Recent content by mikeljojo

Hi, Anyone bought fish / shrimp from the ebay shop under the name of 'zoostock'? Prices seem very good for bulk / shoal buys but I'm a little nervous about buying off him. Any feedback pls guys? Should I avoid, or is he OK? Cheers, Mike.

Hi, Had a quick look at the article mentioned above - seems like an excellent guide. Will take a proper look tonight to try and digest as much as I can. Might need to call on you again though to check my calculations for my Juwel 180!! Might just buy a bottle of TPN to be getting on with in...

Sorry guys - it is the 180 I have........2 bottles of beer and I can't think straight!! :oops: Mike.

Hi, Until I can get my head around mixing dry ferts, can anyone give me some pointers on a good alll round liquid fert that I can use in the mean time? I have a Juwel Rio 125, with x2 45w T5 tubes. DIY CO2. I've used ADA Powersand S as a base layer beneath Aquasoil. I think I read somewhere...

Hi, Having recently planted my tank - all seemed well 2-3 days later. However, the rotala stems have started to lift out of the substrate and float to the top of the tank. They were all planted approx 2" into the substrate [ADA aquasoil] and seemed to be in place well enough. I used nothing to...

Thanks for the words of advice and reassurance!! At least I can proceed with some confidence now. I'm really pleased with how the tank is looking - despite it having no plants yet! I'm fortunate enough to live about 30 mins away from The Green Machine, so went along a couple of weeks ago to...

Hi, I'm mucho confused about calcuating WPG for T5 lights. I have a Rio 180, fitted with x2 45 watt tubes - but what WPG does this work out to? I understand the calculation for T8's - but are the claims about T5's acurate when they state 150% brighter than T8 tubes? Cheers, Mike.

Cheers guys - me thinks I'll go for a mix of Cherry and Amano! Mike.

Hi, Amongst other things, I want to keep shrimp in my planted tank to help control algae. Can anyone tell me if there is a shrimp that does this particulary well - or are they all pretty much on a parr with one another. I'm drawn towards Cherry Shrimp because they are a little more visual...