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I do and my wallet definitely isn't happy. 😁 The Parotocinclus haroldoi they have are £16 ea or 6 for £90. They were 6 for £50 the last time I bought them, I wonder if Parotocinclus are contributing towards headline inflation?

Hello all, I'm in the slow process of setting up a 70 litre low-tech tank (Ciano Aqua 80). It will have pool filter sand substrate, and I plan to have mostly wood for hardscape. In terms of plants, I plan to attach plenty of Anubias to the wood, as well as have Frogbit floating on top. Once it...

Stop doing water changes imo . Leave it be now light at the end of tunnel is not too far away. Aerate the tank at night to increase oxygenation. One thing i have learned with this hobby is be patient, if you try to force things it can have adverse effects

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100% water change and plants in place... I think it looks good

Hang on the back filter are not my cup of tea , i used them in the start and took months to cycle, external filters are preferred choice for me now and they look better aswell with glass lily pipes and have larger space for biological filtration

Do you have a full tank shot? They could be stressed out if your tank doesn't have enough hiding places.

High nitrates was a bad time to introduce some new buce from a tissue culture - all leaves melted, perhaps some rhizome survived. Also lost a few leaves from one variety of buce that was well established, but it's recovering. Refilled my bubble counter, and it leaked CO2 afterwards which I could...

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Yes it is possible But not going to happen. The cost breakdown was installed for a relative cost comparison of commercial ferts compared with diy Ferts with reference to the size of your tank and fert regime. Plus the prices was taken from the web at the time done in English pounds and then the...

I know high ammonia levels cause algae and high nitrate doesn't buy what about Nitrite? I'm still cycling my tank and my ammonia levels have subsided and my nitrite levels are high. Do high nitrite levels promote algae growth? Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

If anyone was wondering, I started the tank with local river sand and collected driftwood. Botanicals, mosses and plants sent from friends on this forum. Snails from my pond. I’ve gone down the sterile tank route before so decided to try something different this time. I was aiming for...

My nano shrimp tank is almost ready. I’ve got plants growing in, plenty of moss and some healthy tannins. Lots of detritus and leaves. Some snails from the pond have been on algae duty for a few weeks now and I’ve got one or two invertebrates scooting about. Seems like a nice home so far. One...

I’ve not seen any dead ones so I guess they’re just not breeding as freely as they were?

Are you actually seeing lots of bodies all of a sudden or is it that they just haven't been reproducing enough and the population is decreasing as a result? That would still be a problem, but not exactly the same as a die off event. I agree that lack of mineral content could be the problem...

Mmm... seems the tip of my c. Nurii is getting some colour. Interesting! To the right on the rock you can spot my bucephalandra 'red scorpion'.

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Plan was to have a reactor be built by someone else but the delivery time could be up to 4 weeks. Since i am between jobs as a plumber atm i have some spare time to do it myself. To be continued :cool:

I’ve had a look at the link Darrel. http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/RO.htm I’ve got some gram scales I use with Fertiliser salts so I could get those listed in the link. I’m not sure exactly how I’d use the resultant 25K solution though.

Oh I love this. It looks really natural and a bit more dirty, which is probably heaven for the fish. Excellent job!

Thanks for that Darrel. I’m still on the original small bottle of Replenish I bought over 5 years ago. I didn’t use it very often but perhaps the last dose I put in a few weeks back has caused the problem. I’m going to leave things as they are for a while but I’ll try adding some tap water...

Another slightly quirky question. I'm taking delivery of a replacement 3D printer and wondering what applications folks have put these to in their aquariums.......again, maybe this is a separate post!? 😊

I should probably post a separate thread, but I'm looking to restock my shrimp population. Any recommendations on where to purchase these from? My limited experience has been that the local shops (I'm in Surrey, near Guildford) rarely have what I want and ordering online has ultimately...

Finally organised the cabinet and have things laid out how I want them :)

They’ll ship to you. They’re actually one of the best when it comes to mail order, I’ve had them send me tetras individually packed. I have had Parotocinclus Haroldoi from them. They’re not like your usual dwarf loricariid and are feisty little things. They were originally in a two foot tank...

at 80% humidity i'm not surprised!

