Recent content by mjenner

I just popped into MA Weybridge today, got talking to the staff in there and they mentioned that Tony had 'scaped their tank a quick search and I've found this journal. It's looking pretty different now, less nature aquarium, more jungle-based, but I rather like it. The tank has a large swathe...

Oh blimey, I thought it was a case of modding the Reg, not the Cylinder! :) Yep, I think they would probably reject it as soon as you went for a refil, although mine would need to be pressure-tested again anyway before it was refilled as I think it's just ticked-over the 10yr mark (providing...

Hi Guys, I've got a JBL Profi Set 2 and I'm just getting back into planted tanks after a 2 year absence having moved and done a lot of work on our house and it's led me back to a problem I was working on shortly before I moved. I wanted to convert to using a Fire Extinguisher from the standard...

Hmm, well most conditioners do say they remove copper although what amounts of copper I don't know. (I use a Tetra product (the name escapes me right now), not the cheapest (actually it's a bit of a rip-off when doing EI and weekly 50% changes), but it's what I've always used and seems to be...

The only reason I can see to use boiled cold water vs water from the hot tap is that the hot water has potentially sat around in your hot water system for a while, so could have a higher copper content from the pipes (providing you have copper piping and hot water tank etc.). The cold water...

Yep, I know they leave a lot of dead standing wood in Richmond Park and it becomes home to all kinds of birds, typically Jays and Crows but sometimes you see the odd tree being inhabited by parakeets, quite surreal to see a bright-green bird pop it's head out of the hole and go screeching into...

Sorry to be a party-pooper regarding the Richmond Park idea but I think wood collection is actually banned there to allow the microfauna somewhere to live (I think there's quite a population of stag and other large beetles in the park that are endangered elsewhere due to a lack of dead wood)...

I "think" it might be some kind of dragon-fly or caddis-fly larva. (not an expert here). I base this on seeing similar beasts when in my early years I identified similar creatures whilst dipping in ponds when I was at school. I actually found something similar last year when I got my plants...

Hey Tim, That's looking really nice, I see the HC's filling out finally. Mine got algae (to the point there was more algae than HC :( ) and I had to uproot it. I need to get some moss for my wood too... I know what you mean about losing interest. I go through phases of being majorly into my...

Hey Stu, Yep, that's the next plan of action, just trying to minimise the algae as much as I can first, so far I've done the following to try and stabilise the situation: Reduce Lighting from 10hrs to 6hrs. Refill ferts doser and confirm dosing correctly (40ml DIY TPN+) Re-do CO2 hosing to...

Mid-Week Update Algae 1 - Matt 1 Well, the title says it all really, it's a bit of a draw so far, I've grabbed out a shed-load of Spyro, now using a toothbrush as I read in Stu Worral's journal that he had a bit of an issue with Spyro and used a toothbrush for extraction. Well, I promised some...

Yep, took a look on there last-time, there's one place out in Croydon, but it was too far away at the time to justify it, so I forgot to call and ask if they'd do it. Before I go I might get a third or fourth canister, then get all of them filled at the same time to make it worth my while...

Yup, it's a rip-off for sure... good old Maidenhead Aquatics.... :( Where was it that you heard that they'd refill fishtank CO2 cylinders? I live near Kingston, so anywhere within 30mins would be great, MAq in Weybridge is the only place around here that I know stocks "proper" CO2 equipment...

Well, those are the old pics, pre... "the incident"... :) It's not looking as bad as it was, but it doesn't look as good as the pics earlier in this thread by any standards, I'm a little bit ashamed of it at the moment as it looks pretty horrible, now clean... but still horrible. I've got a...

Nope, old-style JBL cylinders, they're perfectly refillable, but most fire extinguisher places won't refill them I think? They cost £16 a time, I think they're just refilled by JBL and shipped out again. I can't go to a fire extinguisher as I can't fit it in the cupboard and there will be...