Recent content by Plunket

Hi everyone - confession time: it's been so long since I last logged into UKAPS that I not only forgot my password, but couldn't even remember which email address was linked to my account! Even so, it came as a shock to see that it has been more than 9 years - January 2014 :oops: However...

Yes, always gotta tinker with stuff :)

Oooo, and the CPD babies are coming along nicely... Possibly ready for the main tank in another 2 weeks? :)

50% water change today, upped the glute dosage, re-configured lighting - now running two GroBeam 1000's (old version), set to 6 hours at 30% with 2-hour ramp at either end. Now to see what happens....

Hi all Just wanted to share an idea that I've been playing with.... I've decided to re-scape my old 4 x 2 x 1.5 ft stock tank and wanted to try something new lighting-wise. I've got four GroBeam 600 strips, but wanted a new, neat way of mounting them to the tank itself. I can't suspend...

Cheers Tim - yes, keeping a close eye on the mosses, but the plants themselves look OK - not great, but not melting or dying back... I've used Excel before when I've had algae issues, and it's worked brilliantly, so hoping the Glute solution does the same job. My feeling at the moment is to keep...

Also worried about my choice of lighting....am running a pair of GroBeam Colour Plus tiles and a standard GroBeam 1500. Had heard that the Colour Plus worked well, but now concerned that there is too much red in it.... Possibly another hit to the budget coming up :greedy:

Hi all, and Complements of the Season - hope it's been a festive one! Little update today - to be honest, not a particularly happy one.... Everything seems to be growing nicely, though slower than I'd hoped, and now I'm having a recurrence of the early algae issues I had, but different...

Thank you kindly! Must say, I do love my tinkering...it's just a bonus if something works :)

Loving this one mate....crystal heaven :)

Thanks Dean. The reactor I'm running is basically a 52cm length of 2 inch pipe with two 90 deg elbows at each end and a hosetail for the inlet and outlet... I have been told that you need a bigger reactor chamber to ensure the CO2 is fully dissolved, but have been running this at up to 8 or 9...

Been awhile since my last update, so here goes..... Quite a bit going on. Firstly, got fed up with issues with my inline diffuser and bubbles in the tank, so built and installed a DIY CO2 reactor which is working brilliantly. Once again, apologies for crap pics... Of course, my tendency to...

On a side note...CPD fry now growing nicely - should be ready for the main tank in 6 weeks.....MORE waiting :nailbiting:

Quick update...I think it's all going ok. Plants look healthy, algae outbreak fully under control now. Carpet not developing as fast as I'd hoped, but I have cranked back the lighting and dosing, so not too worried about it. Could I finally be acquiring some patience?? :angelic:

Good idea Al - yes, I think I'll try that, with a shorter burst of 35% in the middle of the day.... Actually, the tank seems to be coming back quite quickly... New helpers.... ...doing a good job :)