Hi all, I've only passed through the airport a couple of times, and both times the weather was wet and my first thought was "wow, it is incredibly hot and sticky". cheers Darrel

Got home kinda late. I've been getting home later these days so i've adjusted my lights to turn on half an hour later and turn off half an hour later too. Also adjusted my CO2 to turn on later and changed it to turn on 1 hour before the lights turn on instead of 1.5 hours. Anyway, just wanted...

Hi all, That is quite a lot of salts (ions). The bogwood won't make much difference, the TDS meter is measuring conductivity and non-ionic compounds don't add electrical conductivity, although they would add ppm TDS if that was what we were actually measuring. I'd definitely stop adding...

How I wish I lived near Pier Aquatics (although my wallet would not be happy). Have been told they had a brazil shipment with Parotocinclus Haroldoi in for anyone looking for them.

Hi all, I'd guess the water has got too soft for them. It has rained a lot in the last 18 months, which will have washed all the limestone (calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) dust from both roofs and the atmosphere. I measured the conductivity of the water from the water butt at home recently (not a...

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...Acids and Bases | Introductory Chemistry">. What the calcium hydroxide doesn't add is any carbonate buffering (dKH) because <"it is a strong base*"> and the hydroxide ions (OH-) go into solution (solubility is only 1.73 g/L (20 °C)). It will raise dGH, because you've added calcium (Ca++)...

So I have good news, after doing multiple tests spread throughout the day I'm glad to say that my cycle has transitioned to the next stage and I no longer have high ammonia readings (my tests have shown 0.2ppm) and I have 8ppm Nitrites. My question now is Do I have to do excessive water changes...

Thank you for your replay Darrel. I think I was just inpatient, Tuesday evening pH was already bit lower, and Wednesday morning reached 7.5 and didn't go above 8 since. I can forget my worries of harming fish when I let them in. (I'm using calibrated probe with fresh, trusted standards) My tap...

This morning I came down to loads more shed and decided to remove all damaged plants. I don't want to deal with constant water changes through build up of decaying plants. My tanks is a shell of its former self but we will get back on track.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll round up a few more things and explain the connection with these ideas. Kitebuilding and kite flying are really rich areas to explore and a nice way to get outside. If you might want to pick it up again, that Urban Ninja kite is extreme fun to fly and available as a...

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Yeah luckily we were there for Summer only, so didn't see the flip side, but its supposed to be one of the few places with those extremes, who knows. Would love to visit Singapore, was supposed to go a few years back, but Covid cancelled our trip :(

My 60L Nano used to have hundreds of shrimps in it but just recently there aren’t that many. The Corydoras are doing fine though. I’m not actually that bothered by the shrimps at the moment. The reason being that nearly all of them were their natural pinky brown colour. The original shrimps...

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I'm new to fish keeping and hoping to start posting regular updates on my progress. I've just ordered an Aqeal 200l aquarium with cabinet, 2000lph external cannister filter, and an external heater. I'll be using aquarium soil and sand as my substrate. I'll be using bio balls, sponge, activated...

Hi all, You get a much wider range of fish in Trinidad and Tobago than you would in the other <"West Indian"> islands, because T & T are a (recently) detached part of the S. American mainland, in the same way that Britain and Ireland are detached parts of the European mainland. cheers Darrel

Those are some extreme temperatures holy crap.

Hi all, That is one of the advantages of a fertiliser <"designed for hydroponics etc."> it has to "work", or the company that made it, and the growers who used it, would have gone out of business. Have a look at <"What is the “Duckweed Index” all about?">. cheers Darrel

What species of corydoras are they?

There are scenes of the river Biotope with fishes.

As I mentioned, I undid the modification yesterday after noticing how long it took for the chiller to cool the water. I mentioned before that it has to do with the placement of the temperature probe. Without the mod, there is usually a difference between the actual temperature of the aquarium...

