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Hello Si. Thank you for your welcome.

I have finalised the hardscape now and added the substrate. I have gone for a slightly unconventional mix of substrates, not specifically representative of the main hardscaping rock used. Usually I try to match the larger graded gravels to the rock type used in colour pallette and form, however...

Your new here and to Aquascaping. Im not new here and still feel new to Aquascaping. Its an ongoing project! Welcome, your in a good place. Si

Having a nano 35 ltr the thermo is liberating. I also do the inlet sponge thing using an Eheim Pickup filter sponge. I will say no more as i am a tad superstitious. Thermo 100. Cut down sponges. Seachem Matrix Jammed to the max. Si

if they dont copy that, then the world has gone mad. if they do copy that, at least you have witnesses! Such a nice looking filter. I wonder if its difficult for companies to add heaters? Imagine Oase have a couple of patents? Si

I currently have x2 Air Pumps running on this. X1 for the UGF x2 outlets - just a MA x2 outlet pump - AquaManta Air Pump - SP 360 x1 for the Big air stone = superfish pond x1 outlet - Superfish Air Flow 2 Air Pump Would this be suitable to run it all Hailea V10 Air Pump:

Hey there I know this is an old thread but was just wondering since I'm using a similar reactor, is this position correct for the internal elbow inlet?

Hey MrClockOff, it's me again 😅. I've been having some C02 issues (or rather, lack thereof) and was wondering if you could help me spot what I've done wrong. Drop checker isn't changing colour and my PH-KH readings are the same before and after turning on the C02. Could find any leaks during...

That's pretty much the standard content of K2SO4. Looks fine to me.

For those that may not have seen it, this is my solution for (easily) carrying the filter to the sink for cleaning.

I’ve just seen this. Shame it’s only in the 250 at the moment. Someone at Eheim has been (partly) reading my mind. Two things I hate about some filters is a lack of carrying handle and an attached power cord. I corrected the first issue on my 250 and 350 and now Eheim have corrected the second...

I put a sponge on the inlet pipe of my Ehiem Classic 350 and it does a better job of keeping the media clean than the Biomaster. I don’t like it being in the tank but I had to install it to stop baby shrimps being sucked up. Luckily it’s at the back of the tank so you can’t see it.

Hi everyone, i thought i'd resurrect my old thread and give an update on goings on over the last few years, wheres that time gone! Looking back through the old pictures here, the tank has grown in a lot. The Crypt Usteriana has gone mad, popping up everywhere with loads of leaves on the...

Cool beans, I'll await with interest! Thanks for replying.

TBh Ive only started using it this weekend so will report back shortly. The TNC just ran out so opened this one up yesterday.

I must stress this is what I do and it works for me, others will have far different methods and opinions. I find it easier to give you an insight rather than trying to explain. To remin my water change water to a 3-1 ratio of Calcium-Magnesium I add CaNO3 and then bring it up to the desired...

I think algae issues,( not talking minimal algae which we all have?) arise from Phosphate when especially with EI when overall plants are not in active growth due to neglecting waterchange 50%, flow not correct and generally not putting a shift in with maintenance ,other factors of course...

It appears you are doing everything correctly and I'm sure given time when the tank has matured and all the beneficial microbes have made an appearance things will settle down. I totally agree with this for long term maintenance but would always default to a couple of large extra changes if any...

I'm located in Singapore and it's hard for me to find dry salts to use to fertilize my tank - my tank is about 2500 litres total volume, so using commercial branded AIO fertilizers (which is what I was doing until advised against if here) costs alot. I've resorted to looking across the border...

So phosphate is cause of alge? I dont get it , when i was struggling with GSA and BBA i started dosing KH2PO4 on top of traces and my alge issues got better. There must be other factors which I am not considering.

Thank you. That's a good idea. I can think of a few companies in addition to supermarkets like DIY stores and the Range. I think I'll spend some of this weekend having a bit of a search or two online!

Thank you for the suggestion. I have had a look at Ikea and have found some vessels that interest me. So that may be a good place to start. As I live in a rural area I will have a look in the charity shops next time I am in town. That's why I like to buy online if I can. Thanks again.

Ah nice, Kensal Green

Thank you for sharing your personal targets! Given my slow growing plants I think that I'm more comfortable dosing lean than EI so comparing all the targets you shared plus the various AIOs on the calculator can give me a rough idea of what to target myself. How about iron targets for...

