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    co2 distribution

    please could anyone give a little advice. Everything seems to be running ok no major problems.The one thing that's niggling me is the co2 distribution I'm sure there is a better way of doing it than the one im doing now.At the moment ive plenty of flow the filter turns over a 1000lph and i have...
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    advice on what plants.

    I have this space which i need to fill. Originally when the tank was set up i had a prob with bga on the substrate so i filled it with crypts and although they served a purpose they grew like mad and took over the front of the tank .Now with no bga, ive removed and given away most of the...
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    juwel filtration

    Re: jewel filtration oh that could be a problem i quite like the heater out of the way in the filter compartment may have to have a rethink or leave it at 600lph.Just seen they do a 1000lph can you fit the heater in with this model they could be smaller than the 1500 ?
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    juwel filtration

    Could anyone please tell me. I have a juwel trigon 190 the filtration is called compact i think. The pump that drives this is a 600lph would the 1500lph pump that is used in the larger juwel tanks fit my filtration many thanks.
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    my first planted tank here goes.

    thanks ever so much for your constructive comments ceg ill take your advice on board and hopefully bba will be a thing of the past cheers.
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    sae's

    if they keep the bba down ill even supply them moss :)
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    sae's

    I had a small problem with bba it really only grew on the anubias.ive been addressing this by increasing circulation and upping the c02 and by moving the diffuser into different locations within the tank to find the ideal spot for co2 distribution.Last week i also purchased 3 sae (already have...
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    mgso4

    thank you very much for that.
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    mgso4

    Just a quick question. I use the Ei method to dose my tank daily part of the solution is mgso4 which i buy online. im needing to purchase a new batch am i right in understanding that epsom salts is the same and safe to use in my tank .i have always associated this with something that went into...
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    my first planted tank here goes.

    sorry but im posting another pic resized to see if ive got the hang of putting my pics on :)
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    my first planted tank here goes.

    any ideas why my photos are on a link and not shown on the post ?
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    my first planted tank here goes.

    hi all sorry i dont post much. But i always take look and stay in touch whats happening .This is my first effort with a planted tank.After many years of keeping marines in a invert system i found it increasingly all time consuming which i didn't have.I gave up the hobby for a couple of years but...
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    discus

    im thinking maybe getting small pair will that be ok.
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    discus

    they probably aren't zero as im adding 1/2 tspoon of kn03 every other day the test kick says zero but we all know about test kits i very rarely test but did yesterday it may be months until i do it again.
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    discus

    hiya don't often post but i get all my info by reading the excellent info posted on the forum.just a quickie. my tank at the moment seems to be running ok (must get some photos on).i have a trigon 190 planted aquarium the tank contains 12 copper harlequins 10 cardinal tetra 3 ottos 4 corys im...
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