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Well, after an eventful couple weeks, we’ve finally moved and the tank is in its final place for a long, long time. Remind me to never move a running tank again - it was a huge inconvenience at best. Ha. But, it’s done, and nothing died. I’d be neglecting trimming the past few weeks so I...

Would you say now is a good time to trim the monte carlo or should I wait a couple weeks for it to grow a bit fuller? Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

Hi Hypnogogia. Not really. The only big changes i had last month is that i installed an extra twinstar led. Also i replaced my old tetratec 1200 with a new tetratec 1000 plus since it had a small leak in the motor compartment. Since i could easily get my ph to 6.0 something is off.....

Is there not a risk that a Tesla Valve will clog up with gunk (very technical term!) from the aquarium water and will;l be difficult to clean?

Have you made any other changes or done any work to your tank between the time that you could get below 7 and now?

Injecting CO2 with daily cycles like is the standard means that you'll have a drastic pH variation every single day. I think that the pH swing itself isn't an issue for the livestock. Supposedly, a pH swing is dangerous when it happens with a KH swing, which would affect the osmotic balance of...

Can you explain what you are going to do with the Tesla valve?

Hi all, About £10 for 100g. cheers Darrel

WD40 silicone spray contains a lot of other additives, to include the propellant. I would keep that far away from my aquarium. Just get standard silicone grease. You'll find it in the plumbing section of most hardware stores. A tiny little tub will last you forever.

I use Silicone grease for use on potable water fittings for things like O rings and impeller shafts.

Ah ok. I took these just now. Doesn't look too bad as a full shot, it's when you get up close you can see the damage

Full Tank Shot - photo of the whole tank.

Hi all, For instance, I'm using Floplast silicone grease. Warm regards, Kris

No it's not as it's not a pure silicone spray, it contains other oils that can potentially damage the rubber of your seals. Use something like this Silverhook SGPGT90, Silicone... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00W6Q3B1G?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Hi all, If it's silicone spray/grease, it doesn't matter which brand it is, you can safely use it, as long it's not containing any other additives. Warm regards, Kris

HI all , might be a silly question, WD40 silicone spray is safe to use for filter maintenance?

Took me a few hours in CorelDRAW to get the design looking right.

A few pix from Lisbon, This giant cat was spotted on the cable car over the Oceanario de Lisboa, so had to go find it and take pix. It's made from bins lids and hard hats and other plastics. And this was one of my favourite buildings I spotted at Sintra Palace, very gothic vibes in contrast...

Was a really nice day thanks. Good to catch up with friends and chat to some new people. As always thanks to Dave and all the staff at Aquarium Gardens for being such great hosts and providing food and refreshments. The showroom was looking on point as usual with tons of inspiration 🙌🏻 Tai...

Indeed nice fish... Remembers me of my old fishing days... I was the proud owner of a House of Hardy glass fibre rod 11f - 1.5 lbs with a Sheakspeare Ambidex. If I'm correctly the rod was named after Clarissa a British record size Carp at that time (1970s). The nicest rod I ever had and...

Hi all, <"Some fish are meant to eat Hydra">, but <"I've never owned any that have">. If you feed a <"lot of small live food items"> (Daphnia, Microworms, BBS etc) you are very likely, <"soon or later">, to see some Hydra. I ignore mine most of the time, but when they become numerous I treat...

Pretty standard body shape for a large aging mirror carp, they always ten to get the hunch back and big belly. A similar look to Chris Yates British record Mirror at 51lb 8oz - caught in 1980 from Redmire and thought to be one of the original stock fish.

Mine was all over the place. Never seen it praying on anything. Not sure how it could survive.

The fish are all swimming very close to the place on the glass where they are so they may be thinking of eating them!

You are telling me lol. I was shocked when I looked at it properly. I've also noticed that I don't really have the snail population that I once had. They all seem to have disappeared as well. I also can't see that many Amano Shrimp, I don't know if they are hiding or something has happened to...

I was just wondering if you ever find the time to sit down?

It would not be difficult to overdose CO2 in a 30l aquarium, as already mentioned take it very slowly and only make small incremental adjustments when you are at home for the day to keep an eye on proceedings. I personally don't think you need to be dosing towards the higher end of the scale...

I have another new project combining a rustic pump mechanism with a Tesla valve and a large-diameter siphon for water flow between two tanks. There is also a neat model ecosystem concept to go with this. This HDPE sheet sure machines nice. I hope that five valves will be enough for each side...

Hi, As well as a deficiency there appears to be quite a lot of detritus built up on the leaves. For starters I would get in there and trim off any dead or decaying plant matter, have a good hand waft about/manual swirling of the plants and then water change ensuring any detritus on the substrate...

Good to see some pics👍 I was really disappointed to not be able to get there.

