Recent content by mzm

HI George here is a question for you. I have 2 TMC 1000ND and 1 TMC 1000HD Ultra hanging 13inches above a 20inch deep tank. These are on for 5 hours and the 1000HD Ultra is only running at 50%, My dwarf hairgrass, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, java fern and java moss all look a mess. The green is...

Hi Tony. Wow thanks for your detailed reply and the graph! I really appreciate it. One last thing if you dont mind, what temperature do you keep the tank at? Since I believe the Altums do like it a bit on the warm side right?

Good morning Tony. Stunning tank and stunning Altums! You have done a great job! Would you mind telling me how many grobeams you are using over this tank, how high above the tank they hang and the duration they ar on for? I have two grobeams and one Aquabeam 1000ND (not sure if that is right...

If I knew that the filters are ok and cycled well, then I would not have issues dong a 90% water change for this discus only tank. But the way the fish / filters are behaving at the moment I am at a bit of a loss....

I am using tap water however since I live near a RO plant (I live in Malta and most our tap water is produced from the sea) the water tends to have a ph of 7 give or take on the day. I now have the G3, the Biobox 2 and a sponge filter going full swing.

so doing a 50% water change at this stage would be beneficial? Also would the fish benefit from the triex cartridge?

Hi, I set up a 120l tank about 7 weeks ago and let it cycle for 5 weeks with 3 corys in it. I went through good and bad phases with water quality, sometimes crystal clear at other times milky. After 5 weeks the tank seems to have settled and the nitrite reading was at a steady 0. I had two...

Tell me about it! To clean my 350l corner I need to climb up on the top of a three step ladder. Personally I would not by a corner tank again either! Will defintely follow your new journal.

Hi John, thanks for your post. So when you say that you are taking it down does that mean you are going to start over again with it or are you getting a different shaped tank? Regards, Michael

Re: Tonys 'Triassic Hollow' 420L - 1yr old ! Hi Tony beautifully angels! Are you sure they are Columbians cos they really are similar to the proper Altums! I have been trying to get real Altums inMalta for the past six months now but no one see,s to be willing to get some for me. Local LFS's...

Thanks I am now aware :)

Thanks I will look into the link you sent. In the meantime some people have been kind enough to offer their help with my tank in a PM. I seem to have issues with answering PM's since my answers are not leaving my outbox. Eventually they will but for some reason it takes time so please keep...

Well to be perfectly honest I can follow the bubbles to the half way line of the tank and yes, a corner tank is more than tricky to get the flow right in. Nevertheless I would think that the plants in the mist of the co2 should at least be doing well, but they aren't either.

I have three power heads, a 1100l pump exit and a spray bar right over my 65mm green leaf atomic co2 diffuser.

Thank you for your feedback. I also tought that they were great before I got them but now I have my doubts.