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Thanks for your words guys, I realized I wasn’t tired by the hobby itself but by some ppl in the hobby , should I stop for this? Well maybe not, let’s continue…

Added a Betta!

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You can also make that riser any height you like: It can be as short as you want. You can always disguise it by putting an Echinodorus in front of it or something 🙂 That way you can have it to change water, and still use whatever soil you like. If you've never installed a bulkhead...

I agree. Some research on Prime has found a few people who have had problems, and some remarks like "The sodium dithionite in Prime and Safe decomposes into sulfur dioxide. In high enough concentrations this gas can be irritating to the gills of fish. In extreme cases and acid water, it can...

Hello. Well, I had to take action once again. Since the small holes at the base of my power lift tube didn't work, I decided to run the UGF with reverse flow as suggested by @Maf 2500, in: Help needed. Miss calculation on Under Gravel Filter I didn't had a smaller power head though. So I...

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I am not sure about Paraguard - I am sure someone has some experience. Wouldn't happen to be able to catch a picture of the growth?

How do you get the water back into the tank? Hosepipe (and if so is it a food safe pipe) or individual buckets? How do you get the replacement water up to the right temperature? Do you use hot water from the tap, and if so, do you have a combi boiler (fine) or a hot water tank (not fine)?

Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Seachem paraguard and how to treat fish with it? I have noticed a small strange growth forming on the bottom lip of my fish. I think it might be the early stages of a fungal infection. I read on the bottle that you can do 1 hour Dip treatment with it...

Nurii is a species I like because once it gets going it can create a beautiful carpet! I got mine before it was commercially available from big companies. It was sold as Cryptocoryne Nurii rose maiden 2 . Originally it didn't do anything until it took off! It also creates spathes for me once or...

Thank you - hmm, sounds like a particularly sensitive species...? It's a shame as I really love the look of it. I'm glad you've got some that is working for your tank. I'll probably give it a try and see what happens.

And look what happens with my Nurii ☺️ The newest leaves are not any more green but they have the desired colouration. Pretty happy here the big operation prior to our holiday is paying off good and is not having melting crypts troughout my tank!

Pots would work fine, either terracotta or plastic. Plastic trays 50-75mm deep would be another option.

They are a good emergency back up. Filter packs up, sudden ammonia spike, population explosion makes you overstocked... a tank with that sort of planting is going to cope much better with that sort of event. You will likely need more fertilizer, but that's true whether your plants are under or...

I was uprooting some plants in my 3-month old tank and my I was unaware that my arm was putting pressure on my drift wood and it came loose (was attached by hardscape glue and tissue). This is my first tank and I am new to the hobby so perhaps the way I glued it initially was inadequate in the...

Did you see how much prime he was adding? 6x the recommended dose…! If that is not what is causing the fish dying then perhaps he should look into other options but I bet that fixing his dosing will fix his issue specially if the water is already poorly oxygenated. Also he says that the tank is...

Well... The reverse flow appears to have not been successful... The sponge I had was too dense, I need a coarser one. Today I'm gonna try to find some perlon to wrap around the power head intake. Cheers Jonni

True but normally i try to twitch my tank as less as possible. Everything goes here pretty much automatically when on holiday even feeding. The only thing my best friend does is grab a beer, checking the system for leakage ,check if the feeding goes right and enjoying the tank 😁 He also checks...

Thanks to all @Horizon Aquatics for having us, the selection of plants is second to none including a few I have never even heard of before, and thanks to any UKAPS team involved with the organisation Including and especially @Geoffrey Rea and @Ady34. It was also good to catch up/meet with other...

Here's what I think is happening. From the article I linked above. The consequence of depleted carbonate in the aquarium water is twofold. Firstly, it can adversely compromise how fish regulate the minerals in their body through osmoregulation. In itself, this can be deadly. Secondly, without...

The supply of anything but the most basic of aquarium plants is sporadic in my country, and usually the more exotic/attractive species come in only once in awhile if at all. Supplier's cite low demand and high minimum order quantities as the reason behind refusing to import the nicer plants...

Wish you all the best going forward, thanks for the work you've put into this great site!

