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Think the op is going hi-tech Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

You'll probably find there more copper in your trace mix than you'll get from your hot water system P.S I keep discus and have never had a problem in 2 years Matt Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Hose pipe from mixer tap straight into tank Matt Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

Hi French 47 Just had a read through your other post on tank size and plants I have 2 Arcadia I bars but only use 1 with the same type of plants Mostly crypts ferns and anubis I was up until 6 month ago running both I bars with high amounts of ferts and co2 injection but when my co2 ran out and...

Hi Geoff and welcome to the forum Unfortunately there are no specialist shops in Essex The closest you'll find is the aquatic design centre in London but that is not really a specialist planted shop The green machine and aquajardine are the only real specialist shops If you give TGM a ring they...

low maintenance is different to low tech I run a 500ltr low maintenance tank low lighting 2 54 watt t5s 8 hour photo period I inject co2 I have easy low light plants ( crypts, moss , ferns ,anubias ect) 20% water change fortnightly Bba is primarily caused by fluctuating co2 levels Stabilise...

Newbie struggling with "initials" Ec could also be easy carbo A liquid carbon supplement Oh and welcome aboard Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Crushed ice also works Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Or for an all in one TPN+ Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've got one of these over my p@h cube Grows hc easily Nice light just need to swap out blue bulb for something else got a nice warm colour from p@h Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Essex & Suffolk Water I live in Essex Sometimes do sometimes don't And I keep discus Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Blue green algae or bga is caused by low nitrate I think that the ferts you are dosing are only micro you need to add npk either via ei method you can read up on this in the ferts section or with an all in one mix Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

hi hoggie I know that some members have had good results from ph controled co2 but was always led to believe ( Clive ) that ph is fairly irrelevant whereas keeping a steady and even supply of co2 is the main objective. PH can be altered by many factors in a tank ( fish waste,wood,soils etc ) so...

Very few use ph probes to switch co2 on as they cause unstable co2 and therefor cause bba Matt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk