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Just an update of my nano.

Sorry i dont have a link mate but will try my best to find one for you.

I like the left also, there is a bit of a dutch feel going on there on the left hand side that i would continue with for the whole tank if it was me.

Ive got a Bio-Pur, German or Dutch i think, cant really fault it other than the reflector design is a bit basic, its got 3 T5 tubes and only cost me 40 pounds for a 2 foot one from e-bay. Best bargain ive ever found i think.

Good to see your back.

My Eden has been great so far and its got the glassware, i would agree that it needs regular maintenance for good flow but i stuff mine with filter floss, my issues were with the PM glassware and the suckers it comes with, the suckers are very poor and really a bit too tight no matter how much...

Did you manage to get the marks off the top of the glass that is showing in the pics

The T5-PC bulbs sit on brackets directly over the water about an inch from the top of the tank covered with a reflector, there is obviously some light spill but its not as bad as you would expect from a very crude quick fix. Its the interpet twin 36W starter unit and clear brackets on the tank...

Co2 about 3-4BPS and Drop Checker yellow at lights on, im dosing james PMDD+PO4 at 4ml daily and at least one WC a week, high biomass with Myriophyllum mezianum, Rotala rotundifolia, Pogostemon helferi, Glossostigma elatinoides, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis and Java moss, the tanks a 14-8-8 inch...

I use the twin 36W PC T5 Interpet unit on my 3 Gallon, been on since before xmas and all good so far.

Thanks for the reply. I stuck one in my 400ltr and it looks nice, and the plants dont seem to mind, im sure they have been growing faster since i added it but thought it was just my imagination since its only been in a few days.

ive noticed these tubes with a high cr rating and advertised as being designed for indoor use by people suffering from SAD, does anyone know if these would be suitable for the planted tank, they are in the CEF catalogue.

Nice threat, i take it that is saying if this continues im getting banned, this is what im hoping for so it will show people how the site is run by your sponsors, my brother is a moderator on some car sites and on these people can give honest opinions even against there sponsors without fear of...

You are supposed to stay calm, if you are in a position of authority then you cant abuse it when you go hot headed (same goes for police officers and any other person in a position of authority or power), not really an open exchange of views when the views from one side is removed is it.

Im hoping to keep this as calm as possible everyone, and im hoping since its not in the AE forum it will be left if not it will show us some more on how the site is run.

Ed Seeley, the problem was the product not the vendor (big difference im sure you will agree) so why are all these posts on noisey solonoids not removed, what you are doing is agreeing with me the site is biased and of no good to consumers, is this correct?.

So whats the point of it all if people are not allowed to put up there experiences dealing with company's, im talking about all the negative posts cut out the aquaessentials forum but the positive replies left, im very disappointed both with the company and this site, a whole page has went...

Well ive changed the flow of the filter so its more efficient but i still dont think its enough, after reading more im hoping my mishaped leaves are because of poor C02 distribution and not calcium or boron, the flows a million times better but its still the hob filter so need to upgrade to fix...

Got all my stuff from AE and it turned green straight away, i keep it in the cupboard and it is still the same colour after a few weeks, used digital scales to measure amounts and only used boiled tapwater left to cool.

Thanks alot for the reply, no shrimp or snails just plants and a male betta, i was thinking if i done a couple of large scale water changes then started adding something to stabilize the GH/KH it might help, or i was going to add calcium right into the tank, i will try getting the GH/KH stuff...

My sand has always been clean after it so i just put straight into the tank, i know what your saying but, surely the fabric should act as a filter and keep it beside the sand, this is what i was recommended to do on another forum (think it was plecofanatics if not it was a betta forum) and for...

I found using a old pillow case much easier, pour your sand into the pillow case and use your garden hose or tap at the bath and run the water at its highest force into the case, i found doing it this way much more effective and lost less sand, my tanks were all clear within a couple of hours...

Hi all, my tanks 14-8-8 inch, lighting is 27W T5PC, CO2 is light green using 4dKKH in the drop checker, sera substrate, and im using the All In One fertiliser from the link on this website dosing at 4ml daily with 50% water change at least once a week, lighting is on 10 hours, phosphate from the...

Thanks alot ceg, i now know the algae issues i had were BBA and BGA caused by poor circulation in some areas of the tank i also had some staghorn and i think that might have been caused by me deliberately disturbing the crap from the substrate and hoping it will be sucked into the filter instead...

Thanks for all the help, i dont mean to be a burden LOL. Well now im going to look and find out what type of algae it was i was fighting, if i got the Eden external with glass lilly pipes do you think it would be ok for my betta since im aiming for a good amount of plants, so there should spots...

I am dosing 2ml of flourish excel a day, i was dosing 5ml a day to combat algae but my wisteria was dying off and the algae was gone so cut the dose down, the lights dont come on till 2pm and i unplug the airpump between 8-9am so the dropcheckers light green for lights on, do you think the co2...

Could it be poor distribution of co2 as its a betta tank and has a small HOB filter with 200lph rating, i have raised the water level really high as this seems to help it flow out into the tank rather than fall straight down towards the inlet, altho the diy system is far from perfect for...

Thanks for the reply, the co2 is far from great and is only a diy system but i would love to upgrade it to a pressurised system and bought all the proper glass diffusers and bubble counters with the intention of upgrading to pressurised when i understand it all a bit better, so i might go for it...