You could try looking for large Salad bowls or Punch Bowls also...in retail supermarkets.

Thanks @bazz I appreciate the input. I do feel like my husbandry has been pretty optimal, large weekly water changes, ruffling the plants to ensure any debris is cleared from those, agitating the surface to syphon up debris. I've reduced my light intensity from 50% to 30% so I'll see if that...

You might be on to something about the wood thing. Masterline's owner Marian posted on his FB that he uproots everything at some time and deep vacuum the substrate. That sounds too much work for me(I'd never do that) but I guess if you want to do something do it right

That would be PMDD. Tom Barr is quite open to the fact that EI was mainly based on PMDD, he simply added Po4 and increased the overall nutrient levels, removed the need for testing and upped the amount of water changed. Greg Watson explains a little about the system. More information can...

Hi GH Nelson, thanks for the reply, appreciated! No my fertz regime is pretty much perfect so ill leave it as is.

Thanks for the input. I think I'm liking the Biosmaster 850 as O like the idea of the prefilter.

Hi all, Good post. That is something I've said a lot, it is the <"all plants"> and that there aren't any <"special ADA etc. potassium (K+) (or nitrate (NO3-)) ions"> arguments. I would make a slight exception for nitrate, it is not that the ions are any different, but that <"their method of...

Hi DD mix will cloud your aquarium for a few days as it is not washed of dust! You could use root tablets as an alternative! I wouldn't alter the dry dosing routine unless you have specific plant deficiencies!

I’ve got a 350 and never had the Air Purge issue. All canisters that I’ve had get a little trapped air when installed/cleaned but it soon finds its way out with a little rocking. The Biomaster certainly hasn’t been any worse. I suspect the modified head plate might improve expelling air a bit...

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Looks like BBA but could be staghorn if the fronds start branching. No one knows what ultimately causes it but organic waste and varying CO2 levels are two of the culprits often cited. Could have been triggered when you turned off the CO2. I personally would cut those leaves off for starters...

This all depends on whether you want lean dose or go full EI. I personally go fairly lean and target/achieve 7ppm NO3, 1ppm PO4, 3ppm K and 0.15ppm Fe with the addition of 1 root tab/week placed in different areas of the tank. Your plants will tell you what they are lacking/require. Ultimately...

Is the tank a 30cm cube? If so that would approximately equate to 20l of water after hardscape displacement and as such I would certainly not add any more fish. Stick with what you have and use a comprehensive fertilizer to feed the plants.

I'm currently using a P900 (which I would imagine uses the same app) and after going through all the presets on the first day I settled on a basic custom mode which suits my taste and most probably the plants and tank's, R=32% G=41% B=41% UV=32% Fan=100% Power=54% with a half hour...

Haha Andy… so what will 1/3rd the amount in terms of ppm’s of NO3 or N amount to per week then ? Cheers, Michael

Like your angle here. I wonder if tanks with driftwood are more prone to algae as there must be some kind of rotting/ degrading going on which could lead to its growth? My tank is over 3 years running now and i know that theres a lot of crap in the soil, that is slightly tipping the scales at...

No, it's based on the "without CO2 plants will need less ferts, so instead of dosing 3x per week, I'll just do that once a week" principle. 😁

I got a glass/crystal container from a charity shop, it looks like a tropica aquacube if it was 13cm! a very good use of £5

am not quite sure how they came to that conclusion because algae almost require the same nutrients that plant needs. neither plant or algae would care weather the N is from Organic source or Inorganic source. the most common algae found under the EI regime is GSA and GDA, both present under...

Possibly, but thinking about the undergravel plate I used, I think it was inadequate. It was like the Supa under gravel plate https://www.amazon.co.uk/Supa-Under-Gravel-Aquarium-Filter/dp/B003J2ULO6/ref=asc_df_B003J2ULO6/? The slots were really tiny and clogged easily. Have just set up my...

Is that based on the oft quoted 30 ppm of NO3 being "full EI" weekly? Still, 10 ppm of NO3 or about 2.25 ppm of N weekly... that is probably about twice the amount of what I dose in both my densely planted low-tech tanks every 2-3 weeks :) sure, I don't doubt it works for you. Cheers, Michael

I wasn't sure if I should post this in the Algae sub or not. This could be a non issue, I've noticed over the last number of days some hair like algae on some of my ferns, it's not on all of them and it is quite small. The photo below is zoomed right in. I have adjusted the lights to 30% with...

