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    Wild Betta Supplier

    Chen's betta on Facebook do wilds occasionally, but they take requests. I have had a couple from them.
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    Feeding Nettles

    I watched a shrimp guy on youtube, he just used the new growth at the tips and blanched them.
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    A little low tech jungle

    How old is this tank? Even your swords are throwing runners :)
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    Safe bleach for bleach dip

    George not long ago put up a video on youtube using the tesco one to treat an algae outbreak.
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    Fish for a 19L with shrimp?

    celestial pearl danios/galaxy rasbroras
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    Aqua one plantglo

    I don't own one yet but I will go for the rgb myself, I like the colour rgb gives.
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    Aqua one plantglo

    have a look at the sponsors, I fancied Hinterfeld chiros lights much cheaper and people on here seem happy and i'm sure you get a dimmer.
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    Sick Wild Betta

    Join Chen's Bettas on facebook the sell wilds regular and the group are very helpful.
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    Betta Simplex

    You should join chens, just got one from them 2 weeks ago. You can put a request in pic and colour/tail type. No sure if this relates to the betta your after but worth a look
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    CO2 Cylinder

    I get FE from local fire company that maintains our fire extinguishers at work. I told them what it was for and they let me swap old for out of date ones.
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    Matten Filter - Source for Black Reticulated Foam?

    not sure if its what your looking for but I got this https://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/pond/filter-media/foams/42-x-21-inch-sponge-set/
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    All the gear no idea...

    If light is an issue maybe look at monte carlo as a replacement for hc cuba
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    Rocky Scape Help!

    I find scaping with rocks hard. Usually I will leave the tank dry for a bit, so I can see if I can live with it.
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    Where to buy good plants online

    Aquarium gardens, good service and plants
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    Newbie - Needs help with Setup

    if your going planted, you will need flow 10 times bigger than your tank volume. This will help circulate ferts/co2.
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    "Slow Roast" Rio 125

    like your pieces,i'm in.
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    Capping soils

    Check out tutorial section, takes you through it.
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    Best place to buy hard scrape material

    give AG a phone they sent pics of pieces to me very helpful and plants were very good quality. Also they are sponsors so you might get discount. See sponsors section.
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    more dwarf puffers

    you need to keep an eye on them if they're going into a community tank, I found them very nippy.
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    To MTS or not to MTS

    If you want a pristine sand soil tank then no. Anything else they are great for aeration in substrate.
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    Low tech stem plants

    Not had much experience with your list, but I had great success with Staurogyne repens low tech(eco complete and tnc).
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    Starting off new aquarium - tips

    Check this site http://tropica.com/en/plants/ They have a set up guide as well and you should check out the tutorial section here, very good articles for beginners that's where I started.
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    How to clean hairgrass with shrimp in it!

    use a net over your siphon and tie with elastic bands.
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    Attaching plants to pebbles...

    +1 for superglue
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    First Low Tech - Advice Needed

    For substrate check out this tutorial for a cheap but good option The Soil Substrate or Dirted Planted Tank - A How to Guide
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    Creepy Hollows

    redmoor generally needs soaking or tied down, yours looks dry and I don't want you to have floaters.
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    Fire extinguisher CO2 refills in the Leatherhead, Surrey area?

    check for local fire extinguisher place near you and ask if you can trade your tank for an out of date one. The guys that check ours at work did this for me.
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    George Farmer coming to Dundee

    Hi all, I was at my lfs(Discovery Aquatics) in Dundee and the owner was telling me George Farmer is coming to the shop to do possibly 2 live scapes with q&a. Thought I would let you know, he said he will update their facebook when they have dates(couple of weeks)
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    strengthening IKEA furniture

    I have had a 30l cube on my bedside table for years no problems. I also kept an 84l/2ft on the same furniture chest of drawers but that was to much. Same type of cheap chipboard homebase, hope this gives you a judge for size/weight.
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    Expensive Fish Food?

    I have cherries with khulis and neons, started with a dozen and now they are everywhere
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    [SOLVED] Missing Part? EHEIM professionel 4+

    have you checked inside the strainer? that's where mine was.
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    Newbie Planted Tank

    I would also reduce lighting times to 5/6 hours during initial setup, you can increase light duration later.
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    Nede help choosing plants for light roots

    I would try some moss, Microsorum or Hygrophila pinnatifida for your roots. The wood will darken down.
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    EI Ferts and Pressurised CO2

    if using pressurised co2 definitely need to keep with ferts as co2 speeds up everything including nutrient uptake .
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    Can I reuse old Eco-Complete with Aquatic soil

    john innes no. 3, I followed troi's tutorial on soil you should check it out. I was looking for cheaper option for 4ft tank. Filters ,wood and EC from mature tanks and planted heavily from day 1 with very minimal ammonia rise. If I remember right think I was doing 2 50% water changes a week.
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    Can I reuse old Eco-Complete with Aquatic soil