I honestly have no idea, but if there was a problem with the pipes you’d be sick too. For that reason alone, I’m not convinced it’s a house thing. Deoxygenating with prime is a good suggestion too. Maybe do a water change without prime by aging and see what happens?

I thought about this @Tim Harrison, too. But the ammonia and readings were all very low. Maybe more 'Sick Tank Syndrome' - if not the prime and other aspects.

I would say this is it. You have been overdoing it with Prime. You are basically dosing close to 6x the recommended dose (RMD: 5ml for 200L) for the amount of water your changing!! You should be dosing 0.8ml for the 35L you are changing. For good measure I would also put an airstone during...

I would love to see some pictures of the setup, too. I think I am with @ElleDee here as an initial food for thought. That sounds like a lot of Prime (overdosing), and a known side-effect of overdosing with Prime is a higher risk of oxygen depletion. The fact that the fish are 'gasping' after a...

Looks like your best friend did a good job. The lack of tinkering sometimes is the way to go

Thank you! Anubias coffeefolia takes a really long time to grow. I honestly can't remember how long I've had it the particular ones in the tank. I have had Anubias coffeefolia from when I first started this tank in 2019 and that particular one should be that big piece in the center of the tank...

Hi @Myrkk I would purchase Drop Checker and monitor the Co2 level even though you are not injecting Co2! If it's green l would be careful when doing water changes and using Prime! There is alot of compressed Co2 in mains tap water! Remove any decaying leaf litter use an air pump/stone at...

It’s probably not adding much to the already robust filtration system you already have. It is beautiful!

Thank you Paulo for making the forum what it is, we appreciate all the work " behind the scenes" you have done, UKAPS is probably the reason l have had success with the planted tanks l have and had, and you have left it in capable hands with Tim and the team, and nice to know you will still be...

Beautiful tank! I particularly love your anubias coffeefolia - how long did it take to grow to that?

Just came back yesterday from our well deserved holiday on Samos. Quick update. Everything looks just great. No signs of melt, no algae en all my fish are looking great. Plants are doing great. Massive growth and colours. Will do some cleanup later this day and obviously post an update with pics.

Other than adding an aesthetic appeal to the overall look of the aquarium, I do find it useful as a secondary biological filtration unit (i have my plants in two big breeder boxes) for housing beneficial bacteria that can act as a backup just incase something we're to go wrong with my main...

Hiya The Corydoras is doing well! Apparently with the recent revision it's a Hoplisoma now. I will be moving him back to the main tank with the rest of them soon. I want to get some Corydoras hastatus (Gastrodermus hastatus) to go into this QT before I move him though. Are you from Singapore...

Hello hello. At first I'm gonna try as @Maf 2500 suggested. I assembled it in reverse today, it has more water moving, I can only tell by the amount of hair the pump pulls when I open the air tube. But the water movement is barely seen. It became cloudy though. So o think it is working. @Tim...

That is good to know that works with the ramshorn/pond snails! I did end up using 6 grams of fenbendazole and that seems to have done the trick. The shrimp population has definitely been doing better! The fish fry that kept disappearing in their mini tanks haven't disappeared anymore and are...

On my 3000 Liter High Tech Planted Tank I have been growing a lot of terrestrial plants (mostly philodendrons). I figured they are great extra filtration. They also give nice shade to the front display panel. I imagine they are pulling all sorts of stuff from the water and unlike aquatic...

:pBest all-purpose aquarium miscellaneous-stuff holder: bathtub.

I'm sorry for your loss, but this thread reads much like a case on House MD (imagine they make one about a fish doctor; aren't we all one? haha!) So, my differential diagnosis: copper leaching from aged water pipes. Not sure how we can test this without breaking into your house. What would...

I'm always looking for potential, less-utilised tank space around the apartment to add to my four nanos. Atop the fridge, below the sofa... those kinda things. Maybe have no sofa. And to heck with that screen of a TV. Replace both with better glass displays. Better still: a full, three-tier rack...

Many thanks everyone :) I will still be a lurker from time to time ;) and I am making sure Tim is up to speed also!

I'm not a fan of acrylic tanks and would rather go for low-iron glass ones with their green tinge if given a choice between the two. Hopefully we'll get to witness this planted tank's glory behind glass panels soon. I hope that solitary cory's doing better. Also, what's the plan for plant...