Wonderful pictures all ⬆️ thank you for this! And thanks to all who came today. It’s a real pleasure hosting you guys. A lovely group and made for a chilled vibe, with a hugely insightful workshop by @taistrietman to enjoy. Thank you Tai for your creation. Another approach to Aquascaping -...

Hi there, Had hydra in one of my tanks. It didn’t grow big but it was quite a population. Had snails fish (neons) amanos and red cherries shrimps. All thrived.

Hi all Today I turned my HI-98103 on and found constant reading of 7 pH no matter what solution it is in. Tried to calibrate but it always fails in 4.0 pH calibration solution. Just shows error. I guess this is it, RIP pH HI-1271 electrode. I have it for about 2 years. Used about 1 year once a...

Yes you are probably right, playing with C02 can be risky and adding creatures to a C02 enriched tank can be a risk! However people do just that and generally speaking it goes OK although, perhaps not everybody is going to post about their mistakes! Realistically though, getting the gas spot...

I have a tank with ember tetras and Pygmy corydoras, and some pest snails. Hydra have recently cropped up probably thanks to some new plants I recently added. Will these fish eat the hydra? Will the hydra harm these fish? I was planning to add some shrimp to this tank but thankfully haven’t yet.

Yes. Livestock usually experience stress when water parameters change dramatically. You could avoid that by slowly increasing the level of co2 slowly over a period of time. 👍🏻

Massive thanks to all that made it possible. I thoroughly enjoyed myself! If only we could do it all again. Hmm If Aquarium Gardens is 2.5 hours north of me, is Horizon Aquatics too far for a day trip....

It really was a great day, with a fantastic range of scapes to admire - very humbling . Many thanks for hosting @Aquarium Gardens, for organising @Geoffrey Rea and for the live scape and free plants @taistrietman.

Lovely day at Aquarium Gardens. The meet was a bit more intimate than last time, but had a really friendly and chilled vibe. Got chance to meet some very nice folk and chat with old friends. Tai's @taistrietman biotope style workshop was a great addition to the day and very engaging. Coming from...

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Hi Everyone In this video you can see some aspects of the Biotope in the Rio Seco, waterfall in the Matura Nature reserve, Trinidad.

Plants are starting to grow in, have added two cherry shrimp from my larger tank for some cleanup.

Hi Everyone it was really good to meet fellow members today. Thanks @Geoffrey Rea and @Aquarium Gardens for organising this meeting. Tia’s Northeastern Brazilian Biotope setup was fantastic. It was very illuminating to see the Biotope take shape as each element was added. Tai and Dave were...

My CW51s seem to be getting better. Starting to see signs of their barbels recovering. The big one who wasn't eating a couple of weeks back is actively looking for food whenever I feed the tank. Will be releasing them from their confinement in maybe 3 weeks. Went out to buy another breeder box...

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I am getting a pressurised system with a dual stage regulator and I would like to achieve a ‘high tech’ look. Correct me if I’m wrong but from my understanding as long as I inject a tiny amount of co2 at the start and slowly increase it over a couple weeks until drop checker is green thing...

Taken your advice and gave the hairgrass at the front a good trim (and floating plant roots as some was in the substrate). Will see if the extra light and space helps the hobbit (and pava).

OK - finally got the initial planting completed. Not what I had in mind when I laid out the hardscape but as this is a learning experience, will see what works and how it grows. Can someone point me to a guide on water changes - how much and how often at this stage while it establishes please.

Hi all, If they have <"Dracaena">, <"Fittonia">, Selaginella, Hypoestes, <"Ophiopogon">, <"Hemigraphis"> etc. as "aquatic plants" I just tell them that is what they are and ask if could they remove them? Often they claim ignorance, deny that they aren't aquatic or say "people like them" or...

Thank you for the suggestions. I like to have a 'full' Bluetooth control, so I guess I can't really go for the cheapest lights. I have the Aquasky above my other tanks. I might as well go for it again, but I'm open to try new lights to see if others are more to my liking.

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Hi all, I like his tanks. cheers Darrel

Thanks! Annoying they were sold from within a tank at a fish shop [emoji849] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I took my eyes off of the prize and wasn't paying attention to the plant health over the past 2 weeks. I was glancing at the tank but not really paying attention if that makes sense. I wasn't dosing additional potassium and my plants have become quite poorly, some stems haves lost all leaves...

Not everything is going perfectly here atm. Since a few week im struggling with my co2 setup. Fish are doing great, plants the same. Problem is i can't seem to get my ph under the 7.0. Now this isnt really a very big problem since i kept my tank at 6.8 before this problem. I have calibrated...

Great job 👍 A decent size shoal of Green Neons is always a lovely sight..

Looks really nice mate, makes me want this tank even more!

Hey Bradders, Would be really interested to know if there's any follow up to this experiment. Best, L.

Thanks Mathias, you did a really good job by the look of it.