Actually sorry work iGel didn't expand the TPN you mentioned it isn't the tropica one it's an dark apple green. I'll check the label, when I remember later

just multiply by 6 ... thats a fair bet :lol:

Your work is profoundly fascinating. And now it turns out you fly kites too! I had so much flying kites as a kid! Cheers, Michael

Might that be the dreaded algae monster? He appears out of the blue from the fifth or sixth dimension (depending on what version of string theory is in fashion) when your maintenance is inadequate or you just have unexplained plain bad luck :) Cheers, Michael

Hard to differentiate when you just throw things out there without context and details... No need to go "clearly stated" on a fellow member - in case of misunderstandings the cordial thing to reply would be, "sorry I didn't make myself clear" and explain because thats usually what is called...

Just trim everything down replant all the tops and your good. Too much excel damages leafs I've seen that on buces also it will recover just give them time to recover. Leggy plants growth is probably from over shading(?).

I formatted a new poster for the Mars terrarium project mainly with pics I had handy already and got it mounted too. I'm expanding the astrobiology with a new idea, kites, among a few other additional concepts. I'll explain more later when I have more components built, but here is the...

This looks great already! A more natural vibe. You can ceremoniously remove the drop checker now 😂

An update on the tank. The emersed element is coming on nicely. Starting to develop and in another few months should be looking much better. The emersed element is suffering from my 'overfeeding' , two months without a water change, zero flow (the aquael 2000 filter discharges onto a rock to...

Hello guys, this worksheet is amazing. Is it possible to add BRL currency (Brazilian Reais - R$) into it? Hehe :)

Hmmm. Not sure we’re on the same page. I’m asking about options and opinions of others on what to do, how much to trim, what to trim. Just a general discussion! Not targeted at plant health. My post also clearly stated above the photo it was taken in Jan.

I think if not spawning and a waterchange can bring this on, they just settle ,my Bronzes sometimes make repetitive up to the surface periods but then just stay on the substrate, no idea unless it's a pecking order thing, just a guess

Okay, that wasn't made clear. Take a look at this and then maybe you'll get the help you need. Also moved your thread to "Plant Help". https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/please-read-the-guidelines-for-plant-help.60671/

Nope. The trimmed pics are from July 2023 and Jan 2024. Right now it looks like the first photo. Had been dosing potassium for about a month, Seachem. I also spot those liquid carbon for a period of time which made things deteriorate. Do you think they can be covered as they are or should I...

Looks like you've already done it. I'd have perhaps added more of a shape to the cut stems and taken a little more off. But as for the pinholes in the leaves, could be potassium deficiency. The stems are fast growing and will sequester nutrients more efficiently than slower growing plants like...

SO if you were me, in this position, what would you do right now. what would you change? Add? Cull. I have been a bit busy of late with some major DIY projects at the ranch and my tank has just survived with top ups and fortnightly water changes for about 8 weeks now, i need a big trim and i...

Imagine trying to get rid of this type of duckweed then. Wolffia globosa The examples below aren't aquatic, but surely Darwinian evolution can't explain all of them. Maybe the best evidence there is for a holographic universe, or even a computer simulated reality. Or perhaps nature has a...

Duckweed ! :lol: ... Given how resilient and successful if kept unchecked it is, I am not sure it actually qualifies as stupid ... If you have a lot of other floating plants (such as Frogbit), or plants that grows partially emerged, duckweed is very, very hard to get rid of. For me at least...

Just make up a stock solution and start dosing your tank as per the method that you want to use. See how the plants respond over a 2 week period. You will also have to factor in your light brightness and CO2 if you are using it. It is probably best to create a separate post about your tank...

They normally do this either when they’re first added to an aquarium or when they’re in the mood to spawn. The males will chase the females around and they will pace up and down the glass in a group.

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Yes ,that's what I don't understand, How can I know how much of each I should put in ,I know that the calculator helps with it but how do I know if it's to much or to little

1g of salt added to 100ml of water = 1%.

Do you mean how much of each salt to make up your stock solution?

Thank you but the only thing I don't understand with that is how will I know what the percentage of each ingredient should be

This calculator is useful and you can recreate your preferred fertilizer. Thread 'IFC Aquarium Fertilizer Calculator' IFC Aquarium Fertilizer Calculator

It seems ok. The raw salts are correct. What is the pH and hardness of the water you are using for your aquarium?