I think some plants are reluctant to flower when conditions are good. Most of the energy goes in to vegetative growth and there is little incentive to flower, since the plant is not stressed and has no need to reproduce to perpetuate its genes.

thank you! @LondonDragon

Hope everyone is now home safe, was a pleasure to meet you all today folks. A special thank you to Nicole, James and Charlotte of @Horizon Aquatics for having us, very much appreciated 🙏🏽 @Ady34 and myself were unfortunately very much distracted by the sandwiches… 🥪 😋 But we did manage a few...

I’ve had the same thing with other bushes in the garden, struggled to flower due to the cooler weather.

Hi all, Possibly, they like it warm. Normally they wouldn't flower until now, or a bit later. This is the variegated one on our "warm" wall <"Get your garden out"> No, I think they look fine. If all the leaves go red? It is dry at the root. Cheers Darrel

You beat me to it Sammy, was great to meet you, Geoffrey and everyone else I met. Everyone was very friendly,. Thanks to Ady for listening to me 😁 and giving me some great advice 👍, although I am now going to have a lighter wallet!!

Great day indeed, nice to meet you all.! Thanks a lot for all the help and information Ady, really appreciated :)

A UKAPS legend!! You will be missed mate, thank you for all you have done. I really don’t know what you will do with the spare 167hours you now have free each week 🤪 Also massive thanks to @Tim Harrison who is stepping up and taking a lead role in keeping the forum going technically.

What a lovely day in lovely surroundings. Great to put some faces to names and catch up with some familiar ones. I unfortunately took no photos 😬 but believe Geoff saved the day with a few I’m sure he’ll upload in due course after his long journey home. Thanks to @Horizon Aquatics for hosting...

It did try to flower, but nothing come of it. Not sure if its all the wet weather we are having. You think the colour of the leaves are nothing to worry about?

All the best Paulo. Look forward catching up in the summer :)

Hi all, That looks fine, it will flower eventually. This is your <"post from 2023">, and you can see it has grown. Cheers Darrel

Planted this Jasmin two yr ago to cover an archway, and not sure what if any deficiency it has. Soil is slightly acidic. Its growing well although it didn't flower at all.

If you guys need IT support I can assisst.

Anyways, nice tank! Trimming a tank these dimensions is labour intensive , I guess?

Maybe a little late on the show, but I had planaria quite some time in my 120G. My Neocaridina population never thrived, I saw the planaria killing them and their babies. Containing the planaria boom with traps works like a charm, temporarily :(. But I've managed to kill them with a product...

It is the end of an era. Paulo pretty much built this forum as it stands today singlehanded. He's been its backbone and lifeblood for well over a decade. The fact that UKAPS is still going strong when almost all other forums have gone to the wall stands testament to his dedication and hard work...

Caution, Iwagumi is more advanced style, I'd recommend learning the basics with something more densely planted, as in more forgiving.

I got out with the new Rokkaku yesterday for some new sci-fi/astrobiology photos. We had our usual light & variable breeze and it was a good deal of work to keep kites up in the air, but the new one flew well.

Just updating after another week. I left the charcoal filter in for 48 hours and did another couple of big water changes. The lampeye died but the ramshorns are still around and appear healthy.

Best wishes for you Paulo and the family! You will be sorely missed my friend! Thank you for all the years of hard work you have dedicated to making the UKaps what it is today! Take care Paulo! Graham

I'm not very sure what happened but I just noticed some dead ants under the silicone on the edges. I don't think they were there when I first got this tank. It's kind of gross, and I think the tank there is a possibility the tank will eventually fall apart. Sigh! I didn't want to but will have...

Thanks for what can be a thankless job at times, your Watch is over.

Well after 13½ years it's fair to say you put in a good innings. All the best Paulo.

So there was a rework of the Corydoradinae subfamily recently and the subfamily has been divided into 7 genera. The fish I have are no longer Corydoras, apparently. I am rather lost, but from briefly reading the posts flying around on social media, the 9 Corydoradinae lineages have bene divided...

End of an era, thanks for all you have done…..

Good luck for the future Paulo!

I am getting close to pulling the trigger on a much bigger aquarium for my house. Anglo Wife v Husband negotiations have gone well, and a step up to 300 litres is looking likely this year.

