added NPK but for it to show 166ppm 2 days after a 40/50% water change is a little OTT! MARK

Hi all, could anyone tell me if my ferts are causing my nitrate readings to go through the roof! I have just changed from TPN to fluidsensors complete because I had low nitrates in my tap water and now the readings on my API test are showing 160ppm!!! my 240l tank has CO2 ( 4dkh in drop checker)...

hi all, this might sound stupid, but how do I prune hygrophilia? my plants seem to be growing well (had a little bit of GSA when i started the new tank) but they seem to be growing well at the top and shedding leaves from the bottom...do i pinch out the tops? I feed TNC complete at 5/7 mil a day...

hi all, Anybody heard of gas cylinders uk near st helens liverpool and have had co2 from them...just found them on the web and they look like a good company. cheers mark

thanks tom, yeh I did turn it up a bit from 2BPS as I thought I was under estimating the co2 but even at 2BPS in a 240ltr the DP still stays green! I am looking at getting a FE anyway...seen them for £23 for a 2KG...a jbl 2KG is £160!!! mark

hi, just out of intrest how long should a half kg cylinder last? I am only getting about two weeks out of both refillable and disposable jbl brand. This does not seem long at all as i am only injecting gas 8 hours aday at 4BPS! could there be a fault with the reg or is this normal...Its going to...

hi, will have to get a 2kg bottle asap as the disposable is nearly on red and its only 2 weeks old :shock: dont know what to buy, I would like to buy a new FE (found one one web at £23!) but I have read a few posts saying how dangerous they are! but the JBL 2kg bottles are £145 and thats with...

hi george, Yes I got it sorted out and very nice the guy was about it. I know you should not use forums to ''have a go'', it was just a moment of madness as I have had loads og grief over the last couple of weeks with the postal sevices! It won't happen again :oops: :oops:

Its not aquarium plant food, but im not going to name the guy as it is all sorted now. mark

well, really embarrassed now! poor chap read my thread and rang me saying he was sorry and that he had reimbursed my postage. I thought the company was one of those all familiar big concerns when all along it is just run by one guy on a part time basis. he just had a backlog, so I am just going...

HI, I used to use easycarbo in my old tank and I lost many appisto in the time I was using it....I chucked the bottle out, and my fish are very happy! mark