Thanks, forgot to say in the last post the tanks 3 gallon, there isnt much algae in the tank since ive been using high doses of flourish excel and now im cutting back on the excel because it seems to be wasting away my wisteria and the algae isnt coming back, so all in with the new ferts ive...

Im looking to upgrade the lighting on my nano, its currently got 3 9W Arcadia arc pods, the tank size is 14-8-8 inch, i would like to make it a bit brighter as the glosso is growing a bit leggy but the bulbs are at least a year old and 2 of them succesfully grew glosso before so they could be...

I must say im new to all this and was just buying whatever the local shops had for fertiliser, i used to look and try and pick the one that looked like it contained most things but dont really understand all the elements involved so it was basically counting ingredients and going that one has...

Used to have summers LOL, im not to bothered about the evaporation loss since its only a 3 gallon i can just fill a half litre jug when required, i was checking the exact temps with the large fan in the room and with it just pointed in the direction of the tank and not really being used...

Ive just mixed my first batch of all in one going by the article on here, ive been dosing 1.75ml daily and do at least 1 50% water change weekly, does this sound right, the tanks drop checker is always light green but its only got three 9W PC bulbs giving a total of 27W of PC lighting and the...

Well i recieved my dry ferts and mixed my first batch of all in one solution, it was all very easy and the solution is green like it says in the article, i hope this cures the problem.

Thanks alot, i cant wait now.

Thanks alot London thats exactly what i was looking for, do they just plug into a adapter for the plugs, im going to get some soon cheers.

Its just the temp its been sitting at during the hot weather not coz im setting it that high or anything and the lights clamp on the aquarium edge so sit very close to the water surface, if i point my fan at the tank it keeps it at 26C but its unsightly so thats how i asked about these nano...

Ive got a problem with my nano with the temp, in the morning its mostly 27-28C but after the lights have been on for a few hours its about 30C, is this a problem for the plants, they seem ok, ive seen clip on nano fans does anyone know where i can get these from to lower the temp a bit.

Thanks, just a single male betta but i would like to add some shrimp if i could get away with it, maybey crs or something fancy anyway.

Well ive covered the rocks, just needs a bit of time to grow in now, so whats peoples thoughts on how it looks now.

im setting up my larger aquarium for aquascaping so am going to get the dry powder fertilizer and mix it myself but coz im still finding out the basics on this stuff i find it a bit daunting so keep putting it off and buying ordinary cheap liquid ferts as this is all the local shops stock but im...

Thanks for the help, i was beginning to think i was alone on here LOL.

Thanks for the reply, i know its not much compared to the other tanks on here but its been a real learning curve and ive put alot of effort in, the rocks are covered now and i will take another pic later today, it does look much more like 1 scape now instead of the left side then the right side...

Ive added some Lilaeopsis brasiliensis and some glosso, im also going to add a patch of Rotala rotundifolia at the back of the middle white stone in between the two red plants so you only see the pink tops sticking up at the surface, im also going to cover the white stones with java moss, im...

A update with a pic of the leaves, does anyone think i should add the gh buffer going by the leaves, i dont want to be adding things the tank doesnt need, thanks in advance or any help.

Hi people im just asking a question about plant deficiency. My tanks a 3 gallon with low filter flow (betta tank), 3 arcadia arcpod 9W T5pc lights on 8 hours a day, co2 added by DIY two 2L coke bottles with bubble counter showing 1BPS steady being diffused by a rhinox 2000 in 1 corner and a...

Thanks for the replys, the tanks got 2 Arcadia Arc Pod 9W lights, a small Aqua Clear HOB filter, Sere substrate, a Tetra aerosol co2 in one corner and a DIY co2 with rhinox 2000 diffuser under the HOB filter intake giving me a pretty constant 1 bubble every 2 seconds, im measuring the co2 level...

Im just looking for some advice on how to make my aquascape a bit better, it a 14-8-8 inch clearseal 3 (uk) Gallon, im thinking i should try bunching the rocks more into a single pile with twigs for moss coming out the rocks, im also thinking it needs some type of carpet plant.

I asked a question about inline reactors and was told to include other info, so here goes. Im trying to decide what inline reactor to get, so far its between the Cal Aqua InLine diffuser and one of the aquamas ones. The tanks a vision 450 with an extra High Light Light unit giving a total of...

Im sure ive read a thread on here about juwel i-bar light systems failing and them being drilled to access the starter, does anyone know what im on about, its for a old flatback hex juwel aquarium, the sticker on the unit says something about how if 1 bulb fails the unit will not work even tho...

Thanks for the info people its really appreciated, im going to get a selection of external filters im looking at then i will post up after work to get peoples thoughts on this and i will also give some info on light levels and layout ideas, thanks again people, this site is great :D .

LOL, they are dear. Thanks again ceg4048, do you think 1 will be enough for this tank if the flow is strong enough in the tank and there are minimal dead spots, its 5 foot long, ive not got the external yet but it will deffo be huge and run alongside the standard internal supplied with the tank...

Thanks for the info, the tanks in the living room and my other half has warned me no unsightly DIY bits, is there any other good in line reactors that are more free flowing or will glass diffusers placed at each end of the tank be enough since its got a bit of depth to the tank (around 2 feet high).

Do you think the aqua medic co2 reactor is worth the money, its for a juwel vision 450 in my living room.