Recent content by tony456

Clive thanks v much. I've really appreciated the depth and detail you've brought to this. On the subject of light and CO2 - I hear you pal. On flow rate - with you to point but, re hostile enzymes, wouldn't high volume of water change be more effective than washing the same water (and enzymes)...

Thanks again Clive. Hope you don't mind if I run a few more thoughts past you. Early warning - I'm going to ask you how much light do I need? But not just yet... Yes PAR meters are expensive. Turns out a lot of the LED units give a PAR rating on the spec and it should be possible to make a...

Thanks Ollie, some interesting options to explore there.

Thanks ceg. In fact how much much light do I need was my second question, but I'd have felt a little disappointed if I'd failed to draw a spikey response from you! Yes its a big tank but budget is not limitless, sadly. I have credit at my LFS who are also tank makers, since I sold them my...

Thanks Tim, my experience with cardinals was a bit like yours with shrimps. They did okish in London tap but it was a different story when I switched to a soft water set up. They lived longer, grew much bigger, showed a lot more vitality and there was some breeding, although few survived...

Hello I'm new here and looking for some advice. I live in central London and kept a reasonably successful planted tank for about six years. I eventually dumped it a few years back in favour of keeping cichlids, mainly because I wasn't comfortable with the amount of waste water my RO unit was...