Recent content by Whitebeam

A quick update on this one... I built a hood out of 9mm exterior grade plywood, sealed it with the most everything-proof finish I know of (Rustin's Plastic Coating) and installed the 2 x 25W T8 tubes - these fit like they were made for this tank (or, perhaps, the other way round). The hood has...

I had to clean my Eheim Pro 3 350 in a hurry tonight as it seemed to be totally clogged (virtually no flow). The bla5ted thing took me over an hour to get going again; I only managed it by continually pouring water in through the inlet and outlet pipes and then running it; doing the same; again...

I have that same tank, but am currently in the process of upgrading the lights to 2 x 24W T8s in a home-made hood, as the ends and corners of the tank are so dark nothing will grow there. I have tried all sorts of potential carpet plants in various parts of the tank with poor results under the 2...

Mine is diffusing perfectly well at a regulator output pressure of 1.5bar. That's surely not too high? Peter

Re: Help CO2 run out and no chance to get any more until Mon Cheers as always Clive, I may just be starting to get the hang of this ;-) Peter

I moved my cylinder this morning whilst it was still showing about 35 bar. When I came back in again this afternoon it read zero - a leak must have vented it all to the room. Now SWMBO tells me that tomorrow is to be spent shopping in the wrong place, so I won't have a chance to get a new...

All I had available is Tesco Light Weight cat litter. Having read more I guess I should have at least put in a layer of Osmocote and moss-peat in first. I am going to change the filter anyway, so I may well pull out the litter that is in there and put those in first. Peter

I'm starting up my daughter's new tank with the fish-less cycle just now. As she's supposed to look after this one on her own I want it to be as simple as possible. My problem is that I'm now too plugged into Clive's Matrix :oops: Do I have this non CO2/low maintenance method right? I need...

I've got to put in a word here for Porton Aquatics, just to the North of Salisbury. Apart from holding one of the most extensive selections of equipment I've ever seen in any shop (prices are nearly always as good as you find on the Internet too), they maintain their plant holding tanks every...

Just found the Biopower 160 for £26.22 + p&p from Aquatics Online. I'll get it and put in a handful of mature SUBSTRATpro from the Pro3-350 filter on the main tank - that should get the new tank cycle off to a flying start. Cheers for your help. Peter

Thanks for the reply Darrel. You've prompted me to dig into the Eheim range a bit further and I've spotted the "Biopower 160" - an Aquaball of the right size for the Korall but with the bio media used in the externals. Would this be an even better option? Peter

Daughter #1 wants a fish tank and, as she's supposed to look after this one herself, I want to run it as low tech as I can. I have bought a Juwel Korall 60 (I guess about 45-ish litres of water allowing for substrate and not filling to the brim etc). My only concern is that it comes with a very...

Clive! I'm shocked! You blasted me for suggesting H2O2 on plants when I asked about Staghorn here http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12782 :D Peter

I feel really dumb asking such a basic question, but the pipes of my (relatively) new Eheim look like they need cleaning and I'm sure that there is a right and a wrong way to do this. I have the Eheim brush-on-a-thick-nylon-monofilament. What is the correct way to use this? If it makes any...

Or just one scientist - hereabouts he's known as ceg4048 :wave: Peter