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I've used an eheim air pump in the past and they are very quiet. You might also be able to get away with a manifold to offset pressure differences that may be causing the noise. Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk

Holy mother of aquascaping! I'll be making my way in shortly after your opening! Sent from my SM-P900 using Tapatalk

I tried with a multipronged approach : Reduced flow only slightly, increased light, increased CO2. This seem to have worked fairly well and I've got pretty good growth now. EI recipie unchanged.

Where are you based? what plant species have you got and how bright do you need your light? I may have a spare lighting unit I could lend you.

I found the brown stuff went away the more surface agitation I had. I also removed it on a daily basis. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

What tank hood / lighting system have you got? It should be fairly easy to replace the ballast. I replaced the one on my luminaire earlier this year, far cheaper than replacing it.

Keep in mind, amazon swords take up LOTS of nitrates and also, are sensitive to liquid CO2 products as I recall.

Keep in mind there are several components to kh and pH, not all are relevant. I would perosnally use a number of methods to see if I've got enough or too much co2: PH drop, lime green drop checker and fish. As for flow, cegs recommendation of adding the powder to see flow is spot on. That it...

Hi all, I set up a shrimp/nano tank (50L) 5-6 months ago and have been noticing the leaves on the ludwigia start turning grey/green at the stem and then spread to the leaf. Set up : Clearseal 50L tank. Aqusoil powder substrate with ferropol baselayer. Wavepoint clamp light ~24w CO2 on one...

I've actually been fighting this algae in my tank lately too. I'm pretty sure its a low biomass situation in my case too, but I've found that doing daily water changes while rubbing down all branches and harscape, removing with a toothbrush etc, seems to have helped. It's taken two weeks of...

That carpet looks great! I don't see how people manage to keep Alternathera in such good condition

Small update : A new inline diffuser arrived today and has been fitted. The mist, while annoying, is so, so much better than the Bazooka. I'll be putting it on the filter intake at some point once I'm sure things are getting better. For now, I'd rather not have too much / too often fluctuation...

So it's been some time since I updated this thread, but lots has been going on with the tank. It went through a stage HC melt, to sudden excellent growth from the DSM, followed by a stage of BGA attack on the entire right side of the tank. I finally gave up and removed a lot of the old plants...

If you're strapped fort cash you could get a solenoid from co2art for about £20. You just cut the co2 pipe and insert on each end. Ultimately better off with a dual stage and FE though.

I know the guy Marley, have gone to his loads!

Thanks for this Martin, I've turned it over to a pure RO mist and it seems to be getting no better or worse. I imagine it will be a few days more until I see a change Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my phone/tablet.

Hi Martin and fox, Thanks so much for your responses. I'll cut the ferts and see how it goes. The only reason I was adding ferts was because it seemed to help the fissidens along. Also, since I have flooded and drained the tank a few times, I was concerned there might not be any nutrients...

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How deep is your tank? I'm using a Chinese set of led lights called DSunY. They are extremely bright and come with a controller. I got two panels for £180 with controller and they are completely programmable. Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my...

Hah! You can see me in the pink polo, lol. That has really come on well, love how well the background plants have filled in

Looking amazing, following with interest!

Sorry about poor picture quality!

Hi all, I started a DSM tank a few months ago and after some trial and error, seem to have got the mix right - mostly. I'm using amazonia soils with root tabs and a carpet of HC. The HC is spreading now and throwing off lots of runners, but I have noticed some older leaves are starting to look...

Get hold of neutro+. This contains the NPK you need. Google estimative index fertiliser As for your co2, how are you diffusing it? Your flow can't be very good if its not reaching substrate. Turning the co2 on for longer will be good overall.

Yes, so there's your problem. CO2 might well be adequate but you're not dosing fertilisers needed for high light and co2. Get yourself a complete NPK fertiliser and you'll see things improve. Don't bother with flourish and Iron, they're not going to help in this instance. get something like...

Almost always the issue is co2. In the same tank I have now, with the same lights, I used to always have problems with HC. It would look gold for a week then start to die off. I upped my co2, to the point it is getting a little more than 1ph drop at lights on, and dosed EI. Now I've got a full...

I get so annoyed my mgso4 runs out faster than anything! Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my phone/tablet.

Not much change the past few days but I've noticed some fungus type of growth on the wood. Not quite sure why this is as the wood is almost bone dry! Not having the most success I feel and every day I look at it I'm tempted to flood the tank. While the tank states 95% humidity at 27c, I'm not...