I'm basically trying to make a AIO fertilizer that will give my plants everything it requires to grow at its best but without any need of co2 and when it works ill then share the recipe and method to the whole south africa

Allot of us have different sized tanks My own biggest tank is a 600L tank with over 60 anubias in I keep my tanks with only one species of plant but different types and at the moment I have noticed that some of my new leaves developed with pieces missing like it's been eaten and I basically...

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You could use a calculator like this to help work the numbers out. https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ifc-aquarium-fertilizer-calculator.63045/ Or this if the above is to complicated try this. https://rotalabutterfly.com/nutrient-calculator.php Failing that tell us what salts you have, some...

My bad, thank you for the correction :)

I was hoping of doing a all in one solution so that we have everything in one bottle and we could dose daily even if it only last a week we would be happy but if it last longer even better Here is a link to how we do it and this will most probably explain to you how bad ours are ,it is good...

Welcome. Have you decided which doing regimen you want to use? See this link for the different methods and recipes. http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/ http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/dosing-methods.htm

Schooling fish such as Cory's are prone to repetitive behavior... I think they might just be "playing"... you could possibly put a plant or some hardscape close up against the rear glass and see if that breaks the behavior. I assume this is a planted tank. Cheers, Michael

Experienced Aquarist here with a question: perfect water conditions. 200L tank. Only 10 adult corys and 3 adult Discus in the tank. Been in the tank together for over 2 months. If the corys aren't eating, they are surfing the rear glass. Fulltime. They are extremely healthy. As are the...

For a small tank like this, Dario species are more suitable, but both Dario and Badis are not blackwater fish.

Hi all, I had the <"same problems with them">. A lot of people <"have done much better">, so it is definitely sub-optimal growing conditions. Try a <"bit more nitrogen (N)">? cheers Darrel

Couldn't agree more. Much prefer salvinia natas. Floats way better and can handle strong flow Sent from my SM-S918B using Tapatalk

I noticed that Dennerle have some gravels in A4 sized card boxes. And given that you can get cat litter and other heavy ish stuff in paper bags, and that the hobby is made of people who supposedly love nature, how come nearly everything comes in plastic packaging? Maybe stuff is damp when...

Nominations for stupidest plant award. Red root floaters. Find themselves underneath all other floating plants Like being upside down Barely break even on the 'floating' specification Gotta love those reds though...

when i stayed in Ottawa, I was told it could go between -40 in winter, and +40 in summer o_O

I swear, it is always something in this hobby. I looked in my cabinet to check my top off reservoir and noticed my pH controller was reading 6.3. This was well into the PP, so it should have been down at 5.5. Checked the pressure gauge on my regulator and saw it was reading 0 or close to it...

For a 500 L tank the Tropica recommended dosing will then be 60 ml per week. Cheers, Michael

I got the ol' :oops: when I told someone that I live at 2100m and temps from -30 to +40 are common here in Colorado. Context: I was responding to a thread, saying that I insulated the back of my aquarium stand and back side of my tank with 1" pink foam insulation last year.

Good afternoon everyone reading this 😀 I'm from south africa and seeing what the prices of fertilizers by you cost 😔 please know that it cost significantly more here by us and isn't even good 😢 I would like to know if anyone would assist me with your diy fertilizer, in what amount of each...

I'm just struggling to get all the numbers right ,because I don't know what the percentage must be or what is important and what isn't Thank you for your reply and I'm from south africa

Excited to see this tank! Do you have a thread/some pics? Personally I love wild type bettas, but the jumping is a fair concern. It sounds too small for dicrossus, however they are lovely fish. I also like badis badis however I don't know if they're entirely suitable (and also a nightmare to...

Hi all, Welcome to UKAPS, You can use a <"horticultural fertiliser">, as long as it doesn't have too high a proportion <"of ammonium salts">. Have a look at <"Solufeed 2:1:4 and Solufeed Sodium Free TEC or Solufeed Coir TEC Combination">. cheers Darrel

Hi all, I think normally the cure is worse than the pest. I'd guess that the Shrimp attacking species are an absolutely <"tiny proportion of the total"> and that 99% of people who have <"visible Flatworms"> have species that are pretty benign. I think it is the same problem for both...

Just looking at the average highs and low temps in Singapore year round...32* and 24* on average, that is crazy lol

Free fish food, and an indication of a healthy ecosystem, IMO.