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sounds like a good idea re bubble counter (was going to put a non return valve in anyway) just found a bubble counter to go outside tank - just cant bear the thought of taking it apart every time I have to clean it? any bright ideas??? no idea why it blew off - just went thru one of those...

Hi - I have just bought an li line diffuser - it has come with no instructions ... I can work out how to fit it on - but am interested how you check the rate as obviously you cant count the bubbles (can you?) I have tried all the other types , and find that if I put it under my filter that...

Quick update - well I have "demolished " my little tank - just as it had matured :rage: as it turns out there was a fault with the trickle filter (ie if it got at all blocked,the excess water went over the edge rather than into tank) - otis rehomed ,gravel in blanket. Ended up spending more...

oh thank you thank you ,was nearly reduced to girly tears !! (and Im far too old for that!!! - and yes no shrimps sucked in either!!!

thanks both - hmm just when you thought you had sussed it eh ( me I mean!!)

Thank you - that helpful - what do you use /where do you get / plant weights ? they sound like a great idea! dont have that problem in big tank! will calm my water changes down (shrimp arnt in yet) not sure I can justify co2 on such a tiddly tank - is there a a smaller version of the usual set up?

Help needed please - wasn't sure where to put this - so here goes !:bored:! I am setting up a shrimp tank (31 litres) - have put in this Fluval Shrimp stratum so - first question- how do you stop plants "floating" out of it - find it really difficult to plant in - if use tweezers just seem to...

hmm _ I am late to this thread ,however a related question - I had one with a magnetic thingy - was quiet BUT has stopped doing anything! ie it whirls away like a good un , bu when I tested it realised it wasnt moving the water at all. Anyone any bright ideas ( I bought a new cheaper one that is...

argh - just taken the carbon out of my new shrimp tank - mind you that because its a new tank , the inbuilt filter (trickle) is rubbish - as soon as the sponge gets a bit blocked ,it throws all the water over the side :arghh:- so had to quickly make ahome made filter to stop it happening - all I...

no, mine is a 200 litre tank ,so I guess I have quiet spots!:yuck: I have tow external filters though that turn over approx 600 litres an hour - plus a koralia and a little "night pump" I am interested in experiences with in line CO2 - maybe that's a different thread!:p Just set up a shrimp tank...

Hmm _ I have tried all sorts - atomisers - the bubbles eventually get too big - so went to a bazooka type - great for a while ,but one cracked ,so gas coming out in big bubbles ,next one blocked (after blowing off the pipe so losing all the CO2:rage: I am fed up (rant rant) I tried to put...

well I leave mine on all the time - to follow your logic - streams don't switch off at night .... don't want stagnant pockets building up at night .. in fact I put an extra one on overnight to add some air bubbles ,as I inject CO2 in the day and I was finding the fish at the top in the morning...

Thanks Sacha - now I know! - wont put it all in as the tank is small - but will add some to big tank too!

newbie shrimp keeper question - how do you know how much cuttlefish to chuck in? (just ordered some)- just cycling my new little shrimp tank and trying to work out what I need to do differently(if anything) to what I do for my large tank ie what I need to test for/add. My water here is really...

yes it would Harry :oops: (wonder if I could fuchsia in there? Looks a bit like that Edvet - used to wade through similar in our local river - evidently you can eat it , but have never tried Just put a little air curtain in there , so fiddling with the flow - havent got one in my big tank so...

Thanks - now got half an acre of cambombia floating in my tank

aquaessentials as lots of others Shop name - Maidehead aquatics Location (for web-only write "web-only") - Stockton Website - http://fishkeeper.co.uk/ Why do you like it? - enthusiatic helpful staff, good quality plants with a wider selection than normal Shop name - Maidenhead aquatics...

plenty of expert thought here but my two penny worth _ I am away a bit so have stuff on timers - I have a pump with a bit of plastic pipe in the inlet which I have on a timer that comes on about 12.30am (as it annoys me otherwise) and it goes off about 8.30am(and blows air under the water so it...

In my large tank I never have had a problem as the lid covers the last but - however have just learned from (overflowing) experience :mad: with my new smaller tank - nearly managed to blow up the electrics in the process oops

Martin - would you let the fast growing plants just float too? I have a large tank that is like a jungle and my new tank is tiny? such an obvious suggestion I hadnt thought of it!

scabious and if you are into seeds (and these are dead easy) sow some cosmos - there are different heights ,the shorter ones are lovely in tubs and if you dead head them will flower until the first frosts (most garden centres sell them a little later as plugs) oh and allysum seeds -chuck in...

(sounds of Cherry quietly taking her heater out:rolleyes: ...) what temp should it be for shrimps? Have just ordered air stones ...

thank you both - I am just setting up a small (21 litre) tank for shrimp- thought I might have a couple of ottos but after reading other posts I am wary of having shoaling fish ,although I have put shrimp friendly substrate in which the babies can hide in (after seeing my fish hoover up cherries...

I read somewhere that you shoudnt add liquid carbon or CO2 to a small shrimp tank? anyone elsse know?

Yes I am - from AE-looks very similar to bazooker thefluval disc gets good write ups and only about £9 from Amazon

Apologies for the delay in replying - hmm - I have moved my diffuser away from under my filter as it was causing issues there - the atomiser I was using suddenly started producing larger bubbles (think there is a fault) so I swopped it for an identical one which is great - put iy near my wave...

never had any breed you lucky people ,but mine swim in formation - love the higher flow rate round the faster current area,each blanched courgette and blanched cabbage - see mine out quite a bit - one is really fat!-they are between 4-6 years old (and a bloomin devil to catch - as they are such...