    I went the other way, reused EC with soil beneath and ei dosing with good results
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    Micro or Macro

    make a test bucket and mix iron with macro to see if there is a reaction, should be fine with micro. personally I would just keep it handy and use as required. EI covers your fert needs
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    30 cm Nano Nature Scape

    like it. Filled out nice and I like the hard scape addition
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    Amano shrimp HELP

    there's no need to double dose EI covers all needs, just dose as instructions and remember your min 50% weekly water change to reset nutrient levels. +1 for copper
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    Kuhli loach, bumblebee and shrimp

    my kuhlis haven't bothered my cherries much, started with 12 lost count now and I have 6 kuhlis.
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    Water Changes straight from the tap

    I water change using hot tap with cherries and ammano, No problems, tank running for two years.
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    Hair Algae or BBA?

    hair or staghorn, not bba. check out the algae section, i'm sure George Farmer put a good article up
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    a bit of advice please

    very good plants and service.
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    Help and advice needed.

    hi Dave, I find the filter fine unless you want an external. I didn't like the substrate went mushy and compacted.
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    Hair Algae Nightmare!!! Please help

    have you tried dosing your liquid carbon directly to the algae with a syringe and your filter off
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    light ideas for 4ft tank?

    iaquatics does a nice suspension kit or allpondsolutions do good price t5 units with legs to sit on aquarium (this is what I use on my 4ft)
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    Is this hobby losing the plot?

    I thought I needed high light and went for 4xt5, now at the moment I use 1 and put 2nd tube on for 2 hours in the middle of my photo period .
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    Looking for a fish

    Sk3lly, I have kept CPD in open top for about a year with no inclination to jump
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    LED Curious

    drillo, the stretch is low light. You might want to consider this with your planting in mind.
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    Arcadia Classica Stretch vs 15 W T8

    lewis the stretch is low light but fish look good. (neons and galaxy rasbrora)
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    Algae/Bacteria growth?

    matt if it's white water changes will shift it, also my ottos and shrimp love it
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    What is this algae?

    looks like staghorn , look in algae section george farmer put a good article up.
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    background colours

    I love my black background, but it's just personal preference really
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    Is Fluval 105 adequate for my 60 litre tank?

    I put an old net doubled up over my siphon to stop shrimp being hoovered up from my eleocharis
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    Submersed Plants

    jay I just put them straight into submerged set up.(eleocharis sp. mini and staurogyne repens)
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    Submersed Plants

    I recently got some invitro from aquarium gardens with good results
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    LED advice?

    one is stretch is not enough, you will have dark corners. the fish do look good under them(neons and galaxy rasbroas)
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    Galaxy Rasbora in pH 6.0

    my galaxy rasboras kept at about 6 in soft water and they are fine but no breeding
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    Kessil A160WE Tuna Sun

    jacobs aquarium on youtube has done a couple of reviews, looks good and I like how you can change colour temperature to suit your taste
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    One or Two?

    Had 2 90l tanks and switched to 180l shallow tank, loving the view and I seem to have more time to enjoy.
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    1000L needing upgrades

    if you're looking to save cash soil is the way forward, you could also use your sand as a cap but smaller gravel of your choice preferred
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    need some help on LED lighting!

    I've had 2 wavepoints and both failed , I would not recommend them
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    Bulk plant purchase fleabay

    why not go on sale swap wanted and ask for peoples old cuttings and offer postage
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    Plant ID?

    I think it might be flame moss as well.
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    silver flying fox/crossocheilus reticulatus

    Thanks for the answers, but I was more worried about keeping them with my shrimp. I'm just a first time co2 user and ran into problems, got new filter and going to have spray bar the length of the tank as advised by ceg(clive) and see if flow is my problem.
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    Medication advice Please.

    hi geraint, I was advised against pimafix by both my lfs, have you checked that you can use both products at the same time? I was recommended esha 2000, worked for me and it covers a lot of bases, my galaxy rasbroras had a fungal infection. I would check out if you can use your products...
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    'The Full Monty' Has Left The Building last photos

    Steve I had the stretch, I wouldn't bother your tank looks great.
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    silver flying fox/crossocheilus reticulatus

    Cheers Ian, I'm spot treating with excel but my ottos don't touch it.
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    silver flying fox/crossocheilus reticulatus

    Hi folks, having trouble with BBA on my wood and LFS recommended silver flying fox. Wondering if anybody has kept them with cherry shrimp? Cheers Stephen
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    New Filter

    Just got a new filter for better flow rate and was wondering if I just transferred my existing bio media would that be enough to seed it without a new cycle? I have sponges as well but they are much smaller than the trays, should I stick them in anyway? Any advice much appreciated Cheers Stephen
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    Hardscape Plants.