Hi all, It definitely isn't disrespectful, and I don't actually see them as mutually exclusive approaches. They had some initial similarities, particularly in that both were developed partially due to the difficulties in getting <"accurate values for some water parameters">, but after that...

What are your feelings about this one now, Gill? I'm not up to mixing my own yet and I need a shrimp-safe all in one. 5L TNC is coming in at £65 on Amazon.

I think fertilization among some might just have evolved to take specific conditions into account as well as the interaction between the various compounds we dose - none of this is ever mentioned by the originators or mentioned when people discuss EI - to me EI is more of a throw...

Thinking more about whether EI is still relevant and related considerations around algae, the idea occurs around limiting algae growth to look at what people are doing who are really trying to grow algae, and then don't do what they are doing. In OPTIMIZATION OF GROWTH CONDITIONS OF DIFFERENT...

It flowered!

no3 2.212 I set urea as 0.5ppm, this is 1N, I give 2N weekly.

When I made tropica or my own salts, I always targeted 2N, in addition to 2N 0.2P, that is, 8.85ppm no3 0.612 phosphate.

I would not put any other fish in with that Betta.

I dose EI in CO2 injected tank and 1/3 EI in a not-CO2-injected tank. I don't have problems with algae in either tank. I like EI because it takes the guesswork out. No disrespect to the duckweed index, but I'd rather prevent inorganic fert problems than have to identify them after they have...

Obviously there is a difference chihiros wrgb 2 is very powerful and perfect for carpeting plants , only reason I wanted to upgrade was because I was using s400pro on a 45p so wasn't getting full coverage.i am only running it at 50% because I don't want alge and I have Utricularia which has not...

In my experience with 3 oase biomasters (2x 600's and 1x 350), the air purge isn't really much of an issue with the improved head design. If you're really worried about it and buy one without the new prefilter tubes, just drill some bigger holes in it. I only very rarely get air purges, and...

It must have been the ADA style ,what ever they were doing in the start after all Amano is the morden day nature style aquascaping father IMHO.

I would not increase stocking in lieu of using fertilizer. That's a very roundabout way to address those needs and come with other sorts of organic waste that will encourage algae and make your life more difficult. If your plants are hungry, add a little fertilizer.

Thank you!

Hiya new to the community hoping you could help me with my first nano tank setup (used to much larger tanks). Heavily planted tank with a couple dozen amanos and rcs, a bamboo and a nerite, seeded from established large tank and running well and happily for about a month, once a week with an all...

Hi all, It looks like Heteranthera zosterifolia. Cheers Darrel

Good to know! I've got the single stage Strideways, also from Aquarium Gardens, and love it.

Soil rot/root rot.

What is it? Cyanobacteria?

RGB array will always look dimmer rgatva comparable one with predominantly white LEDs. It's your eyes not the light Conversely it will look brighter to the plants or at least equal.

The thing is I have a S400 pro tok for my nano and I do really like it for that. Did you notice much change from moving to the wrgb? I thought this was already good enough. Thanks for all the feedback, I did notice the plants pearling more to be honest. Maybe it will just take some time for...

Thanks Surya, yes that is very helpful. I've also had a reply from Aquarium Gardens, and the black o-ring is also for when installing another manifold. It goes between the two.

Dennis Wong had trouble selling his EI product in Asia too. During his talk at AGA this year he said the initial feedback he got from there was that it was "unusable" and it was a bit of a disaster. I have never used CO2, so I'm not the target audience for EI. I add very small amounts of...

Have a look at Canon. It has a sale on at the moment on some products https://store.canon.co.uk/cameras/

I'm a bit embarrassed to ask about this - this is in my first tank and iirc it was a 1 2 Grow and I'm sure it's common and easy. I have trawled around image searches and looked at the database and I can't see it. It's the only thing I haven't written down! It grows like mad and I can just snip...

Another question would be: Would you recommend to alter my dry fertz dosing regime? I think u can cut down my fe a bit since its more in the soil but how about my other micros and macros?