If you are looking for big capacity and big power, then the FX series is the way to go, according to what owners have told me. But, as @FrozenShivers has said, the more information you can provide, the better the advice will be.

Farewell sir. Wish you all the best.

5 tanks, three planted, two waiting to be set up, one made myself. when you see 6mm glass in a skip its hard to resist...

As some might or might not have noticed, I haven't been much active on UKAPS of late, I guess at the end of the day all good things come to an end, it was a nice ride UKAPS, I wish everyone all the best and to the future of UKAPS. I will leave you all in the hands of Tim and the rest of the...

Anybody want to add the ugly....

I think I mentioned the good and the bad previously. Here's the bad. The good..

New lights came in today!

I think you may be deoxygenating your water with too much prime. You may not technically be violating Seachem's instructions on the bottle, but you've got a number of things going on that may be working against you that may be resulting in a functional overdose. You are dosing to your full...

That’s how I do it. Wood that extends above the waters surface, tie plants into the wood with fishing wire or cable ties and pack roots with sphagnum moss if appropriate.

You can’t live too far from me so if you would like to do a comparison of your water and mine, I’d be happy to help you out. I have a TDS meter and some various test kits which I wouldn’t necessarily rely on for quantitative measurements but will do for a comparison between the two waters, just...

Hi Simon, that’s great to know. TY. It is making me lean towards there being an issue with the water supply in the house, old pipes or some such. We obs drink that water so I think we need to get the water to the house tested now. It’s a 300yr old cottage which was renovated in 2002 by the...

You could just bend a bit of stainless steel wire to make a hanger or DIY something out of a piece of plastic - look for shapes that might hang over something if you cut a piece out to put the plant through. A plastic clothes peg with the plant cabled tied on. Anything that holds it at the water...

I found some chilli rasboras last night, so the fish that did survive varied wildly in size. 5 buckets of water, normal sized buckets, so what, they hold around 7litres. I would say it was a fifth of the tank (200L). The replaced water had enough prime for the 200L tank

Growth is actually very aggressive in some areas. Its a mixed bag. My crypt has exploded in 2 months but also got algae 2 weeks ago and now is in poor state Rotala needs trimmed every week - no algae at all Other stems - some algae on some but generally good. Cuba white tip is my most exotic...

so, i started the C02 1 hour earlier yesterday and i think i prefer the results... seems more consistent and better at the crucial early hours. tap is 7.0 ..... 6:00: C02 on .... 8:00: ph6.3 - med-light green - LIGHTS ON 9:00: ph6.3 - light green (yellow when out of water) 10:00 ph6.2 - light...

Look forward to seeing it 😁

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While I don't think there is enough information for a conclusive answer, I see the line of thought of an issue with oxygen strengthened by the following: Double dose of prime water surface covered with duckweed Fish selection that might be particularly vulnerable to a lack of O2 On the other...

Hi all, It is only necessary when you add CO2 <"Co2 Measuring using a Drop Checker!">. cheers Darrel

Hi all, It is <"when you don't change any water"> and nitrification (the conversion of NH3 to NO3) depletes the carbonate hardness. cheers Darrel

Great write up here https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/how-to-avoid-old-tank-syndrome/

Take a look at this article. https://www.freshwateraquariumservices.co.uk/post/understanding-and-avoiding-old-tank-syndrome

Over time nitrate accumulates without sufficient water changes and one day, becomes toxic. Carbonates can get depleted over time, so one day your tanks water is acid. Dissolved oxygen can crash. Which is normally a compound effect from the above, with other things. Then your fish die. Plus...

I’ll get a new air pump and add the airstone back in to see if this helps

What is old tank syndrome?

1. Size of tank in litres. 200L 2. Age of the set - up. 7yrs, tank moved Aug 10th last year so in new location since then. Replanted at that point with some of the older plants. Is a work in progress re. Deciding how to landscape it currently. 3. Filtration + Media/Sponges. Canister...

Prime depletes oxygen levels....therefore if you have very low O2 that could cause a problem if you are double dosing Prime!

It’s she shade dweller arboreal so only 2.4%. I got mine from a local reptile shop. They were really cheap (they’re 60cm each in height and have lower down branches too.