Thank you both - will start adding it now! :thumbup: phew Darrel, they have strong views on that site - think my head has just imploded:stinkyfeet:

Hi, wanted t ask why the heck did I buy a bottle of "Easy Life Fosfo?(PO4) someone recommended it to me but I cant remember why - and now having( a little) more experience and reading on here ,everyone spends theur time trying to keep the PO4 levels down? I don't have trouble with algae (crossed...

Jafooli - look at my answer to Claire - they are called Easy Aqua Super Mist Atomiser and I think they are metal rather than ceramic. You will need to have an Easy Aqua Double Check Valve as the pressure is too much .I run mine at 2.5 bar (and I run it under the inlet pipe ) Claire, I guess if...

Wouldnt have thought it is the CO2 that is killing your harlequins - I have 14 in my tank and pressurised CO2 and they are all fine - I did manage to kill a batch when I moved house :eek: moving the tank was worse than everything else put together.(think it was the change in the PH levels that...

whats an EI pump??? :oops: (newbie)

Hi Claire, I have found that quite a lot of diffusers end up just producing large bubbles which get to the top before dissolving - I have tried a few - but like this one "Easy Aqua Super Mist Atomiser" from Aqua essentials you have to have pressurized CO2 that you can crank up higher than for...

i am jealous- want to get them to breed too - what temperature do you keep your tank?

i dont think so as I only keep small ish fish - however you can never be sure!!!

btw - I have now got the high powered diffuser,have put it under my input pipe of my bigger filter and its working really well - the bubbles are really tiny and they go up the pipe a treat! ;)

I dont seem to be able to keep them very long - amano shrimp yes - but cherrys seem to just "disappear" not sure why as water is very stable

I tried that ,but it was too big.I have ordered one of those high power diffusers from aqua essentials,so will try that thanks.It takes a while to learn the terms! Took me ages to find what a reactor was - turns out the filter will be fine! Looked at that in line reactor,-seems a great idea ,but...

if you have any cherry shrimps going spare I would love some (will pay !) I just have to have them in my tank don't I?:rolleyes: Cherry

yea - the aquaone is definitely not belting out its full wack. The two filters I have spray bars at the back ,so the water sort of rolls in a circular motion round to help with CO2 I found the duck pipes (?) too powerful) I have the two p umps in the right hand corner - the fluval to try and...

I am using DD valve and solonoid

Just looked them up (better keep these facts somewhere Fluval sea circulation pump (fish love to play in this - got it for the CO2) -5200 l/ph Fluval 406 Filter 1250l/ph - just bought this (had an internal in before Aquaone 1050 filter 1250 filter 1250 l/ph aquaclearpowerhead with polisher 474...

To add to the debate - from a book by Diana Walstad- "Ecology of the planted aquarium"(who was the technical adviser for the for the AGA ) Allepathy All aquatic plants contain chemicals that are mildly inhibitory to algae (my note - allepathy happens in the garden too - the chemical helps the...

because they rot under the substrate - as in natural conditions they stand proud I have a bulb that I have had in my aquarium for over six years -still growing strong (even survived a house move) it is now producing bulbets- so I have a question .I have a bulb that needs to be out of the...

thanks!!!

Hi - New to the forum.Live in the Scottish borders so buy lots on line - already had some great advice and I have only been here a day! I have a 200 litre tank with a aqua105 filter and a have just added a FLuval 406 so I know have 10 times turnover per hour (great filter but why white...

I would nominate aquaessentials - prompt ,helpful and answer my dum ass questions

ok will do that - is there a specific area for this? more learning from my mistakes!:rolleyes:

I have a 200 litre tank (replacing everything by stealth while I save up for a bigger one!) 36inch long

thank you x

No I dont - is that something on here?

thank you x

what great threads ! simple question - I have two external filters - a fluval 404 (brilliant apart from the disgusting white attachments) and an aqua something gives me 10 times turnover(both with spray bars plus a two pumps to circulate water /co2 Would I be better to place my CO2 diffuser...

I am using disposable CO2 tanks now - by reading all this I think it may be cheaper to get re-fillable ones - will I need a new fitting (I guess I will reading all this) and does anyone know of where I could get them North East England up to Edinburgh - just wanting to work out the comparitive...

Can I ask - I have triedthe easy aqua super mist atomiser (from AE) which you have to run at a higher pressure and also the non return valve has to be different - they screw on which is brilliant (I thought) but they just keep blowing off - losing shed loads of CO2 -any ideas anyone? (also I...

On the subject of carbon in your filter - I was told somewhere that it will remove the iron and other trace metals out of the tank- so when I installed my new fluval 406:rolleyes: I didnt put the carbon in - just filled th carbon with biofilm and media? should I have some in? Thank you x

Phew - I have just joined and have read every post in EI - what I am going to do is buy from Aquarium plant and dose and lots of water changes.Never had a problem with algae :rolleyes: except when my CO2 line blew off i when I was on holiday ...loads of black hair algae. Siamese algae eaters...

Hi I found you when I was searching re iron powder - still not there with EI so will be asking -better go introduce myself!