1. Generally, if you change water by filling a bucket up with new water, then dosing, then transfering the water into the tank you would dose the bucket for the amount of water in the bucket. If you refill using a hose going straight from tap to tank, then you dose for the volumn of water in...

Hi all, Welcome to UKAPS. It is a Selaginella sp., and even though they are <"sold for aquariums"> they aren't aquatic plants, which explains why it isn't doing well. I'll be honest, it <"really p*sses me off">. Edit what @The Miniaturist says. cheers Darrel

I think it may be a Selaginella, a kind of terrestrial moss which is why it isn't happy submerged. I'm sure someone will identify it more accurately for you!

The answer is probably dependent on the plants you choose but in general, as long as you’re careful, you shouldn’t have problems. I uproot some of my larger plants for maintenance and then replant them. The roots in my tank are only really there to anchor the plant as I water column dose...

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Hey I’m wondering if anybody could help to identify this plant please and share some insight as to why it’s not doing so well? Other plants in the tank are doing fine just not this one. Thankyou Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They also call it "grass" and "weed". That might suggest a lack of botanical knowledge, or hint at what they were under the influence of. :)

Quick update. Our renovation work is moving forward so it's great to have the Dennerle 55L aquascape back where it belongs.and where we can see it, after a period of neglect. I dispensed with the Aquario Neo in favour of some Chihiros glass lilly and return pipes, which I instantly like. I...

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First why do you not want the Aquasky? Almost every light on the market will be fine for a shallow tank with a few weak exceptions. Even those are cheap enough to do 2 to better the spread and raise the PAR. Now 30" lights (light that have a good spread/fit for 30" tanks) are a bit...

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Hi. 1. Size of tank. Length: 35cm Width 22cm Height 24cm Aquarium soil height : 5cm 2. Age of the system approximately. Four weeks have passed since the start of the aquarium 3. Tap water parameters. I use city water for the aquarium. But there is also a water purifier at home and I use its...

I haven't checked in on this in a while, but it's looking amazing!

Monte carlo had its first haircut today! Cut it back to about 2.5 cm think. Blyxa japonica arrived today but I think it's dead. It's in the middle left and right.

Hi . What I know about planted tanks is next to nothing so this may be a stupid question but here we go anyway. . . After seeing all the awsome pics of people's planted tanks I want to have a go at it and am going to change my 100lt tank to a planted tank. However, I am going to be moving house...

Thank you. Do you have a link for the controller? The one with the better options? I have found a WiFi controller, but I haven't figured out how it works yet. I'm glad to hear you're keeping Dario tigris. If memory serves me right, females are not that hard to come by. Most shipments contain a...

I used a tool as that's what I've seen in most tutorials. Yeah I imagine it must have been a defect, but I will message co2art to see what they think. Thank you! Will do that!

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Thanks for this. What I meant was I’m removing the wood to add to a stock pile of hardscape materials and not to another tank. I only have the 1 tank. Hence why it’s difficult to rescape or make changes. Water gets cloudy when I disturb the substrate (clay based soil). The piece of wood (stump)...

What have you done with yours?

Cryptocoryne x willisii is taking off. Submerged leaves are soooo cool in my tank. Narrow and pointy and reddish brown. I like it a lot. Did a massive clean up and rearranged a few plants. The willisii is doing so good i already had some runners that i replanted.

Yes for sure. The B series MK II is RGB-W and I think has a very decent colour rendition. And they're relatively cheap units, with an inline controller for dimming and setting the photoperiod.

I've used Twinstar B on high tech/energy, working with the most difficult plants in the hobby; no problem whatsoever. The light of the Twinstar B is a little white and flat, compared to the expensive units; that might be a little drawback. Another drawback is the slimness of the units. If you...

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I'll be there probably close to the 10am start, and I might bring a +1 with me (couldn't vote for the +1 :p )

Thanks. Would a Twinstar B 2 series be sufficient enough for a low tech set up?

Take a look at the Twinstar range, the colour rendition is pretty good at a decent price. And take a look at what our sponsors offer. Either way best to go for something dimmable. https://www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/led-aquarium-lighting-54-c.asp

Hi everyone, I'm looking to find the right lighting to go with a new tank I'm picking up in a few days. I'm most likely going for a Dario tigris biotope, so it'll be low tech. Most probably it'll only contain some Crypt species and a floater, like Hygroryza aristata. Tank size is 80x50x30 or...

Hi all, No, you can reduce their frequency as the <"plants grow in">. When you prune the plants you're <"removing all forms of fixed nitrogen"> (and other nutrients) from the tank. As long as you have <"enough oxygen">, <"the microbial flora"> (in the filter and tank substrate) will also...

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I have to do daily water changes for several months ?!. Damn I knew I should have been patient and continued the dark start Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

Thanks! That gives me hope that I can introduce corys to my tanks one day

A video of the workshop would be fantastic if you could make that happen!!

Hi Ricky, You can contact them via email: support@co2art.co.uk Warm regards, Kris

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