Recent content by jenga

Greetings. this is my first attempt at plants, my queries ore twofold 1: In the collection of plants I bought were 3 lotus bulbs, instructions said plant with shoots at 45 degree, only 1 had visible shoot and these grew about 1 cm in the first 36 hours and a further 1 cm in the next 24 hours...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TUNZE-CO2-DIFFUSE ... 2c5693a60a anyone used one and what do you think of it?

Ive just ordered some new t5 tubes 1x osram skylight 880 1x osram 840 1x sylvania growlux my housing is aluminium and I have lined it with plexiglass mirror for reflection, is there any advantage in placing the tubes in a particular order, front to back?

the cheap filter Im using is one from all ponds solution, chinese made, with uv light. when unpacked it was uninspiring, the inside was greasey and black from charcoal dust, but cleaned up easily. its primer works, one push every time, no leaks, and is so quiet I poke it to see if its working...

thanks for response, test kit is API master and is new and in date, Nitrate is off the scale, to my old eyes anyway.

greetings peeps, On the tank Im setting up Ive got a TMC1550 co2 reactor, with the turbo thingy to squish the gas bubbles . When I first got it the flow through was terrible, but after Iremoved all the moulding flash it was very good, however the turbo jobby is a noisy little mother. I removed...

Greetings peeps. Ive been cycling my 350 ltr tank for 20 days now, and nothing much has happened, as expected, but on Monday while talking to an old mate he said he kept cichlids and agreed to let me have ssome gunge from his filter. After water checks, we extracted about a quarter pint of thick...

thats great, contact you soon, thanks again

thanks for your response, Im going away til the 28th august, so in the week following would be great. youre only 30 odd miles from me and it will be a great help to kick start my cycle. Will leave it to you when you want to have a clean out, Im retired so I can come anytime, day or night...

greetings, anyone in gloucestershire willing to let me have/sell me some filter wool etc to kick start my fishless cycle, I am going away on sat August 21st so it will have to be before then. lfs seem to only want to sell starter culture stuff, tried it and zilch. thanks anyway

thanks for responses, tank is 1200x480X625 (LXWXH). Stock is all SMALL tetras etc.

I want a pair of smallish cichlids for my community tank, was thinking of Kribensis, but have been told they are too aggressive for my small tetras, rasboras etc. anyone got a suitable alternative?

where should I place my fertile layer of substrate when the overall depth is in excess of 7 inches, on the bottom as usual or just below the capping layer of gravel? soz for being a noobie

greetings peep, My new tank comes with a trickle filter built into the hood, will this defeat my use of pressurised c02? I have a feeling it will.

thanks george for speedy response, I dont have any type of outlet yet, am here researching and saving money by using your brains instead of wifes purse. aquatics are a bit like fishing, more people get caught by the wonderful new tackle than fish, so i will continue pick you good peeps gray...