Very annoying, but so true. Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my phone/tablet.

That is an excellent link! Thank you so much Zozo! The below quote answers and clears a LOT of my worries/concerns. In terms of putting it on :

Definitely agree with the drop checker. I found while I had my dc at the top and it was yellow, I'd get little to no growth. Put it near the substrate, no changes in flow, turns out it was be dark green. I Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my phone/tablet.

So I've painted on the Fissidens using a greek yogurt and RO mix yesterday. I'm not 100% sure I've done this right though as I'm noticing the wood is drying out very quickly and not quite sure what this means for the fissidens.

I personally think it depends more on your co2 than anything. What you think might be good co2 may inface be mediocre. How are you diffusing the co2? Are you achieving a pH drop of 1 before lights on? What colour are your drop checkers near substrate level? What recipie are you following for ei?

Aaanyway back on topic :D Yeah I believe APF says in plant heavy tanks (as I'm sure most of ours are) you should aim for a double dose. I would still calculate stuff from : yanc.rotalabutterfly.com

Just a note... The ei recipie on APF is very weak . so unless you're dosing 20ml per 50l you may not see the growth you want. Check the correct concentration and record using wet's nutrient calculator

Thanks Jose! With the soil being Aquasoil - I didn't think I needed to put much in terms of ferts? I'm waiting on my hygrometer to be delivered but as I recall 70% humidity is best - is this what you think too?

Oh right! Didn't they have an accident a few years back where someone died while refilling one? I may give them a go though if they do a bulk price! Got about 8 to do!

Tim, where about are you as I'm still trying to find a LFS that will refill FE'S for a decent price. Please excuse grammar and spelling mistakes in this post. I'm posting from my phone/tablet.

Depending on how many you have, I wouldn't mind making the journey to you for pickup. There's a chap in hampshire that does the same thing but charges £6.00 per. The journey probably costs me £20 in petrol so I'm better off buying in bulk!

So I head out looking for something to add to the right hand side of the tank. Layout 5 : Something didn't feel quite right. My eyes were hunting for a focal point and were almost torn between top left and centre. 48a30e4c7d0bb3c2df93685dacedf0e7[1] by Abdul, on Flickr Layout 6 : I moved the...

Hello and thanks for reading my thread! I've been a long time lurker of UKAPS and have now been keeping fish for close to 2 years. I've been keeping planted tanks for the past 1.5 and this is my first attempt at a truly aquascaped setup. In this tank I've tried, where I can, to stick to...

Hope I'm not reviving a dead thread but : I'm looking at making something similar - maybe not as artistic but definitely as functional! I'm considering perspex sides and top along with aluminium heatsinks. I'm hoping to use some 10W LED's but I'm a bit concerned about wiring and wondered if...

Hmm, you shouldn't have to. When I attached my Inline diffuser onto the Fluval 406 tubing I just ordered one of these : Fluval Rubber Adapter (A20017) from Ebay. Did the job fine with no leaks that I could see.

Personally, I would think its option 3. With the substrate being disturbed the excess gunk added some strain to the nitrite munchers! That along with another Goldie. If it was option number one, I'd expect an ammonia spike too.

Have just called up : This looks like a useful source in Romford. Fire Integrity Unit C5 The Seedbed Centre Davidson Way Romford Essex RM7 0AZ Tel: 01708 744799 Quoted me £16.00 for a refurb 2KG FE (Not sure if Inc/Ex vat) £28 for a refurb 5kg FE. (as above)

I personally have one of the bazooka diffusers, thee seem pretty awesome. Nice and fine mist.

Hi Danstray, thanks for your help! To answer a few of your questions: I currently have a DHG carpet with bits of HC , one amazon sword, a crap ton of cabomba, a crap ton of ?rotala (I think) and some water sprite. I'm starting to wonder if it's actually staghorn and not brown algae. The...

Hi Paulo, Thanks for your response! To be honest, I was very confused too. The media change was done within 10 minutes and was left submerged in water the whole time. Unfortunately, neither of these set ups are viable as the tank is on a stand with two other cabinets next to it. There would...

Hi all, I've had a planted set up for about 6 months. Using EI + pressurised CO2. Not had algae issues in the past. 5 Weeks ago I had a filter die. Even though I transplanted the media in to a new filter, I had a massive ammonia spike (4ppm+) along with massive nitrite spikes (4ppm+). This...