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Orignally set this tank up in March but kind of didn't finish it, so starting it again, now my exams are nearly over! Plan is to do a Nano South East Asian Biotope like a Burmese River Set up. All the plants and fish are going to be from around here. Except for the Hairgrass which some could say...

my light unit broke yesterday and the plants have no light source, i am looking for a new light but until then what should i do? Should i carry on dosing liquid carbon and ferts or not? Help would be lovely :)

Sup peeps, starting a new venture with a small planted nano, so why not do a journal :) Standard Clearseal rimless glass tank - 40 x 20 x 20cm ~ 16ltrs Fluval U1 internal filter ~ 250 lph. Over-tank luminaire, 3 x 8w t5 bulbs, only 2 being used, so 16W. Colombo Flora Base substrate black. Aqua...

hey peeps, ive seen alot of people forming carpets in their tanks by growing plants emersed in the substrate and spraying them with water a bit. after a a large algae outbreak i recently patched up my rio 125, and in a moment of madness i poured a bag of silicia sand into my tank. i was having...

should i go for 15 cherries or 15 amanos i want to go for one thats a better algae eater but breeding could be an issue amanos are impossible to breed, somehting about babies need saltwater cherries breed like mad i am going to keep them with platinum angels babies and some lemon tetras so...

will using easycarbo affect vallis nana i know it affects vallis nana if you use excel but will easycarbo have the same affects on vallis as excel...

hi i got my copy of fifa 09 this morning on the xbox 360 hooked it up to the 42 incher i was blown away its sooo much more fluent and fast paced then fifa 08 its easy to get achievements aswell i got 8 acheivements in one game playing against my little sister on exhibiton if anyone wants to...

so i was trying out my n95 photographic abilities and i must say im quite impressed, its not that bad for a phone camera its a 5 megapixel camera, good for a phone not so good for a camera so i tried the different settings eg, iso macro waterscapes and i used my latest project as my subject...

hi guys, my dad got the new iphone 3g this week so he gave me his old nokia n95 its pretty cool better then my old sony ericsson w880i does anyone else have this phone.. if so does anyone know any cool applications for this phone i have downloaded the following ones already - - fring (msn...

hi i just added my 4 platinum angels to the tank about 20 minutes ago i floated the bag in the tank for 15 minutes then every 10 minutes i added a bit of water from the tnak to the bag after half an hour of adding water released them and they sort of just sunk to the bottom corner they are...

does anyone know what type of specialist aquatic substrate maiden head sell i cant remember whether it was maidenhead or aquajardin that was selling the tropica substrate.. any one know what maidenhead sell theyre website is rubbish for finding theyre products

are they two suitable tank mates in a 125ltr full plnted tank

i have got a new tank pretty big and im going to do the low tech approach so low budet. i need a lot of substrate so i was thinking of using garden sil/compost i need some advice on what garden soil/compost to use? does anyone have any recommendations on waht to use... someone recommended john...

i was wondering can you ever pump too much co2 into a fishless planted tank if i dose easycarbo and have pressurized co2 can it have a bad affect on the plants or can they only benifit as well as dosing tpn+

hi i have aquired a 4ft tank that has been set up for about a year. 280ltrs it is fully planted and mature current stocking 30 harlequin rasboras 5 oto cats alot of breeding cherry shrimp im looking for some fish to be a centrepiece a main attraction to the tank. the tank previously had 4 wild...

hi i am currently using an old 5 megapixel digital camera to take my tank pictures but the quality is quite poor and blurry and its difficult to take nice pics of fish my dad has a Canon EOS 5D that cost over a grand but im not gonna ask to borrow cuz he will give me a lecture about all his...

HI i am going to upgrade my lighting system i have a a juwel rio 125 with the standard t8 bulbs i am thinking of gettin the high light system for juwel rio 125 i was wondering if i could use any standard 60cm t5 bulbs because juwel sell theyre own t5 bulbs for the high lite system that are...

hi affter searching for a cheap pressurized co2 kit it seemed that a fire extuingisher was the only option within my budget (£70) but i was unsure about setting it up safely last night i came across this - http://aquatic-store.co.uk/marine/view/880 it is a discounted dennerle co2 kit...

ive got lots of java fern to plant onto wood for my goldfish tank hwta sthe best way to tie the java fern onto the wood without hurting the rhizomes i have redmoor woodand and im using flourocarbon to tie it on..

i recieved my rhinox 5000 diffuser today and i set it up with my dennerle comfort line 250 kit. co2 bubbles arent coming out yet i have a few q's !) the diffuser is half full of water should it be full up or empty (the bit inbetween the bottom and the ceramic bit) 2) i removed the bubble...

hi what is the safest way for me to remove the internal juwel rio 125 filter casing - the large black box how do i get rid of it

Hi my juwel rio 125 was delivered today and i gave it a clean and moved it into position.. this is gonna be my first attempt at a proper planted set up, i had a nano set up which was succesful and i learned alot and made alot of mistakes. Here is a list of things i have bought - Juwel Rio 125...

im sceptical towards the whole wpg rule. i have a few q's and could do with some a's. 1) do you use uk or us gallons 2) does it apply for t5 or t8 lights also ive heard doesnt apply for nanos or big tanks so what size (ltrs) does it apply for ? Ark

hi i am gettin a second hand juwel rio within the next week and the tank has 18watt bulbs i get about 1.2wpg with these buls but want atleast 1.7wpg anyone suggest a cheap way to change my lighting the bulbs are t8 is there anyway to get them to t5 for better light output. thanks

hi i have been using the dennerle comfort line 250 on my juwel rio 125 it is great however the bottle is nearly empty. i need to buy a refill however because im going to put an AE order in soon i wanted to know if i could use one of those 390grm ones from AE they cost 12.99. thanks

hi what algae is this and how do i get rid of it thank in advanced its a 30 litre cube 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot 12 watts of lighting dont know the wpg. running for 6 hours a day i was using a red sea bio co2 yeast based but stopped because the mixture kept leaking into the tank filter is a...

hi i wondered if i could just put some standard b&q or homebase compost in my planted aquarium underneath a 2inch layer of gravel its much cheaper then all the substrate on the market if so do i have to do anything to the compost is there any special brand i should buy do i clean it before i...