    I like hygrophila pinnatifida as well, sends off daughter plants like mad and attaches well to wood
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    Which 'cheap' CO2 starter kit

    justal I asked a few guys about the filter and was recommended, I'm just about to get the 2000l/h one can't go wrong at the price they are selling
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    Plants In-vitro at CO2art

    what size are your pots and what supplier are you using?
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    TMC Clearance at Dobbies?

    Murray, just wondering if you checked out there plants every time I've been up there lately plants have been covered in algae, any better or worth a visit?
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    Does new lighting have to be expensive?

    I had the wavepoint led had to send back twice wouldnt recommend and the arcadia stretch, which was a nice light but one was just not enough
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    Does new lighting have to be expensive?

    you should check out allpondsolutions t5ho reasonably prices, I got 4 bulb 120cm for £110 at christmas
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    T8 Led tubes replacement?

    im sure aquarium gardens does the led replacements
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    Normal filter output V spraybar

    hi Christos, I've got a similar set up what type of filter are you running and are you happy with your results?
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    Purchasing plants online

    I really like aquariumgardens, good customer service and good quality plants
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    First time CO2 set up questions

    the point drop everybody talks about is that 0.1?
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    Planting Thoughts

    5 weeks for the eleocharis sp mini, wasn't sure about slopes as only 30 cm from substrate to surface, just have traditional slope front to back, the redmoor is above water level and the light is on stands not much more room.
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    Planting Thoughts

    Hi folks, looking for thoughts on planting. I recently got a new piece of redmoor and I was thinking to plant hydrocotyle around it like the left hand side, I'm not sure about my staurogyne on the left and do you think I should add any background planting? Any direction or advice will be...
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    Substrate help, please. JI3 and ADA Amazonia

    I recently did a soil base for 120cm x40cm used about 3/4 of a bag, depth of soil was 1"-2", not sure about capping depths as I used old eco complete from 2 smaller aquariums. You should check out the tutorial section, that is where I got my info for soil substrate.
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    New set up

    my roma stands 90+240 both have enough room at the back to get all pipe work through and fire extingusher
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    Eleocharis acicularis or Eleocharis sp. 'mini' ?

    mini is shorter, acicularis can grow very tall
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    Dying Moss

    I never had a problem dosing excel in a tank with xmas moss, grew like mad.
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    Eleocharis sp mini tissue culture

    I had riccia a few years ago still find bits of it in my betta tank.
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    Ohko Ocean, now 'Peaks'

    stunning, can't wait to see it grown in
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    Eleocharis sp mini tissue culture

    just want to cut to encourage thicker growth
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    Eleocharis sp mini tissue culture

    Hi folks needing some advice for my Eleocharis sp mini tissue culture, it has been in for 2 weeks and starting to throw out runners. My question is when should I start trimming and how much leaf tip should I cut? Any advice would be great, cheers Stephen
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    online plants

    I was really happy with the plants/price I recently got for aquarium gardens, go to their page on here and you will get a ukaps discount code
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    Suggestions for a 60x30x45cm (WxDxH) on a £150 budget

    i just got t5 overtank from allpondsolutions, still got there sale on you should check it out.
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    Flourish Excel & Amano shrimps

    never had a problem double dosing excel with amanos but I only did it for a few days, had same problems you BBA. I dosed the affected areas with a syringe then used razor blades and tooth brush on hardscape.
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    Fish for high flow river tank

    my pseudomugil furcatus - blue eyed forktail rainbows liked to play in the direct flow of filter, but flow not quite a high as your going for.
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    Feedback Great Plants

    Just like to say I received my plants today quick delivery and plants look great. Also thanks for help with enquires
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    allpondsolutions external filter

    tried the power head it's not getting the co2 right round the tank but for the price of aAPS filter thought I might give it a go.
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    allpondsolutions external filter

    vazkez what size of tank do you have, any problems with it and do you think I will be able to run it left to right instead of back to front?
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    allpondsolutions external filter

    flow rate is really poor, just cant seem to get it flow round my tank with spraybar or lilypipe (experience250), tank 120x40cm 30cm deep substrate to water surface
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    allpondsolutions external filter

    Considering getting All Pond Solutions 2000EF External Aquarium Filter and was wondering if anybody has any experience with them as my eheim is just not cutting it.
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