Recent content by virgojavier

Well its been 243 days since this tank was started… Few ups and downs, algea here and there, but still running. I am thinking about big rescape, but time will tell.

Have been busy over the last few months, not many changes in my tank, just a trimm here and there. Things looks ok, this is my recipe for this tank: - lightning period from 14:30 to 22:00 - CO2 kicks in 1hr before lights and switch off 1hr before lights will go off - 2ml of Excel daily, 10ml...

Day 80 Been away for 2 weeks and my wife was takin care about the tank, lost 10 Tetra Neons… due to overdose of Excel:( Shrimps also gone:( But plants never been better. Will have to apply some trimming plus get some new shrimps and neons:( Regards Lukasz

Day 65

Day 60: Don't know why but everything seems to be growing nice, everything besides Eleocharis sp mini…. why?

Found this on one of the forums: Q1. It's ozone generator? It is not ozonizer. If you want to test, please smell it when TWINSTAR is operating in aqarium. There is nothing to smell. Q2. tell me how exactly does it work,I have M1 turned on and there is a cloud dust for about 1min. and then it...

Hello again! Day 54: Some closer shots, forgive me but I am not a photo artists:) Regards Lukasz

Can you hear any sound comming out of it while it's workin?

Evening Some quick update on things, getting some nice grow. Appologise for that dirty spray bar, it will be replaced with a glass unit next week. Photo taken just before 50% weekly water change. Regards

Hello Day 30: Turned back 2nd bulb 5 days ago, since then brown algeas have dissapeared completly. No sign of algea at all. The brown dust which was present on the front glass is not there anymore, I think this is proving that excel is doing the job. As you can see there are some fishes in: -...

Yup thats me:D:D Anyway... Day 24: Inline atomizer sorted, consideried replacing the green outlet pipe with glass one. I am quite happy with my spraybar at the moment so the idea of replacing it with lilly pipe is being postponed. Plants are defo showing nice grow. Bought some new plants which...

Sorted boys. Had to put an extreme dose of pressure to let it through for the first time, also I have changed the plastic clips for proper jubilee clips. Getting beautiful fine bubbles everywhere now. Now then, should I fire up the second bulb?

Bleach for soaking overnigh? What about dechlorinator? What do you use?

The problem is that I cant tell if iv got 2.5 bar or 3. I've got in l/min.. Not sure if there is a way of convert it to bars?

I've got the plastic nuts, will get the jubilee clips in the morning. Thanks for advise, maybe that will help.