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    Plant help

    Hi, Thanks for the response. I have now ordered the ferts you suggested. I was aware the lighting was high and could cause issue without CO2 but I tried to avoid CO2 due to cost of getting it set up and ongoing. The aim was to try and keep things as cheap as possible and I got a good...
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    Plant help

    I am using dennerle scapers soil - no gravel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Plant help

    I had some Ludwigia Repens in there but it just stopped growing and then melted away so I took it out. I will get some more.
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    Plant help

    7.5L with 850L/hr
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    Plant help

    Hi, the pipes are getting dirty pretty quickly so I give them a clean to keep the flow good. I just rinse out the filter with the old tank water too. nothing heavy. The filter has 3 compartments. 1) Wool and black sponge 2) Blue sponge and sintered glass noodles 3) Blue sponge and sincere...
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    Plant help

    Thanks for the responses both. I currently have the light set up for 7 hours. I will reduce down to 6 as requested. Unfortunately it doesn't dim so that isn't an option but I can set up a two hour break with the timer. The capacity of the tank is 135L and the external filter is an Ocellaris...
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    Plant help

    Hi all, I set this tank up at the end of January. It is my first planted tank and was pretty excited at the start but now the issues are taking over my enthusiasm. I haven't had any issues with the fish, no diseases and no deaths. The cherry shrimp are also loving life and reproducing like...
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    Algae issues

    Hi all, Developed a pretty bad algae problem. Can you please help with identification and offer any help to get rid? Thanks Joe Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Nitrates

    Hi all, My fishless cycle completed pretty quickly and ammonia and nitrite zero so I thought it was time to add some fish. The day before adding the fish I did a 80% water change a final test of the water. Nitrate which had been high prior to the water change was now zero. I have since...
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    Beginnings of a low tech

    Double good news today. Nitrite has dropped to zero on day 12 after being 5ppm yesterday. Also the bucephalandra has decide to sprout a bud. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Beginnings of a low tech

    Day 10
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    Cories and aquasoil

    Hi, I'm using Dennerle scapers soil in my new tank. I am thinking of an Amazon themed tank and would like to have a group of cories but am worried about them kicking the soil up and making it cloudy / releasing ammonia. Does anyone have experience of keeping cories with uncapped aquasoil? I...
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    Zante from London (soon to be Florence)

    Welcome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Hello from the Highlands

    Welcome Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Photoperiod

    Thanks for the info. I will build up over the coming weeks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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