Hey everybody few questions. Im thinking about replacing my sand in the tank because of some recent soil rot. Since i have many crypts i want a good layer of clay under my sand. The dennerle deponitmix seems a good option and they guarantee over 7 years evectiveness. My question is: SInce my...

Ugh... Trouble in paradise This morning while sucking up and cleaning the tank i found this in the center of my tank... I removed it all and cleaned it with washing and soaking the sand in some flourisch excel. Again a good rinse and back in the tank. For a long time i am playing with the idea...

Thank you bazz for the encouragement. I am sure that my creations with a bit of tweaking (and a long growing period :)) will look reasonably presentable for first attempts.

The single unit is designed for tanks up to 60cm ideally, but I reckon you can definitely hang it higher. I had these over my 120cm and were about 40-50cm above, and on 30-40% at most without any shadowing. Dennis Wong has also used this on the tanks below. He hangs them quite high. But also...

What would you suggest I target for NO3 and PO4 weekly? I'm currently dosing Masterline Golden which I understand to have only 1ppm of NO3 and 0.15ppm of PO4 which to me seems fairly negligible. I've been dosing this since before I even put any fish into the tank. I think Tropica Specialized...

Looks good to me, you could try moving it slightly further forward and lowering it will enable you to reduce the power, looks like you have a few cm's before making contact with the wood. Not sure this will be aesthetically pleasing but I hope it works out ok for you, you could always get a...

I am in East Finchley :)

You'll be alright, we all start somewhere and some of the bottle keepers on here will be able to offer you advice.

Our eyes respond differently to lights then plants do. I just got a new different light also, although it looks darker/warmer to me the plants start peraling like crazy.

That's exactly where I got my 130l from, they appear to offer all different shapes and sizes for almost any space, here's a pic of mine, the pump has a hose pipe connector on it, perfect.

I dosed EI for quite a few years in three different aquariums when I was wanting rapid plant growth, never had an algae problem. I have now become a more relaxed aquarist and as such lean dose (to keep the TDS down for the fish and restrict plant growth), run 15 mg/l CO2 approx, run medium...

Thank you Bazz for your welcome. Concerning seeing some of my creations, I'm not so sure. I might get laughed at! 😁

Welcome! Look forward to hopefully seeing some of your creations.

I have no experience of the larger Oase filters but from reading on here i think one of the main benefits is the easily accessible pre filter but a good few people have reported that they can be noisy and are prone to purging air...

Coverage and intensity look fine to me also. You could probably get away with hanging it a little higher if you’re still concerned about it

Hi. Can you recommend a good camera to film the aquarium. It must fulfill 2 conditions: 1. it must be 4k and 2. it can shoot Macro very well .... well, the price shouldn't be as much as a car either... :) thank you !

Thank you all for the suggestions for purchasing inexpensive glass vessels . Very helpful.

Thank you for your welcome messages

I use it on a timer for my terrarium from UNS. I does mist the plants but they never appears wet as a result.

The light coverage seems ok. See how your plants respond over the next 2 weeks.

Is there any reason why you won’t use an adapter on a mixer tap? This is the easiest option if you’re just using tap water for water changes.

Does anyone have experience whether these mist-ifiers have appreciable effect or benefit on localized humidity for terrestrial and emergent growth?

Ooo so glad I went with wrgb 2 instead of weekaqua A430, I have s400pro which is great looking light but I wanted to upgrade so got the wrgb2 and I must say i am not disappointed ( don't mean to rub it in ) In all honesty though that looks great, I wouldn't put another light on this. 1. You...

I am not an expert but as they say "student of the game" and learned alot from this fourm and few youtubers specially green aqua and late Filipe Olivera. I have stopped doing semi EI levels mainly because of few reasons, one I was sick and tired to trimming stems every other week. 2nd -...

Everything l read around when l joined UKAPS was about CO2 and EI, articles by George Farmer, Tom Barr , ceg4048 and others, bought myself a cheap CO2kit and bought EI salts kit from APFUK ,dosing to John Whelans recipe,got a 2000ltr/hrs filter for turnover x10 as recommended braced myself for...

Yep, that's something different. I was hoping to gravity feed my tank, but then I would just need to connect an inline pump. The UK ones I've seen tend to be somewhat 'raw' and designed to be ignored in the garden. I will take a look and see what the UK has to offer. Either that or raid the...

Does this help (at 1:15) re Allen key - seems to be if you want to install a secondary manifold: